Information for families

Gift Aid is a scheme to encourage individuals and businesses to donate more money to charity. Under the scheme, UK charities can claim back the basic rate tax already paid on gifts of money received from individuals who pay or have paid UK tax. Currently this means that if you Gift Aid your Annual Ticket Admission the government will give us an extra 28% on top of your donation. It makes a substantial difference to charities such as The Living Rainforest.

Annual Ticket Price from 28th April 2008:
Adult	£7.95*
OAP/Student/Concessions	£6.95*
Children (5 - 14)	£5.95*
Children (3 - 4)	£4.95*
Under 3s	Free
Family (2A + 2C)	£24.95*
Family extra child (3-4)	£3.95*
Family extra child (5-14)	£4.95*

* annual prices are the same, with or without 'Gift Aid'

• Group admission prices
• School admission prices

The Living Rainforest is approximately 45 minutes from west London, 1 hour from Bristol and 30 minutes from Oxford. You can follow brown tourist signs from M4 Junction 13, which is just 10-15 minutes' drive away.

A bus service from Newbury operates direct to the centre six days a week, and from Pangbourne five days a week. Find out more about visiting us by public transport.

• Maps and full directions by car or public transport

The Living Rainforest is fully wheelchair accessible. The centre is family and baby friendly, with nappy-changing and bottle warming facilities available.

We regret that assistance dogs are not allowed inside the greenhouses; the presence of dogs is very stressful for all our animals, free ranging and captive. The collection is disease controlled and worm tested on a regular basis; the presence of a non-quarantined animal in the greenhouses will significantly increase the risk of disease transfer. We would be happy to mind the assistance animal whilst the owner goes around the facility.

Assistance animals are allowed in the cafe and shop on a lead. We do not allow dogs in the children’s play area and picnic area.