Dive Into Discovery
Navigate our Aquarium
Map out your class’s journey through the Wonder Under London, including the UK’s largest coral reef display and other incredible zones. From graceful jellyfish to awe-inspiring sharks, penguins, and rainforest creatures, every stop brings curriculum-linked learning to life and creates unforgettable moments for your students.
Supporting Risk Assessment
Teachers are responsible for completing their own risk assessment, but we provide a supporting framework to help you. This guide outlines potential hazards and suggested control measures to help you prepare. To ensure all supervising adults are ready, please review the framework before your trip.
Free self-guided activity pack
Ask for our Save Our Seas: The Rangers Challenge activity pack when you arrive, designed to guide students through engaging tasks as they explore different zones and meet fascinating marine creatures while thinking about habitats, human impact, and conservation.
SEA & City Explorer
Add a touch of cultural capital to your trip with the ultimate sky high 360° learning experience, located next door, book a visit to both SEA LIFE London and the London Eye in the Spring or Autumn term from £15.95 per pupil.
Curriculum Justification
- A trip to SEA LIFE London Aquarium brings Science and Geography to life, as students explore real ecosystems, habitats, and species up close.
- It connects classroom learning to the real world, with first-hand insight into adaptation, biodiversity, and conservation, from rainforest environments to polar and ocean habitats.
- Beyond the exhibits, students develop curiosity, observation, and critical thinking skills, supporting key outcomes across Science and PSHE.
- Powered by immersive, hands-on experiences - from walking beneath sharks in the Ocean Tunnel to encountering penguins in the Antarctic zone, learning becomes unforgettable.
- All fully aligned with the National Curriculum, just with a lot more wonder beneath the waves.
Curriculum Guide to SEA LIFE →
Plan with Confidence: FAQs
SEA LIFE London offers a special admission school rate from £8 per pupil for primary, secondary, college and overseas schools..
Pre-school aged children are entitled to 1 free teacher for every 3 full paying children. Primary aged school children are entitled to 1 free teacher for every 5 full paying students. Secondary & College aged students are entitled to 1 free teacher in every 10 full paying students.
A school ticket for SEA LIFE London will include access to an underwater adventure spanning 3 floors. It will also include the chance to interact with staff members conducting various stations, talks and feeds.
You can adapt your visit by asking for our free onsite school pack that has activities for your students (ages 5-11 years).
Please note: Schools will not be permitted to leave SEA LIFE London and re-enter.
To help make your visit safe and well-supervised, we offer free teacher tickets based on your student numbers (1:3 Pre-school, 1:5 Primary & 1:10 Secondary & College).
Teachers are responsible for completing their own risk assessment, but we provide a supporting framework to help you. This guide outlines potential hazards and suggested control measures to help you prepare. To ensure all supervising adults are ready, please review the framework before your trip.
Download supporting risk assessment → .
We know how important it is to feel confident and prepared when organising a school trip. That’s why we offer two complimentary planning tickets for teachers - giving you the opportunity to visit in advance, carry out your onsite risk assessment, and explore how the experience can support your lesson planning and curriculum delivery. Simply select this option when booking or contact us at 0207 967 802, if booking online. Please note that you can only book the planning tickets Mon - Fri during term time.
For a school visit to SEA LIFE London Aquarium, most teachers should plan for 1.5 to 2 hours onsite. This allows your class to move comfortably through all main zones, including the Ocean Tunnel, Rainforest, and Antarctic areas, with time for observation, worksheets, and discussion.
If you’d like students to spend longer exploring specific species, or you’re visiting with younger groups who may move more slowly, consider allowing 2 to 2.5 hours.
Shorter visits of 1 to 1.5 hours can also work well if you’re combining your trip with another attraction, such as the London Eye, or focusing on a particular topic or zone.
Suggested itineraries to guide your visit:
Option 1: SEA LIFE Only (Half-Day Trip)
10:00 Arrival & Entry: Group check-in, security, toilets, quick briefing
10:15 Explore SEA LIFE London: Move through zones: Ocean Tunnel → Rainforest → Antarctic. Students’ complete worksheets / observation tasks.
11:45 Wrap-Up & regroup. Final questions, quick reflection with students
12:00 Depart / Lunch (offsite or travel)
Total time: 2 hours. Perfect for a focused, curriculum-led visit without rushing.
Option 2: SEA LIFE + London Eye (Full-Day Trip)
10:00 Arrival at SEA LIFE London. Check-in and briefing
10:15 Explore SEA LIFE London. Full journey through all zones. Time for learning activities and discussion.
11:45 Regroup & Transition. Toilets, quick snack, head to next attraction
12:15 London Eye Experience. Boarding (subject to queue time), security and 30-minute rotation with views across London. Link to Geography - landmarks, river, city layout.
13:30 Lunch Break (South Bank area)
14:00 Depart
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14:00 Optional Extension. Walk along South Bank / mini Geography activity. Sketching landmarks or identifying features
15:00 Depart
Total time: 4–5 hours
Discover our SEA LIFE & London Eye combination ticket, available in the Autumn & Spring term →
Ask the admission desk for your free self-guided activity pack when you arrive at SEA LIFE London. There are two versions of the pack, one tailored to ages 5-7yrs and the other 7-11yrs. You'll need to bring pens and clip boards and assign your pupils into groups of 5 to complete the challenge.
Please arrive at the time stated in your booking confirmation and have your booking details ready.
On arrival, the group leader should present e-tickets on a digital device to the SEA LIFE team at the priority desk. While this is being checked, please ask your group to wait nearby outside the entrance.
Once everything is confirmed, the group leader can rejoin the group and wait for entry.
Please note that all visitors will undergo a security check before entering.
Use the interactive map to navigate SEA LIFE London Aquarium
We have three sets of toilet facilities around the aquarium. You can also access toilet facilities at the London Eye ticket office for use before and after your visit.
Use the interactive map to navigate SEA LIFE London Aquarium
We don’t have a dedicated lunch room onsite but when the weather is warmer, just a 5-minute walk away is Jubilee Gardens, a perfect spot for a summer picnic and some fresh air. Plan for more sheltered locations on the Southbank if it’s winter or raining.
Please note: once your visit begins, re-entry to SEA LIFE London isn’t possible, so plan your lunch accordingly.
Ready to dive in?
Booking is quick and simple: Choose your date → tell us your group size → provisionally book your visit & plan.
