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Aquariums in East Sussex
When the sea\'s too cold to swim in, watch it instead: these aquariums near East Sussex deliver the underwater world in the warm — think Blue Reef Aquarium, Brighton Aquarium and Sea Life Centre.
Aquariums
15.4 mi from East Sussex
Blue Reef Aquarium
Blue Reef is a national chain of public aquariums in England owned by Aspro Parks. — Wikipedia
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17.7 mi from East Sussex
Brighton Aquarium
SEA LIFE Brighton is the world's oldest continually operating aquarium, opened in 1872 and originally designed by Eugenius Birch. Inside you'll find more than 5,000 marine creature...
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17.7 mi from East Sussex
Sea Life Centre
SEA LIFE Brighton is the world's oldest continually operating aquarium, opened in 1872 and designed by Eugenius Birch, the architect behind the West Pier. Inside, you'll find more...
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Make a day of it
Aquariums are the classic wet-weather fallback, so they're busiest on rainy school-holiday days — go early or late for a quieter tank-side view.
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