Contact information
WWT London Wetland Centre
Queen Elizabeth’s Walk
Barnes, London
SW13 9WT
T: 020 8409 4400
F: 020 8409 4401
E: info.london@wwt.org.uk
Opening times
Open 7 days a week, except 25 December
Summer opening times (until 25 October 2008)
9.30am to 6pm (last admission 5pm).
Late night opening every Thursday evening from 29 May - 11 Sept, 5pm - 9pm (last admission 8pm).
Winter opening times (from 26 October 2008)
9.30am to 5pm (last admission 4pm).
Early closing on 24 December (last admission 2pm)
Gift Aid admission prices
Free to WWT members
Adult: £8.95
Concession: £6.70 (over 65 years, full-time students, unemployed)
Child: £4.95 (4-16 years)
Family: £25.00 (2 adults & 2 children, 4-16 years)
Children (under 4 years): Free
Essential helpers assisting disabled visitors: Free
The Gift Aid admission price includes a voluntary donation, which enables us to claim the tax back as part of the Government's Gift Aid scheme. Further information on Gift Aid click here.
If you choose not to pay the Gift Aid price, these are the prices excluding the voluntary donation.
Adult: £8.13
Concession: £6.08 (over 65 years, full-time students, unemployed)
Child: £4.50 (4 -16 years)
Family: £22.73 (2 adults & 2 children, 4 - 16 years)
Daily events
You can find out more about this amazing wetland centre and its wildlife with our daily events that all start from the courtyard:
11am & 2pm Free guided tours
Learn how the centre was created and discover some of the beautiful wildlife that lives here
3.00pm Feed the birds
Join our wardens as they feed our rare ducks, geese and swans from around the world
Click here to see a full list of our weekend activities and events
Facilities
Eating
The Water’s Edge Café offers a delicious selection of hot and cold food, a variety of coffees and chilled drinks, and tempting home-made cakes.
The Café is located within the centre and has the same opening and closing times. Hot food is served between 11am and 3pm. Fully licensed to serve alcohol.
We request that only food purchased from the Café is consumed in the Café and terrace area. However, there are ample picnic areas situated around the centre where you are welcome to eat your own food and drink.
Click here if you would like to hire our venues.
Shopping
The gift shop stocks a wide range of wildlife books, outdoor clothing, bird feeders/boxes, cards, children’s gifts and souvenirs of your visit to the centre.
There is also an in focus optics shop stocking everything you will ever need to watch wildlife, from compact binoculars to state of the art telescopes (a percentage of all sales goes to the conservation work of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust).
Terms of entry
Children under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult.
Visitors are asked to respect the habitats and wildlife of the centre by keeping to the paths at all times and not causing undue noise. It is especially important to remain quiet in the bird viewing hides.
Photography is permitted on site providing it is for personal use only. All commercial/stock library photography must be agreed in advance with the centre and is subject to a fee.
No dogs are permitted on site, other than trained assistance dogs (i.e. Guide Dogs).
Accessibility
- The grounds have level access and hard-surfaced paths with tarmac on main routes (and compacted gravel on minor paths)
- Low-level viewing windows and level access to ground floor bird hides. Heated bird-watching observatory in main visitor centre
- Lift access to upper floors of visitor centre, observatory and three-storey Peacock Tower hide. No lift in Wildside Hide
- Free wheelchair loan (including one electric wheelchair which should be booked in advance)
- Fixed hearing loops in admissions area and in audio visual theatre
- Trained assistance dogs only (i.e. Guide Dogs). No other dogs permitted
- Accessible toilets in car park and throughout the visitor centre
- Free car parking on site. Tarmac surface and reserved bays for disabled visitors
- Public Transport Direct to the centre from Hammersmith bus station to the centre between 9.30am and 5pm (No 283 from Stand K)