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.
Get up close to our colony of Humboldt penguins with a special Meet the Animals experience at ZSL London Zoo!This experience gives you special access to a VIP area inside Penguin Beach, where our penguins will waddle over to meet you.
Find out everything you've ever wanted to know about penguins in the largest penguin exhibit in the UK!
To help us protect our penguins and to prevent the spread of avian influenza, participants will be asked to dip their shoes in a disinfectant when entering our penguin encounter area. Please avoid direct contact with poultry or game birds in the 14 days prior to your experience. If you have contact with poultry or game bird within this time frame, please contact us.
Know before you book
Important information before booking your Meet the Penguins experience:
To manage your booking please visit https://zsllondonzoo.seetickets.com/customerservice
How to Book
Meet the Penguins takes place daily at 12 pm and 2:30 pm, from April-October. Please note that the experience is closed for several weeks from mid-July until mid-August to allow our penguins to go through their annual moult.
ZSL Gold Members, Patrons and Fellows receive a 10% discount on this experience. Please enter your CRM ID found on your membership card in the Offer Code box.
Dates
Meet the Penguins takes place twice daily at 12 pm and 2:30 pm April-October.
Please note this experience is not available over several weeks in July and August each year to allow the penguins to go through their annual moult.
Accessibility
This experience is wheelchair-user friendly. Please let us know at the time of booking if there are any access requirements.
Price
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