SEA LIFE London Aquarium

We visited the london aquarium mainly because it was pouring with rain when we got of the london eye and it was close by. For me personally once youve seen one fish u seen em all. Its very expensive and a bit claustrophobic inside especially when its busy. You'll be round it in an hour and half max, so unless your really into fish dont bother. oh and theres an added attraction at the end that the kids will want to go into, some spook show.... you think its part of the sea life cos its inside but beware its about another tenna each to go in! Very crafty. Cant comment on it though cos we never forked out to go in, sos.

Despite some rather negative reveiws we visited the London Aquarium today with our 2 children. We thought the whole experience was really great and the children were both excited and facinated by the huge variety of fish and sea life. The shark tank and ray pool were particulary good. Would recommend getting there early as possible to see the exhibits before the crowds build up. We arrived at 10 am and left just after 12 as queues were forming outside.

We had a pleasant and relaxing time and would recommend this attraction to anyone who would enjoy sealife close up. Tickets can be booked in advance online with a 25% reduction.

I went the acquarium because I love all acquariums, and couldn't bare the thought of having one in the vicinity and not paying it a visit. I had read all the reviews on this site and others, and therefore went with very low expectations. Yes, the entrace fee is high, even by UK standards (I'm American by birth), but there was literally no line when I went at about 1pm on a Friday. The tanks were nicely set up, clean, and well marked with placards detailing the type of animals in each tank. There was a "touch tank" for the kids and a shallow no-touch tank where you could peer over the stingrays, etc from just a few feet away. The shark tank was underwhelming and predicatably crowded, and the "shark Walk" was even more of a let down.

While it wasn't the best aquarium I've ever been to, it was a nice experience and I'm happy I decided to go. I can now add it to the list of the acquariums I've been to from all over the world, and there were a few species I'd never heard of before.