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Aquariums & Sea Life in Leeds

There's no big Leeds aquarium as such, more a scatter of fish tanks and animal days out worth a drive. Ferrybridge Aquatics out at Knottingley is a fish shop with around 500 species to browse, a quiet wander rather than a big day out. Further afield in Hyde, Swell UK is a garden and aquatic supplies shop with tropical, coldwater and marine fish alongside reptiles and amphibians. In Rotherham, Pet Station lets kids look at guinea pigs, hamsters, fish tanks and iguanas for free. For a fuller day, Wentworth Garden Centre in Rotherham is free to wander and adds a family farm and adventure playground to its pets and aquatics centre. A drive out to York gets you Askham Bryan Wildlife & Conservation Park, from £5.50, where you can feed meerkats and lemurs and go behind the scenes with otters. Furthest out, Helmsley's National Centre for Birds of Prey (from £11.50) has three flying demos a day across 300 acres, best saved for when you fancy the longer trip.

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from £5.50

Askham Bryan Wildlife & Conservation Park

York · ages 3+

Feed meerkats and lemurs, meet giant tortoises and get behind the scenes with otters and their keepers.

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Colourful tropical fish with orange and black striped markings swimming in an aquarium.

Ferrybridge Aquatics

Knottingley

A fish shop and aquarium browse with around 500 species on show, good for a quiet wander rather than a big day out.

A falconer displays a large eagle with outstretched wings during an outdoor demonstration to seated spectators.

from £11.50

National Centre for Birds of Prey (NCBP)

Helmsley

Watch birds of prey fly free over 300 acres of parkland, with three flying demos a day and woodland walks between them.

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Retail display of pet harnesses, leads and accessories in bright colours hung on walls and arranged on shelves.

Pet Station

Rotherham

A pet shop where kids can wander past guinea pigs, hamsters, fish tanks and even iguanas for free.

Free parking

Swell UK Ltd - Garden, Pond and Aquatic Supplies

Hyde

A garden and aquatic supplies shop where you can wander past tanks of tropical, coldwater and marine fish, plus reptiles and amphibians.

Free

Wentworth Garden Centre

Rotherham

A free-to-wander garden centre day out with a family farm, an adventure playground and a pets and aquatics centre to nose round.

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Good to know: aquariums & sea life in Leeds

Are any of them free?

Yes, Wentworth Garden Centre is free to visit.

What does a paid visit cost?

Paid entry starts from £5.50 at Askham Bryan Wildlife & Conservation Park. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.

Whereabouts are they?

You'll find aquariums & sea life in York, Knottingley, Helmsley, Rotherham and Hyde. Every place we list is in or around Leeds, and each listing has the full address and directions.