Penguin Beach recreates a South American beach landscape in the heart of London, with stunning colony of Humboldt penguins.
The exhibit features a large pool with stunning underwater viewing areas so you can see how our flippered friends fly under water. The exhibit’s 1200 sq metre pool holds 450,000 litres of water!
Our large demonstration area turns feeding time in to an even bigger spectacle than before. Penguin Beach Live features twice daily feeds where visitors can watch the birds diving for their food.
Penguin Beach is a breeding facility for colonies of Humboldt penguins with a special penguin nursery, including a chick incubation unit and a pool where the youngsters can learn how to swim.
Get up close to our colony of Humboldt penguins at ZSL London Zoo!
With an adoption pack, you can help to care for our penguins at ZSL London and Whipsnade Zoo, and support our worldwide conservation work.
Find the perfect present for penguin lovers!
Find out more about the inhabitants of Penguin Beach
Catch a glipse of our amazing Penguin Beach exhibit.
Meet the PenguinsThis experience gives you special access to a VIP area inside Penguin Beach, where our penguins will waddle over to meet you.
Limited to four people per experience, find out everything you've ever wanted to know about penguins in the largest penguin exhibit in the UK!
What to expect on the day
This 15 minute experience begins with a health and safety briefing from our friendly staff who will then take you to a special VIP area inside Penguin Beach. Our inquisitive Humboldt penguins will then come over to meet you and your host will introduce you our friendly individuals.
Each one of our penguins has a different personality and our staff will be on hand to tell you who is who and answer any questions you may have about penguins.
Please note that you will not feed the penguins. They have a special diet which is very smelly and we wouldn't want you smelling bad for the rest of the day!
There will be a maximum of four people taking part in the experience, giving you lots of time with the penguins.
Tip: Penguin Beach is different to other beaches, so instead of flip flops we advise guests to wear closed toe footwear for this experience.
IMPORTANT: As a consequence of the current avian influenza outbreak in the UK, we are putting in added biosecurity measures to protect our birds, including our penguins. Participants on our Meet the Penguins experience will be asked to dip their shoes in a disinfectant when entering our penguin encounter area. If you have been in direct contact with poultry or game birds 14 days prior to your experience booking, you must notify us by phoning our Supporter Contacts team on 0344 225 1826 or emailing experienceenquiries@zsl.org
To keep everyone safe during this pandemic, we have made a couple of small changes to this experience to ensure that you have a great time! We have reduced our capacity on this experience from six to four participants to allow everyone to socially distance and give you plenty of opportunity to meet the penguins. Hand sanitiser is provided at the beginning and end of the experience, which we encourage all participants to use. Masks are not compulsory on this experience, though you are welcome to wear one. If you have any specific questions, please get in touch with us by emailing experienceenquiries@zsl.org
Know before you book
Important information before booking your Meet the Penguins experience:
If you have any questions about booking please feel free to contact us.
Please be aware we are unable to offer this experience during August and September as this is our penguin's moulting season.
We also offer Meet the Penguins as a gift voucher for someone.
Please note: ZSL Gold members, Fellows and Patrons receive a 10% discount on this experience. Your discount will be automatically applied when you login.
Dates
Meet the Penguins takes place twice daily at 12 pm and 1:50 pm.
Please note this experience is not available during August.
Accessibility
This experience is wheelchair-user friendly. Please let us know at the time of booking if there are any access requirements.
Price
£54 per person
Call for reservations 0344 225 1826 or book online here
