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Water Works Aquatic Centre

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👍 Water works Aquatics centre was not what I was expecting to be honest. I was expecting more of a tropical fish range. However its more of a pond specialist which I didn't know at the time. They have some beautiful koi in stock. Some small some big. A big pond outside with some big koi in. However I... People often mention fish, staff, pond, plants, helpful, good, range, Great, service, selection,


Address

Staunton Harold Nurseries, Leicester LE65 1RU, United Kingdom

Website

www.waterworksaquatics.co.uk

Contact

+44 1332 865665

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (297 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Monday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
  • Tuesday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 9:30 am to 5 pm

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  • 4/5 Emma 1 year ago on Google
    Water works Aquatics centre was not what I was expecting to be honest. I was expecting more of a tropical fish range. However its more of a pond specialist which I didn't know at the time. They have some beautiful koi in stock. Some small some big. A big pond outside with some big koi in. However I was happy to see that they sold Axolotl. The only place I have seen them is in Scotland which is a bit far to travel. Had I had a tank set up for it then I would have bought a couple. They are not cheap but its worth it. Its only a 20 min drive from where I live but for some reason the sat nav took us on the scenic Country route. Will definitely use when I eventually get a new house and build a koi pond.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Abigail S. 2 years ago on Google
    I am looking forward to seeing everyone on this one was for the use and may be a great time with Tony thanks you so much to water work today to the next week to the use was for a few weeks ago about a great weekend as well so we can go over it and may contain information which may be unlawful for the same to water work today so
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 BASSBOOK T. 1 year ago on Google
    I cant help my self buying fish here the lad in the aquatics store is bob on and always looks after me very professional down to earth guy well done 👏.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alison M. 2 years ago on Google
    Visited Water Works Aquatic Centre earlier today to buy an assortment of plants for my new wildlife pond. Was looked after really well by Seb. Really helpful and knowledgeable and very patient. Definitely go again and very happy to recommend.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Justin X. 7 months ago on Google
    Great staff! Did a special order just for me then I had car issues on the way to collect and a staff member waited 20 minutes past closing time just to help me out. Would highly recommend
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mark R. 3 years ago on Google
    Sold me a range of high quality pond plants. Took the opportunity to demonstrate how to assemble my pump and fountain. Discussed my new pond and suggested how to deal with establishing it. Competitive pricing and excellent range and choice of quality pond plants. Helped me load cobbles into the car too. Genuinely helpful and friendly service. Could have bought online for same price, but wanted to give him the custom because he explained and calculated the size of pump needed even though we said we were just digging out the new pond. Superb customer service!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nagihan K. 2 years ago on Google
    Lovely place in a lovely estate. Beware that it is predominantly for ponds. They have a selection of tropical fish but not many.

  • 5/5 Shaun S. 2 years ago on Google
    Love this place. Staff full of helpful tips wide range of stuff. Been using this place nearly 20yrs. Brilliant keep up good work.

  • 1/5 georgina h. 2 years ago on Google
    On visiting today the viewing tanks were massively over stocked with unsuitable tank mates. Many deceased fish being eaten by other fish and many ill fish in the tanks. Would not advise buying fish from these tanks due to possible disease.

  • 2/5 daza s. 2 years ago on Google
    Poor. There are not a lot of marked prices. You feel you put them out to ask the prices. The wife found the staff intimating. Overall I am sorry to say quite poor.

  • 3/5 Vicky N. 2 years ago on Google
    Went here for pond plants. Very poor selection and expensive. Staff didn't seem overly happy :-(

  • 5/5 Sarah O. 1 year ago on Google
    Good and helpful staff who are quite knowledgeable. They offer a good selection of supplies for pound building and maintenance. I found the fish particularly interesting especially the koi outside which are the size of cats.

  • 5/5 Kyle W. 2 years ago on Google
    Not the biggest selection but there's always enough to be getting on with! A bit for fish, pond plants (indoor & outdoor), pond bits & kits, all the electrical bits, ideas... Most of all, great, helpful staff. Ask a question! They'll have an answer, at least an idea!

  • 5/5 Alexis 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent service

  • 5/5 Rebecca R. 5 years ago on Google
    Lovely staff most welcoming! Even my dog was allowed in with me got exactly what I wanted at a good price.

  • 5/5 Brian S. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent place to visit for everything to do with fish including the equipment to keep them, very reasonably priced too. Fish are all kept well & are extremely fit & healthy, certainly a place I would recommend, especially with the helpful & friendly staff who give the customer a 1st class service.

  • 5/5 Karin W. 4 years ago on Google
    Very nice and good selection of everything

  • 5/5 Bel G. 4 years ago on Google
    Great range of pond and aquatic plants and equipment. Friendly knowledgeable staff. Great experience.

  • 5/5 Gemma B. 4 years ago on Google
    We collected a fish for a friend a couple of weeks ago and even though we live in Nottingham we shall now be coming here for our fish. There was no sign of illness in any tank, no dead fish at all. My favourite thing was that the bettas weren't in tiny tanks instead they were in a community setting where there was no other bettas but other community fish they can go with. The assistant was quick to make sure he wasn't just handing over the fish to anyone who knew no care and very friendly.

  • 3/5 Julia K. 4 years ago on Google
    Lovely place, nice food

  • 5/5 Ranchu R. 2 years ago on Google
    Friendly & helpful staff, with superb quality & healthy fancy goldfish which are hard to come by these days!!! Will visit again!!! Deffinatly recommend 👌

  • 5/5 Rupert E. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent service, expert advice and good quality aquatic plants.

  • 5/5 Stephen F. 1 year ago on Google
    Purchased floating pond raft and some plants. Plants are very healthy, Tony was his helpful self as usual as I wanted some flat rubber seals and he had an assorted box full, well pleased.

  • 1/5 tina p. 1 year ago on Google
    DISAPPOINTMENT especially after reading all the good reviews you have had. We came to buy Koi’s & asked Paul the assistant a question but he couldn’t even be bothered to look at us & assist us. We wasn’t even interested in what we had to say & while we were still talking & hoping that he would show us a few Koi’s he just walked away. How rude can u get. VERY DISAPPOINTED with the customer service from him. Sorry for much a bad review

  • 5/5 Paul W. 2 years ago on Google
    Very friendly staff with excellent knowledge on the aquatic world. Good choice of plants koi and tropical fish foods. I usually end up there on Father's day with my sons. Be it be for plants pond fish water features. Over the years I have been to other places. But still end up going there.

  • 4/5 Lee B. 5 years ago on Google
    Just to have a look and a walk about was ok the rest of the shops here make up the day here for a good day out and the views are good on way here and on the way out nice cafes to big house lake land lots of little shops

  • 5/5 Carly B. 1 year ago on Google
    Such a great aquatics with a huge range. Got everything we needed today and the staff were so friendly and helpful. Went the extra mile to make my little boy smile. Will reccommend to anyone.

  • 5/5 JOHN R. 10 months ago on Google
    Extremely helpful staff to advise us on plants for our water garden and equally good quality plants

  • 5/5 Ian E. 1 year ago on Google
    Friendly staff. Excellent choice of pond plants and good range of pond equipment

  • 5/5 Anne & Tony C. 10 months ago on Google
    Always helpful for all things aquatic...!😁

  • 5/5 Paul N. 5 months ago on Google
    Really friendly and very helpful advice to us as newbies to an outdoor pond. We will definitely be back in the future. Thank you very much.

  • 5/5 Doris 8 months ago on Google
    These guys always come through when I need bits for my pond setup. They also have a massive koi selection ranging from very small ones up to really large ones. All of the fish are well cared for and look really healthy.

  • 5/5 Reda P. 3 months ago on Google New
    Great selection of fish, amazing service, great prices

  • 5/5 Michael R. 3 months ago on Google New
    Great place and nice selection of fish

  • 5/5 trevor n. 6 months ago on Google
    Excellent range of? Fish! First class service.

  • 5/5 martin c. 3 years ago on Google
    Great products,good pricing and very knowledgeable staff

  • 5/5 johmoore39 3 years ago on Google
    Great staff

  • 5/5 Michael B. 3 years ago on Google
    It's ok not really my thing

  • 4/5 Markus H. 3 years ago on Google
    Love the place. Great Garden centre,l with a good variety of plants, a good pond centre and all sorts of little country craft workshops in a beautiful rural setting. Also a great place just to go for a walk. Love going there.

  • 5/5 Nicky M. 3 years ago on Google
    Lovely experience we went in today with a problem with our tank and they were very experienced and it has sorted the problem, also a wide selection of fish and accessories and tanks. And generally a lovely customer service 🤗 very happy and better than pets at home. Excellent advice throughout! Thank you.

  • 4/5 Andrew M. 3 years ago on Google
    Only small but seem a nice choice of fish and look nice quality and clean.

  • 5/5 Jac 3 years ago on Google
    Always helpful staff. Best aquatics in the area.

  • 4/5 Dean J. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice little place hidden out the way on a country estate near a garden center. Nice selection of fish and plants and accessories for indoor aquariums. Small area so a bit packed in but was nice to visit.

  • 5/5 Simon M. 3 years ago on Google
    Really helpful and knowledgeable . And reasonable prices.

  • 5/5 Allison W. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent choice of pond plants & very helpful staff 👍

  • 5/5 John W. 3 years ago on Google
    Got what I wanted, very helpful staff

  • 5/5 Robert F. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent service. Tony and Paul know their stuff. 👍😊

  • 3/5 Susan L. 3 years ago on Google
    Not a lot took us five minutes to walk round wasn't happy I took over an hour to travel

  • 1/5 Derek L. 3 years ago on Google
    I will never purchase any fish or plants ever again from here . the three fish and all my other fish in my pond (10) are now dead after the new fish from here were introduced . they all came out in sores and despite treatment , as advised by staff here all my fish are now dead . I should have learned my lesson as this is now the second time this has happened. And i should have been warned by the dead fish in one of the tanks . I've had fish for years so know what I'm doing and have never had problems transporting other fish in the past so it is not down to stress etc.

  • 5/5 Joanne S. 3 years ago on Google
    Great selection of fish and plants for ponds and tanks. Knowledgeable team

  • 3/5 Martin G. 3 years ago on Google
    I ask for a fish which was black and white algae eater but I got given a different one but I am OK with that

  • 5/5 Julie-Ann R. 3 years ago on Google
    We always buy our fish from there and we are never disappointed with the range they have. The customer service has always been excellent. Will highly recommend this business.

  • 5/5 Dean H. 3 years ago on Google
    Very nice to buy fish and look around

  • 5/5 Teresa T. 4 years ago on Google
    Gutted this fab shop is closing,if John Lewis,stopped spending 7 million on Elton Christmas ad,they wouldn't be up the creek without a paddle!!!!!

  • 5/5 guy a. 4 years ago on Google
    Very good staff very helpful

  • 4/5 Karl M. 4 years ago on Google
    Very well stocked

  • 5/5 Tom C. 4 years ago on Google
    Everything you need for garden and tank

  • 5/5 Daryl P. 4 years ago on Google
    Professional and very knowledgeable owner. Highly recommended 5*

  • 5/5 Tracey B. 3 years ago on Google
    Fantastic range of pond plants at affordable prices , staff are polite and friendly

  • 5/5 Amanda G. 3 years ago on Google
    Good choice of plants, and the staff are always helpful

  • 5/5 Sharon W. 3 years ago on Google
    Shopped here today. For some pond plants. The lady was very helpful. Will definitely be returning.

  • 5/5 Jack S. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice small but well stocked

  • 5/5 Darren C. 3 years ago on Google
    Very good experience

  • 5/5 gary t. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place friendly and helpful staff, will return when I need more items!

  • 1/5 Tim F. 3 years ago on Google
    I Didn't Go?

  • 4/5 Paul m. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place for fish and water pumps and plans

  • 5/5 Quentin B. 3 years ago on Google
    Great range of products and knowledgeable staff.

  • 5/5 Jenny H. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent range of products and fish. We have been getting all our supplies here for years including tanks and water features. Staff knowledgeable and always friendly.

  • 5/5 David B. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place would recommend a visit ☺️


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  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
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    • ✓️ In-store shopping

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