{"id":3295,"date":"2010-08-16T10:37:11","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T10:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79.170.44.80\/livingwithkids.co.uk\/oceanarium-the-bournemouth-aquarium-day-out-review\/"},"modified":"2013-06-24T13:10:16","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T13:10:16","slug":"oceanarium-the-bournemouth-aquarium-day-out-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/oceanarium-the-bournemouth-aquarium-day-out-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Oceanarium &#8211;  The Bournemouth Aquarium day out review"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><font color=\"#419639\"><font size=\"2\">Explore the wonders of the deep in an unforgettable underwater adventure taking you to some of the world&#39;s most amazing waters.<\/p>\n<p>     <\/font><\/font><\/strong><br \/>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"4\" cellpadding=\"3\" width=\"350\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Ticket prices:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Adults: &pound;8.95 <br \/>        Children: &pound;6.40<br \/>        Kids under three go&nbsp;free<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tickets:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><a href =\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/lastminute.aspx?t=lwk\">Lastminute.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10px\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/8\/OceanariumBournemouth_final.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"193\" \/><\/td>\n<p>&nbsp;     <\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> <br \/>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<p>     <font size=\"2\"><strong>Joanne&nbsp;visited<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanarium.co.uk\/\"><strong>www.oceanarium.co.uk\/<\/strong><\/a><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.draytonmanor.co.uk\/\"><font size=\"2\"><\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"><strong>&nbsp;with her family<\/strong><\/font>      <\/p>\n<p> \n<p>     <em>&quot;<\/em>Don&rsquo;t be fooled by the small exterior this really is a tardis. Bournemouth Oceanarium is split into 10 themed environments over 2 floors.&nbsp; They really have utilised the space to the max.&nbsp; The gorgeous glossy show guide didn&rsquo;t disappoint.&nbsp;      <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/livingwithkids\/page\/Oceanarium-The-Bournemouth-Aquarium-day-out-review.aspx&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=60&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 60px; height: 21px; border: medium none\"><\/iframe>     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>     <script src=\"http:\/\/tweetmeme.com\/i\/scripts\/button.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">     <\/script><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> \n<p>  As a family with 2 small children, 3yrs and 1 yr, and a fish farmer hubby, this is our ideal day out!&nbsp; Parking was easy to find near to the Oceanarium which is situated on the beach!&nbsp;&nbsp; My normal concern with these places is that Megan (1) will struggle to see everything &hellip; but I needn&rsquo;t here.&nbsp; Everything was accessible to her.&nbsp; In the &lsquo;Key West&rsquo; section there was a ramp so you could walk up see the fish from above or at the bottom the whole side was glass.&nbsp; We sat there for ages watching the &rsquo;hogfish&rsquo; an amusing coral red and yellow fish very odd!!&nbsp;&nbsp;   <\/p>\n<p>  The biggest hit in our family was the whilst on the Great Barrier Reef amazingly this is home to 300 creatures including sharks, sting rays and our favourites the turtles.&nbsp; Looking down on all the sharks and turtles it really was a lovely experience trying to hold Moo up so he could take a snap on his camera!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Topped off by later walking through a tunnel feeling like each shark was thinking &lsquo;lunch&rsquo; and seeing the people above looking down!   <\/p>\n<p>  Charlie (3) wasn&rsquo;t overly keen on the cold and dark of the Abyss but myself found the octopus crawling up the glass mind-blowing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What I loved most about the Oceanarium was that your ticket allowed you to come and go perfect for little people who think that it&rsquo;s a marathon! We went round, went outside had a play in the sand, paddle in the sea, ice-cream from the Offshore caf&eacute; (which had plenty of indoor and outdoor seating) then went back round again!&nbsp; This time we did the Razor Challenge &hellip;. Ok mummy did!&nbsp; I am very proud to have answered all 10 questions correctly and won a badge.&rdquo;   <\/p>\n<p>  <strong>Joanne Dewberry <\/strong><strong>\n<p>  <strong><font size=\"2\">&gt; <\/font><\/strong><a href =\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/livingwithkids\/page\/Days-out-family-reviews-of-attractions-and-day-trips.aspx\"><strong><font size=\"2\">Back to Days Out for Families<\/font><\/strong> <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>  <\/strong>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oceanarium &#8211;  The Bournemouth Aquarium Day Out Review from LivingwithKids. 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