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    Moon jellie!
    Angie O.

    I visited on a Saturday afternoon and to my surprise, it was not overly crowded. There was not even a line to enter. Every time I thought I was at "the end" of the aquarium, there was another room depicting a different region of the world. The variety of animal and aquatic life, as well as educational signage, was incredible. This aquarium is home to the UK's largest living coral reef! There were so many times I spent countless moments watching fish, sharks, turtles, jelly fish, sea horses, etc. I read you can get through the aquarium in 90 minutes - maybe if you don't stop to look at anything! I spent about 3 hours looking at the exhibits. I was just a tad saddened that I couldn't see the penguins. They regulate their space based upon their native Antarctic environment; so, even thought it was 3:30pm, the exhibit was completely dark and the penguins were sleeping. However, the fact they care about their animals to the point they are conscientious of mimicking their natural environment was a huge gold star in my book. I have never seen so many clown fish and sea anemones, sea horses, or jellyfish in one place. Just amazing!! Overall, Sea Life exceeded my expectations and I definitely recommend to fans of aquatic animals :) Fun for adults and families alike! If you are a childless adult, such as myself, be warned there are lots of children everywhere haha

    Kynton C.

    Probably the most expensive activity we did in London, but it was worth it. The kids had a great time. There was a lot of interesting marine life, and the habitats seemed well-maintained. Adult tourists might not necessarily stop here, but if you have kids, I would highly recommend Sea Life.

    The stairs no ramp
    Andrew S.

    Now first of all we came to venue the main entrance had two lots of stairs with no ramp or lift for customers in a wheelchair. No for me seeing a member of my family struggle ain't nice. There was also visible sign telling us how to get access but not always easy to see, if you have sight problem. Now the entrance on Westminster bridge road has so many stairs and not any accessible entrance either a lift or a ramp. Now there is more than enough space but not a effort has been made, and it's not correct that a disabled person going to sea life has to walk a extra 7 times the distance. Now there is a lift near jubilee walkway but there is also stairs, so both sides need accessibility. Now also onto the unlimited digital photo pass. When I spoke with your online team as I couldn't get anybody on the phone I was told there is many stages we can ask for photos. So then we paid the £10 on top of the £48 for tickets. There is 3 pics at the start and that it. I question it but nobody can explain how a unlimited digital photo pass is £10 is 3 photos.

    Lots of fish to see here!
    Kate W.

    I made a visit to Sealife London to escape the rainy, cold weather on a January afternoon. It was a nice way to spend a few hours, but wow, did I pay for the privilege! Tickets are quite pricey (about £50 for two of us) and I don't think it's worth the admission if you aren't going with kids. Overall, the aquarium is really well designed. The theming is relatively immersive from the paint and wall hangings to the almost theatrical lighting. There are lots of viewing points to see the animals and I appreciated the frequent educational messaging throughout the experience. This place is very kid friendly. There are lots of bathrooms throughout the building and many places to stop and sit to watch the animals or to grab a snack. There were lots of children enjoying the aquarium while I was there. Unfortunately, that also means the place got quite crowded and loud with strollers and lots of small children running around unsupervised. I would have preferred to visit during on of their adults only late night events. I don't think I would visit a Sealife aquarium again. It is clearly geared towards children and the cost of admission was way to steep in my opinion.

    i love the moon jellies!
    Jax L.

    I love their moon jelly tank I would mos def come back and their photo booth/gift shop was neat :) I hate to agree with yelper Natasha, but Long Beach Aquarium is still better. London's atmosphere is just darker and damper and less colorful, but still cool to check it! :) p.s. London Aquarium is better than Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.

    Haley B.

    Wow! By far the best aquarium I've ever been to!!!! This place was huge! My husband and I have made it a tradition that where ever we travel to we go to a aquarium, so I've seen many. Anyways this one has many tanks to see and is very well maintained. Let me do a quick break down. The atmosphere is great! They keep everything super clean and there's zero fishy smell. Also you can tell all fish are extremely happy and healthy! The bathrooms were well kept, and all exhibits nice and clean too. What to expect. As soon as you walk in there a line off to the left to purchase tickets. You will also have the option to add the private tour for 8£ more. I'll get to that in a bit. After tickets are purchased you will have to walk through a security point, where your bags with be checked and a little metal detector ran around your body. Not a big deal btw. Once you gotten past that point there's a line for a photo session. I would opted for this if I were you cause it's a cute little sovereign at the end. You don't have to purchase the printed option either a emailed ones free. After this point you'll go down a elevator for the main attraction! The main attraction! As you walk down a hall into the aquarium you'll be amazed! Or at least I was. The floor is see through and sharks are swimming around under you! I found this to be super cool, I've never seen anything like it. I will leave some detail out cause I don't want to ruin your experience but there's a huge amount of tanks to look at ranging from all different forms of sea life. For sure thee most amount of tanks I've ever seen in a aquarium, this place is ginormous! On to the private tour! The tour last about 30 minutes, and although our guide was amazing and had a wonderful personality, I felt like it lacked in information a tad bit. Also we were only shown two rooms so that was a huge let down. I wish they would have done more on the fish front. I thought we'd be able to see a feeding or something more exclusive. Anyways hope this helps, enjoy!

    Hannah G.

    Back in the days when I was trying to woo my boyfriend into being my boyfriend I was set on coming up with an exciting first date. The Aquarium seemed like a really good idea, it wasn't, do not go here! After paying nearly £20 to get in we began our tour. We passed many a goldfish, many a bigger goldfish, some guppies, sure we would soon reach the sharks we had been promised and the magnificent reef instillation's we kept on going. A few more goldfish, one of which was stuck in a shell which greatly upset my sensitive fellow. And then, here it was, the big black door that we knew must be the entrance to the big boys, with a smile across our faces and anticipation bubbling in our tummies we pushed through. We were greeted with a sign that read something along the lines of "We hope you enjoyed your day at the Aquarium, come again soon." Me thinks not.

    Georgia J.

    The aquarium is one of my favourite spots in London. I will say I think it is incredibly over priced and it frustrates me that all the 2-4-1 deals are for those travelling from outside of London (I'm a Londoner and I wanna see fishes too!) I will say it's lost the charm it once had since its been taken over by Merlin. The once simplistic setting is now quite gimmicky which makes me a little sad however the animals here speak for themselves. My favourite personal exhibits are obviously the amazing shark tank, but also a few smaller ones. There's a tiny octopus in one of the first tanks when you go in, a lovely staff member once got him to come out from hiding with a toy (so cute right!!) for me and he's honestly my absolute fav.

    Gerald the Jellyfish
    Mark L.

    I love aquariums, and this one didn't disappoint! - Impressively large and varied array of fish to gaze at, and a few other surprises! - Charming, helpful staff around to explain the difference between alligators and crocodiles etc - Cool underwater tunnel, where you can see the stingrays float over you :) Nit: Rather crowded, so best to pick an off-peak time.

    Elizabeth W.

    Recently went on a Friday afternoon to the aquarium lates. At £15 inc a glass of fizz and with no kids allowed i thought it was a really good hour or so to spend before Friday dinner however at the usual price of £30 on a busy weekend - well that's just a rip off and I would rate it 2*. Great for kids but just so over priced. As it was we didn't get to see the Penguins and the place isn't actually that big but the Sharks were impressive and there were lots of staff around to talk about the fish which was interesting. It was also in collab with Lego so there were tables full of it to play with. Would recommend the adults lates - think there is one in September and tickets for the early bird price are reasonably priced.

    Gareth H.

    I'm from the coast so I've been used to seeing marine life on pretty much a day-to-day basis...for free. So after being in London for a few months I found myself a little nostalgic for our underwater friends and took a trip along to the London Aquarium to reconnect with my inner seafarer. To be honest I was incredibly dissapointed with what I found, the last aquarium I went to before this one was in Northern France and it was absolutely enormous. London is tiddly in comparison and doesn't really occupy you for much more than a couple of hours. To top things off I swear one of the rays went for a little nibble when I tried to pet them. The one saving grace was the sharks who were damn impressive but otherwise definitly not worth the rather extortionate entry fee.

    Steve G.

    I love the London Aquarium. It has a pretty decent variety of fish and is easy to get to. The sharks are easily the best thing there, and feeding time is pretty cool - they dart about, blink-and-you'll-miss-it style, and being able to go up and touch the rays is nice. I'd say it's fun for very young kids, and interesting for adults, but for kids somewhere in the middle they tend to get bored quite quickly as it can be repetitive. To that end, it would be nice if they changed things around a bit every so often. It can also be a bit mazey in there, with the route not being that easy to follow, but you can wander round at your own pace so if you miss something you can always go back. It also gets pretty hot in there, so take some water!

    Qype User (simon…)

    The London Aquarium was a nice experience, but still I didn't like it quite as much as other Sealife's around the world. In comparison to other Sealife's (for example in Paris or Oberhausen) the Sealife in London is kinda small. You can easily complete a tour in under one hour and still there is no need to rush... On the other hand their aquariums are nicely decorated and I especially liked the shark aquarium with it's big glasses. Another highlight definitely are the turtles. A total let-down is the "Shark-Walk". It's said to be only for "brave" people, but seriously - what is this!? You walk over the aquarium but there is NOTHING special or scary about it. There are some glass windows in the ground, but these are SO small that even IF it would break you couldn't fall trough. Perhaps this is different for some people - but for me I expected something different. An all-glass floor or perhaps even a "bridge" over the open aquarium. This would've been more exciting. Like this it was a quite boring experience which you should'nt waste your time on. Still if you like aquariums then this place is good to go! The entry is not to expensive and they also have discounts for kids and students. Good service as well. Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpSxlNSMrXY

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    The Aquarium

    The Aquarium

    3.4(13 reviews)
    1.4 miFarringdon
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    Did you watch Warner Bros. cartoons when you were a child? Remember Sylvester and Tweety? I hated…read moreTweety bird and I always wished that he would die a horrible death at the hands of my favourite 'villain' Sylvester the Cat. Tweety is probably the most annoying character ever, with his stupid whiny voice and he orbicular parakeet head. If he were human and I knew him personally I would actively search out reasons to punch him in the face as much as possible. OK, so maybe my hatred for that vile little bird is teetering on the line of insanity, but when I found an exhibition with paintings devoted to all of the possible scenes of savage slayings of Tweety I felt vindicated. The Aquarium L-13 was the venue for this awesome exhibition. They sell fantastic and controversial works of art from a range of contemporary artists. Unfortunately this haven for controversy is going out of business due to the recession. It seems that all of the investors have gone bankrupt and the gallery can no longer remain open. It's tragic. It will stay open for the next couple of months though, so be sure to run down to have a look at all of the expensive art work that you will never be able to afford (stuff selling for hundreds and thousands of pounds) before it shuts down forever.

    I was attracted to this shop instantly by the quirky and controversial posters and pamphlets in the…read moreshop window. There was a piece that used the WW1 poster depicting the slogan 'Your country needs YOU', but altered to say 'Shop damn you, SHOP'. There were also lots of other spoof political pamphlets and a manequin with a bill board on his back with the words 'I Am The Son Of Art'. Intrigued, I crossed the road to look closer and explore what was inside. I found it was a gallery and shop that exhibited and sold the work of a small group of artists, all apparently chosen to work with The Aquarium L-13 for their particular political and creative persuasion (which generally appeared to be subversive to the way we commonly view and consume art). The gallery/ shop was spread across 2 floors (and downstairs was a sale). It felt raw and real.. more like walking into someones house or personal work space, as there are desks and plan chests as well as a sofa behind a screen, all of which have art work and published pieces on top of and in. It was almost more like a jumble sale downstairs, work heaped in piles to flick through. You could also see the workshop in the basement where the artists create a lot of the work for the gallery (although this is not open for the public to walk into). The work shown includes paintings, prints, published works, 3d pieces, jewellary and more. The Aquarium really stands out from the majority of art gallery shops around, and sells work at affordable prices (ranging from items that are less than £5 to several hundred. It is defintly worth visiting to see some contemporary, innovative and politically charged work.

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