Pirates spotted in Hastings
Hastings Blue Reef Aquarium and the Smugglers' Adventure are being taken over by buccaneers, brigands and privateers next week as part of their joint Pirates' Weekend celebrations (Saturday July 4th - Sunday July 5th).
Staff at both attractions are busy putting the finishing touches to their own pirates' costumes and any child who arrives in appropriate fancy dress at either site will get FREE entry when accompanied by an adult.
Pirate's Weekend features a variety of activities including flag making, piratical quizzes and lots more swashbuckling fun and games. There are even special talks about some real life pirates, like Blackbeard.
Visitors will also be able to take part in treasure trails, competitions and special guided tours around the aquarium and the caves accompanied by staff in pirate fancy dress.
Blue Reef's Sophie McGachy said: "Pirate's Weekend is always one of the most popular events that we hold here at the aquarium and at the caves - particularly with our younger visitors but also among the staff!
"For most people the prospect of having to dress up would fill them with dread but our staff can't wait to get out of their uniforms and into their pirates' gear - they look forward to it all year round."
Blue Reef Aquarium offers visitors a dazzling undersea safari through the oceans of the world.
More than 30 other naturally-themed displays reveal the sheer variety of
life in the deep from giant octopus to seahorses and cuttlefish.
At the Aquarium's heart is a giant ocean tank where an underwater walkthrough tunnel offers incredibly close encounters with the stunning beauty of a tropical coral reef - home to hundreds of colourful fish.
Deep in the heart of Hastings West Hill lies the Smugglers Adventure, acres of caverns that conceal the thrilling history of smugglers, bootleggers and warring bloodthirsty gangs.
Explore the labyrinth of secret tunnels and passages and discover the dangers and hardships that faced the Sussex smugglers of the eighteenth century.
For more information please contact Sophie McGachy on 01424 718776.
