St Andrews Ideas for Free Time (1)
St Andrews Aquarium
Talks are delivered daily by Aquarium team members and include:
11.30am: Rockpool Talk
12.00pm: Seal Feeding & Poolside Talk
12.20pm: Meerkat Talk
2.30pm: Rockpool Talk
3.00pm Seal Feeding & Poolside Talk
3.20pm: Meerkat Talk
4.00pm: Shark Tankside Talk
Adult £8
Child (Aged 3-15) £6
Child (Aged 2 and Under) FREE
OAP £6
Student £6
Special Needs: £6
Registered Carers: £6
Wheelchair User: FREE*
Family 3 - (2 adults 4 children) £33 (Saving £7)
Groups
Groups of 10 or more, special group rates apply which amount to a £1 discount per person off normal admission prices.
Adult £7
Child £5
OAP £5
Student £5
Nestled on St Andrews' dramatic north facing cliffs, with stunning views of the famous west sands and St Andrews Bay, St Andrews Aquarium boasts one of the finest coastal locations in the historic town.
Step through the doors and be transported into an underwater world of adventure and discovery. Come face to face with some of the most beautiful, fascinating and dangerous creatures of the watery worlds. From black tip reef sharks to seahorses, lobsters to lionfish, poison dart frogs to piranhas, loveable seals...... and not to forget the fabulous meerkats.
Get up close and personal with the daily interactive demonstrations, which include seal feeding at 12pm and 3pm, and a rockpool ramble at 11.30am and 2.30pm.
Things to see.
Fish (of course)!
Where to start? It’s not surprising to learn that St Andrews Aquarium have literally hundreds of fish!
Stingrays which use their venomous spine to protect themselves from predators.
Piranhas who group together to attack larger animals.
The Poison Dart Frog whose bright colours warn predators of their toxic poison.
The Octopus who can move at great speed when the situation demands.
Pufferfish who inflate their body to scare away predators.
The Lionfish whose spines contain poisonous venom.
And not to forget the Stonefish, the most deadly fish in the world.
Rockpool Talks: Daily at 11.30am and 2.30pm
Harbour Seal
The Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) or Common Seal is one of 33 species of seals worldwide, and one of two species of seals that live in Britain.
Laurel, St Andrews Aquarium’s resident harbour seal, was found in 1991 as an abandoned seal pup near Craiginish near Oban. She’s been there ever since.
Her hobbies include bubble blowing and flipper waving and she can be seen daily in her training pool playing games and showing off new found skills she learns during her training games.
Pop along to wave to Laurel – she’ll be sure to come over to see if you have any of her favourite food: herring.
Seal Feeding & Poolside Talks: Daily at 12pm and 3pm.
The Black Tip Reef shark (carcharhinus melanopterus) is easily identified by the prominent black tips on its fins (particularly on its dorsal fin).
Native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans they enjoy shallow, inshore waters and feast on small bony fish, cephalods, sea snakes crustaceans and even seabirds.
Shy and nervous, the black tip reef shark can be difficult to approach and seldom poses a danger to humans (unless roused by food).
However, people wading through shallow water are very much at risk of having their legs mistakenly bitten.
Shark Talks: Daily at 4pm
Meerkats
Meerkats (suricatta suricatta) are one of the most charismatic of the small mammals.
They are around 24 cm long with a 20 cm tail and weigh only a few hundred grams. Active by day, meerkats take shelter in their warm burrows at night.
St Andrews Aquarium has a growing family of meerkats:
Kate & Wills are their two dominant meerkats, and they have recently given birth to a baby boy, Piper, who has quickly made himself known as the most noisy member of the pack!
Piper is Kate & Wills' first baby, he's only a few months and cute as a button. Piper was named by ten year old Marc Penman from South Parks Primary School in Glenrothes.
Meerkat Talks: Daily at 12.20pm and 3.20pm
St Andrews Aquarium
Opening Times
Sunday - Saturday 10am – 6pm
Talk Times
Talks are delivered daily by Aquarium team members and include:
11.30am: Rockpool Talk
12.00pm: Seal Feeding & Poolside Talk
12.20pm: Meerkat Talk
2.30pm: Rockpool Talk
3.00pm Seal Feeding & Poolside Talk
3.20pm: Meerkat Talk
4.00pm: Shark Tankside Talk
Admission Rates
Adult £8
Child (Aged 3-15) £6
Child (Aged 2 and Under) FREE
OAP £6
Student £6
Special Needs: £6
Registered Carers: £6
Wheelchair User: FREE*
Family
Family 1 - (2 adults 2 children) £25 (Saving £3)
Family 2 - (2 adults 3 children) £29 (Saving £3)Family 3 - (2 adults 4 children) £33 (Saving £7)
Groups
Groups of 10 or more, special group rates apply which amount to a £1 discount per person off normal admission prices.
Adult £7
Child £5
OAP £5
Student £5
Introduction
Nestled on St Andrews' dramatic north facing cliffs, with stunning views of the famous west sands and St Andrews Bay, St Andrews Aquarium boasts one of the finest coastal locations in the historic town.
Step through the doors and be transported into an underwater world of adventure and discovery. Come face to face with some of the most beautiful, fascinating and dangerous creatures of the watery worlds. From black tip reef sharks to seahorses, lobsters to lionfish, poison dart frogs to piranhas, loveable seals...... and not to forget the fabulous meerkats.
Get up close and personal with the daily interactive demonstrations, which include seal feeding at 12pm and 3pm, and a rockpool ramble at 11.30am and 2.30pm.
Things to see.
Fish (of course)!
Where to start? It’s not surprising to learn that St Andrews Aquarium have literally hundreds of fish!
From the exotic to the unusual, you will experience the full spectrum of aquatic inhabitants when you visit the Aquarium. There’s too many to go into in detail, however my favourites are:
Stingrays which use their venomous spine to protect themselves from predators.
Piranhas who group together to attack larger animals.
The Poison Dart Frog whose bright colours warn predators of their toxic poison.
The Octopus who can move at great speed when the situation demands.
Pufferfish who inflate their body to scare away predators.
The Lionfish whose spines contain poisonous venom.
And not to forget the Stonefish, the most deadly fish in the world.
Rockpool Talks: Daily at 11.30am and 2.30pm
Harbour Seal
The Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) or Common Seal is one of 33 species of seals worldwide, and one of two species of seals that live in Britain.
Laurel, St Andrews Aquarium’s resident harbour seal, was found in 1991 as an abandoned seal pup near Craiginish near Oban. She’s been there ever since.
Her hobbies include bubble blowing and flipper waving and she can be seen daily in her training pool playing games and showing off new found skills she learns during her training games.
Pop along to wave to Laurel – she’ll be sure to come over to see if you have any of her favourite food: herring.
Seal Feeding & Poolside Talks: Daily at 12pm and 3pm.
Black Tip Reef Sharks
The Black Tip Reef shark (carcharhinus melanopterus) is easily identified by the prominent black tips on its fins (particularly on its dorsal fin).
Native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans they enjoy shallow, inshore waters and feast on small bony fish, cephalods, sea snakes crustaceans and even seabirds.
Shy and nervous, the black tip reef shark can be difficult to approach and seldom poses a danger to humans (unless roused by food).
However, people wading through shallow water are very much at risk of having their legs mistakenly bitten.
Shark Talks: Daily at 4pm
Meerkats
Meerkats (suricatta suricatta) are one of the most charismatic of the small mammals.
They are around 24 cm long with a 20 cm tail and weigh only a few hundred grams. Active by day, meerkats take shelter in their warm burrows at night.
They are highly sociable animals, and like to take turns to act as “look-out” from a high branch or rock, warning the rest of the group of any approaching danger. Their main enemies are birds of prey. While on guard they often stand up on their hind legs.
St Andrews Aquarium has a growing family of meerkats:
Kate & Wills are their two dominant meerkats, and they have recently given birth to a baby boy, Piper, who has quickly made himself known as the most noisy member of the pack!
Windsor is our fourth meerkat and his name was selected by seven year old Rebekka Stewart of Pitcorthie Primary School in Dunfermline.
Piper is Kate & Wills' first baby, he's only a few months and cute as a button. Piper was named by ten year old Marc Penman from South Parks Primary School in Glenrothes.
Meerkat Talks: Daily at 12.20pm and 3.20pm
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