Are you #ReadyForThisJelly? Because the Ocean Invaders have arrived at SEALIFE London Aquarium and you don’t want to miss them.
First of all, wow. Just wow! After visiting the new attraction I can see exactly what the hype has all been about. Jellyfish. Zillions of them, and all in a submersive, interactive experience that will leave you quite literally stunned, in a good way.
We were so lucky to be invited for an exclusive tour to see Ocean Invaders, the largest jellyfish exhibit in the UK, before the aquarium opened to the public at the weekend. Exciting stuff! If you want to replicate our visit you can do so by arriving super early to be one of the first in line at opening time. It’s really worth it.
The brand new attraction, Ocean Invaders, is located in the very last area of the aquarium. As we headed towards the impressive entrance, it’s without a doubt that SEALIFE have saved the best till last. What a contrast to the other zones. The clever detailing gives the impression of being submerged in the deep blue sea making this experience all the more special.
We were really impressed by the way the space has been grouped into 3 zones. By far the most interesting for me was zone 1, learning about the life cycle of jellyfish. Did you know that jellyfish don’t always look like ‘jellyfish’ as they go through several form transformations over their lifetime, it’s incredible isn’t it?
It’s not every day that you get to see little tiddler jellyfish up close and personal, and there was just enough written information and tidbits to keep everyone engaged. It felt like there was so much to discover, and Little Button was in awe of the beautifully lit jellyfish tanks. I think she would have stood there all day if she could.
Little hands love to be kept busy, and zone 2 certainly provided this. We had a giggle and a jump testing out what a jellyfish sting might feel like. This was through sound and no actual stinging was involved I must add. Further tanks of jellyfish were there to be discovered, including the upside down jellyfish which were quite a lovely surprise.
Little Button couldn’t wait to get her hands on the huge interactive gaming station, where players can try out the best ways to help their jellyfish thrive. It was really interesting to test out temperature, food and even pollution variations to see what happened, and see how big you could grow your jellyfish swarm!
The big finale of Ocean Invaders is zone 3. We felt like we had stepped right into a jellyfish swarm! Clever tanks and video effects like no other in the aquarium left us completely ‘wowed’ and with a whole new appreciation for these beautiful creatures.
We came away from our experience feeling like we had discovered something new and exciting about the hidden depths of the seas. And actually, curious to find out more about jellyfish and perhaps not so scared of them either. I get the impression that SEALIFE London Aquarium are very passionate about their exhibits, and all the staff we came in contact with were knowledgeable and keen to chat about #SEALIFE at the aquarium. We would most definitely recommend a visit.
Disclosure: We were invited to an exclusive tour of the new Ocean Invaders experience at SEALIFE London Aquarium. All views are my own and I can say that we all LOVED IT!
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Makes me want to visit! Thank you for such an informative exciting and interesting overview.
I love jellyfish and this exhibit looks super! Thanks for the review.
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Wow it looks amazing! I haven’t been to an aquarium in soo long 🙁 #DreamTeam
Looks like you had a lot of fun! #DreamTeam
Oooh this looks fab! Jellyfish always seem like such relaxing creatures, bobbing around the ocean! Haha. The exhibition looks great. #dreamteam
So cool! Looks like a fun day for you all.
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Wow! This looks awesome. I swam through jelly fish when I was pregnant. They were ones that didn’t sting. It was amazing. #dreamteam
I love the look of it as it seems sensory with the lights and colours, perfect to keep little ones fascinated #DreamTeam
Wow! It looks awesome. Sad to admit that when I lived in London all my money went on survival, transport and drinking. I hardly did any of the attractions that cost money. I actually travelled right past the aquarium every day for nearly two years and still never went in.
Great post with fab photos!
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Wow this look amazing – such great photos! Thanks for all the info – we will be going. #DreamTeam
Hi, I’m not Adan of jelly fish but this exhibit look amazing. I think I may just have to visit #dreamteam
This looks amazing!!I definitely wish I lived in London so we could go. It looks kind of magical xx #dreamteam
Those jellyfish pics are stunning! They’re really kind of beautiful creatures, despite their squidginess and stingyness. #DreamTeam
Wow! I think I love visiting places like this more than the kids! #dreamteam
Sounds like a great experience. Some amazing photos! If my daughter were a little older I think she would love this. I might take her later in the year! Thanks for sharing x #DreamTeam
This looks fab we also had invite but couldn’t make it looking at pictures I’m gutted great review thanks for hosting #dreamteam
We’re massive fans of the jellies here! I used to take the tots to The Deep all the time as babies and the jellies were out sensory play haha. (Not with the jellies obvs. Bit stingy and all that.) This place looks incredible and so interactive! Just wish we lived closer. Thanks for being such a fab host! #DreamTeam x
This looks fantastic, some amazing photos ! The boys would love this x #DreamTeam
This looks like such an amazing sensory feature at the Sealife centre! Totally added to our list of Summer trips, thanks for such a great review. #MarvMondays
Wow that really looks fascinating. Defiantly on the to do list!
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This looks like such an amazing sensory feature at the Sealife centre! Totally added to our list of Summer trips, thanks for such a great review. #DreamTeam
Amazing photos! I can’t wait to take my two there #dreamteam
This looks amazing! I love all of your photographs, really stunning. Thanks for the tips, I’m always nervous about big days out so good to see what others thought! #dreamteam
Great pics, sounds like you had a fun day out. I love watching jellyfish, something a bit hypnotic about them! #DreamTeam
Wow, looks stunning. I’ll have to add this to the list when we finally get to do a London trip x
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Wow that looks so cool and the photos are AMAZING!! glad you had fun – can’t wait to do stuff like this when my toddler comes to London with us some time. We visited an aquarium on holiday last year and she loved it x #DreamTeam
Ooh great, we are definitely keen to visit the new jellyfish exhibits at SeaLife London. Thanks for all the tips. They’ll help me out a lot! #DreamTeam
This looks amazing! Last time we went to the aquarium Rory loved it. He enjoys looking at animals but the bright lights made it even more attractive! #DreamTeam
Love the aquarium! It can be so hard to take good pictures, but these turned out beautifully!. #dreamteam
Wow! This looks like such a fun family adventure. Deff want to go. The pictures you took dont even look real! xx #dreamteam
This looks like a great exhibition – I do love watching the jellyfish when visiting an aquarium. It looks like you had a lovely day out #dreamteam
That looks incredible. What a wonderful day out! We have a great one in Bristol too #DreamTeam xx
What an incredible sensory experience, looks so relaxing #dreamteam
looks awesome! I don;t know if is good place for 1 year old baby but definitely we will go there when he will be a little bit older
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This looks AMAZING! We love the Sealife centres but I’ve never seen jellyfish like this! Your photos are absolutely stunning, I LOVE Jellyfish! #dreamteam
Wow! that looks amazing, such fun and so much to learn too. Oooh I want to go!:)
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This looks like it would be a great experience for our littlies. I can imagine eldest pointing out ‘fish’. #DreamTeam
I haven’t been there for years. I love the Jelly fish, I must take Jasmine in soon #dreamteam
This sounds like an amazing experience, I cant wait to take Ben to a sealife!! #dreamteam
Wow! This looks really cool! Love it! We have a very small aquarium in our city and the kids love it but this is obviously in a different league! #DreamTeam
This looks amazing and those pictures are fantastic! #dreamteam
Wow that looks brilliant and so cool! What a fab day out with Little Button, she looks mesmerised. I wonder if they’re going to bring something similar to the Brighton one, that’d be lovely. Thank you for hosting #dreamteam with me xxx
Sounds lovely! Beautiful pictures 🙂 #DreamTeam
What brilliant photos, it looks great! I had no idea that jellyfish don’t always look like jellyfish! #dreamteam