
Colchester Zoo
Animal Farms, Zoos & Wildlife Parks · Colchester, Essex
Closed — opens tomorrow at 9.30am
What’s there
- Café on site
- Paid parking
- Baby changing
- Buggy friendly
- Picnic area
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Colchester Zoo is an animal park in Colchester. Our notes describe it as: Major zoo — one of UK's best.
Open 9:30am daily. Closing times vary seasonally: Summer (Jul-Aug) 6pm, Sep-early Oct Mon-Fri 5pm/Sat-Sun 5:30pm, Oct-Nov Mon-Fri 4:30pm/Weekends 5pm, Nov-Dec Mon-Fri 4pm/Weekends 4:30pm. Closed Christmas Day. Last admission 1hr before close.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Hand sanitiser
- Hair bobbles
- Travel sickness bands
- Bibs
- Picnic blanket
- Sun cream
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