London Aquarium
County Hall, Riverside Building, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 (020 7967 8000)
Westminster tube or Waterloo tube/rail. Open 10am-6pm daily (last entry 5pm). Admission £8.50; £5 3s-14s, £6.50 students, OAPs; £24 family; free under-3s, wheelchair-users. Credit MC, £TC, V.
Website: http://www.londonaquarium.co.uk
A three-level display of hundreds of varieties of sea life and fish - from huge to dinky - from around the world. It's a hit with children - who especially love the touchable rays - although adults will be far from bored. The interactive displays and nod to environmental awareness (information about endangered species such as the nautilus, the tiny poison dart frog and coral reefs - the latter is part of the new Coral Reef Conservation Experience ) are laudable, if, frankly, rather overshadowed by the most popular residents, the sharks. One word of criticism, though - it's a bit cheeky to charge extra (albeit 30p) for a leaflet about the exhibition.





