National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham

Reviews

• DB

  Daniel Broughton

  3 days ago
  2.0
  the visit was good lots of wonderful sea life creatures available to see,easy to find and rather busy due to a bank holiday, personally i didn't think it was great value for money, the visit was about an hour and i guess we could have stretched it out to an hour and a half so don't expect to spend a whole morning or afternoon here the staff were very keen to engage us in taking photo's at a premium price and they really did look tacky at best ! this was my first visit and i left feeling a little disapointed ! would i recomend it ? if you want to see some sealife creatures close up yes, if you want to find something to keep the kids entertained for an afternoon you may struggle !
• DG

  Dominic Gardener

  4 days ago
  5.0
  Really busy when we went but there were plenty of staff around. Took a 2 year old who absolutely loved all the fish, which of course she would! What surprised us was how much she actually took in. There are loads of little bite sized bits of information as you go round and she’s still talking about some of them 3 weeks later. We’ll definitely be back. Only downside is you might need to remortgage the house if you want to print the photos 😂 There are about 5 different photo stations as you go round and the prices soon add up!
• TP

  Thomas Pritchard

  4 days ago
  5.0
  Really enjoyed the SEA LIFE Centre in Birmingham. It’s well run, there’s plenty to see and do, and the layout works really well with small children because it’s a fairly straightforward walk-through rather than lots of different areas you have to navigate. The kids loved it. There was plenty of interaction, lots of different fish and sea life to see, and it kept them interested throughout. My only negative was the penguin area. This is completely a personal view, but I found it a little sad that they appeared to have very limited access to natural light and couldn’t really see the sky. That did take the edge off that particular part for me. Overall though, it’s a very good attraction, particularly if you’re visiting Birmingham with young children. I’d definitely recommend it, but I would say to allow around 1.5–2 hours rather than expecting a full-day attraction. It isn’t huge, but there’s enough there to make it well worth visiting.
• AB

  Andrew Booth

  5 days ago
  1.0
  Waste of money really it used to be a lot better and a lot cheaper carnt get to see anything as you get court in the crowd as to many people are let in at once and young kids miss out as staff don’t seam to organise anything apart from a picture that they want to charge you for at the end charge full price for anyone over 2 which I find extortionate considering last weekend we paid £38 in desford at tropical Birdland in Leicester or 35 pound in Kettering west lodge farm park which we spent hours at both not 45 minutes clearly Birmingham is charging for bin collections they didn’t get at our expense !!
• AK

  Abz Karim

  Aug 28, 2026
  4.0
  A surprisingly better experience than London! Having previously visited the SEA LIFE Centre in London, I have to say that I actually had a better overall experience at the Birmingham centre, which pleasantly surprised me. I had always assumed that the London attraction, being in the capital, would be the flagship and therefore the better experience. However, Birmingham really impressed me. One of the biggest differences for me was the temperature and atmosphere. The Birmingham centre was much cooler and more comfortable, making it far easier to take your time, relax and genuinely enjoy the experience. In comparison, I found the London centre to be very crowded and quite hot, which made it difficult to move around comfortably and properly appreciate the exhibits. The Birmingham centre felt more relaxed and enjoyable, particularly for a family visit. Overall, I would definitely recommend it and, based on my experiences at both, I would choose Birmingham over London for a more comfortable and enjoyable visit.

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