Aquarium

Sea Life London Aquarium

Q: Where is Sea Life London Aquarium?

London, United Kingdom. Sea Life London Aquarium is an aquarium in London, United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.502° N, 0.119° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 292 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Sea Life London Aquarium?

176 species. Citizen-science photos record 176 species at Sea Life London Aquarium, including Gentoo Penguin, Nurse Shark, Zebra Shark, Pond Slider and Green Tree Python. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Sea Life London Aquarium in the wild?

Nurse Shark: Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Sea Life London Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Nurse Shark (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park), Zebra Shark (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ningaloo Marine Park) and Pond Slider (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park).

Q: When is Sea Life London Aquarium open?

Every day · 9:30–19:00. According to its open map listing, Sea Life London Aquarium is open Every day · 9:30–19:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.

Q: When did Sea Life London Aquarium open?

Opened 2026. Sea Life London Aquarium, an aquarium in London, United Kingdom, opened in 2026, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 176 species are photographed there.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

🏙️ In London

🐠 Aquarium, United Kingdom 176 spp. present

Sea Life London Aquarium is a public aquarium in London, England, located in County Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames. Opened in 1997, it has been part of the Sea Life chain since 2009 and is operated by Merlin Entertainments. It forms part of a cluster of attractions, including the London Eye, London Dungeon, and DreamWorks Tours: Shrek’s Adventure! As of 2025, the aquarium receives more than one million visitors annually. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

51.502° N 0.119° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

176

species

Opened

2026

Size

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Visit

Opening hours

Every day · 9:30–19:00

Getting there

visitsealife.com/london ↗

Who runs it

Run by: Sea Life
Owned by: Merlin Entertainments

What visitors say

As a family living in South East London, one of the things we’ve always loved as a fairly ‘close to home’ activity, is visiting the SEALIFE London Aquarium, based on London’s busy Southbank near the London Eye.

I love spotting the rays’ apparently smiling faces as they go.

One of my favourite moments of the visit was when we went past the top of the Open Oceans zone and found the turtles swimming there.

🐠 Animals in captivity

Pygoscelis papua

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park+ 1 more park

Stegostoma fasciatum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Ningaloo Marine Park

Trachemys scripta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Congaree National Park+ 14 more parks

Morelia viridis

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Branta ruficollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Kiskunság National Park+ 3 more parks

Oxyura leucocephala

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Doñana National Park

Branta leucopsis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Svalbard+ 9 more parks

Before you go

Where is Sea Life London Aquarium?

London, United Kingdom

Sea Life London Aquarium is an aquarium in London, United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.502° N, 0.119° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 292 km away.

What animals can you see at Sea Life London Aquarium?

176 species

Citizen-science photos record 176 species at Sea Life London Aquarium, including Gentoo Penguin, Nurse Shark, Zebra Shark, Pond Slider and Green Tree Python. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Sea Life London Aquarium in the wild?

Nurse Shark: Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Sea Life London Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Nurse Shark (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park), Zebra Shark (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ningaloo Marine Park) and Pond Slider (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park).

When is Sea Life London Aquarium open?

Every day · 9:30–19:00

According to its open map listing, Sea Life London Aquarium is open Every day · 9:30–19:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.

When did Sea Life London Aquarium open?

Opened 2026

Sea Life London Aquarium, an aquarium in London, United Kingdom, opened in 2026, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 176 species are photographed there.