Every penny you spend in our shop and cafés helps us to carry on our educational and conservational work.
Babies & Toddlers
- Baby food station (with bottle and food warming) located in the observatory café
- Changing units available in all toilets
- Lift access to all levels of the exhibition
For visitors with additional access requirements please click here. If you need any further information to help plan your visit please call us on 01482 381000 (select option 3).

Eating at The Deep
Observatory Café
The observatory cafe is open from 10am everyday (except Christmas Day and Christmas Eve when The Deep is closed).
It serves hot breakfasts (until 11.30am), hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, soup, jacket potatoes, a range of hot meals and a salad bar until 3pm, plus a range of scones, cakes, sandwiches and drinks until 5.30pm.
Children's meals and special dietary requirements are all catered for. Tables that have been raised for easier wheelchair access are also available within this cafe.
There is a baby feeding station located in this cafe with bottle and food warming facilities.
Halfway Café
Open during peak periods, the Halfway Café is located next to the Cool Seas Gallery. It serves a variety of sandwiches, hot and cold snacks and drinks.
Picnic Areas
We have picnic benches located outside of the visitor attraction and a small picnic place area in the exhibition (next to Cool Seas). We cannot guarantee you will always find a table as this area may be used by school parties.
Two Rivers Restaurant
Open Friday and Saturday evenings from 7pm with tank view dining. To see our current menu, please click here. Children and groups are welcome. Pre booking is advisable. Please call 01482 382883.
Gift Shop
Our on site shop, The Deepartment Store, is open from 10am to 6pm seven days a week. Here you can find a huge range of souvenirs and gifts as well as a great range of books, toys and clothing. The Deepartment Store is open to all and you don’t need an entry ticket to shop.

