The oldest aquarium in the world, having opened in Brighton in 1872, designed by Eugenius Birch. As well as some grand old Victorian architecture, you'll see 3,500 sea creatures and over 100 different species in tanks, rock pools, artificial coral reefs, rainforest pools, by day and by night, giant lakes, underwater glass walkways and even by glass bottomed boat. Meet swooping rays, twirling tentacles and glittering fins, you can even touch a starfish or an anemone in our rock pool - Lots of fun for kids, young and old!!
To keep in line with Sea Life’s “Breed, Rescue, Protect” message, the aquarium has breeding schemes and "The Big Fish" program which helps educate home aquarium owners where to buy fish ethically.
What You'll See at Sea Life Centre, Brighton
Day & Night Ocean Experience - Discover the underwater world as you've never seen it before and journey from day to night in a UK first experience. Visit our underwater viewing area and tunnel, or take a seat in our 250 seater auditorium and listen to a creature talk or take a trip on our glass-bottom boat!
Rainforest Adventure - Snapping jaws, swishing tails, and leaping frogs. Join us in the hot and humid rainforest. Wind through the roots and tree trunks and say hello to our rescued terrapins and their friends.
Seahorse Nursery - Amazing! Even though they might look like mythical creatures, seahorses are very real! See the seahorses grip at seagrass with their curly tails and suck up tiny shrimp with their straw-like snouts; if you're lucky you may even hear their unique "finger-clicking" sounds as they feed.
Secrets of the Reef - Hey, look! There's Dory! And Nemo! See how many more of their colourful friends you can spot in our coral-filled tanks.
Glass Bottom Boat - Meet our amazing ocean creatures from a new perspective with our Glass Bottom Boat ride experience! Glide over the water and say hello to our inquisitive turtles and our jawsome sharks while our marine experts explain what makes them so weird and wonderful!
Conservation Cove - Conservation is at the heart of what we do at SEA LIFE Brighton. There are plenty of opportunities to learn about the threats facing marine life and what you can do to help as you explore with us. In this area, you will find out more about what SEA LIFE and the SEA LIFE Trust are doing to help threatened marine life and perhaps help us out yourself by signing one of our petitions or picking up a free sustainable seafood guide. Around 75% (that's three quarters) of the world’s coral reefs are threatened by human activity.