What is it? London Zoo’s brand new attraction (opening October 18) involves a very specific type of animal: children aged three to eight. ZooTown is a 45-minute-long indoor roleplay adventure for primary schoolers staged inside the building that used to be the Reptile House.
Why go? It’s a sweet-looking mini town that allows little ’uns to dress up and play in a variety of wholesome zoo-related roles including zookeepers, conservationists, scientists and vets. Worthy in itself and also perhaps an acknowgement that smaller children sometimes need a change of scene from the wildlife.
How much is it? It’s £1 to reserve a space, with booking for a day’s time slot opening three days in advance (you’ll still need to pay zoo entry of course).