Sensory Awareness Day:
Christmas!

Enjoy a special day at Chester Zoo with themed activities and garden walks.

On four days throughout 2010, Chester Zoo will be running themed activities for all visitors, when you can enjoy tours and activities with a British Sign Language interpreter and a visual describer.

December’s event will have a Christmas theme.

The day will include a guided tour of the Zoo, a chance to meet the staff, a ride on the monorail and free time to enjoy the Zoo’s Christmas offering.

Time: 11.00am – 4.00pm

Please book in advance if you would like to attend, tel: 01244 389741 or visit the website.

Normal Zoo admission applies but on these days carers come in free! Guide dogs as usual will be welcome on the site.

Address:

Chester Zoo

Caughall Road

Upton-by-Chester

Chester

Cheshire

CH2 1LH

Tel: 01244 380 280

Chester Zoo Events on Directory of Chester
Chester Zoo Information
Chester Zoo website

Back By Popular Demand:
Bats!

Visit the Twilight Zone and its inhabitants by torchlight.

Admission to the Zoo from 2.30pm with a hot pot supper served in the Oakfield Manor at 5.00pm.

Guests are then escorted (torches essential!) to the Twilight Zone, where the keeper will be on hand to explain about all the many fascinating species of bats, including the Livingstone bat – which has a wing span of over one metre!

Hot Pot Supper:

Traditional beef stew and dumplings
or
Vegetable stew and dumplings
served with
Red cabbage
Jacket wedges
Crusty bread
Tea or coffee

Tickets: £16.95 per person

To book for this Event, tel: 01244 389741 or visit the website.

Address:

Chester Zoo

Caughall Road

Upton-by-Chester

Chester

Cheshire

CH2 1LH

Tel: 01244 380 280

Chester Zoo Events on Directory of Chester
Chester Zoo Information
Chester Zoo website

Talking About The Animals:
A Roaring Event

Team Leader Alan Woodward talks about the animals in his care.

One of our keepers featured in Zoo Days, Alan Woodward – Team Leader of Carnivores, gives an interesting and informative talk on the various animals in his team’s care.

Price includes admission into Chester Zoo from 2.30pm, with tea and coffee served at 5.00pm in Oakfield Manor.

The talk begins at 5.30pm and is followed by a hot supper, with the evening concluding at approximately 7.30pm.

Tickets: £19.50 per person

To book for this Event, tel: 01244 389741 or visit the website.

Address:

Chester Zoo

Caughall Road

Upton-by-Chester

Chester

Cheshire

CH2 1LH

Tel: 01244 380 280

Chester Zoo Events on Directory of Chester
Chester Zoo Information
Chester Zoo website

Sensory Awareness Day:
Mammals

Enjoy a special day at Chester Zoo with themed activities and garden walks.

On four days throughout 2010, Chester Zoo will be running themed activities for all visitors, when you can enjoy tours and activities with a British Sign Language interpreter and a visual describer.

September’s event has a mammal theme.

The day will include a guided tour of the Zoo’s mammal exhibits, a chance to meet the keeper in the Twilight Zone, and experience a mammal feed.

Time: 11.00am – 4.00pm

Please book in advance if you would like to attend, tel: 01244 389741 or visit the website.

Normal Zoo admission applies but on these days carers come in free! Guide dogs as usual will be welcome on the site.

Address:

Chester Zoo

Caughall Road

Upton-by-Chester

Chester

Cheshire

CH2 1LH

Tel: 01244 380 280

Chester Zoo Events on Directory of Chester
Chester Zoo Information
Chester Zoo website

Other Great Ideas for Cheshire Days Out in September

Go Ape Delamere
Gulliver’s World Warrington
Stapeley Water Gardens
Jodrell Bank
Arley Hall
Anderton Boat Lift
Red House Farm, Dunham Massey
Northwich Salt Museum
Tatton Park, Knutsford
Beeston Castle
Blue Planet Aquarium

Sensory Awareness Day:
Reptiles and Amphibians

Enjoy a special day at Chester Zoo with themed activities and garden walks.

On four days throughout 2010, Chester Zoo will be running themed activities for all visitors, when you can enjoy tours and activities with a British Sign Language interpreter and a visual describer.

July’s event will have a reptile and amphibian theme.

The day will include a guided tour of the Zoo’s amphibian and reptile exhibits, a chance to meet the keeper and some snakes, stick insects and snails, and experience a crocodile or Komodo dragon feed.

Time: 2.00pm – 7.00pm

Please book in advance if you would like to attend, tel: 01244 389741 or visit the website.

Normal Zoo admission applies but on these days carers come in free! Guide dogs as usual will be welcome on the site.

 

Address:

 

Chester Zoo

Caughall Road

Upton-by-Chester

Chester

Cheshire

CH2 1LH

Tel: 01244 380 280
 
 

Chester Zoo Events on Directory of Chester
Chester Zoo Information
Chester Zoo website

 

Afternoon Tea @ Chester Zoo
… and a Garden Tour

Enjoy a special afternoon at Chester Zoo:

Admission into the Zoo will be from 3.30pm, with afternoon tea served from 5.00pm onwards on the Oakfield Manor terrace.

Enjoy a stroll through Chester Zoo’s award winning gardens in the company of their knowledgeable gardeners, including a visit to the beautiful Butterfly Journey.

The evening will conclude at 7.30pm, giving you time to enjoy the Zoo after the general visitors have gone!

Afternoon Tea:
Selection of open sandwiches
Plain or fruit scone served with clotted cream & preserves
A variety of cream cakes and biscuits
Fresh strawberries and cream
Selection of teas

Price £19.50 per person, contact the Events Office at the number below.

Address:

Chester Zoo

Caughall Road

Upton-by-Chester

Chester

Cheshire

CH2 1LH

Tel: 01244 380 280

Chester Zoo Events on Directory of Chester
Chester Zoo Information
Chester Zoo website

About Chester Zoo

There is plenty to entertain for families, group excursions – and is particularly popular with couples in the summer.

Chester Zoo is one of the UK’s largest zoos, covering over 110 acres, with the total area tended covering 400 acres.
It has been in operation since 1931 and was founded by George Mottershead, who after seeing animals kept in ‘prisoner-like’ conditions at Belle-Vue at the start of the 1900’s, made it his ambition to create a zoo where animals could thrive.

Many of the design ideas found in the park have been taken from the modern concepts of Carl Hagenbeck and Heine Hediger.

The Zoo is now run by a registered charity, the North of England Zoological Society. As it receives no assistance from the government, it relies on being one the most visited animal attractions in the UK.

Chester Zoo opens its gates at 10am every day of the year, except for Christmas and Boxing Day.

If you visit out of peak times or you are travelling as a group you will find it significantly cheaper.

Facilities at Chester Zoo

Facilities are available to ensure you can enjoy a relaxed day out. Lockers are available to hire. Chester zoo is fully accessible t o wheelchairs and pushchairs. You can even hire wheelchairs and buggies – you can pre-book these by telephoning 01244 389 482.

Car parking at Chester Zoo is free and there are plenty of baby-changing areas.

When you pay your admission you will receive an easy to follow map, showing all the facilities and location of each of the animal exhibits –so you can plan your day without missing anything!

If you fancy a treat you can zoom around the zoo on the Zoofari Monorail ride. Particularly good if you find yourself at the far end of the zoo and are too tired to walk all the way back to the entrance!

For a different perspective take the short trip on the Waterbus; available from Easter through to the autumn.

What you will see at Chester Zoo

Chester Zoo has a huge variety of sights to see; with over 7000 animals of over 400 species. You can choose your route around the massive eleven miles of pathways to visit over 20 exhibits including:
Elephants of the Asian Forest

Realm of the Red Ape

Monkey Islands

Secret World of the Okapi

Sea Lion Beach and Penguins

Lions and tigers

And the Twilight Zone – the biggest free flying bat cave in Europe

– not for the faint-hearted!

Events at Chester Zoo

Special events are held at the Zoo, throughout the year, with celebrations for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, St.David’s Day, as well as special exhibitions.

Chester Zoo is also a haven for the conservationists. They are active members of a number of national and international zoo bodies and projects; and are home to breeding programmes and research to help maintain the diversity and prevent extinction of endangered species.

The zoo has won prestigious awards confirming that its top priority is to ensure fantastically high standards  – to ensure the best of health and happiness to the animals and plants.

Other Great Ideas for Cheshire Days Out in August

Go Ape Delamere
Gulliver’s World Warrington
Stapeley Water Gardens
Jodrell Bank
Arley Hall
Anderton Boat Lift
Red House Farm, Dunham Massey
Northwich Salt Museum
Tatton Park, Knutsford
Beeston Castle
Blue Planet Aquarium