SEA Life in Weymouth has reopened to visitors.

The park's new immersive experience, 'Night and Day', has been unveiled as part of the reopening on Saturday.

The experience, which takes visitors through 24 hours in a coral reef as it moves from dawn to dusk, featuring black tip sharks, stingrays, nurse sharks, green sea turtles and more.

Night and Day had been due to launch in April but was unavoidably delayed in its unveiling because of the coronavirus lockdown and the Weymouth site team is excited to finally welcome Sea Life fans to check it out.

Sea Life will have a number of measures in place including online only bookings with pre-booked time slots for guests, social distancing and temperature checks for staff and guests.

While you won’t need specific PPE in order to gain admission, staff may be wearing appropriate items and clothing so they can work safely. Fixtures such as clear plastic screens at check-in desks and tills may also be in-place

Additional cleaning will also take place throughout the day and hygiene stations and hand sanitiser will be available.

Tamsin Mutton-Mcknight, general manager for Sea Life Weymouth, said: “We are really looking forward to welcoming guests back and as ever, the health and safety of our visitors and staff remains our number one priority.

“We’re utilising an extensive range of safety measures, designed to ensure a happy, safe and healthy experience for all. I’m sure after many the extended lockdown, many families, particularly with younger children, will be in real need of escapism, entertainment and a way of making happy new memories with those they love.

“I know our team here in Weymouth - plus our site’s aquatic residents – are all looking forward to offering just that, especially as we have a brand new experience available thanks to our new Night and Day area.”

While Sea Life has been closed during lockdown, staff have worked tirelessly to care for the creatures Weymouth is home to, both practically via cleaning and feeding, but also emotionally via activities and stimuli to ensure that animals who are used to a lot of interaction and excitement didn’t become bored.

Visit www.visitsealife.com/weymouth/ for more information on the new Night and Day experience and to be kept up to date on reopening measures and arrangements.