Natureland Seal Sanctuary (Skegness) Reviews Summary

Animal Care and Exhibits

Pros:

• "Feeding time was a joy to watch, the keepers obviously care about the seals."
• "Such a lovely place. Brilliant what they are doing to help the seals."
• "All rescued seals are brought here where the staff lovingly treat the injuries and help them recover."
• "The staff do such amazing work with vet care for injured and abandoned seals and that really shows!"
• "Great opportunity to see seals up close and personal. Got some wonderful photos of a seal and her pup."
• "The staff are very nice helpful and friendly."
• "The keepers during the seal feedings were very knowledgeable."

Cons:

• "The past couple of years it is disappointing to see that the sea exhibit still isn't back up and running and nothing in its place, very few butterflies compared to how it used to be, other cases boarded up."
• "Some areas were empty, not many birds to see and no butterflies."
• "The penguins enclosure was very upsetting. They have no space, look severely depressed and basically just stood still."
• "The hospitalised seals were in very small pens and clearly did not enjoy people tapping on the window continuously."
• "Small and a bit tired/worn down, but animals all seemed happy and looked after (penguins a little bit less so :( )."
• "We only saw 2 meerkats when we went, so don't exactly know what's going on there."
• "Only complaint was the penguins barely had any water in their section due to something not working and it was an extremely hot day and they were just left hiding in their little box with no water to cool them down."

Facilities and Accessibility

Pros:

• "The place is very clean."
• "The whole complex was very wheelchair friendly, except for a step in one area which we were warned about."
• "Nice open enclosures for great viewing."
• "The cafe was quite big to be honest and the food served warm and fresh."
• "Decent prices for entry tickets, including NHS discount."
• "Tickets are reasonably priced and the proceeds go to a brilliant cause."
• "Great sanctuary with friendly staff."

Cons:

• "Not an overly big place, but has enough to keep the kids occupied for an hour or 2."
• "It cost £40 for 2 adults and 3 children to walk around and back out the door."
• "It feels like they're trying to do too many things and not really nailing any of them."
• "I can understand that they have animals to feed and staff to pay but wow, it is really expensive for what it is."
• "For £32 you expect a lot more."
• "The rest of the sanctuary is looking rather tired and dated."
• "The whole place feels like it needs some TLC and development."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Was actually really worth the money to visit this sanctuary!"
• "£10.50 for an adult is a good price in my opinion, it's expensive to look after and care for animals."
• "It's very reasonably priced for admission and there is more animals to see besides the seals."
• "Prices reasonable."
• "For the area its more expensive however the price I'm presuming helps with the upkeep and medical supplies for the animals."
• "It is a wonderful place to visit, not overly busy but popular. The entrance fee is affordable for families and is certainly a few hours entertainment."
• "Nice little place to visit while staying in Skegness and the price was fair."

Cons:

• "It could be so much more."
• "Every part of the park is full of love and you can tell."
• "It's a lovely place to visit with family. Very friendly animals."
• "Fantastic place to visit."
• "It's a great place to visit, for all ages."
• "Small place but there’s plenty to see."
• "Really great afternoon at the Seal Sanctuary."