School Packages
Visit Only
Super Off Peak (Aug - Dec): £6.00 per child
Off Peak (Jan-Apr): £7.00 per child
Peak (May-July): £8.00 per child
Afternoons (Admittance after 2pm): £6.00 per child
Includes
- Talk and feeding demonstrations
- Interactive rock pool experience
- Dive adventure quiz trail
- SEA LIFE Expert Certificate
- Self-guided learning resources
- 1 free teacher for every 5 paying primary children or 10 paying secondary children (additional adults £15.50 each)
Visit + Tour
Super Off Peak (Aug-Dec): £7.50 per child
Off Peak (Jan-Apr): £8.50 per child
Peak (May-July): £9.50 per child
Afternoon (Admittance after 2pm): £7.00 per child
Includes
- VIP discovery tour
- Talk and feeding demonstrations
- Interactive rock pool experience
- Dive adventure quiz trail
- SEA LIFE Expert Certificate
- Self-guided learning resources
- 1 free teacher for every 5 paying primary children or 10 paying secondary children (additional adults £15.50 each)
Visit + Behind the Scenes Tour
Super Off Peak (Aug - Dec): £7.50 per child
Off Peak (Jan-Apr): £8.50 per child
Peak (May-July): £9.50 per child
Afternoons (Admittance after 2pm): £7.00 per child
Includes
- NEW Behind the Scenes tour with a SEA LIFE expert
- Talk and feeding demonstrations
- Interactive rock pool experience
- Dive adventure quiz trail
- SEA LIFE Expert Certificate
- Self-guided learning resources
- 1 free teacher for every 5 paying primary children or 10 paying secondary children (additional adults £15.50 each)
School Packages
Our school programme is perfect for introducing pupils to a range of scientific topics and encouraging excitement and curiosity about marine phenomena in the natural world. It has been designed to support several core elements of the National Curriculum.
Discovery Tour - This is a 45 minute tour of the aquarium led by a marine expert. We can tailor the tour to focus on specific creatures or topics - just let us know in advance. Afterwards you are free to continue exploring at your own pace.
Behind the Scenes Tour - This is an approximately 25 minute tour with privileged access to the working areas usually closed to the public. Students will learn about our extensive breeding, research and conservation programmes, see how the fish food is prepared and discover how we care for our creatures. (Minimum 15 students per tour).
Offers & Events
Visit for only £5 ticket between 13th – 26th November 2017!
Visit during these dates and receive school entry ticket for only £5.00 per student!
Please note during these dates our penguin area will not be available due to annual maintenance.
Behind the Scenes School Event: £9.00 per pupil
27th November – 1st December 2017
Key Stages 2-4
Join us for a FREE behind the scenes workshop covering our extensive breeding, research and conservation programmes! Ticket also includes attraction entry and an exclusive behind the scenes cinema experience and education trails!
Christmas at the Aquarium Workshop - £1.50 per pupil*
December 2017 weekdays only
Pre-school and Key Stage 1
Includes a reading of the classic - The Night before Christmas from our resident Christmas character, plus meeting Santa himself in his Antarctic Ice Cave! You will also make your very own SEA LIFE angel to take home and place on your tree. *Add £6.00 aquarium entry.
World Book Week - £7.00 per pupil
26th February – 2nd March 2018
Pre-school – Key Stage 2
Celebrate World Book Week in style during our fun fancy dress week event. Includes a FREE story led workshop by a professional story teller. Ask us for the list of stories to choose from!
Highlights your school visit:
- Over 2,000 creatures to learn about, including gentoo penguins, a shiver of sharks, a giant green sea turtle and more!
- Get closer than ever before in the UK's only 360º Ocean Tunnel
- Feeding demonstrations and talks throughout the day.
- Learn about marine habitats ranging from rivers and lakes to deep oceans.
- The chance to touch a starfish at our interactive rockpool.
- Complimentary lunch room*
- Enjoy a 45 minute Discovery Tour or NEW Behind the Scenes Tour as an add on!
How to book
Phone 0871 222 6937 (Calls to this number cost 13p per minute plus your providers access charge) to discuss your visit with a team member at our dedicated call centre, or click here to book online.
OR make a provisional booking online here!
We have super off-peak, off-peak and peak seasons for our school visits and therefore our prices vary accordingly.
Peak periods can be very busy and therefore we recommend that you consider booking a school visit outside of peak season, during our off-peak or super off-peak season, or after 2pm, to have the most enjoyable visit and to get the best prices!
Please note that we do not accept payment upon arrival and only accept payment by BACS transfer, card over the phone, or by postal cheque at least 10 days before your visit. Click here to download our BACS form.
A truly unique alternative for your school trip whilst linking in with the curriculum!
We were honoured as Winner - Best Venue for Science Learning at the School Travel Awards 2016/17 as part of SEA LIFE UK - the perfect reason to visit!
Learning Resources
It's now even easier to structure your visit to the National SEA LIFE Centre around core leaning opportunities.
Download our self-guided resources covering Habitats and Adaptations, Food Habits and Eco Systems, Behaviour, Conservation and Early Years (3-5 years) Learning.
Planning Resources
Download useful resources for your trip:
- Risk assessment
- The centre's public liability insurance
- Lesson Plan - Ray
- Lesson Plan - Shark
- Free search and find activity map 'Where's Olly the Octopus'
Coach Parking
Coaches will be able to drop off school groups on Sheepcote Street (5 min walk). We recommend that coaches park at Brewery Street coach and lorry park.
Please note that dropping off is not permitted in Brindleyplace. For information on bus and coach drop off and parking facilities in Birmingham please click here.
Planning Tickets
It's always helpful to know that teachers get two free planning tickets once they have made a booking! This is to help teachers get a feel for the building and plan their activities in advance.
Planning Tickets
It's always helpful to know that teachers get two free planning tickets once they have made a booking! This is to help teachers get a feel for the building and plan their activities in advance.
Planning Tickets
It's always helpful to know that teachers get two free planning tickets once they have made a booking! This is to help teachers get a feel for the building and plan their activities in advance.
Home Schools
The above school rates apply to home education students but only when booked in advance via our Call Centre on 0871 222 6937 (Calls to this number cost 13p per minute plus your providers access charge).
They will also need proof of their educational status in the form of either a letter from the LEA or a de-schooling letter from the LEA.
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us via the number above.
Lunch Rooms
*Lunch rooms are issued in 30 minute slots, with allocated times emailed to you approx. seven days in advance of your visit. These spaces are in high demand and are issued on a first booked, first served basis. We carefully arrange timings to best accommodate the day’s bookings and, regrettably, we are unable to accommodate specific requests for time slots, with slots generally ranging from 11am-2pm.
