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 :

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	ISIS FZG EAZA Balppa

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.

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