What could be a better gift experience than visiting over 250 species of breathtaking sealife from around the globe?! With prices beginning at just £8.10 for a day ticket, Blue Reef Aquarium Hastings is the perfect choice for an original Christmas gift. Tickets can be redeemed up to 6 months from day of purchase too … Continued

Watching colourful fish swim is fun for all, but did you know it can also have a positive effect on our stress levels and wellbeing, too? Find out more, here.

Aquarists at Hastings’ Blue Reef Aquarium have picked a winning name for their newly-arrived Giant Pacific Octopus after a hugely popular visitor competition. The Rock-a-Nore Road wildlife attraction invited youngsters to choose a suitable name for the eight-legged creature and ran the competition for the entirety of November. They received close to 70 suggestions and … Continued

HASTINGS’ AQUARIUM SPREADS CHRISTMAS CHEER WITH RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS Blue Reef Aquarium in Hastings is appealing for nominations after pledging to brighten up people’s day by offering small random acts of kindness in the lead up to Christmas. Staff at the Rock-A-Nore Road attraction thought of the idea after receiving several heart-warming stories following … Continued

  Visitors to Blue Reef Aquarium in Hastings are being invited to come up with a name for their newest arrival. The Rock-a-Nore Road attraction has welcomed a new Giant Pacific Octopus and staff are hoping the public will be able to think of a new name for the bizarre-looking cephalopod. The octopus is a … Continued

Hastings Blue Reef Aquarium has donated tickets to a local women’s charity.  The Rock-a-Nore Road attraction has offered a set of five adult and six children’s tickets to a group of women from the Oasis Woman Recovery Service.  The Brighton Oasis Project (BOP) is a substance misuse service for women and families in the heart … Continued

Hastings Blue Reef Aquarium is hosting a week-long series of fundraising events and activities for the BBC Children in Need appeal.  Visitors are being invited to make a donation and ‘face their fears’ at daily animal encounters – with special guest appearances from a selection of snakes and creepy crawlies.  There’s a charity raffle to … Continued

Romantic wildlife lover Matt Bridges enlisted the help of a diver at Hastings Blue Reef Aquarium to propose to his girlfriend. Matt, 23, took the plunge at the Rock-a-Nore Road aquarium and went down on one knee to ask girlfriend Kat Hasberry, 22, to marry him in the underwater tunnel.  The actual proposal was communicated … Continued

If you have passion for the aquatic world then Hastings’ Blue Reef Aquarium would like to hear from you. The Rock-a-Nore Road wildlife attraction is on the lookout for volunteers to join their zoological team. They will get the opportunity to work with an amazing array of creatures including a wide variety of both tropical … Continued

Hastings Blue Reef Aquarium has donated tickets to a local homeless charity in the run up to Christmas. The Rock-a-Nore Road attraction has offered a set of complimentary tickets to a group of women from the Seaview Project in St Leonards-on-Sea. The charity run an open access wellbeing centre where people in need can receive … Continued