SEA LIFE Manchester: Underwater Adventure for Families

Dive into SEA LIFE Manchester for close encounters with sharks, rays, and more. Perfect family fun with 5,000+ sea creatures and an ocean tunnel.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sea Life Manchester - Begin your journey at SEA LIFE Manchester with our interactive Turtle Beach experience. This one-of-a-kind 3D projection guides you through the life cycle of a sea turtle, from egg to ocean!
    Embark on an adventure into the world’s underwater cave systems and encounter some of the most bizarre and intimidating creatures. Get…
What's Included
  • Entry ticket
What's Not Included
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

SEA LIFE Manchester takes you on a journey into the incredible underwater realm. Get ready for breathtakingly close encounters with creatures ranging from modest starfish and seahorses to elegant rays and formidable sharks. Featuring a stunning ocean tunnel, 30 display tanks, and over 5,000 marine animals, SEA LIFE Manchester is an ideal destination for…

Location
Sea Life Manchester
Trafford Palazzo, Next to the Trafford Centre
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(983 Ratings)
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W9422gdemilyb
Nov 9, 2025
Great place to visit - Great visit. Took my daughter and 2 friends. We really enjoyed the calm music and low lights. It was great that the front desk had ear defenders for us to borrow as we had lost ours. At times sections that were narrow got a little crowded but we managed to move on to avoid getting overwhelmed. Amazing to see all the sea creatures, particularly 2 sea turtles. Amazing. Even managed to catch a glimpse of them mating! The walk through tunnel is always a treat and the kids loved identifying all the different sharks. Great chat with a member of staff who had a quiz to do with the kids and showed them a shark jaw and a mermaids purse. We all enjoyed the new section at the end with the curved tunnel that you could go in and lie down looking up at the fish. It was a lovely sensory experience for my autistic daughter and her friends to enjoy together. Thank you.
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J9513ukjessm
Nov 9, 2025
A 100/10 amazing experience!! - An absolutely amazing experience. The staff were so so lovely and made the snorkelling with sharks a truly magical time.
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Lynne
Nov 3, 2025
Great experience - Did the Snorkelling experience with Joran. It was brilliant A the turtles were amazing to see so close up. Totally recommend. Jordan was great too - took loads of pictures for us rather than me risking breaking my phone! Only recommendation to Sealife would be - if possible, make the cage slightly wider as it was cosy for 4 adults.
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P5163smjenniferp
Nov 2, 2025
Snorkeling with sharks - Can not praise this experience enough. My daughter had a once in a lifetime experience and loved every minute. Melissa who ran the experience was very knowledgeable, caring and supportive throughout. My only criticism is viewing - my husband had come to watch but could not see the experience from anywhere and I know blackpool sealife has the experience more visible for other family members to see
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The_don_1985
Nov 8, 2025
Lovely experience - It was a lovely experience. Plenty of sea creatures to see, staff were friendly and provided a lot of information to help navigate through the experience.
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Kay
Oct 11, 2025
Sea life - It was ok. Wouldn’t go on Saturday again parking was a nightmare. I think the centre which is Cheshire oaks is better. Glad I didn’t pay for this one was over in less than hour
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Elisia
Sep 21, 2025
It was amazing,but larger enclosures needed. - Manchester and did the swimming with sharks experience – it was absolutely amazing! 🦈 Jordan, who looked after us, was so lovely and really understanding of my Tourette’s, which made me feel comfortable and supported the whole time. The experience itself was unforgettable and I’d definitely recommend it. However, I did notice a couple of things that made me feel a bit sad – the jellyfish enclosure had some bits of dead jellyfish, and in the main tank area where you can step onto a platform to see the sharks, I couldn’t help but feel bad for them. Overall, though, it was a wonderful day, and the shark dive especially was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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Coastal08633234459
Nov 9, 2025
Do not take your date here no matter how good of an idea it seems. - Very short. Cool animals but really not what you think when you think of Sea Life. Site is surely not big enough for those poor animals. Not against aquariums but this one probably shouldn’t exist especially not at the trafford centre.
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Justmeherealready
Nov 3, 2025
Not what we expected - We were done within 30 minutes not much to see they really need to expand wouldn’t return but was ok to get out the house for an hour
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J0rdancunningham
Sep 23, 2025
Very small - Very very very small and overpriced …. Only allowed to walk through once and trust me it will not take you long … staff were brilliant and helpful however especially with my son with additional needs
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From $21
up to 5 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).