Colchester Zoo

We chose to go to colchester zoo as a family last weekend. We are 2 adults and 2 children. It was £12.99 per adult and £6.99 per child, under 3 years free. When we arrived we found it not too expensive it was quite good value for money. We were given a map of the place which told you if you followed the yellow line that was painted on the floor it would take you all round the park. We chose to follow this route, the route managed to take us on a nice tour of the park.They had a really wide range of different annimals to start with there were monkeys, lions, tigers, different birds, giraffes, elephants, zebras, hippos, ostriches they had so many we spent the whole day ...

I'm a huge fan of animal parks and was very very excited about going to Colchester Zoo earlier this summer. In the East of England there are very few good zoos. I always feel slightly concernd about the animals welfare in zoos but as soon as you get into the zoo you feel that the welfare of the animals is the zoos primary concern. It is huge, covering a massive amount of land, so not great for people who struggle to walk very far. And although very child friendly, they do have an easier, less hilly route around for push chairs or wheelchair users. I would also strongly suggest staying on the route/following the map, as we managed to get very ...

Once you arrive at Colchester Zoo there is lots of space in the car park and usually you can get into the zoo quickly. Not cheap but not incredibly overpriced either with adults at 12.99 and children at 6.99 though of course carers and disabled guests pay a cheaper amount. In the beginning zone there is plenty to see such as orangutans. All the animals closures are quite reasonably sized. There are lots of zones which include different types of animals, I would say the best zone is the African Zone because there are elephants, giraffes, rhino's, hippo's and plenty more. The Aquatic Zone is also very impressive, with an underwater tunnel for the sea-lions which is ...