Planning resources
The information below should provide you with everything you need to know when booking your educational visit with us. We hope that this page will answer any questions that you have ahead of your visit to the aquarium.
Risk assessment
You will need to complete your own risk assessment for your visit to SEA LIFE Scarborough. Our supporting risk assessment guide identifies hazards and provides information on control measures. To prepare supervising adults, read this framework.
Getting there
SEA LIFE Scarborough is located on the North Bay of Scarborough. Our address is: SEA LIFE Scarborough Scalby Mills Road Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO12 6RP
Opening hours
The aquarium opening times vary through the year, we recommend checking our opening and closing times before visiting. *Please note our education rates are not available on weekends and on specific dates during the 2024/2025 academic year.
Planning tickets
As part of your school visit booking, you can opt to receive two teacher planning tickets. These are strictly for teachers of the school to conduct their pre-visit assessments. Once you have submitted your booking form, you will receive your teacher planning tickets in a separate email. You can redeem your teacher planning tickets when taking your booking reference number and School ID to the admissions team at SEA LIFE Scarborough.
Teaching Resources
Dive deep into a world of underwater discovery. With various content for before and after your visit, explore the conservation classroom for a-ray-zing resources to inspire your students to love the ocean even more.
FAQs
Find out answers to our most asked questions to help you with planning your visit
Facilities
We have toilets available onsite at SEA LIFE Scarborough. Schools can use The SEA LIFE Academy as a lunchroom, accommodating up to 30 children. This allocation will be assigned on the day of your visit, subject to availability. Please note that we do not have any cloakroom facilities for storing your belongings. If you have any other queries regarding facilities, you can visit our help centre.
Save Our Seas: The Rangers Challenge
Our brand new onsite learning experience is here! Check out the Save our Seas: Ranger Challenge Activity pack filled with tons of fun tasks for your students to complete during their educational visit to SEA LIFE Scarborough.
Workshops & Activities
Drawing on our core principles to offer students the feeling of connectivity and empathy for our world's oceans, explore our habitat and adaptation and conservation workshops for KS1 and KS2.
Post Visit Lesson Plans
Explore more from the classroom with our free curriculum-linked post visit lesson plans...Dive deep into a ocean of underwater knowledge in the Conservation Classroom.
