点评:I’m not sure I can recommend this aquarium on good faith. I was very disappointed to see sharks and other sea life swimming in very visibly dirty tanks. In fact, many of the areas of the aquarium appeared to be quite old and run down. A good clean, refurb and cleaning schedule would be required in my opinion to keep this place in tip top shape for the guests but most importantly for the animals welfare.
The centre is quite small and we finished our day out within an hour. That being said, it seemed bigger with more to do than at the seam life centres in Manchester and Blackpool, so by comparison, it had more to see and do than the local-ish competition.
There is a large playground which my daughter enjoyed twice during our visit.
We paid for parking just under £3 and got a free hot drink in the cafe by showing the parking ticket, which I felt was good. Although there were no barriers and absolutely no one checking if tickets were paid for parking or not.
We ate at the cafe, the food was OK. The price was £6 for a child’s meal and drink which I felt was good. We ate in front of the shark tank which was a nice touch. It says no picnic in the cafe but NOONE seemed to pay attention to this. There were picnics at every other table and kids running about everywhere, which was quite annoying.
The gift shop was about what you’d expect and they had various price ranges to suit everyone. My daughter got a make your own pearl necklace for £13 but there were cheaper gifts.
Overall, I wouldn’t return but don’t feel cheated too much as it was an OK day out.
First picture is some of the visible dirt in the shark tank and second picture is where we ate lunch in the cafe.
翻译:我不太确定能否真心推荐这家水族馆。看到鲨鱼和其他海洋生物在明显肮脏的水箱里游来游去,我非常失望。事实上,水族馆的很多区域看起来都很老旧破败。我认为,为了让游客,更重要的是为了动物的福祉,这家水族馆需要定期进行清洁、翻新和维护,保持最佳状态。
水族馆规模很小,我们一个小时就逛完了。不过,它看起来比曼彻斯特和布莱克浦的海洋生物中心要大一些,可玩的项目也更多,所以相比之下,它比附近的同类水族馆更有吸引力。
水族馆里有一个大型游乐场,我的女儿在参观期间玩了两次。
我们支付了不到3英镑的停车费,凭停车票在咖啡馆免费获得了一杯热饮,我觉得这很不错。虽然没有收费站,也没有人检查停车票是否已缴费。
我们在咖啡馆吃了饭,食物还可以。儿童餐加饮料一共6英镑,我觉得价格还算合理。我们在鲨鱼缸前用餐,感觉很不错。虽然咖啡厅里写着禁止野餐,但似乎没人遵守。几乎每隔一张桌子就有人在野餐,孩子们到处跑来跑去,真是让人很烦。
礼品店的东西和预期差不多,价格也比较多样,适合各种预算。我女儿买了一条13英镑的自制珍珠项链,不过也有更便宜的礼物。
总的来说,我不会再来了,但也没觉得太亏,毕竟也算是一次还算可以的体验。
第一张照片是鲨鱼缸里一些比较明显的污垢,第二张照片是我们吃午饭的地方。