Photo via Wikimedia CommonsWalk-through ocean tunnel, rays, sharks and a good rainy-day hour.
Tickets & opening timesA compact aquarium on the promenade with an underwater tunnel, a ray pool, seahorses and regular feeding talks. Straightforward, indoors and easy with a pushchair.
It is best combined with another promenade attraction rather than treated as a whole afternoon.
Measured from each hotel's front door.
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