We are pleased to announce we’ll be opening our café and shop from 12th April! In line with government guidelines, the aquarium itself will remain closed, however we will be opening our café and shop as well as offering children’s birthday parties! Café and Shop The café and shop will be open everyday 10:30am – … Continued

Bristol Aquarium has experienced extended closure in line with the Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic 2020/2021. Following the release of England’s ‘road map’ by the government, Bristol Aquarium are very pleased to say that in line with this plan we’re planning to re-open Monday 17th May. Plus, ahead of our full opening, on Monday … Continued

Bristol Aquarium must sadly close its doors again in response to Bristol being put back into tier3 on 26th December 2020 in a bid to reduce the number of Covid-19 cases across the country, and to ease pressures on the NHS.

Wednesday 2nd December 2020 Update: Bristol Aquarium will remain closed following the England Lockdown as Bristol enters tier 3 of Covid-19 restrictions. We will remain closed until the tier for Bristol moves down, a government review will take place on the 16th December. We are saddened that our doors remain closed, but our spirits will … Continued

Following 103 days of closure, on Saturday 4th July Bristol Aquarium opened its doors to welcome visitors once again and is pleased to report its re-opening went swimmingly!

The team at Bristol Aquarium are working hard behind the scenes to get ready to safely re-open our doors under new strict COVID-19 health and safety procedures.

Bristol Aquarium Closes Temporarily in Response to COVID-19 As a precautionary measure and in an effort to protect the health and safety of staff and visitors, Bristol Aquarium is temporarily closed to the public to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The Aquarium will be closed to the public starting 23/03/2020. While there have been … Continued

Bristol Aquarium would like to reassure visitors that we are doing everything we can to ensure the safety of all of our visitors in response to ongoing Coronavirus (COVID 19) situation.

This week, 32-year-old Fenia Vitali has started her new role at Bristol Aquarium. As keen sailor and senior sailing instructor, she has a strong passion for the ocean.

Bristol Aquarium is delighted to announce the renovation work on the main native marine display is now complete. As a result visitors can once again enjoy spectacular views into the giant two-storey display via its unique candy cane floor to ceiling viewing window. Bristol Aquarium has been undertaking work for the past few weeks on … Continued