ZSL London Zoo
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About ZSL London Zoo

Get breathtakingly close to a colony of western lowland gorillas in our Gorilla Kingdom exhibit which brings the serenity of the African rainforest to the heart of London and brings visitors up close to these incredible animals.

Clore Rainforest Lookout brings a cross-section of the South American rainforest to the Zoo, including marmosets, tamarins, birds and invertebrates. Visitors will walk along the rainforest canopy before descending to the forest floor, where these creatures live in harmony.

Visitors can also come face to face with some of the hairiest, scariest, tallest and smallest animals on the planet - right in the heart of the capital, including Komodo dragons, the world's largest lizards with toxic saliva, in their new enclosure.

London Zoo has over 12,000 amazing animals to discover. With incredible animal displays fascinating trails to follow, London Zoo is the perfect family day out.

Facilities

Opening Times 1 Mar - 6 Sep 2009: 10:00 - 18:30. 7 Sep - 24 Oct 2009: 10:00 - 17:30. 25 Oct - 1 Nov 2009 : 10.00 - 16:30. 2 Nov - 12 Feb 2010: 10.00am - 4.00pm. Last admission is one hour before advertised closing time.

ZSL London Zoo Address

Address:
Regent's Park
London
NW1 4RY
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7722 3333
Email:
Website: http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/corporate-and-private-events/

Prices for ZSL London Zoo

Adult: £16.50 to £18.50 (USD25.70)  full price
Concession: £15.00 to £17.00 (USD23.36)  concession
Child (under 3) with free child ticket: Free (USD0.00)
Child (3-15 years): £13.00 to £15.00 (USD20.25)  child

Under 3's FREE. London state school groups gain FREE access.

Location Information for ZSL London Zoo

Address:
Regent's Park
London
NW1 4RY
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7722 3333
Email:
Website: http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/corporate-and-private-events/
Public transport: Chalk Farm, London Underground

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Reviews of ZSL London Zoo

Visit London review of ZSL London Zoo

Reviewed by: Visit London
The world famous ZSL London Zoo is a great day out. Come face to face with gorillas in the Gorilla Kingdom and see some fascinating creatures in the Clore Rainforest Lookout. The latest new feature is Animal Adventure where kids can meet and touch some of the zoo's gentler residents.

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Traveller Rating:

3.0
Based on 69 reviews
Ranked #254

  Latest 5 reviews of ZSL London Zoo

Very Disappointing is an understatement!

If you are planning a trip here. i would advise against it, because as i said in the title of this review. Very disappointing is an understatement I think that EXTREMEY DISAPPOINTING is a better...

If you are planning a trip here. i would advise against it, because as i said in the title of this review. Very disappointing is an understatement I think that EXTREMEY DISAPPOINTING is a better discription. Especially when you pay the outragiously high admission fee to enter the Zoo. It seemed to me that the website is very mis-leading and is full of false infomation!!! There was only afew (what I would consider to be) proper Zoo Animals there.

Also I think I would not be the only one to say, it seemed very run down considering the entry price you would expect a little better. Quite frankly I wonder where all the money is going? But If you do decide to go, i would say take a pack lunch as the food facilitys are also very steep! Don't say that i did'nt warn you!!!

 
2.0
1 February 2010
by Bops21, Basingstoke

Quite good although got completely lost

Me and two friends decided that before going home from London we should try fit in London zoo thinking we had plenty of time to get there from Camden we sat in Regents park and had lunch then carried...

Me and two friends decided that before going home from London we should try fit in London zoo thinking we had plenty of time to get there from Camden we sat in Regents park and had lunch then carried on too London Zoo not realising how far it was it took us an hour and a half to find it in Regents park and we got there at 4pm London Zoo shut at 5.30pm It was good value for money as our hotel had given us tickets for money off so we were able to use these, one friend wanted to see the komodo and i wanted to see the lemurs we could not find either listed on sign posts so spent ages looking for them we eventually found the lemurs after nearly giving up on the other side of a tunnel, unfortunately they had been fenced off as they were nearly closing, we gave a shot at looking for the komodo dragon and just as we were exiting the park we saw a sign and quickly dashed off too find it (although the zoo had technically closed) unfortunately this had also been locked up and we couldnt see it at all, if the zoo had been adiquitely sign posted i believe we would have found these wonderful creatures in time, i will go again mainly because we really didn't have enough time to view the whole zoo, i highly recommend this as we managed to see the reptiles and the butterfly house before leaving and both exhibits were breathtaking =)

 
4.0
24 January 2010
by Raven6-6-6, Barnstaple

Excellent day out (for all ages...)

Went with my other half for a fun filled day out, didn't do much research before hand so had a few surprises in store, all good ones though! The reptile and aquarium bit was one surprise, and the...

Went with my other half for a fun filled day out, didn't do much research before hand so had a few surprises in store, all good ones though! The reptile and aquarium bit was one surprise, and the rainforest room is worth the trip to London alone!

Fantastic day out, very impressive Tigers :-) the Lions were hiding away sleeping somewhere so we didn't see them but that was nobody's fault and really it just gave us more time to see all the other creatures.

Only one, single criticism, food at places like this is always expensive but £10.00 for ONE sandwich and ONE drink is taking the micky!

All in all we had a great day, my advice to anyone looking to go is... 1) pack a picnic, there are plenty of seating areas and some shelter for rainy days, 2) take regular breaks while walking round, the Zoo is HUGE so it is bloomin' exhausting! and 3) if you are taking kids, stick them in a pram / wheelbarrow type affair (with the picnic) or they will get grumpy once they're tired and don't tell them what animals are at the zoo, they all have hiding places which they do use on a regular basis and we saw a great number of kids screaming like banshees because the meercat.com was hiding and they couldn't see Alex from Madagascar! Better to let them see what's on offer once you get there me thinks.

If in doubt, head for the Giraffes and the penguins, they will put on a show everytime.

p.s I can't comment on the bugs room, I want no truck with creepy crawlies so avoided it like the plague.

 
5.0
24 January 2010
by QuentinsDoppleganger, A very English England

Very disappointing

Hadn`t been here for 30 years and it has changed for the worse. Lots of building work, fenced off areas, poor signing, lamps hanging off their standards, empty runs. The walk through areas are good...

Hadn`t been here for 30 years and it has changed for the worse. Lots of building work, fenced off areas, poor signing, lamps hanging off their standards, empty runs. The walk through areas are good but really there are far better zoos in Europe. We had to queue to have our photo taken at the entrance before we got to the ticket booth. (I wanted to see and learn about animals, nothing more) . I paid the extra `donation` on top of the entrance fee and then got black looks because I wouldn`t Gift Aid it. Lots of children-friendly play areas that didnt interest me at all. How about some `adult only` areas? I wouldnt recommend this to anyone.

 
2.0
27 December 2009
by JohnUK, Rochester, United Kingdom

London Zoo, not great!

On a 3 day trip to London and unfortunately was part of a day I felt could have been spent somewhere else! It is one of the worst Zoo's I have ever been to! Most of the cages were empty and to be...

On a 3 day trip to London and unfortunately was part of a day I felt could have been spent somewhere else! It is one of the worst Zoo's I have ever been to! Most of the cages were empty and to be honest I have been to much better zoos!!

I am extremely pleased I didn't pay full price for this, £18 per adult and something litke £15 per child!! Luckily I had a 2 for 1 voucher! The butterfly house was very good and the aquarium was ok! But the rest was pretty poor! Could hardly see the Lions and when you could there was so much mesh covering it you could hardly see the animals any way!!

Wouldn't go again!

 
2.0
31 October 2009
by gooseuk7, Leeds

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Events at ZSL London Zoo

  • Rainforest Life at ZSL London Zoo

    Must See!
    Family friendly event

    27 Mar 2010 to 18 Oct 2010

    Visit the tropics without leaving London this Easter with ZSL London Zoo's new Rainforest Life exhibit. Opens 27 Mar

  • African Bird Safari

    Guided walk

    7 Sep 2009 to 12 Feb 2010

    A walk through African Bird Safari at ZSL London Zoo in the 51m long and 10m high the aviary.

  • AMPH Factor

    Show/display

    Recurring event

    A show to learn lots of fun facts about amazing amphibians, and then become part of a team in an exhilarating battle for bugs. Shout for the salamanders, or cheer for the toads, as the teams race against time to win the AMPH Factor.

  • Animal Adventure

    Special event

    26 Nov 2009 to 12 Feb 2010

    There are a number of fun activities throughout the day for under 11s in Animal Adventure, our new children's zoo.

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