National Marine Aquarium

Usual hours

• Mon–Sun 10:00–17:00

From 56 published days, 2026-10-21 to 2026-12-15; community-mapped.

About

Free admission.

This park's official page lists: Picnic areas, Store / concessions.

This park's official page lists: Wi-Fi.

At the park

• 40rty5ive Southside exhibit
• Art 2 Frame exhibit
• Astor Playing Fields exhibit
• Beaumont Park exhibit
• Blends exhibit
• Blue Peace Gallery exhibit
• Commando Gunner Memorial exhibit
• Cookhouse exhibit
• Custom House exhibit
• Elizabethan Gardens exhibit
• Exhibits exhibit
• Governors House exhibit
• Great Store exhibit
• Guardhouse exhibit
• Junior Ranks' Club exhibit
• Kaya Gallery exhibit
• Lady Astor's Garden exhibit
• Mayflower Museum exhibit
• National Marine Aquarium aquarium
• Officers Quarters & Mess exhibit
• Plymouth Glass Gallery exhibit
• Plymouth Hoe exhibit
• Prince Christian Victor exhibit
• Remains of Plymouth Castle exhibit
• Rowberry exhibit
• School exhibit
• The Mayflower Steps exhibit
• The Merchant House exhibit
• Whistlefish Gallery exhibit
• Paradise Adventure Gold activity
• The Barbican Mural scenic feature
• The Lion's Den viewpoint
• tenpin activity
• Guys Quay scenic feature
• Shepherds Wharf scenic feature
• Sutton Quay scenic feature
• West Pier scenic feature
• Cattewater water
• Marrowbone Slip - Public slipway for small boats water
• Queen Anne's Battery water
• Sutton Harbour Marina water
• Sutton Lock water

Shows and experiences

• Elizabethan House
• List of Pilgrims who left Plymouth on the Mayflower
• Barbican Theatre

Places to eat

• 1620
• Admiral MacBride
• Alfresco
• Alladin indian
• Angie's Corner Cafe
• Armado Lounge british
• Aroma Woodfired Pizza pizza
• Arribas mexican
• B-bar thai
• Baba Wok kebab
• Barbican Fish Bar fish_and_chips
• Barbican Pasta Bar
• Barbican Steakhouse steak_house
• Barbican's Grill Shack kebab, burger, pizza
• Basilico Blu
• Bella Italia italian
• Bertie's
• Black Sheep Company
• Bombay Burger
• Bonne Sante
• Bonnie's Brunch
• Boom Battle Bar
• Boomers Sports Bar
• Boston Tea Party coffee_shop
• Bretonside Kebab
• Brewer & Bean coffee_shop
• Brewers Fayre Lockyers Quay Inn british
• Bubble CiTea
• Buffet City chinese
• Bunsik korean
• Burger King burger
• Cafe Roma
• Cafe Roma on the Hoe
• Cafe W
• Caffe Roma
• Caffè Nero coffee_shop
• Cap'n Jaspers burger
• China Express chinese
• Chopstix noodle
• Cinnamon Garden indian
• Coffee#1 coffee_shop
• Cosmic Kitchen
• Costa coffee_shop
• Cosy Club british
• Cozy Grain
• Crown & Anchor
• Cupp bubble_tea
• Custom House
• Daisy's Tea Rooms and Coffee Shop regional, Traditional_english_tearooms_providing_home_made_cakes_etc.
• Domino's pizza
• Duttons Cafe Bar Restaurant
• East End Fish and Chips fish_and_chips
• Embankment Kebab and Pizza kebab
• Fandom burger
• Favourite Food kebab
• Fig & Thyme
• Five Guys burger
• Fletcher's
• Fortune Court chinese
• Frankie & Benny's american
• and 131 more

Before you go

Disability access

Step-free access is recorded at 5 facilities. An accessible toilet is recorded at 1 location. Verify specific accessibility needs with the park.

First aid

11 first-aid locations mapped in-park — First aid located on the park map; confirm the current station with any team member on arrival.

Limits

Assistance dogs are welcome in the National Marine Aquarium, please find attached a copy of our policy and waiver

Facilities on the park map

114 bench, 1 changing table, 10 defibrillator, 1 first aid kit, 1 interactive play, 10 picnic area, 4 restroom, 1 shade zone, 9 visitor information, 1 water fountain.

Where to stay

• Premier Inn Lockyers Quay
• Premier Inn Sutton Harbour Sutton Road Plymouth