About St Andrews Aquarium
Meet fascinating marine life along the Scottish coast at this compact aquarium featuring interactive displays, keeper talks and touch pools, though note that accessibility is limited throughout the venue.
What's nearby
- The Seafood Ristorante next door
- The R&A World Golf Museum next door
- Old Course next door
- The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews 150m away
- University of St Andrews 400m away
Distances as the crow flies, via Google
Good to know
Parking
- ✓Free car park
- ✓Paid car park
- ✓Free street
- ✓Paid street
Accessibility
- ✓Accessible parking
- ✓Accessible entrance
Payment
- ✓Credit cards
- ✓Debit cards
- ✓Contactless
Details via Google — worth confirming with the attraction before you travel, especially for access needs.
Photos
Photos via Google
Facilities
Opening hours
- Monday
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Current hours may differ from the usual schedule above (e.g. holidays) — check Google Maps for today's hours.
What visitors say
Fantastic spontaneous day out with my son. Loads to see, you even get a scratch card you need to hunt the for the clues in the information boards. we had great fun trying to find them all. My son loved the sharks he was fascinated by them. Overall a great day out. Also note the new section out door is being built and it looks fantastic from the information.
· via Google
Well what can I say about this place? I didn't ever think I would even go to st. Andrews, I'm glad we did because the aquarium was amazing. The staff were so kind from the beginning. They asked as if we had any questions that we wanted to ask. So friendly. So informative they also take blue like cards there NHS cards, student cards so there's a lot of chance to get concessions. It's not much off but sometimes it's just nice to have something a little bit off. So overall the actual aquarium was beautiful. The animals and the creatures were just really lovely. You just felt like you were part of the actual ocean. There wasn't just ocean animals there. There was also meerkats and these little monkeys there was also penguins there's also a gift shop which is reasonably priced and the lady in there was very friendly and helpful. I think the best bit for us was the actual jellyfish. I've got jellyfish Saturday. Oh my God it's so cool! Also I had clownfish and it looked like a sort of set up to finding Nemo and Dory so that was really good. There was also sort of seaweed and corals and just really just cool stuff. We actually went around it twice because it was so cool. There was lizards and snakes and spiders so they were fish but they were like sharks but like mini sharks they had a dogfish. They have a place. Flanders bass. There was so many little creatures. I definitely would like to go and visit back again cuz it was so good
· via Google
A fine little aquarium. My wife and I visited on a Monday afternoon in cold February. No wait to get in. We took our time going over the various exhibits and was there for about an hour and 15 minutes. We knew it was a small aquarium, but I have to say the space is well used. We saw several fine creatures who were kept on good conditions. Of particular interest were the miniature caymans amd the stingrays. The meerkats and marmosets were very cute, though I'm not sure why they're at an aquarium!! For animal lovers this is a great place to visit. Highly recommended.
· via Google
Love the aquarium, the animals always look happy and well taken care off. Staff are really nice and friendly and happy to chat away to you if you have any questions. They are current getting a upgrade, that should be open by the end of the year, I will update my review then
· via Google
Visitors say this aquarium offers a wide variety of marine life, including sharks, stingrays, and penguins, along with meerkats and other animals, and that the animal feeding talks are informative. They also highlight the friendly and knowledgeable staff, and appreciate the clean and well-maintained exhibits.
Some reviews mention the experience can be poor value.
Summary via Google
At a glance
- Address
- The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9AS Get directions
- Category
- Aquariums & Sea Life Centres
- Guest rating
- 4.3 / 5 (1,880 reviews)
- Suitable for
- Ages 0-12
- Suggested visit
- 2-3 hours
- Setting
- Indoor & outdoor
- Good for children
- Yes
- Destination
- St Andrews