Tuesday 12 July 2016

London Zoo

We are almost at the end of term and it was time for a zoo visit.

This trip was actually funded by our local council. Yes, the council. Not because we are home educators but as part of my last year's carers' assessment, I was offered a trip to the zoo with my younger two. It has taken almost a year for the funding to come through but it did arrive and we went to the zoo. Of course, there are other low cost ways of going to the zoo!

We saw a tiger. The female has just had two cubs so only the male was visible.


Giraffes



Pelicans-spot the heron at the end of the line.

Penguins-these were the real highlight. We went to see these first and stayed for a talk about the penguins but then came back to watch them feed. 



Thoughts about London Zoo:

  • London Zoo is busy. We avoided the summer holiday but today, it was full of school parties. 
  • The Zoo isn't the most accessible of places and public transport isn't well signposted. 
  • We took coats as well as suncream and needed both. There are a few places to shelter in a downpour but most of the zoo is outside. 
  • There is so much to see that it isn't possible to do everything in a day. For us, the highlights were the animals that I have shown: the penguins, tigers and giraffes. An additional plus, as the Winnie statue for the bear which was the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh. 
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7 comments:

  1. Looks like a fun day at the zoo. I love watching the penguins. My daughter loves the giraffe.

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    1. They are both fascinating in their way perhaps because it is possible to get quite close to both.

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    2. They are both fascinating in their way perhaps because it is possible to get quite close to both.

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  2. We loved the penguins too! Glad you had a good day out, it's lovely that the council funded it for you. Apparently home educators are eligible for the same rate as schools, but the zoo didn't answer my email until a week after we visited!

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    1. Sarah, I didn't know about home educator rates. Sorry you didn't hear back until too late.

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  3. Hi Sarah we were at the zoo today on clubcard points! Definately not an easy journey though, we took a bus all the way from elephant which was slow but only way to do it with a buggy. It's quite a trek from the station still but worth it :)
    Emma x

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    1. Hi Emma, That must have been quite a trek! We've been on clubcard points before. They are great for trips out. My children were quite young when they last went but still remembered highlights of the earlier trip.

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