Zoos & Wildlife · Skegness
Natureland Seal Sanctuary
📍 PE25 1DB
Photo: habiloid (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- See seals with keeper feeding talks twice daily
- Watch penguins and cheeky alpacas
- Walk through tropical butterflies and tortoises in Floral Palace
- Visit the aquarium and Reptile House
- Meet animals at Pets Corner
Skegness Natureland is a seal sanctuary and small zoo in Skegness, best known for rescuing and rehabilitating orphaned and injured seal pups from the Lincolnshire coast. You can watch keepers feed the seal pups, meet penguins and alpacas, wander through the Floral Palace's tropical butterflies and tortoises, explore the Reptile House and aquarium, and enjoy Pets Corner. It suits families and animal lovers, with wheelchair and pushchair access throughout, dogs welcome on leads outside indoor areas, and toilets with baby changing near the aquarium and café. Open daily from 10am, with last admission at 4pm. Being just 0.6 miles from Skegness station and 0.3 miles from the beach, it's an easy addition to a seaside stay, with 146 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Open daily from 10am
- Time needed
- Last admission 4pm, closes 5pm
- Dogs
- Dogs welcome on leads, but not in café, gift shop or Floral Palace
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair and pushchair access to enclosures, aquarium and Tropical House
- Booking
- Pay at the gate, no pre-booking mentioned
From the attraction's own website on 29 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Picnic Area
- ✓ Parking
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Pier View - Pier View Apartment 1
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