Sanctuary
Cornish Seal Sanctuary
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🛖 Sanctuary, United Kingdom 5 spp. present
The Cornish Seal Sanctuary is a sanctuary for injured seal pups, and is owned by The SEA LIFE Trust. The centre is on the banks of the Helford River in Cornwall, UK, next to the village of Gweek. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
50.092° N 5.203° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
High
Species present
5
speciesOpened
1958
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- Gweek Drive, TR12 6UG
- Phone
- +44 13 26 22 13 61
- Access
- Partly wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
South American Sea Lion
Otaria flavescens
Before you go
Where is Cornish Seal Sanctuary?
United Kingdom
Cornish Seal Sanctuary is a sanctuary in the United Kingdom, at Gweek Drive, TR12 6UG. Its coordinates are 50.092° N, 5.203° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 323 km away.
What animals can you see at Cornish Seal Sanctuary?
5 species
Citizen-science photos record 5 species at Cornish Seal Sanctuary, including Gray Seal, Atlantic Puffin, Harbor Seal, South American Sea Lion and Ferruginous Duck. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Cornish Seal Sanctuary in the wild?
Gray Seal: Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Cornish Seal Sanctuary also live in the parks and cities we cover: Gray Seal (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cape Breton Highlands National Park), Atlantic Puffin (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard) and Harbor Seal (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kenai Fjords National Park).
When is Cornish Seal Sanctuary open?
Every day · 10:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Cornish Seal Sanctuary is open Every day · 10:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Cornish Seal Sanctuary open and how big is it?
Opened 1958, 6.2 ha
Cornish Seal Sanctuary, a sanctuary in the United Kingdom, opened in 1958 and covers about 6.2 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 5 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)