Went with my 11 year old brother for my 19th birthday and it was awesome to get some bonding time. Loved seeing all the tropical fish, especially starfish, sea horses, sea spiders (scary), and also penguins! Also recognising the different fish from finding Nemo & dory was a good laugh. Was great being able to *walk through* the glass with fish all around us, was really awesome, and provided a unique experience that I haven't ever seen before having only seen fish in tanks (and not swimming AROUND me) I would also say that there was also a dinosaur showing exhibit, which was cool, there were moving dinosaurs but I feel like that was more for the younger kids, I personally didn't really find it as enjoyable as the rest but a nice addition. It was difficult to get around at some bit though, as the paths were quite narrow, and combined with wheel chair users and buggies, it made getting around more difficult. The staff were so, EXTREMELY nice, especially Chloe, and poppy, whom I'm glad shared their names :) So in conclusion, I would definitely recommend going here, not only with the younger kids, but even with older teens / young adults as it really does feel *special* being that close to the sea life and other animals. You also may learn a thing or two, and get some nice bonding-time memories.

We travelled to here from Kent as a Birthday treat for our daughter. We absolutely loved it. The staff were really friendly and helpful and we had such a lovely time. Great that we could come and go as it was busy so we came back again later and managed to see things we'd missed.

We had a great visit here today. The whole place was bright, clean and had a friendly feel. We joined a dinosaur talk and Aled (I believe that was their name) was brilliant and informative! They are a credit to the business and clearly very passionate. The food was reasonably priced and there was a lot more to do than we initially believed. Very impressed!

Took our daughter and 2 year old grandson to the Sealife Centre yesterday. 1st time and wasnt too sure what to expect going by some recent reviews. However pleasantly surprised. Ok its not the London Aquarium but was fine for our needs and our grandson loved it. One recent reviewer said they got round in "5 mins" which i find puzzling and can only imagine they ran round !!?? (poor kids!) It took us appx 45 - 50 mins at a 2 year olds pace. All fish tanks were interesting and the viewing windows allowed our grandson to view easily. The walk through tube was great with the sharks & rays. He loves dinosaurs so that part was good for him. The meercats, monkeys, penguins etc were fine. All in all, an easy hour or so and probably great for the younger ones.

A great place to spend some time whilst in the area. Lots of tanks with a variety of marine life, plus penguins, otters, monkeys, meercats and mongooses. We went around in about a hour, including a short time watching penguin feeding time. Admission for adults is around £16.00 but this does allow you free entry for the whole day, providing you keep your wristband on.

Living in Southend I have only ever been to this sea life but since I have been to another in great Yarmouth and you can tell the difference. I have an annual pass because it’s a quick easy attraction. There’s no thought put into this sea life it’s just as if animals have been placed in here and that’s it. There’s so many staff around tills but barely any around. I do come here every other month but it would be nice to see a change like and make it more interesting rather then animals on display add themes for each section make it exciting. Adding on the dinosaur section is fab!

Aquarium is lovely. Saw some different critters that I haven't seen elsewhere like fire shrimp and different types of anemone. Its overall a small place and would take about 1.5 hours to see it through.

hi, visited with son, daughter-in-law and 20 month grandson. Could have been a 5 star but found that the glass and perspex on the tanks looked dirty and needed a really good clean especially the tunnel which looked like you was looking through a mist, the fish were really hard to see and spoilt the experience. The dinosaurs could also have been a good feature but we all found that area extremely dark and hard to see, I think had there been more lighting the effect would be better and more entertaining for young children

Decent aquarium in Southend at reasonable price. We signed up to unlimited access for a year for £18 each, which I thought was quite cheap. There is lots to see, aquarium, monkeys, meerkats, butterflies and penguins as well as a dinosaur area. We listened to a couple of the talks / animal feeding sessions which were given by Jayden, who was really informative and good with the crowd. Good for an hour or two of fun on a rainy day.

Car park pricey however there are plenty of car park near or far away. Near the beach. Brought annual year due to £2 different and we may come back in the summer. Cafe, toilet is unisex so be warn. Entrance I felt lack of something but didn't want to spoil for little girl. However one staff was a little not inviting very well and a little rude. Upon entry to sealife was approach by empty enclosed. Disappoint. Then enter in room. While walking around some was interest but it very quick round. Not alot to admire in fish tanks. Question with 4 different answer around the room. When we got to the end we came up with open space of outdoor picnic and cafe shop(closed) toilet facilities and rescue monkey display outdoor and indoor for them. Upon entry to dinosaurs, good models and action, however I didn't see nor realise how loud they were... My daughter had a bad reaction and didn't enjoy it compared to other dinosaurs world we been to. The other problem was if people don't like the dinosaur they won't be able to see butterfly as it is one way direction. When we got round we came out and back in to the picnic area again then we follow back into the penguin side and into the dark room of fishes. Again my daughter had a reaction and didn't like going in this area as it was far too dark to her and picture like krank/mermaid area petrified her. Overall I found a little disappointed and last about 1 hrs or 2.