Colchester Zoo

There is so much to see and do at Colchester zoo that you need to be very selective otherwise you find yourself madly dashing from one talk/ feeding time to another without time to catch your breath in between! When you arrive you are given a map and timetable of events going on throughout the day. There are a wide variety of feeding times listed and the most popular ones, such as sealions, elephants and giraffees are repeated twice or even three times so it is possible to fit in what you really want to do. The penguin feeding is recommened as the penguins are bought into a room where you are waiting so you do get to see them very close up. There are also meet ...  Read the complete review

With the summer holiday season here at long last we are all looking for interesting day trips to fill our time. Parents want something that little bit different to engage kids during the long school break, while the rest of us want something to enjoy while soaking up the sun, should it decide to shine. Colchester Zoo seems to tick all of these boxes nicely, and with a clutch of complimentary tickets in hand thanks to a recent animal adoption, we set off to enjoy the many marvels of the animal kingdom at the sixty acre site in the North of Essex. Colchester Zoo opens its doors at 9.30am every day of the year, except Christmas day, while closure times depend on the season, ...  Read the complete review

Recently i went out for the day to Colchester zoo. Firstly opened in 1963 and currently is the home to over 260 species and over 5700 animals. Zoo receives support from charitable organization called 'Action for the wild'. According to their website 'Over 70 species at Colchester are part of EEP or ESB breeding programmes '. In all cases, Colchester zoo , exists to protect endangered species and subspecies and help us understand how important conservation projects are. In the opposite to some zoos, i would not market it as a place of entertainment - this is mainly place of education. I went to the zoo with my children ( 6 and 4) to teach them about nature, ...  Read the complete review

After reading some of the other reviews for this zoo I feel quite bad that I am about to put a negative review. Unfortunately after a recent visit we came back feeling quite disappointed. We have visited a few zoos and find them quite enjoyable. My 11 months old loves seeing the animals which is why I chose to take her before the summer time rush. Ok so we have just visited perhaps the largest 'zoo' in the world in the form on Disneys animal Kindom so I guess anything was going to be slightly disappointing. But this was more than slightly disappointing. Although the zoo was very clean and well kept, and the staff were friendly, the fact ...  Read the complete review

Went just for the day, and found it very enjoyable! Although the ticket price looks like a lot (around £14 for an adult, half that for children), it is easily worth it for the sheer variety of fauna you get to see. The big outdoor African bit was easily the most impressive in my opinion. An elephant spotted us from the other side of the enclosure and came all the way over to us, then posed for pictures before wandering off again. Very intelligent creatures! Other things definitely worth finding are the pigmy hippo (so cute!), Sasha the white tiger (incredibly cool, haven't been spotted in the wild in over half a century) and of course the meerkats ...  Read the complete review