Opening Times

  • Monday: 10am – 5pm (last entry 4pm)
  • Tuesday: 10am – 5pm (last entry 4pm)
  • Wednesday: 10am – 5pm (last entry 4pm)
  • Thursday: 10am – 5pm (last entry 4pm)
  • Friday: 10am – 5pm (last entry 4pm)
  • Saturday: 10am – 5pm (last entry 4pm)
  • Sunday: 10am – 5pm (last entry 4pm)

Ask the Aquarium: Festival of the Fishes

Bristol Aquarium is a centre for education, leisure and entertainment. Visitors are inspired by a whole range of things on a visit and drop questions to us in a box so we thought it was important to share a selection of these answers with everyone.

New shiver of Sharks arrive to the City Centre of Bristol!

This week, Bristol’s city centre Aquarium, has welcomed three new tropical sharks to it’s collection. Visitors to Bristol Aquarium can see three juvenile Japanese Hound Sharks in their new forever home. There are two females and one male, currently 80cm in length they will grow to be around 1.5metres long!

Small but Mighty Sharks: Size Isn’t Everything!

When it comes to sharks, everyone is fascinated by the size and power of these sea predators, and the little guys are sadly forgotten. Bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better, and these species prove that small sharks are just as fascinating as their larger relatives.

Shark Species Found in the UK

  Don’t be fooled by the famous sharks you see on the big screen – their fearsome reputation is actually a myth. Plus, they’re much closer to home than you think.

Ask the Aquarium: What are the benefits of live plants?

Bristol Aquarium is a centre for education, leisure and entertainment. We share our knowledge of the oceans to inspire the next generation of budding enthusiasts, talking about the fascinating creatures that live in our seas and the issues that they face on a daily basis.

Sea-Creature Sculpture Competition

Feeling creative? We’re putting it to the test this International Recycling Day! To help raise awareness of the troubling amount of waste that ends up in our oceans and endangers our creatures, we need your help to get stuck into an arts-and-crafts competition.

10 Fascinating Facts About Rays

Like many aquatic creatures, there’s more to rays (batoids) than meets the eye. With more than 600 different species around the world, rays are the largest group of cartilaginous fish.

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