SEA LIFE London Aquarium

In the basement of the former Greater London Council headquarters, huge tanks have been installed containing fish and sea creatures, from all areas of the world. Admission charge. The entrance is from the riverside close to the London Eye. From Westminster Bridge Road there are 40+ steps, but there is step free access from Belvedere Road and Chicheley Street through the Jubilee Gardens. The route is clearly marked but is some 600m from the steps by the bridge. Step free entrance and accessible throughout without steps using the lifts. There are -16 steps to the first tanks on level -1, bypassed by a lift (Door width 130cm Lift width 155cm Lift length 190cm). On this level you can see the large Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean tanks, along with freshwater fish and the Exhibition room and Classroom. The same lift bypasses -19 steps to level -2 which has further windows on the large tanks, where you can see invertebrates and fish from temperate and tropical waters and coral reefs. It is all step free. The rays are accessed via a slight ramp and you are invited to touch them! Owing to the height of the tank, this might be tricky for some chair users, but seeing them is not a problem. All displays are easily seen by a chair user, but the corridors are a bit dark. Exit is by escalators or a lift (Door width 120cm Lift width 120cm Lift length 200cm) to the shop, half of which is -7-13 steps, not bypassed. There are wheelchair toilets on level -1 between the rivers/ponds section and the Pacific tank (Door width 90cm Side transfer distance 110cm) also on level -2 near the exit (Door width 90cm Side transfer distance 80cm).

Discover a world under the sea at the London Aquarium. Check out the tropical treasures, the crustacean crawlers and the classy coral. Kids will love coming face to face with a shark or two and you can even adopt a fish!