Stanley Seaquarium
Stanley Seaquarium
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Stanley Seaquarium transforms the ordinary building into a fascinating discovery of Tasmanian Sea-life. Colourful and vibrant, the emphasis is on fun and facts as you come face to face with resident sea creatures. From delicate Seahorses to Sharks and Lobsters, maritime artefacts, shells and ships, Stanley Seaquarium provides a unique world of delight for all ages. Sea theme gift lines and souvenirs, frozen local seafood and cooked crayfish (Southern Rock Lobster) in season. Adults- $6 Children (4-16) - $4 Family- $15 School and Tour Group discounts available
Duration: < 1 hour
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oztripperz
Brisbane Oz564 contributions
Feb 2014 • Couples
No joke, it's a Seaquarium with a difference, we bought our fresh cooked crayfish here and to boot the friendly lady explained how to prepare it!
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Seaquarium, the ladies we met were friendly and helpful. OK it's not SeaWorld but then neither are the prices! The facility is well set up to cater for children with lots of information for them to absorb and the lower tanks are really down at their level.
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Seaquarium, the ladies we met were friendly and helpful. OK it's not SeaWorld but then neither are the prices! The facility is well set up to cater for children with lots of information for them to absorb and the lower tanks are really down at their level.
Written 15 June 2014
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Thank you for reviewing Stanley Seaquarium, we are glad you enjoyed your visit and the Crayfish!
Written 15 July 2014
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Kim S
Brisbane, Australia10 contributions
Dec 2017 • Family
What a refreshing little aquarium. The tanks are open on top and you can peer in from above or look through a glass window up close at a variety of interesting sea creatures including seahorses and octopus. The educational section is also interesting e.g., how long different plastic items take to breakdown and other interesting sea facts. My kids aged 16 and 12 loved it and so did my Mum who is 80. I like how you can have a quick look, for low $$ and come out learning something new about the local marine world.
Written 4 February 2018
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gabrielle v
Devonport, Australia16 contributions
Oct 2015 • Family
Bear in mind that it is a small town attraction and won't compare to your big city Aquariums. Staff was helpful and unless you read all the information on the animals you can be in and out within 15 minutes.
Written 6 October 2015
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Thank you, we are pleased to receive your feedback and are happy to hear you enjoyed your visit.
Written 19 November 2015
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Robyn
Bowral, Australia25 contributions
Nov 2018 • Family
Could you advise the tourist accommodation, information centre's when you are closed. We promised a very excited 4 yr old a day out turned up in the first week of November SPRING 2 months in. Sign on door said closed for winter. Very dissapointed.Had a very teary 4 yr old went up to Highfield House she got to feed a horse. So much happiet there.
Written 9 November 2018
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Clive M
Hobart, Australia13 contributions
July 2014 • Family
We have seen many aquarium and sea life exhibits from Cairns to Hobart and this one at Stanley is the worst. Small, dodgy, leaky besser block sided ponds. Extremely poor quality specimens in even worse condition surrounded by rubbish. Stanley aquarium is worse than Vic Hislop's at Urangan QLD.
Poor opening times too.
Poor opening times too.
Written 10 August 2014
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You are entitled to offer your own somewhat unkind opinion.
However, all our sea creatures are healthy and well cared for.
'Rubbish' is better known as flotsam and jetsam
Hobart does not have an aquarium so I am unsure how you can compare us with one there
I hope you enjoyed your stay in Stanley
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Written 13 August 2014
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MadMel6
Devonport, Australia9 contributions
Dec 2015 • Family
This cost $30 for our family of 4, and we were there for about 30 minutes at best (and we made the kids look at everything twice so we felt better about going in!!). There's about 8 tanks with a few live fish, some crayfish and one sick looking seahorse. About one third of the building is taken up with live crayfish tanks.....we should have given it a miss
Written 27 December 2015
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Thank you for taking the time to review Stanley Seaquarium, we are always interested to hear our visitors feedback
Written 2 April 2016
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PepeLePew2014
Greater Hobart, Australia10 contributions
Apr 2015 • Family
This place was recommended to me so I drove with my family some 40mins from where I was already holidaying at Sisters Beach - wasn't worth the drive at all.
The Seaquarium is basically two sides of a building of concrete tanks. It was very cluttered with handmade displays and looked very dated. The 'aquariums' were very dank, dirty and overcrowded with sea life. The lady (only staff member we saw) was friendly but offered to (and did) poke the sharks with a stick to get them to move around their tiny cement tank for us - I truly felt sorry for the poor animals as it was clearly overcrowded. There had been little to no attempt of replicating their natural environment.
You couldn't see through the viewing windows as they were completely dirty. Nothing in the rock pool for the kids to see and touch bar a couple of hermit crabs the staff member showed us.
This place definitely has potential with a really good tidy up, modernisation and a good scrub of the place but in it's current form, I wouldn't recommend it. I'm not a marine biologist but I actually feel disappointed in myself that I supported an attraction ($12/adult) where the sea life was kept in those conditions :(
The Seaquarium is basically two sides of a building of concrete tanks. It was very cluttered with handmade displays and looked very dated. The 'aquariums' were very dank, dirty and overcrowded with sea life. The lady (only staff member we saw) was friendly but offered to (and did) poke the sharks with a stick to get them to move around their tiny cement tank for us - I truly felt sorry for the poor animals as it was clearly overcrowded. There had been little to no attempt of replicating their natural environment.
You couldn't see through the viewing windows as they were completely dirty. Nothing in the rock pool for the kids to see and touch bar a couple of hermit crabs the staff member showed us.
This place definitely has potential with a really good tidy up, modernisation and a good scrub of the place but in it's current form, I wouldn't recommend it. I'm not a marine biologist but I actually feel disappointed in myself that I supported an attraction ($12/adult) where the sea life was kept in those conditions :(
Written 24 April 2015
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Thank you for reviewing Stanley Seaquarium, we always welcome feedback.
Written 9 September 2015
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Deb C
Adelaide, Australia215 contributions
Didn't know about this place before we went, only small but worth a quick visit to see the seahorses and cuttlefish alone.
Written 28 May 2014
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Thank you for taking the time to review Stanley Seaquarium, we are glad that you found us and enjoyed your visit.
Written 29 May 2014
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Navigator258705
8 contributions
Great educational visit. There's an interactive rock pool where you can pick up the huge hermit crabs. They sell cheap quality frozen seafood too. If you visit the seaquarium after climbing The Nut, your entry is discounted and vice versa.
Written 9 April 2014
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Thank you for taking the time to review Stanley Seaquarium. We are pleased to know that your enjoyed your visit and had fun getting to know our sea creatures.
Written 9 April 2014
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kazza01
Australia36 contributions
Jan 2014 • Friends
This little sequarium is just the spot to find out more about the marine life around Stanley. The tanks are open, with lots of good explanation. The children in there were fascinated by the creatures they saw. Definitely worth a visit, especially with children.
Written 30 January 2014
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Thank you very much for your lovely review of Stanley Seaquarium. We are always keen to hear feedback and have shared your review on our Facebook page.
Di Charles
manager
Written 3 February 2014
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Is there a blue ringed octupus at the seaaquarium?
Written 2 April 2018
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