Natureland Seal Sanctuary

North Parade, Skegness, England

01754 764345

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Ranked #1 of 12 attractions in Skegness

85 Reviews

Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas

Owner description: Natureland is well known for rescuing and rehabilitating orphaned and injured seal pups that are stranded on Lincolnshire beaches. Our visitors can... more » Owner description: Natureland is well known for rescuing and rehabilitating orphaned and injured seal pups that are stranded on Lincolnshire beaches. Our visitors can see the seals and lots of other wonderful animals including penguins, tropical birds/butterflies, pets corner, aquarium, tropical house, koi carp pool, animal brass rubbing, gift shop and refreshments available.

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ATB_01

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

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18 reviews

Reviews in 8 cities

8 helpful votes

“Recommended”

Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

What an enjoyable hour or so. The sanctuary is quite small, but you can spend a long time just watching the seals. They clearly seem happy and inquisitive, and the talk by the keepers at feeding time was very informative. They work very hard to rehabilitate injured seals and release them to the wild, so this is well worth supporting.... More

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WI4283

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3 reviews

“Very good fun”

Reviewed 21 May 2012 via mobile

It was the highlight of our holiday and loved everything about it

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Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a great review. It sounds like you had a great time which is exactly what we want to hear. Hope to see you again soon, thanks again. More

Brian M

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

2 reviews

2 helpful votes

“may visit”

Reviewed 21 May 2012

interesting and informative. the animals were so cute

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Hoofoowan

Leeds, United Kingdom

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10 reviews

Reviews in 5 cities

4 helpful votes

“Worth a visit”

Reviewed 18 May 2012

This is a worthwhile attraction and actually quite educational as well as fun. Def worth a visit

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Thanks for your great review. Our aim is to mix entertainment, education and conservation so I think from your comments that we must be getting it about right, which is great to hear. Hope to see you again soon. More

ontheroadguide

London, United Kingdom

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8 reviews

Reviews in 8 cities

5 helpful votes

“"Fantastic Attraction" doing fantastic work with seals.”

Reviewed 12 May 2012

We visited Natureland Seal Sanctuary in Skegness this week, it is not just seals, there is a selection of other exhibitions from tropical gardens & butterflies to fish & meerkats. The Seal feeding is fun and informative, with two cute baby seals being the star attractions. We were surprised to find out hey are not a charity so completely rely... More

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Thanks very much for that, sounds like you had a great time - just what we want to hear! As you found out it's not just seals, there's lots more to see and do as well. Thanks again, hope to see you again soon. More

chrisuk82

Yorkshire

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14 reviews

Reviews in 12 cities

15 helpful votes

“Nice Little Place”

Reviewed 10 May 2012

Nice place but very small. We probably stayed little over 1 hour.

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Thanks for your review, glad you enjoyed your visit. Yes, the site is quite small but we try to make the most of the area and pack a lot in! As well as the seals I hope you saw the penguins, meerkats, tropical house (reptiles,creepy crawlies), Floral Palace with the birds and butterflies, aquarium, pets corner, rare breed sheep, koi... More

laura_lou83

Haverhill, United Kingdom

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21 reviews

Reviews in 16 cities

25 helpful votes

“surprisingly great”

Reviewed 9 May 2012 via mobile

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we stumbled across this atraction yesterday when we went for a walk by the sea, was dubious about going in as it doesnt look much from the outside, and at £7.50 per adult we thought it seemd a little steep, however we was very surprised when we went in, the seals were swiming in there enclosure with a great little... More

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What a great review, thank you very much. People are often surprised by how much there is to see once they get inside and we hope that they then realize that the entrance fee is good value. Thanks again, see you again soon. More

live4theholidays

Rugby, United Kingdom

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6 reviews

Reviews in 4 cities

11 helpful votes

“Well worth a visit”

Reviewed 9 May 2012

Lovely welcome at the desk. I printed entrance and free drink vouchers off before we left so well worth searching for these on google first. Lovely to watch seals and penguins being fed, pets corner too was nice, butterfly house lovely and nice little cafe. Birds of prey display there too when we visted Lovely half day out with the... More

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John K

Barnsley, United Kingdom

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35 reviews

Reviews in 20 cities

18 helpful votes

“Visited Many Times”

Reviewed 6 May 2012

Visited here many many times over the years and never disappointed. A worthy cause to support by visiting. Nice cafe areas and plenty to see and do

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Thanks very much for taking the time to write a review and for your continuing support by being a frequent visitor. Hope you enjoyed seeing our new meerkats - they are proving to be very popular with all our guests. See you again soon. More

Tulsablue

Rochdale, United Kingdom

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40 reviews

Reviews in 17 cities

49 helpful votes

“Worth a visit”

Reviewed 5 May 2012

Called in here on a quick visit to Skegness on 4th May 2012. It is a small attraction but does a great job in seal rescues etc. The cost is £7.50 which is not cheap but 100% goes toward the running costs etc. There are also merecats,Penquins an aquarium and other animals. We took our time and watched the seal... More