The Isle of Wight Reptilarium

The Isle of Wight Reptilarium The Isle of Wight Reptilarium is an all weather attraction on the Isle of Wight set in the building of Fort Victoria country park.
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The Isle of Wight Reptilarium is an all weather tourist attraction based on the Isle of Wight, Situated at the site of the old Marine Aquarium at Fort Victoria Country Park, Freshwater,

Our exhibit of reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates of the world will be in naturalistic themed displays that explore the biomes these animals inhabit, we want to educate the public to the threats these animal

s face in the wild as well as our native herpetofauna that can be found on our doorstep in the adjacent country park. We are a small indoor, chargeable exhibit, that will take around 1.5 hours to explore (if you look at all the animals), we have live Reptiles, Amphibians and invertebrates on display to educate and inspire our visitors,

We really want to help the future generations and currently there is a shortage of suitable work experience placements on the Island for students looking to study Animal Care, we would like to provide much needed placements as well as traineeships and apprenticeships in conjunction with Island Training providers so we can inspire and enthuse the next generations of conservationists and animal care professionals, giving them basic work and animal care skills they can carry forward onto greater things. We also incorporate a Sanctuary for unwanted freshwater turtles that have been acquired as pets but now grown too large to be housed correctly at home,

Thank you for taking the time to support us and we look forward to welcoming you to the Isle of Wight Reptilarium!

We still have tickets available for our February Half Term 50% off offer, simply buy these tickets online at the 50% off...
08/01/2024

We still have tickets available for our February Half Term 50% off offer, simply buy these tickets online at the 50% off regular admission discounted rate for admission during February Half Term.

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Buy your tickets here for Admission to the Isle of Wight Reptilarium.

Happy New Year! We re-open on February 10th for Half Term, take advantage of our January Sale - 50% off admission during...
01/01/2024

Happy New Year! We re-open on February 10th for Half Term, take advantage of our January Sale - 50% off admission during February Half Term, simply purchase your tickets using the following link

- Hurry limited numbers -

Buy your tickets here for 2022 Admission to the Isle of Wight Reptilarium.

31/12/2023

We hope you have all had a fantastic Xmas, we are busy getting ready for re-opening on February the 10th for Half Term, keep an eye out on our page tommorrow for a special 50% off admission offer for use in February Half Term.

Our twanise beauty snake is truely beautiful 😍
16/11/2023

Our twanise beauty snake is truely beautiful 😍

03/11/2023

Yibada yibada folks! Thats it the end of our official "Season" done, many thanks to everyone who has visited and supported us and the critters this year!

We will officially re-open for February half term, but may be open on select days in-between if the weather is nice and people are about.

01/11/2023

We will not be open on Thursday due to predicted 85mph winds at the fort. We will be closing at 2pm today.

31/10/2023

Today is the last day for bugs & beasts talks, 11.30 and 2pm today🦂🕷🕸
The rest of this week I shall be closing at 2pm 🙂
Many thanks to all our visitors who braved the weather and visited us this half term 😃

We are now open 😊
25/10/2023

We are now open 😊

25/10/2023

We will be open slightly late this morning, due to weather issues.

Yay,half term is finally here 🙂 we have daily bugs talks at 11.30 and 2.30, also make sure you also go the the museum to...
21/10/2023

Yay,half term is finally here 🙂 we have daily bugs talks at 11.30 and 2.30, also make sure you also go the the museum to look at the haunted museum 🎃👻

Come get up close to some of our Creepy Critters in Bugs and Beasties this Half Term, Sessions running daily from the 21...
18/10/2023

Come get up close to some of our Creepy Critters in Bugs and Beasties this Half Term, Sessions running daily from the 21st to the 31st. Included in your admission.

Its been good fun getting out into the country park to do some coppicing to restore the view from the view point, This i...
22/09/2023

Its been good fun getting out into the country park to do some coppicing to restore the view from the view point, This involved removing the growth from around 30 to 40 Sycamore Trees, and leaving wood and brush piles for the wildlife.

The area we coppiced is actually a very unique microclimate within the country park, it is on a landslip / undercliff that has its back to the sun all day, meaning it is very shaded all the time and the trees trap the moisture in the air underneath their canopies, with this in mind we had to think about just clearing enough trees to restore the view whilst leaving enough to maintain the microclimate,

The microclimate is evident in the abundance of ferns, mosses and lichens in there and loads of these very cool little "Door Snails"

All of the work was carried out by hand with hand tools!

Now that the summer holidays are over we have time to continue our conservation efforts, this time a spot of coppicing i...
19/09/2023

Now that the summer holidays are over we have time to continue our conservation efforts, this time a spot of coppicing in the country park.

16/09/2023

Apologies,I'm running late this morning, I shall be open by 11.

07/09/2023

We will be closing at midday (12) today to attend a funeral, apologies for any inconvenience caused, back on Friday.

06/09/2023

Open as usual today! but we do have to let you know we will be closing early tommorrow (Thursday) at midday (12) to attend a funeral. Thank you for your patience.

Update on our unexpected maintenance issue!On our morning inspection it became apparent we had a visitor in the night, t...
05/09/2023

Update on our unexpected maintenance issue!

On our morning inspection it became apparent we had a visitor in the night, they came in by making a hole in the brickwork and then proceeded to eat through cables behind one bank of enclosures in the desert room!

It was either very hungry burrowers or a Rat!!!

So today we have had to clear all of the ivy from the external wall to find the entry point, seal up the entry point and rewire an entire bank of enclosures, Mr rat has caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage.

Thankfully we check our installation daily so we can put a stop to things like this and prevent further problems.

Everything should be up and running by the end of the day and we expect to reopen tommorow.

05/09/2023

Due to a unexpected maitience issue we won't be open today.

LAST DAY TO VOTE FOR US .... Pretty Please
31/08/2023

LAST DAY TO VOTE FOR US .... Pretty Please

Right this is it! last chance for us to win something, nominated for three years in a row but never picked up a trophy! we are in the running for best small attraction and best Green Business - Please please.. please.. (please?) give us a vote -
https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/en/isle-of-wight-guide/awards/best-small-attraction/?fbclid=IwAR2GZfCgQ7JYEHI7awO7zEpo0CnF6ohUDvxnEkFNTiqMUlsBd1on6mSJi7E

https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/en/isle-of-wight-guide/awards/greenest-business-award/

27/08/2023

We are now fully open for the day, Thank you for your patience.

27/08/2023

We will be open a little late today, around 11.30 due to a staff emergency, plus its the powerboat race today so the car park will be a little hectic this morning too.. will update as soon as we are open..

Address

The Reptilarium, Fort Victoria, Westhill Lane
Freshwater
PO410RR

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

441983761582

Website

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Today is the last day for bugs & beasts talks, 11.30 and 2pm today🦂🕷🕸 The rest of this week I shall be closing at 2pm 🙂 Many thanks to all our visitors who braved the weather and visited us this half term 😃

Really dissapointed to see this advert running accross social media etc to sell tickets for the new TMNT film!... we love turtles, we love TMNT turtles but the two are not the same, one is make believe the other is a 60+ year commitment to a living creature. Turtles can be kept as pets.. but not in fish tanks, they need ponds, filtration, basking lamps... this advert is aimed at kids and it will inadvertantly create pester power because they want a cool pet.. here at the terrapin sanctuary we have 30+ year old terrapins that are survivors from the first TMNT craze in the 90's! Not sure what can be done about this, perhaps try and share to the companies behind the film?? https://www.facebook.com/ParamountPicturesUK

Good morning,one of the things I love most about reptiles is how beautiful they are, here's our day gecko having his breakfast...I'm pretty sure no humans look this beautiful first thing in the morning having there breakfast 😂 https://www.reptilarium.org/event-details/general-admissions-2022-1

https://www.reptilarium.org/event-details/general-admissions-2022-1

Here is one of our basilisks named Jade enjoying a breakfast of blueberries 🫐 , Jade absolutely loves blueberries and devour's them but our other basilisk won't touch them🙂 https://www.reptilarium.org/event-details/general-admissions-2022-1

Happy Easter weekend 🙂 https://www.reptilarium.org/event-details/general-admissions-2022-1

Our twanise beauty snake has just been caught shedding this morning, some lucky visitors got to watch it happen 😁...it never gets boring watching a snake shed 🐍 👀😍 https://www.reptilarium.org/event-details/general-admissions-2022

Sungazer having a drink
Sungazer having a drink

Heres a sneaky video of one of our dwarf sungazers having a drink 🙂❤

Heres a little video of some new arrivals to our nocturnal room- Giant African Train Millipedes
Heres a little video of some new arrivals to our nocturnal room- Giant African Train Millipedes

Many thanks to all our visitors during half term 🙂❤ We are now open everyday until November 🐸🐍🦎🦗🐢

Breakfast time for 'mittens'.
Breakfast time for 'mittens'.

Breakfast time for 'mittens' ❤ https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/support-the-isle-of-wight-reptilarium

Feeding time for the terrapins this morning
Feeding time for the terrapins this morning

Wood turtle enjoying breakfast

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The Isle of Wight Reptilarium is an all weather tourist attraction based on the Isle of Wight, Situated at the site of the old Marine Aquarium at Fort Victoria Country Park, Freshwater, Our exhibit of reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates of the world are in naturalistic themed displays that explore the biomes these animals inhabit, we want to educate the public to the threats these animals face in the wild as well as our native herpetofauna that can be found on our doorstep in the adjacent country park. We are a small indoor, chargeable exhibit, that will take around 1.5 hours to explore (if you look at all the animals), we have live Reptiles, Amphibians and invertebrates on display to educate and inspire our visitors, We really want to help the future generations and currently there is a shortage of suitable work experience placements on the Island for students looking to study Animal Care, we would like to provide much needed placements as well as traineeships and apprenticeships in conjunction with Island Training providers so we can inspire and enthuse the next generations of conservationists and animal care professionals, giving them basic work and animal care skills they can carry forward onto greater things. We also incorporate a Sanctuary for unwanted freshwater turtles that have been acquired as pets but now grown too large to be housed correctly at home, The Project so far... The Reptilarium is being backed by individuals with over a decade of business experience on the Island in the pet reptile industry and we have just signed a 25 year lease on the building, it has had new exhibits installed and the doors opened in time for Easter 2017!! Thank you for taking the time to support our idea and we look forward to welcoming you to the Isle of Wight Reptilarium!

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