Miracle of Life
Christian Riese Lassen
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Situated in County Hall, on the South Bank of the Thames by Westminster Bridge, the London Aquarium provides a wonderful look at the underwater world.

Its spectacular scenarios include a freshwater stream, the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, mangrove swamps, a rock pool, tropical freshwater and much more besides.

The Atlantic Ocean display is one of the Aquarium's largest and its windows are displayed on two different floors allowing visitors the best views of this cold dark world. You can see the fish of the Atlantic including dogfish, bass, conger eels and turbot. You can also see the Aquarium's divers feeding the fish each day.

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Children will love the Ray Pool, modelled on the underside of Brighton Pier. Here they can stroke friendly rays. The Rockpool is another wonderful exhibit for children where they can interact with species like crabs and anemones found in the rocky pools around Britain's coast.

An altogether more exotic experience can be found in other displays. For example, in the Mangroves, you can see archerfish spitting jets of water at flies, or maybe even visitors! Children will also love to see the piranha fish, famous for their ferocity, being fed in the Tropical Freshwater section.

The London Aquarium is definitely on the 'must see' list of places to visit in the capital, especially if you have children.

Quick Facts

Name & Address: London Aquarium, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7967 8000

Entrance Charges
Adult: £8.75, children: £5.25, Under 3s free
Students & Senior Citizens: £6.50 Disabled: £3.50
Family ticket: 2 adults & 2 children: £25.

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