{"longitude":"-0.153738","website":"http://www.londonzoo.org/","node_image_licence":"","address":"Outer Circle, Regent's Park","version_indpt_url":"http://london.openguides.org/wiki/London_Zoo","locales":["Camden"],"username":"CGP","node_image":"","os_y":"183483","version":"10","formatted_content":"<p>London Zoo, found in <a href=\"?Regents_Park\">Regents Park</a> is perhaps one of the most famous, and the most forgotten zoo in existence. Many Londoners have memories of visiting it as a child, but then don't visit it again until they have children themselves. It was nearly closed some time ago but thankfully is still open to the public.</p>\n<p>Features:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bear mountain,</li>\n<li>A large aquarium,</li>\n<li>Children&#8217;s zoo, </li>\n<li>Many big cats in cleverly designed eye ball to eye ball bar less enclosures, </li>\n<li>Penguin pool (voted 15th in the \"50 best modern buildings in Britain\" by Channel 4/English Heritage</li>\n<li>The elephant house is now devoid of elephants as it doesn&#8217;t come up to today&#8217;s requirements.</li>\n<li>Nocturnal Animals house which has lighting controlled to make the animals think its night time and worth coming out on show,</li>\n<li>Reptile house (where Harry Potter is said to have first spoken to a snake, but it's not true.  The event with the snake takes place before he goes to London with Hagrid.)</li>\n<li>Chimps and Gorillas in somewhat cramped quarters.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Besides the website for the zoo here is another website on their \"Web of Life\" exhibition.</p>\n<p><a href=\"http://www.weboflife.co.uk/weboflife/\" class=\"external\">http://www.weboflife.co.uk/weboflife/</a></p>\n<p>A pleasant day out may be had by taking a boat trip on the <a href=\"?Regent%27s_Canal\">Regent's Canal</a> direct to the Zoo from <a href=\"?Little_Venice\">Little Venice</a> or <a href=\"?Camden_Lock_Market,_NW1_8AH\">Camden Lock</a>.</p>\n","categories":["Major Attractions"],"timestamp":"2004-06-19T00:21:13","city":"London","phone":"020-7722 3333","latitude":"51.535233","summary":"","fax":"020-7586 5743","country":"United Kingdom","url":"http://london.openguides.org/wiki/id=London_Zoo;version=10","content":"London Zoo, found in [[Regents Park]] is perhaps one of the most famous, and the most forgotten zoo in existence. Many Londoners have memories of visiting it as a child, but then don't visit it again until they have children themselves. It was nearly closed some time ago but thankfully is still open to the public.\n\nFeatures:\n*Bear mountain,\n*A large aquarium,\n*Children&#8217;s zoo, \n*Many big cats in cleverly designed eye ball to eye ball bar less enclosures, \n*Penguin pool (voted 15th in the \"50 best modern buildings in Britain\" by Channel 4/English Heritage\n*The elephant house is now devoid of elephants as it doesn&#8217;t come up to today&#8217;s requirements.\n*Nocturnal Animals house which has lighting controlled to make the animals think its night time and worth coming out on show,\n*Reptile house (where Harry Potter is said to have first spoken to a snake, but it's not true.  The event with the snake takes place before he goes to London with Hagrid.)\n*Chimps and Gorillas in somewhat cramped quarters.\n\n\nBesides the website for the zoo here is another website on their \"Web of Life\" exhibition.\n\nhttp://www.weboflife.co.uk/weboflife/\n\nA pleasant day out may be had by taking a boat trip on the [[Regent's Canal]] direct to the Zoo from [[Little Venice]] or [[Camden Lock Market, NW1 8AH|Camden Lock]].","os_x":"528038","opening_hours_text":"10am - 5.30pm, Summer. 10am - 4pm, Winter. See website","postcode":"NW1 4RY","node_image_url":""}