London Zoo + Whipsnade Zoo Universal Credit Tickets - £5 for Adults, £3 for Kids

You can get reduced tickets to London Zoo or Whipsnade Zoo, which are only £3 for children and £5 for adults. This is a great saving as standard children's tickets are £21.70 and off peak £18.90, whilst adult's standard tickets are £31 or £27 for off peak. This offer is available to those who receive any of the following:

• Universal Credit
• Working Tax Credit
• Child Tax Credit
• Employment and Support Allowance
• Income Support
• Jobseeker’s Allowance

This offer ends on 31st December 2023, which means there's plenty of booking availability. Depending on the dates that are still remaining, this may also include October half term.

Click here to book tickets for London Zoo or here for Whipsnade Zoo.

These tickets can only be purchased online in advance for up to 6 people per household, as the only tickets that can be purchased at the gate are full price. Under 3's go for free but will have to be accompanied by an adult with a booked ticket.

You'll need to bring one proof of benefit letter with you to show when you present your ticket(s). It can be a physical letter or you can log in to your Universal Credit app, for example, to show your eligibility. You may also be asked to show Photographic ID.

More Information:

• Universal Credit tickets - We know how hard things are for many families on low incomes right now, and we want to do what we can to help.
• We have made reduced price tickets to London Zoo available for those receiving Universal Credit, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support or Jobseeker’s Allowance.
• These tickets are only available to purchase online in advance, for up to six people per household (under 3’s go free and do not need to book – but must be accompanied by an adult with a booked ticket).
• These tickets must be booked online in advance (zsllondonzoo.seetickets.com/zsl/zsl-london-zoo-universal-credit-admission) of your visit, as only full price tickets are available to buy at the gate.
• If you can afford to spend a little bit more on your ticket, please consider adding a voluntary donation of £1 on tickets. These donations are crucial to our vital conservation work around the world protecting wildlife.
• We allocate tickets flexibly based on how many overall visitors we expect. Keeping the zoo safe and fun for everyone is our priority, along with the welfare of our animals.
• We may release additional Universal Credit tickets for sold-out dates closer to the day, so keep checking back.
• If reduced price Universal Credit are unavailable for the date you select, please try another date. Only full price tickets are available to buy at the gate, so please do not travel to the zoo without a ticket even if you are eligible for reduced price entry.
• What you need to bring For your group, you will need to bring one proof of benefit letter or with you to the zoo when you present your tickets(s) to our friendly staff at the admissions gate (this can be an electronic copy, for example logging in to your Universal Credit App to show us on arrival). You may also be asked to show Photographic ID.
• Unfortunately, we won’t be able to accept reduced price tickets unless you are also able to show one of the above documents (per household) as proof of eligibility.
• The Universal Credit tickets offer has proved very popular, so please be prepared to queue to enter the Zoo, especially at peak times like weekends and during school holidays. To minimise waiting time we recommend arriving later in the day, or choosing to visit at off-peak times