A visit to Weymouth Sealife Centre in Dorset is a great family day out for everyone. There are over 2,000 creatures at the sealife centre in Weymouth. The park opened in 1983 which makes it the second oldest sealife centre.
Where is Weymouth Sealife Centre?
Based in Dorset by the seafront, Weymouth Sealife Centre parking is situated at Lodmoor Country Park in Weymouth. (DT4 7SX) It’s worth noting that the car park carries a charge of £8 for all day.
You can reduce the cost by lowering the time you stay for, but if you’re visiting on holiday and want to look at all the attractions surrounding the sealife centre and beaches, then the £8 is worth your while.
If you’re visiting via train, Weymouth train station is around a 20 minute walk away from Lodmoor Country Park. If you’re planning a holiday, why not stay in one of these holiday parks in Dorset and incorporate a visit to the Sealife Centre.
How Much Is Weymouth Sealife Centre?
Tickets to the Sealife Adventure park and Jurassic Skyline will cost £23.95 per adult, and £19.95 per child (under 3’s free). You can pre book for some considerable savings on these costs, which is well worth doing.
Activities and Attractions
Regardless of the time of year you visit Weymouth Sealife Centre, there’s always something going on for the children. At the entrance there will be the themed trail sheet and pencils to collect, which is a great idea to keep everyone entertained.
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Everyone has their favourites, and we were all enthralled with different areas of the parks. My particular favourites are visiting the penguins, seals and turtles. What I did like in each area was that there are plenty of fact cards for both children and adults to add to their knowledge. Each tank also had a tablet or poster next to it informing you of the different species that are in the tank.
There are 13 different zones to discover in the park in both indoor and outdoor settings. The park is laid out well enabling guests to easily follow the zones around in order.
You’ll visit the nursery, Fairy Penguin Island, the rock pool, Seal harbour, Humboldt Penguin beach and the otters on your journey around the park.
Guests are welcome to take a picnic with them into the park. This can help save on the cost of a day out. There are plenty of places to stop along the way around the park. In Caribbean Cove there are some tables and chairs with refreshment kiosks and an adventure play area conveniently located.
Caribbean Cove also has refreshments, toilets and fun arcade style games to enjoy.
On a warm day, it’s a good idea to take swimwear or a change of clothes and towel. Take advantage of the great Castaway Bay splash zone and pool.
How Long Will You Spend at Weymouth Sealife Centre?
If you’re looking to spend a day at Weymouth Sealife centre, then I would realistically set aside three to four hours to wander around the park and make time for feeding sessions. I like the layout of the park which naturally flows from one attraction to another.
Argh! I hate that photo bit you just can’t escape it!!! We went to Weymouth a few times this summer and I had planned to go back to the Sealife but the holidays have vanished! Looks like you had a great time x
I don’t think we’ve been for four years so it was nice to go back again.
Awww looks so nice in there! Your photos are stunning too. We recently visited Bristol Aquarium and my photos are all blurry =P
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they are only taken on my iPhone. I was quite pleased with how they came out, but I do just snap away quite a lot, so some of them were rubbish.
It sounds like such a fab day out, I love penguins and Turtles in particle and could spend hours watching them x
It looks like you all had a fabulous time exploring the Sealife Centre, it’s great that you all spent so much time exploring together as a family. It’s great that the kids enjoyed the Lego activity, there’s nothing better than activities that get the kids really interested in all of the exhibits. It’s a shame that you were separated from part of your group for a while, let’s hope they figure out how to fix this issue! Thanks for linking up with me on Country Kids.
That’s what I love about days out like these. They’re educational without the kids realising it.
Ahhh, looks fab. I went to the London Aquarium a few weeks back (also Sealife), it was really cool though obviously nowhere near as big as this one.
Fortunately we went pretty much as soon as it opened so didn’t get caught up too much in those photo areas as it was quiet, but I know it gets busy there later in the day and can easily imagine the same thing happens there. What a ‘mare!
It really is a good value day out if you’re passing that way ever.
We are quite local to this sealife center and we absolutely LOVE it! So much to see and do and there really is something for all ages! Thankyou so much for linking up with me on #busydoinglife this week, it’s so great to have you joining in, I hope you will be able to come back again next week!
Sounds like you had a great day. We have been to the Weymouth one a couple of times now and I think it is one of the best.