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Chester Zoo

Zoo & aquarium · Upton-by-Chester, United Kingdom

Chester Zoo in Upton-by-Chester, United Kingdom.

About

Free admission.

Rides and attractions

  • Aardvark animal
  • African Painted Dogs animal
  • Andes Garden animal
  • Andrean Bear animal
  • Anoa animal
  • Asian Elephant animal
  • Asian Small-clawed Otter animal
  • Asiatic Lion animal
  • Aye-Aye animal
  • Babirusa animal
  • Banteng animal
  • Bat-eared Fox animal
  • Binturong animal
  • Black Rhino animal
  • Borenan Orangutan & Gibbon animal
  • Bornean Orangutan animal
  • Bush Dogs animal
  • Capybara animal
  • Cassowary animal
  • Common Ostrich, Roan Anteplope & Grevy's Zebra animal
  • Congo Buffalo animal
  • Dik Dik animal
  • Domestic Goat animal
  • Dusky Pademelon animal
  • Eurasia Black Vultures animal
  • Flamingos animal
  • Fossa animal
  • Giant Anteater animal
  • Giant Otter animal
  • Giraffe animal
  • Greater One-Horned Rhino & Brow Antlered Deer animal
  • Humboldt Penguin animal
  • Indonesian Songbirds animal
  • Jaguar animal
  • Komodo Dragon animal
  • Macaque animal
  • Mandrill animal
  • Meerkat animal
  • Mixed Savannah animal
  • Okapi animal
  • Onager animal
  • Owls animal
  • Peafowl animal
  • Porcupine animal
  • Pudu animal
  • Radiated Tortoise animal
  • Red Panda animal
  • Red Reffed Lemurs animal
  • Red River Hogs animal
  • Ring-tailed Lemur animal
  • Sand Lizard animal
  • Sifaka animal
  • Silvery Gibbons animal
  • Snow Leopard animal
  • Spectacled Bear animal
  • Spider Monkey animal
  • Sumatran Tigers animal
  • Sun Bears animal
  • Tapir animal
  • Tarantula animal
  • Tree Kangaroo animal
  • Two-toed Sloth animal
  • Verreaux's eagle owl animal
  • Visayan Warty Pig animal
  • Vulture animal
  • Warthog animal
  • Western Chimpanzees animal
  • Yellow Mongoose animal

At the park

  • Aardvark enclosure
  • African Painted Dogs enclosure
  • Andes Garden enclosure
  • Andrean Bear enclosure
  • Anoa enclosure
  • Asian Elephant enclosure
  • Asian Small-clawed Otter enclosure
  • Asiatic Lion enclosure
  • Aye-Aye enclosure
  • Babirusa enclosure
  • Banteng enclosure
  • Bat-eared Fox enclosure
  • Binturong enclosure
  • Black Rhino enclosure
  • Borenan Orangutan & Gibbon enclosure
  • Bornean Orangutan enclosure
  • Bush Dogs enclosure
  • Butterfly Journey enclosure
  • Capybara enclosure
  • Cassowary enclosure
  • Common Ostrich, Roan Anteplope & Grevy's Zebra enclosure
  • Condor Cliffs Aviary aviary
  • Congo Buffalo enclosure
  • Dik Dik enclosure
  • Domestic Goat enclosure
  • Dusky Pademelon enclosure
  • Elephants of the Asian Forest enclosure
  • Eurasia Black Vultures enclosure
  • Flamingos enclosure
  • Fossa enclosure
  • Fruit Bat Forest enclosure
  • Giant Anteater enclosure
  • Giant Otter enclosure
  • Giraffe enclosure
  • Giraffe House enclosure
  • Greater One-Horned Rhino & Brow Antlered Deer enclosure
  • Humboldt Penguin enclosure
  • Indonesian Songbirds enclosure
  • Jaguar enclosure
  • Komodo Dragon enclosure
  • Land of the Okapi enclosure
  • Lemur Walkthrough enclosure
  • Lemurs enclosure
  • Macaque enclosure
  • Mandrill enclosure
  • Meerkat enclosure
  • Mixed Savannah enclosure
  • Okapi enclosure
  • Onager enclosure
  • Owls enclosure
  • Peafowl enclosure
  • Porcupine enclosure
  • Pudu enclosure
  • Radiated Tortoise enclosure
  • Red Panda enclosure
  • Red Reffed Lemurs enclosure
  • Red River Hogs enclosure
  • Ring-tailed Lemur enclosure
  • Sand Lizard enclosure
  • Sifaka enclosure
  • Silvery Gibbons enclosure
  • Snow Leopard enclosure
  • Spectacled Bear enclosure
  • Spider Monkey enclosure
  • Spirit of the Jaguar enclosure
  • Sumatran Tigers enclosure
  • Sun Bears enclosure
  • Tapir enclosure
  • Tarantula enclosure
  • Tree Kangaroo enclosure
  • Two-toed Sloth enclosure
  • Verreaux's eagle owl enclosure
  • Visayan Warty Pig enclosure
  • Vulture enclosure
  • Warthog enclosure
  • Western Chimpanzees enclosure
  • Yellow Mongoose enclosure
  • Aquarium aquarium
  • Chemistry Pits Play Area exhibit
  • Glorious Grasses exhibit
  • and 11 more

Shows and experiences

  • Ranger & guided programs

Places to eat

  • Bembe Coffoe Shop coffee_shop
  • Bembe Kitchen
  • House of Sumatra coffee_shop
  • Indian Brasserie
  • Jaguar Coffee House coffee_shop
  • June's Pavilion Resturant
  • Madagascar Marketplace
  • Manado Street Kitchen
  • Oakfield Manor
  • Pamoja Outpost coffee_shop
  • The Fry Inn
  • The Oaks Restaurant & Bar
  • The Wheatsheaf

Before you go

Disability access
Step-free access is recorded at 5 facilities, some marked limited. Verify specific accessibility needs with the park.
First aid
4 first-aid locations mapped in-park — First aid located on the park map; confirm the current station with any team member on arrival.
Limits
As they explore animal habitats, students must think about what each species needs to thrive and how to replicate these conditions in a zoo environment

Facilities on the park map

7 bench, 4 defibrillator, 9 interactive play, 33 picnic area, 8 restroom, 4 visitor information.

Where to stay

  • Premier Inn 76 Liverpool Road Chester
  • Mollington Banastre Hotel Parkgate Road Chester
  • Alton Lodge 78 Hoole Road Chester
  • Chester Crabwall Manor Hotel and Spa Parkgate Road Chester
  • Baytree Lodge 38 Hoole Road Chester
  • Bowman Lodge 52 Hoole Road Chester
  • Brookside Hotel 2 Grange Road Chester
  • Capital Guest House 32 Hoole Road Chester
  • Cheltenham Lodge 58 Hoole Road Chester
  • Chester Court Hotel 48 Hoole Road Chester
  • Chester House Guess House 46 Hoole Road Chester
  • Chester House Guest House 44 Hoole Road Chester
  • Dene Hotel 95 Hoole Road Chester
  • Kilmorey Lodge 50 Hoole Road Chester
  • Travelodge Warrington Road Chester
  • Victoria Lodge 64 Hoole Road Chester

History

Opened
1931
  • Park opened

Nearby

  • The Countess
  • Cafe 76 Village Cafe Upton
  • Chicken Shop
  • Domino's
  • Fish and Chips at Weston Grove
  • Kam Xin
  • The Oak Tree
  • Bache
  • Chatwins
  • Mill Lane Fish Bar
  • The Mill @ Upton
  • Cheesy Chester
  • Costa
  • Epic Bite
  • Kingsway Community Cafe
  • Midsummer Watch Jugglers
  • Tansishq
  • The Bear's Paw
  • The Little Owl
  • Toby Carvery

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