National Lobster Hatchery - Padstow

Hayley T.

If you're visiting on holiday the £24 family access is quite a lot for what's there. We were done in about 45 min including letting the kids colour and do the word searches etc upstairs. However you can visit as much as you like for 12m so it does offer good value in that respect. My kids enjoyed the activity area and watching the boats so you could return to kill an hour or so fairly often if you were local. The staff were really friendly and knowledgeable and spent ages answering questions, plus the view from the first floor across the estuary is beautiful. You can see a lot of thought has been put into making it more of an attraction. If you can find a place with leaflets for days out, you'll likely find a voucher which definitely makes it better value for money.

Elizabeth R.

We visited for the first time this half term. It’s rather small but really informative and educational and the volunteers are so passionate and we learnt a lot we didn’t know about lobsters 🦞, definitely recommend as it’s a little gem of a place to learn all about them! We will definitely visit again on our next trip to Cornwall, easily accessible from the parking directly opposite and then we went into padstow for ice cream after

Fearocious

Very educational experience. Learned a lot about the lobster life cycle and the challenges they face. It takes about 1 1/2 hours for a complete visit

lauren P.

informative and enjoyable, loved seeing the babies. staff were very friendly and had loads of information to share with us about the mums with eggs. they have a cute little gift shop with magnets, toys etc etc. fair price. £8 for an adult and return all year, we are not from the area but visit a couple times a year so to be able to come next time for free is a winner!

Kay B.

Small but amazing place.. staff very passionate and knowledgeable, interesting and reasonable ticket price

Leighton H.

A good little attraction. But it is little.

The hatchery does fantastic work, supporting the UK's lobster populations and educating people on them.

The ticket lasts a year which is a nice gesture. But I can't see anyone wanting to return after a single visit.

I would recommend a few more educational boards explaining their preferred environments, I found it was a little vague/basic.

Maria W.

It's a nice place to look around but in my opinion it's a little pricey.
Fair enough once you pay the first time you can go back for free for a year but I don't think that there is enough there for a return journey.
It's a good place to bring the kids and they can learn all about lobsters and even see baby ones.

Sarah L.

Great place to visit with the kids, especially if you’re staying locally to the area - the entry tickets gain you access for a whole year, we made it our morning routine whilst on holiday to pop in and see the lobsters. It is very small but lots of information and interesting exhibits. The staff are so friendly, we were lucky enough to see various activities being done in the hatchery.