May 17, 2018
AQUARIUM CELEBRATES ‘COUPLES’ IN HONOUR OF ROYAL WEDDING Guests are being invited to join in the royal wedding celebrations this Saturday at Blue Reef Aquarium in Hastings. The Rock-a-Nore Road attraction is marking the special event by recognising the many ‘couples’ who call the aquarium home. Staff have even named two Axolotls ‘Meghan’ and ‘Harry’ […]
May 13, 2018
‘SEA MONSTERS’ WEEK AT BLUE REEF AQUARIUM Hastings Blue Reef Aquarium will be taken over by sea monsters as part of a special week-long event which runs from Saturday May 26th to Sunday June 3rd. Among the ‘monsters’ on display will be the world’s biggest octopus species and a selection of toxic fish. Other activities […]
February 22, 2018
A breath-taking real life ‘mermaid’ is returning to Blue Reef Aquarium this Easter half term. On Thursday April 12th, visitors can take part in a meet and greet with Mermaid Anna, a mythical and magical interactive character. Anna last swam ashore in October to meet guests at the Rock-a-Nore Road attraction and has been welcomed […]
February 22, 2018
A huge Tyrannosaurus Rex is set to descend on Blue Reef Aquarium this Easter half term. On Wednesday 4th April guests to the Rock-a-Nore Road attraction will be able to get up close and personal with the beast between 10am and 3pm. The impressive four metre animatronic dinosaur, known as Pete, will also be bringing […]
December 13, 2017
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 […]
November 20, 2017
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 […]
November 13, 2017
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 […]
November 13, 2017
Guests to Blue Reef Aquarium were wowed by a huge four metre dinosaur and its baby siblings during October half term as part of a week of exciting activities. Pete the animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex was a huge success with visitors who filled the Rock-A-Nore Road attraction eager to get up close and personal with the […]
October 31, 2017
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER Hastings Blue Reef Aquarium is inviting volunteers to join them on an autumn beach clean on Saturday November 11th. Staff from the Rock-a-Nore Road wildlife attraction will be hosting the beach tidy event from 10am on the stretch of beach beside the aquarium. All volunteers will […]
October 18, 2017
Three of Hastings’ most popular visitor attractions are set for a horribly entertaining Halloween half term. Running from Saturday October 21st to Sunday, October 29th visitors to Smugglers Adventure, Hastings Castle and Blue Reef Aquarium, collectively known as Discover Hastings, will be able to join in ghostly goings-on and spooky trails. Blue Reef is running […]