Blue Reef Aquarium
Blue Reef Aquarium is a public aquarium in Hastings. Its operator is The Blue Reef Leisure Company Limited. Look also at Hastings Castle, 800 m away, first of 25 more within 15 km.
Aquarium in Hastings
Inside Hastings
Blue Reef Aquarium is inside Hastings’ built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Hastings
The warmest afternoons in Hastings run June to September, at 19–22°C.
Blue Reef Aquarium
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.
- Type
- Aquarium
- Run by
- The Blue Reef Leisure Company Limited
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Hastings
- Official site
- hastingsaquarium.co.uk
Map of Blue Reef Aquarium and nearby
Blue Reef Aquarium sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Hastings’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Blue Reef Aquarium
Among the 4, Hastings is the biggest, home to 91,497 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
Hastings
Bachelor's Bump
Fairlight
Pett
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Blue Reef Aquarium is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings | It’s in town | 91,497 | 18 |
| Bachelor's Bump | 3.1 km northeast of it | 258 | 15 |
| Fairlight | 3.7 km northeast of it | 1,561 | 12 |
| Pett | 4.5 km northeast of it | 485 | 12 |
Places to add to Blue Reef Aquarium
Within 15 km are 25 places, among them 3 museums, 2 castles and an abbey or priory.
CastleHastings Castle800 m away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey10 km away3
PierHastings Pier1.7 km away4
Art galleryHastings Contemporary200 m away5
MuseumHastings Fishermen's Museum100 m away6
Castle · English HeritageCamber Castle13 km away7MuseumMuseumShipwreck Museum100 m away8
MuseumHastings Museum and Art Gallery1.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Blue Reef Aquarium: common questions
Where is Blue Reef Aquarium?
Blue Reef Aquarium is in Hastings, East Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Blue Reef Aquarium?
Public aquarium in Hastings, UK.
Who runs Blue Reef Aquarium?
The Blue Reef Leisure Company Limited.
When is the best time to visit Blue Reef Aquarium?
June to September are the warmest months in Hastings, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Blue Reef Aquarium?
Within 15 km: Hastings Castle (800 m), Battle Abbey (10 km), Hastings Pier (1.7 km) and Hastings Contemporary (200 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Blue Reef Aquarium: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hastings Castle: Kreepin Deth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hastings Pier: Glen Diamond, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hastings Contemporary: yellow book, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hastings Fishermen's Museum: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Camber Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hastings Museum and Art Gallery: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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