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What’s there
- Paid parking
- Birthday parties
No on-site car park listed. Visitors are directed to the local council pay-and-display car parks in Promenade Park (cash, card, phone or app).
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Maldon Promenade Zoo sits within the grounds of Promenade Park on the Blackwater waterfront, so a visit fits neatly alongside a play area, splash park and riverside walk. The zoo is family-run and keeps a mixed collection of more than seventy species. Visitors can expect farm animals such as alpacas, goats, sheep and donkeys, plus parrots, meerkats, mongooses, raccoons, marmosets and a range of reptiles and creepy crawlies. Much of the collection has been rescued or rehomed, which the team talks about openly during the day. Interactive talks run through the day, covering small furry animals, reptiles, the farm animals and the meerkats, and children are encouraged to ask questions. The zoo is small enough to see in a couple of hours, which suits younger children well. It is also a popular choice for birthday parties and school visits.
Donkeys are on display in summer per the venue site; the site also lists seasonal events (Christmas, Halloween, Easter).
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Children's paracetamol sachetsThe one thing a farm shop never sells.
- Comforter, plus a spareThe one that must not be lost. It will be lost.
- Painkillers for grown-ups
- Lip balm
- Wet bagFor whatever comes home soaked.
- Travel potty
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