College & Universities

The Oceanarium brings your group face to face with a vast array of creatures from the furthest reaches of the globe. An all-weather experience, suitable for all ages and abilities, the Oceanarium is ideally situated on Bournemouth’s beautiful seafront.

COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY PRICES

All college and university groups of 10 or more paying people are eligible to receive special discounted rates when tickets are booked at least 1 week in advance.

PRICES

College/University student (16+ years)

Adults

Free leader ratio
1:15
n/a
Self-guided Prices (off peak / peak)
£12.99 / £13.99
£13.99
Session or Tour Prices (off peak / peak)
£13.99 / £14.99
£13.99

Peak months are May to July and off peak are August to April.

Terms:
  • Must book at least 1 week in advance to receive these discounted rates.  Please note the group bookings co-ordinator works office hours.
  • To make your visit more manageable, we suggest keeping groups to a maximum of 20 , with staggered entry into the Oceanarium of at least 20 minutes and keeping to your allotted arrival times.  
  • To ease overcrowding in our admissions area, please wait outside for all your group to arrive and enter through admissions together  at the allocated times.
  • Groups must be supervised at all times by the accompanying adults/group leader.  Any person found to be constantly disruptive or inconsiderate to other visitors will be asked to leave.
  • Bookings on weekend and school holiday are only available for a maximum of 20 people from 3 pm onwards. Request for larger groups or arrival before 3 pm are not available.
  • We accept both payment by invoice or payment by card/cash on arrival. You will need to let us know how you wish to pay upon booking. 
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