General enquiries: 01903 883355
E: info.arundel@wwt.org.uk
Gliding through our reed beds in silent electric boats is the best opportunity in Britain to glimpse a rare water vole or see vividly-coloured kingfishers. Another prized resident is the nene, the goose saved from extinction by WWT founder Sir Peter Scott and still one of the world’s rarest water-birds. Springtime fills the valley with wildflowers and warbler songs; summer brings exciting pond-dipping discoveries; as winter starts, Bewick’s swans return and water rails emerge.
Our Visitor Centre gallery offers stunning views of Swan Lake. The Waters Edge Cafe is open until 3 pm and our Gift Shop is open until 4:30 pm.
Opening times
Open 7 days a week, except 25 December
Winter (26 October to 29 March)
9.30am to 4.30pm (last admission 4pm)
Summer (23 March to 26 October)
9.30am to 5.30pm (last admission 5pm)
Early closing on 24 December (last admission 2pm)
Gift Aid admission prices
Free to WWT members
Adult: £9.70
Concession: £8.10 (over 65 years, full-time students, unemployed)
Child: £4.85 (4-16 years)
Family: £25.90 (2 adults & 2 children, 4-16 years)
Children (under 4 years): Free
Essential helpers assisting disabled visitors: Free
The Gift Aid admission price includes a voluntary donation, which enables us to claim the tax back as part of the Government's Gift Aid scheme. Further information on Gift Aid click here.
If you choose not to pay the Gift Aid price, these are the prices excluding the voluntary donation.
Adult: £8.82
Concession: £7.36 (over 65 years, full-time students, unemployed)
Child: £4.41 (4 -16 years)
Family: £23.55 (2 adults & 2 children, 4 - 16 years)
Facilities
Eating
The Water's Edge Café offers a delicious selection of hot and cold food, a variety of teas, coffees & chilled drinks and tempting homemade cakes & cookies. From healthy vegetarian salads to equally healthy and hearty meat & seafood dishes, all can be enjoyed overlooking the beautiful Swan Lake.
Fully licensed to serve alcohol. Hot food served between 11am and 3pm.
Click here if you would like to hire our venues.
Shopping
The gift shop stocks a wide range of wildlife books, bird feeder/boxes, cards & stationery, gifts & souvenirs of your visit to the centre, including a unique range of products featuring the life and artwork of WWT founder Sir Peter Scott.
Approximately every other week, there is a visit by an in focus optics retail outlet in one of the hides, selling a range of optical goods to suit your bird watching needs.
No dogs are permitted on site, other than trained assistance dogs (eg Guide Dogs).
Conservation Development Projects
WWT Arundel Wetland Centre is excited to announce that construction has begun on the new Sir Peter Scott Centenary Hide & Sand Martin Nesting Banks. The project is scheduled to be completed in April 2010. The existing Sir Peter Scott Hide is now closed.
Accessibilty
The centre has level access and hard surfaced, tarmac paths on main routes. The boardwalks are robust wood structures with anti-slip netting surfaces.
- Low-level viewing windows and level access to most hides.
- Wheelchairs are available for free loan.
- Trained assistance dogs only (eg Guide Dogs) No other dogs permitted anywhere on site.
- Accessible toilet available in centre.
- Baby changing facilities available.
- Picnic area.
- Free car parking on site.
- Tarmac surfaces for main parks and reserved bays for disabled.
Terms of Entry
Visitors are asked to respect the habitats and wildlife of centre by keeping to the paths at all times and not causing any undue noise. It is especially important to remain quiet in the bird viewing hides.
Photography is permitted on site providing it is for personal use only. All commercial/stock library photography must be agreed in advance with the centre and is subject to a fee.
Donations & Commemorative Book
Making a donation to WWT Arundel Wetland Centre in the name of a loved one is a wonderful and lasting way of remembering them. We now have a beautiful Commemorative Book displayed in our Visitor Centre, and for donations totalling £200 or more you can celebrate the life of a loved one with an inscription of your choice. Crafted by professional calligraphers, your words can also be accompanied with an illustration of British Wetland wildlife (minimum donation £300). The book has a page for each day of the year, enabling you to choose the date most appropriate to your celebration and memories.
We have a finite number of spaces available for benches, plaques and trees, but regret that the opportunity to sponsor these is very limited.
However, as part of our conservation work, there are opportunities to help us develop larger projects. Please do contact us if you feel that you could support us in this way.
For further information on donations and our Commemorative Book please contact Sue Payne on 01903 881 522 or email at sue.payne@wwt.org.uk.
Contact information
WWT Arundel Wetland Centre
Mill Road, Arundel
West Sussex
BN18 9PB
T: 01903 883355
F: 01903 884834
E: info.arundel@wwt.org.uk