Sea Life Manchester, Trafford Palazzo, Trafford, Manchester, M17 8AS.
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When looking to visit Sea Life Manchester, you can pre-book tickets online and can pay on the door, however a discount is given for online booking. They also offer parent and toddler tickets at a reduced rate during weekdays term time.
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Ticket prices (pre-booked - these were correct as of 5th March 2025):
Adult - from £17.95
Child (2-17 years) - from £14.50
2 and under - Free
Adult and toddler - £15
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Sea Life Manchester is open to the public daily. Their opening hours differ throughout the year, but on average they are open 10am-6pm.
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We spent around 1 hour there, this included playing in the soft play for 20 minutes.
At the Sea Life centre, there was a variety of different animals and fish to see. This included a turtle, sharks, jellyfish, and many more. There was a soft play and a gift shop.
Our favourite part was the mini presentation at the start of the attraction. We got to learn about turtles laying eggs on the beach and watching baby turtles go towards the water in a light show.
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There is plenty of parking available in the Trafford Palazzo carpark which is hardstanding. If there are no spaces available, Trafford Centre has a total of 18 car parks to choose from which the other carparks are all in close proximity. There is also disabled parking spaces available. Parking was free of charge.
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While at the Sea Life centre, there is no where inside to purchase food from. However, there are plenty of food outlets and benches outside of the centre where food can be purchased/eaten.
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When we visited, our eldest was almost 4 years old and our youngest was 2 1/2 years old. We found this day out had something for everyone, no matter your age.
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We located toilets have way round the attraction near the soft play. Accesibilty toilets were available here. There are also toilets available in the Trafford Palazzo which includes accessibilty and baby changing facilities.
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We did not take our pushchair inside with us, however the pathways were flat and wide so I do not believe we would have struggled.
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Overall, I do not think we would drive to this Sea Life centre specifically in the future. We found this Sea Life less decorated inside compared to other Sea Lifes. We loved seeing the turtle light show talk at the beginning and that there was a soft play inside, however without the 20 minutes at the soft play the whole experience would have taken us 40 minutes which I feel isn't long for the price paid, there was no food facilities inside this attraction and found the gift shop on the small side, therefore we have rated this day out 3.5 stars out of 5.
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Date of visit: March 2025
