National Lobster Hatchery

Monday: 10:00 - 16:00
Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 16:00
Thursday: 10:00 - 16:00
Friday: 10:00 - 16:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 16:00
Sunday: 10:00 - 16:00

About National Lobster Hatchery

The National Lobster Hatchery

National Lobster Hatchery Description

is a charity that was set up to support the cornish fishery and local lobster population. Lobsters are nurtured from egg through their most vunerable stage of their life cycle and released back into the wild. The visitor centre is open every day of the year except Christmas Day.

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On Wednesday we visited the wonderful Porthleven School to tell them a little bit more about Lobsters! ๐Ÿ˜We hope everyone had an ace time!
http://www.porthleven.cornwall.sch.uk/โ€ฆ /the_nationalโ€ฆ/449672

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Who caught us on @BBCCornwall this morning?! We spoke to the fabulous @CornishKennedy about the Cornish Shellfish industry. Check it out online - we're on at 1hr and 16mins and it also includes the wonderful @potl @FalOyster and @murtsshellfish ! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p081hg82

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Another fun fact ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿ‹

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Who's ready to look through our microscopes with their very own eyes, and be a part of Marine conservation in action?

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We're VERY excited to say that we will be running our Mini Marine Biologist Activities over February half term from the AND we even have ace new activities for you! Who's excited? ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฆ€

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Who caught last nights episode of 'This Fishing Life' on @BBCTwo? - We can certainly see the strains on our local fishing industry and makes the work we do feel so valuable to helping to sustain local stocks - Here's a lovely video of our team releasing some of our Large lobsters from our 'Lobster Grower Project' into our wonderful Cornish Seas! ๐Ÿฆž https://youtu.be/MJWPvpCszZQ

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pleh plugh plugh, excuse me humans, there is too much sand in my house ๐Ÿ˜ https://youtu.be/0HGedtWF1Jw

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Fun Fact for a Friday - who knew!

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How and why do lobsters moult? Find out more in our new blog post! https://www.nationallobsterhatchery.co.uk /how-and-why-do-lโ€ฆ/

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Grumpy crab is now over seeing our visitors... ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿฆ€

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A Huge thank you to Scuba Ry and Bristol Aquarium for representing and hosting us last weekend for their fabulous 'Lobster Weekend!' Sounded pretty lobster-tastic!

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We're SO excited to be doing a wonderful Beach clean with Beach Guardian and Your Shore Beach Rangers for Love your Beach Week! Join us on the 16th of Feb (3pm) at Harlyn Bay where we will be helping clean our oceans and sharing some lobster fun with you! http://ow.ly/CjW950y2OPJ

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How cool is this! Where do you think our ace European Lobsters might sit?
https://neal.fun/deep-sea/โ€ฆ

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So mesmerizing ๐Ÿ˜

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How AWESOME are our Cornish Coasts? Just down the road from our lobsters! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฆž

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Good morning from beautiful Padstow ๐Ÿ˜

More about National Lobster Hatchery

National Lobster Hatchery is located at South Quay, PL28 8BL Padstow, Cornwall
+441841533877
Monday: 10:00 - 16:00
Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 16:00
Thursday: 10:00 - 16:00
Friday: 10:00 - 16:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 16:00
Sunday: 10:00 - 16:00
http://www.nationallobsterhatchery.co.uk