Rockpool Safaris

Regular Rockpool Safaris are usually £5 per person (plus the Eventbrite fee). All money goes to Devon Wildlife Trust to support the work of Wembury Marine Centre and keeping Wembury special.

Booking in advance is usually required.  Please click on a specific event for more details.

Please note car parking charges in the National Trust beach car park will also apply - National Trust members park free of charge.

Rockpool Safaris normally start at Easter each year and run through until end of September.  We plan these events for weekends throughout our season and on weekdays in school holidays and bank holidays.

We plan these events carefully to coincide with low tide so if the dates and times are not what you are looking for then it may be because the tide is not suitable for rockpooling.

Yes please, booking in advance via Eventbrite is usually required.  Please click on a specific event for details on how to book.  If you are unable to book online beforehand, then please just turn up to the Centre before the event starts to see if you can book on.

Please note all children must be accompanied by a paying adult (over 18 years).

Our Rockpool Safaris are open to all - children and adults alike! There are fascinating species to discover and unbelievable facts to learn, thanks to our expert team of staff and volunteers.  We find more as a group and share the knowledge.

We recommend our Rockpool Safaris for children aged 4 years and over (but you know your child and younger children are of course welcome to join us.) We run Mini Rockpool Safaris for younger pre-school aged children as an introductory session to rockpooling and we recommend children are aged 12 and over for our night-time rockpool safaris.  Please see our What's On page for more details. 

At all of our Rockpool Safari events, all children must be accompanied by a paying adult.

We recommend sturdy waterproof footwear for rockpooling as you will walk over slippery seaweed covered rocks. Wellington boots are ideal as you can get your feet wet whilst you explore the rockpools fully.

Please come dressed for the weather and bring a coat or extra layer as there can often be a breeze out on the rocky shore.

Rockpool Safaris do go ahead on rainy days unless a severe weather warning is forecast. 

Please don't bring nets! We work really hard to protect Wembury's rockpools by following the Seashore Code at all of our events.

Instead, we only use our hands and buckets and we will teach you how to do the same. We provide the buckets so there's no need to bring anything but yourselves!

Please consider leaving your nets at home whenever and wherever you go rockpooling, thank you.

We can usually offer private guided Rockpool Safari events to group of all ages. Please Contact Us to discuss dates and details and we'll be happy to arrange a booking with you. 

We also offer Birthday Parties which include guided rockpooling sessions, plus other activities and private hire of Wembury Marine Centre, please Contact Us to discuss in further detail. 

Rockpool Safaris will go ahead on rainy days, but please be aware the rocks can become more slippery. Please bring a warm waterproof coat and sensible footwear such as wellington boots.

In the event of a  severe weather warning issued by the Met Office then we will cancel our events and full refunds will be issued.

Should you choose to cancel your booking, then you must give us at least 24 hours notice in order for a refund to be issued (minus the Eventbrite booking fee).