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Colchester Zoo

This page provides a summary of basic information for this animal park as at 22/05/2004. To check for up to date information and full details please visit the official website at :

www.colchester-zoo.co.uk

 

Name
Colchester Zoo

Address:
Colchester Zoo, Maldon Road, Stanway, Colchester,CO3 0SL

Telephone number:

Fax Number

E-mail address

01206 331292

01206 331392

enquiries@colchester-zoo.co.uk

How to Get There For directions go to Mapquest and type in the postcode of the zoo.

Train:
Coach:

Opening Hours

Everyday except Christmas Day
9.30am to 5.30pm (summer)
closes one hour before dusk in winter

Facilities

General

  • Gift shops
  • Guide Book & information leaflet
  • Free car park
  • Lockers
  • Toilets
  • Tanganyika Road Train

Catering

  • Cafeteria' s, snack bars & kiosks around the zoo

  • Undercover Picnic Areas

Children

  • Baby changing & Feeding
  • Kalahari Capers Undercover Soft Play complex

Disabled

 

Feeding

  • Lion Feed (Duration 30 minutes)
  • Chimp Feeding (Duration 15 mins)
  • Elephant Feeding ( Duration 15mins)
  • Otter Feed (duration 5 mins)
  • Seal Feeding ( Duration 10 mins)
  • Small Mammal Feed (Duration 10 mins)
  • Hyena, Mandrill and Cheetah Feed (30 minutes)
  • Vulture Feed (15 minutes)
  • Wolves (15 minutes)
  • Pelicans (10 minutes)
  • Giraffe (15 minutes)  

Shows

  • Falconry Display (Duration 30 mins)
  • Macaw Display
  • Penguin Parade (Duration 15 mins)
  • Reptile Encounter (Duration 15 mins)
  • Sealion Display (Duration 20 mins)

Other Attractions

 
Additional Costs  
Restrictions  

Number Of Species

Number of animals

as at September 2002

  Number of Species Number of Specimens
Mammals

85

418

Birds

65

247

Reptiles

34

166

Amphibians

4

44

Fish

0

0

Invertebrates

0

0

Totals

188

875

Annual number of visitors Number of staff Area in acres Association memberships Proprietor

500,000

150

60

 

 

Because of the number of displays the times can be found on the Colchester Zoo website.

This page was updated by Colchester Zoo on 1st April 2003

Reviews

Colchester zoo is owned by the Tropeano family and their love of animals, conservation and education is evident from the way this zoo is run. Colchester zoo was started in 1963 and has always been a good zoo but has undergone many major improvements in recent years. The zoo has also bought up adjacent land on which to continue to expand and improve in future years. The zoo also regularly receives awards from the English Tourist Board and receives almost half a million visitors a year. To see the zoo at a comfortable pace and to see the various shows and feeding times you will need to spend the whole day there.

The zoo is in the grounds of Stanway Hall and is on undulating ground interspersed with woodland and lakes.

Rating 9/10

 

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Last Updated 22/05/2004

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