National Sea Life Centre

The National Sea Life Centre is an aquarium with over 60 displays of freshwater and marine life in Brindleyplace, Birmingham, England. Its ocean tank has a capacity of 1,000,000 litres of water and houses giant green sea turtles, blacktip reef sharks and tropical reef fish, with the only fully transparent 360-degree underwater tunnel in the United Kingdom.

Photo: Gp258, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Public aquarium
Description: aquarium in Birmingham, United Kingdom
Also known as: “National Sea Life Centre, Birmingham”
Address: Brindley Place, Birmingham, B1 2JB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arena Birmingham and Library of Birmingham.

Arena Birmingham

Stadium

Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Utilita Arena Birmingham is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central Birmingham, England. It is owned by parent company the NEC Group. When it was opened in 1991, it was the largest indoor arena in the UK. Arena Birmingham is situated 460 feet northwest of National Sea Life Centre.

Library of Birmingham

Library

Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Library of Birmingham is a public library in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the west side of the city centre at Centenary Square, beside the Birmingham Rep and Baskerville House. Library of Birmingham is situated 1,200 feet east of National Sea Life Centre.

Symphony Hall

Theater building

Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Symphony Hall is a 2,262-seat concert venue in Birmingham, England. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 12 June 1991, although it had been in use since 15 April 1991. Symphony Hall is situated 720 feet east of National Sea Life Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brindleyplace and Paradise.

Brindleyplace

Locality

Brindleyplace is a large mixed-use canalside development, in the Westside district of Birmingham, England. It was named after Brindley Place, the name of the street around which it is built.

Paradise

Locality

Paradise, formerly named Paradise Circus, is the name given to an area of approximately 7 hectares in Birmingham city centre between Chamberlain and Centenary Squares.

Ladywood

Suburb

Photo: Artrix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ladywood is an inner-city district next to central Birmingham. It was historically in Warwickshire. In June 2004, Birmingham City Council conducted a citywide "Ward Boundary Revision" which increased the number of Birmingham wards from 39 to 40.

National Sea Life Centre

Categories: zoo, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.4788° or 52° 28′ 44″ north

Longitude

-1.91353° or 1° 54′ 49″ west

Levels

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

Sea Life Aquarium

Open location code

9C4WF3HP+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 22821096

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=aquarium

Wikidata ID

Q6978303

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In Other Languages

“National Sea Life Centre” goes by many names.

German: “National Sea Life Centre”

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