Riverwatch Aquarium And Visitor Centre

It's ok. There's not really much to see, but worth 15min of your time if passing by. More disappointed by the fact that the tanks were not labelled and there was little in the way of staff interaction. Just a little work would make it much, much better - but hey, it's free!

There for Halloween good for the kids plenty to do

Good place to take the kids, some good wee walks about here as well.

This was a great wee find for my family and I on a recent trip to Derry. There is no admission fee and the aquariums contain fish commonly found in rivers and streams locally. My children really enjoyed our trip and although the aquariums are all in quite a small room, it is full of information about the fish within each aquarium and also includes a video pod where you can learn more about native species of fish. There is a corner for small children to sit and colour in a variety of printouts of fish and a box of shells for them to look at and play with. We spent roughly half an hour in the main aquarium area before leaving to go to the outside river walk. There is a bird hide, insect hotel and a lovely but short walk along the river offering lovely views of the city. All in all it is definitely worth a visit and helps children appreciate their own local habitat more.

A quite small aquarium but good for a short visit to see the fish and crustaceans.

Very very disappointed. Travelled a long distance by train and taxi only to find the place closed for maintenance. spoke to one of the staff and told her that we had checked the web site both the night before and on the morning of our visit and it said it was open 9 -5. She made some sort of excuse saying the web site had not been updated. Not good enough and i will certainly not be recommending this place to friends and family.

Plenty of information, helpful staff. But it will only take 30mins to complete your viewing.

The kids will love this place and it is free!!

Great little centre that offers loads of events and workshops for schools, families, fishers etc. Staff are very friendly and it offers a great educational day out.