Grading
- VAQAS VB Attraction
Awards
- Regional and Miscellaneous VCC Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2006
- Regional and Miscellaneous VCC Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2007
- Regional and Miscellaneous Best of Chester Member 2008
- Visit Britain VAQAS Accredited 2004
- Visit Britain Code of Practice 2008
Facilities
Provider Features
- Indoor Attraction
- Outdoor Attraction
- Visit Chester & Cheshire Member
Accessibility
- All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
- Facilities for Hearing Impaired Visitors - We have a “loop system” installed at some of our main customer contact areas, including our gates. Simply look out for the blue and white logo
- Guide Dogs Permitted - Guide dogs and sensing/hearing dogs are very welcome at the Zoo. However, we do ask that they avoid our Monkey, Chimpanzee and Elephant enclosures.
- Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors - On arrival you will find 35 designated parking spaces for orange or blue badge holders.
- Ramp / Level Access
- Toilets for Disabled Visitors
Parking & Transport
- On site parking
- Parking (free)
Catering
- On-Site café/restaurant
- Picnic Site
Payment Methods
- American Express accepted
- Blue Badge Guides admitted free - Free entry for registered Blue or Green Badge Guides (on production of a valid badge) whether escorting a group or visiting independently
- Delta accepted
- Diners Club accepted
- Groups Accepted - Group rates available for groups of 15 or more.
- JCB accepted
- Maestro accepted
- MasterCard accepted
- Solo accepted
- Special group rates - Discounts to groups of 15 people or more.
- TIC Staff Admitted Free
- Visa accepted
Provider Facilities
- Civil Weddings
Did You Know..?
Chester is the only place in Britain to have maintained the tradition of regular midday proclamations at the High Cross where proclamations have been made since the Middle Ages. Chester's Town Criers, David and Julie Mitchell, are the world's first husband and wife Town Crier partnership.
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Chester Zoo
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Type: Animal Collection
Voted Large Visitor Attraction of the Year Winner 2007 at the Visit Chester & Cheshire Awards.
The UK’s number one charity zoo, with over 7000 animals and 500 different species, including some of the most endangered species on the planet. An all-year round favourite attraction for people of all ages!
Visit Realm of the Red Ape enclosure – a new home for the Zoo’s critically endangered Sumatran and Bornean orang-utans. See them in their new tropical environment, along with 4 noisy gibbons, birds, insects and reptiles, and one of the longest Reticulated Pythons in the world.
Experience Assam, with the herd of Asian Elephants, Hornbills, Tree Shrews and rare fish inside Elephants of the Asian Forest.
The Twilight Zone which is the largest free-flight bat zone in Europe, and is now also home to the Livingstone’s Fruit Bat - one of the world’s largest bats.
Fun Ark is a big hit with children of all ages and the award-winning gardens are justly famous, with formal bedding throughout spring and summer.
Opening Times
Peak Season 2008 15 Mar 2008 - 2 Nov 2008
| Day | Opening Times |
|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Bank Holiday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Off Peak Season 2008/09 3 Nov 2008 - 3 Apr 2009
| Day | Opening Times |
|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Bank Holiday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Prices
| Ticket Type | Price |
|---|---|
| Adult Peak Season | £14.95 |
| Child Peak Season | £10.95 |
| Consession Peak Season | £13.50 |
| Family Peak Season (2+2) | £49.50 |
Tickets Information
| Ticket Type | Ticket Tariff* |
|---|---|
| Family Peak Season (2+2) | £49.50 family |
| Family Off Peak (2+2) | £38.00 family |
| Adult Peak Season | £14.95 adult |
| Consession Peak Season | £13.50 concession |
| Adult Off Peak | £11.95 adult |
| Child Peak Season | £10.95 child |
| Concession Off Peak | £9.95 concession |
| Child Off Peak | £8.95 child |
Road Directions
Follow the brown Chester Zoo signs from M56, jct 14; M53, jct 12.
The zoo is also clearly signed on the A41 Chester road.
Public Transport Directions
From Chester Main Line Station: Take taxi (app. 2 miles), or bus to Town Hall bus exchange. Mon - Sat, First Crosville number 1 half hourly to main entrance, or number 4, half hourly to pedestrian entrance. Bank Hols, 1 only. Suns and Bank Hols, Arriva 411, 412 to main entrance.
From Merseyrail Bache Station: First Crosville 1, (Mon-Sat and Bank Hols) from Mill Lane or Arriva (Sun and Bank Hols only) 411, 412 from Liverpool Road. All Arriva Trains Merseyside manned stations sell combined rail/bus/zoo tickets.
From Rivacre, Ellesmere Port and Cheshire Oaks: First Crosville 4, half hourly to Pedestrian Entrance (Mon-Sat).
From Liverpool, Birkenhead and Ellesmere Port: First Crosville 1 half hourly to Main Entrance (Mon-Sat), Arriva 411, 412 half hourly to Main Entrance (Sun and Bank Hols).
