ZSL London Zoo

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Don’t miss the two fantastic new exhibits that opened earlier this year. Get up close to the great apes and discover the animals that share their rainforest habitat in the new Gorilla Kingdom. Tour the treetops with free-roaming monkeys and tropical birds in the Clore Rainforest Lookout. See what's new at London Zoo. Indulge your senses and engage your mind and with so many exciting animals, a day at London Zoo offers the ultimate back to nature experience and supports the active conservation of many amazing species. Watch out for the Happy Families area, where you can see meerkats keeping an eye on their neighbours from rocky outcrops. Watch the playful otters swimming gracefully underwater as they chase each other in and out of the pools and waterfalls. Visit the tapirs and see them enjoying their new pool in their indoor enclosure or see the endangered tamarins basking in the sunshine in their new outdoor enclosures. Learn more about the many ongoing conservation programmes that the zoo is involved in. You can experience conservation in action with a trip around B.U.G.S (biodiversity underpinning global survival) - an innovative exhibition dedicated to conservation and explanation of biodiversity. Get first hand experience of over 600 species of amazing animals including lions, tigers, primates, giraffes and many many more. Watch the penguins and pelicans embarking in some fishy goings on at feeding time. Younger visitors (or the young at heart!) can enjoy an encounter with farmyard favourites at the touch paddock in the Children's Zoo. Experience our 'Animals in Action' display - 30 minutes of flying, foraging and leaping action with animals showing their amazing natural skills and abilities. With all this on offer, there is something for everyone.

Mar 6 - Oct 23: 10am - 17.30pm
Oct 23 - Oct 28: 10am - 16.30pm
Oct 29th - onwards: 10am - 16.00pm
Last admission is one hour before advertised closing time.
Closed 25 Dec

ZSL London Zoo is a hive of activity - stimulate your mind and indulge your senses as you explore the many species of animals that live within the zoo. Open all year round (only closing for Christmas day) ZSL London Zoo is not only a visitors attraction but an active conservation and scientific research centre. Whilst there you can explore the informative displays and see conservation in action as well as get involved in the daily activities from getting up close and personal with spiders, watching the penguins have their dinner to meeting the monkeys.

Get first hand experience of over 600 species of extraordinary animals - ZSL London Zoo is home to all the household favourites including lions, elephants and penguins as well as the more unusual and spectacular animals from Komodo Dragons, jellyfish and Malayan tapirs to Pygmy hippopotamus' and Okapi.

If that isn't enough to keep you entertained, ZSL London Zoo have a Children's Petting Zoo where young people can get hands on with the animals - there's a range of guniea pigs, rabbits, mice and rats to keep young hands amused. You can even take a trip to Africa and view the animals through the eyes of a Giraffe with the brand NEW viewing platform or take a stroll through the African bird safari and don't forget to take a look at B.U.G.S (Biodiversity Underpinnning Global Survival) a journey through biodiversity all under one roof!

Admission to the Zoo costs from just £14.50 adult and £11.50 child when booked as part of a Show and Stay London theatre break.

Interesting Facts

• Did you know that there are 430 zoos throughout the UK!
• Did you know monkeys are divided in to two categories - New World and Old World!
• Did you know a giraffe can drink up to 12 gallons in one sitting!
• Did you know ZSL London Zoo first opened to the public in 1847!