El Centro de Descubrimiento Marino de la Costa Central

Experiencia negativa: Even though it was advertised as open it was locked with no one there not even a sign to say it wasn't open very disappointing

Experiencia fantástica: My son and I had a fabulous time. Molly and Richard were incredibly knowledgeable and great with explaining things to the kids! The colouring and craft area was great for when the kids wanted some quiet time. Definitely would return!

Experiencia fantástica: I went there a few months ago and it was super fun! I really like ocean things and the touch pool they have is definitely my favourite! Really great price for heaps of fun

Experiencia fantástica: Our 4yo had the BEST time here on Sunday! There was so much to do, we stayed for 2 hours The team at the centre were all super lovely, friendly, chatty and informative about marine animals. There were lots of exhibits to interact with, and so many craft activities to keep our little one engaged. The treasure hunt around the centre was heaps of fun! Our daughter really got into it hunting for turtles around the exhibits, and then she spent ages in the craft area with all the extra activities. Amazing value for the entry fee!

Experiencia fantástica: I think this was a perfect rainy day activity the staff where amazing and was good for all ages

Experiencia fantástica: Best place in the world, i had fun, there are lots of interesting and important stuff in the centre, including a theatre and a gift shop, staff were lovely and helpful, and the gift shop is great, loved it

Experiencia fantástica: A lot of love is put into this beautiful centre. The staff are wonderful and make this place so special! My daughters ( 4 & 5 years old) spend almost 3 hours here and really enjoyed the art & craft. Highly recommend!

Experiencia fantástica: This charming little museum is super kid friendly and packs so much fun info and hands on activities into their space, made even more wonderful by all the friendly staff and guides. There’s so much care and kindness put into it. Definitely glad we visited.

Experiencia negativa: A little disappointed. Been waiting to take my three children here for a long time after good reviews, but went there today to a little disappointment that the best part where you can touch in the pool section is a look only section for school holidays. Also we got charged for my 1year old as the man at the front desk doesn’t ask how old and just basically assumed she was over 2. A little suggestion would be is to notify people before paying if the main attraction is not in service.

Experiencia fantástica: I work at the marina and had so much fun with my little friends cleaning up great service Love the cafe outside and park. I love playing with little kids.

Experiencia fantástica: Great place to educate children & adults alike. Live feeding of seahorse & a Port Jackson Shark. Educational commentary provided. Plaster painting(At an additional cost) is available, along with coloring in, educational seek & fund activity. Some excellent related displays. Coffee shop next door till 2pm, includes snacks & ice creams. Our granddaughters enjoyed the experience & a shop offering ocean related souvenirs at a variety of budgets to help remember the visit. The granddaughters enjoyed the tour & participated in 3 different activities that were available & included in admission. Allow 1-2 hours depending on the number of activities undertaken.

Experiencia fantástica: A fantastic place to spend the morning, and perfect for little ones who love to touch and explore everything. My toddler companion spent a few happy hours touching everything in the touch pool and putting every shell to her ear to make sure she could hear the sea in every last one of them. My bigger kids loved the fish feeding, movies, craft and seeing Dave the Port Jackson shark. Great place with lovely staff and volunteers!

Experiencia fantástica: A great place to spend some hours with the younger ones. There are lots of interactive activities they can be engaged in. Loved it

Experiencia fantástica: If your kids are interested in the world around them they can get a lot out of this place. We ended up spending two hours here, enjoying the displays, craft activities, touch pool and cinema. 12pm is fish feeding time, which the kids got to help with. Staff and volunteer very helpful and made it fun. Worth it.

Experiencia fantástica: Dave the shark is a legend

Experiencia fantástica: Delicious food and friendly staff

Experiencia fantástica: Small place but great information and very didactic, nice enthusiastic ppl showing you around

Experiencia fantástica: Kinda small but very cute little Discovery Centre. The animals are clearly well cared for. The staff were super friendly and knowledgeable. We took our 1-year-old who loved the fish and tide pool exhibit. She’s probably a bit young for the other activities - there was a whole room set up for arts and crafts with posters and learning activities. Definitely gets a recommend from us.

Experiencia fantástica: Lots of stuff to do here and great interactive experiences

Experiencia fantástica: Staff are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Great ue of small facility, lots of variety and VERY family friendly.

Experiencia fantástica: Knowledgeable and friendly staff. My nephew had a great time watching the fish feeding and painting in the craft room :)

Experiencia negativa: Absolutely a rip off $18 Adult $12 for 4 yr old they have only 3 live display It was a total waste of time and money Save your money

Experiencia fantástica: My 8 year old daughter loved the experience. Her favourite parts were the microscope, the scavenger hunt, and the craft. There was a big range of bones, shells, artifacts and lots of information about them. The guide gave a short tour which was informative and she was very personable. Kids wanted to go back the next day.

Experiencia fantástica: Wonderful staff with lots of knowledge. Grandchildren had a great time.

Experiencia fantástica: 以为很远，其实很方便的一个地方

Experiencia fantástica: It was a very entertaining, educational experience. The staff, especially Nigel, were wonderful people. So patient and knowledgeable. The children and adults had a great time. Thank you to all involved.

Experiencia fantástica: Nice coffee

Experiencia positiva: Best sit n watch the water cafe in Terrigal

Experiencia fantástica: A wonderful world of marine discovery awaits inside! Watching John feed was a treat. Very friendly and helpful and informative and fun. Thank you

Experiencia fantástica: Ate at the cafe ...only. It was Good

Experiencia fantástica: Great marine centre staff super friendly

Experiencia fantástica: Fenced in, can release the children while you have a coffee.

Experiencia positiva: Great family location esp young kids

Experiencia positiva: One of our daughter's favourite places. The staff are friendly and helpful, the living creatures are always a bringer of smiles and all reasonably priced!

Experiencia fantástica: Brilliant

Experiencia fantástica: Had a great time. Extremely friendly and informative staff.

Experiencia fantástica: Great experience for the family.

Experiencia fantástica: Great place to visit with children. Lots of wonderful activities and the staff are wonderful! Educational as well as fun. Lots of variety.

Experiencia fantástica: It's pretty small place but the people are friendly and helpful with information about the animals. Lots of activities for the kids.

Experiencia positiva: Nice park. The kids had fun

Experiencia positiva: Our kid enjoyed the food feeding session, painting & treasure hunt. Think $16 adult ticket is little expensive for such a small centre.

Experiencia fantástica: What a great place...the staff so knowledgeable and we loved the fish feeding

Experiencia positiva: It's ok

Experiencia positiva: Great staff... vanessa was a joy for the grandkids

Experiencia fantástica: Wonderful day out. Kids love the treasure hunt and the craft! Will be back soon

Experiencia fantástica: Kids had a ball! Jon was a wealth of knowledge and sent kids on a treasure hunt that they thoroughly enjoyed with treasure at the end! I had a fall prior to entry and Jon was amazing helping however he could. Highly recommend

Experiencia fantástica: Very informative. Well laid out. Enthusiastic staff. Good for children

Experiencia fantástica: We spent a lovely morning here. Yes it is small but the person guiding us round really made the experience, she was enthusiastic and knowledgeable and the kids loved it. Cafe and playground just next door too.

Experiencia positiva: Visited the centre today with 22 month toddler. She loved watching the fish especially when staff member Vanessa brought some food out for them, and then doing painting in the craft room. Centre is a great place to go when weather is not good and has great access to cafe and park next door. Will definitely visit again

Experiencia fantástica: My grandchildren love this marine museum, so do I, the staff are wonderful, we learned a lit about sea life. We will be back!

Experiencia negativa: OK for a rainy day but extremely small , smaller than a 3 a bedroom house. Not much to see, you'll see it all in 30 minutes or less, staff are friendly. You could spend more time if older kids wanted to read more or learn more instead of just looking. The treasure hunt was a saviour , kids loved it. But there's hardly any fish or live animals. Gift shop is expensive too.

Experiencia positiva: Was interesting

Experiencia fantástica: Great vegan, vegetarian and omnivore options-food and drinks are delicious! Great atmosphere and excellent environment for families.

Experiencia positiva: Was closed for easter

Experiencia fantástica: Wow!! I wasn't expecting that. This place is great. So affordable and the volunteers are really friendly & knowledgeable of all their exhibits. So much to see and learn about. The shark teeth & whale jawbone & ribs are amazing. The kids loved the craft area and shell search game. Definitely worth the price of admission. Good job.

Experiencia fantástica: Interesting!

Experiencia fantástica: Great place to see. Very interesting.

Experiencia fantástica: Wow! Fantastic renovation, great for getting the children involved and interested in our magnificent ocean with so many activities to learn about the sea and it's creatures.

Experiencia fantástica: Lovely little spot to grab a coffee. Staff at coffee shop very happy and welcoming.

Experiencia fantástica: A great couple of hours. We went with our 2 Grandsons and they had a ball. The younger one loved the fish and the other all of the interesting facts and information provided by the guide. He also loved using the microscope looking at shells etc. Well worth a visit.

Experiencia fantástica: Hidden Gem! The volunteers are so dedicated to the cause and Marine Life Education. We went with 3 kids aged 2 to 5 and they spent 2 hours there. More suited for pre-schoolers and above and younger kids who are interested in Marine life.. ours were very keen. Perfect little find for an indoor plan sorta day.

Experiencia fantástica: Great place to spend an hour or two as an adult or with children, reading learning playing or researching.

Experiencia fantástica: We took our grandchildren to the Marine Discovery center today following Covid safe practices. They enjoyed seeing the displays which have been upgraded. Our experience was enhanced by the amazing volunteers who explained in detail the displays. Our grandchildren then enjoyed doing craft. Thank you to all staff who made their experiences so memorable.

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Experiencia positiva: A good bit of educational fun for the kids and a fabulous Cafe and playground for the whole family. It's small and easy to cover in a short amount of time, but the volunteers that help out are lovely and keen to share their knowledge with you.

Experiencia negativa: $16 for two kids and one adult... Not that much to see

Experiencia positiva: Col's passion for the Marine artifacts he's collected is infectious. From the excellent introduction to Gavin the leafy sea dragon, through to the excellent treasure hunt, and stopping off at the whale station on the way, it's a great way to spend half a day.

Experiencia positiva: Good location

Experiencia fantástica: Great for kids to learn about the marine environment.

Experiencia fantástica: Great little hub fir the kids and a wonderful coffee shop with a huge play ground . Coffee with a friend Adventure with the kids a great safe location . It’s by the water so you still need to keep a lookout for kids

Experiencia fantástica: Cute little place I think ideal for younger school aged children. Do not attempt with a toddler. If you have two parents available take the toddler to the park next to it and enjoy a coffee and let them play the park is great and fenced.

Experiencia fantástica: Educational and fun for the whole family. Speak to Karen and Fyn, they're awesome

Experiencia positiva: The guides here are fantastic.

Experiencia fantástica: Great for kids healthy food pity so expensive

Experiencia fantástica: This place allows you to learn so much about manine animals. Everyone is always so involved with land animals, they really make you care about aquatic ones too. Will be back for more learning opportunities

Experiencia fantástica: This is a great place for Marine Mammal and fish enthusiasts both children and adult alike. A great little place to to take you kids on the weekend. With lots of great educational activities and amazing displays, plus activities and programs for schools. I've started volunteering here to get experience for paid work. A very good place right on the river, plus it's close to Terrigal Haven for Whale Watching.

Experiencia fantástica: Fun for the kids educational

Experiencia fantástica: A fantastic place to learn about the wonders of the Oceans. Friendly and informative staff. Really great. Highly recommend.

Experiencia fantástica: Fabulous fun and informative for kids.

Experiencia fantástica: Very interesting, enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff.

Experiencia fantástica: Nice and relaxed, very small....however a lot of interesting things to see & learn about. There is a park life cafe there & a lovely play ground, with flying fox & pirate ship.

Experiencia fantástica: Great little discovery centre. Kids absolutely loved it. Friendly and very helpful staff.

Experiencia fantástica: Great for children,engaging,tactile learning experience!

Experiencia fantástica: Fabulous place

Experiencia fantástica: Staff were very helpful and friendly. Kids had a blast and learnt a lot. There is an interactive touching pool. Love how they provide free craft activities. There is also a cafe next door and a great park to play at after.

Experiencia positiva: Love this place bit it could do with government or corporate funding. It's a great idea and a way to interact with sea creatures.

Experiencia fantástica: Found this place by accident. I was just looking for a place to have a coffee. Eventually learnt a lot about sea horses and sea dragons. Also saw a real life Port Jackson Shark. And the coffee was delicious too. I can only recommend!

Experiencia positiva: Kids loved it a few crafty knick knacks.

Experiencia positiva: Small, but nice. Really enthusiastic staff. They make the museum great and give you a lot extra information.

Experiencia positiva: Interesting place but very small. Had to put in a bit of effort to keep little ones entertained. Still managed to burn a few hours there.

Experiencia fantástica: Outstanding! We visited with our almost 5 & 2.5 year old and they loved it! There is so much to do, don't be fooled by thinking otherwise when you see the modest size of the building. The staff are all as attentive as grandparents with young children. A great idea to go in the hottest part of the day when it's too hot to be at the beach too. Our kids didn't want to leave & haven't stopped talking about all the things they saw, learnt & did.

Experiencia fantástica: My family and I have been volunteering at the marine discovery Centre for years. We started off as patrons and fell in love with the place. It's a fantastic Centre to learn and love the marine system and amazing creatures. Also there's a variety of activities ,arts and crafts the kids and big kids will love. Lots to see and do. Come back again and again.

Experiencia fantástica: Great place for the kids. Cafe opening soon and lovely park next door

Experiencia positiva: Great educational experience for kids with experts on hand to explaiin

Experiencia positiva: Great for kids

Experiencia fantástica: very good for kids

Experiencia fantástica: A great volunteer run education centre. Please give these guys some funds!