Home to around 180 species and set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes, Colchester Zoo hosts many different habitats, from the humid home of our Komodo Dragons to our very own Africa plain, …
Home to around 180 species and set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes, Colchester Zoo hosts many different habitats, from the humid home of our Komodo Dragons to our very own Africa plain, Kingdom of the Wild, home to white rhino, giraffes, ostrich, zebra and kudu.
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Apr 1, 2025
Colchester Zoo is undoubtedly one of the best local attractions in North Essex, offering a well-maintained, beautifully presented environment that makes every visit enjoyable. We love coming here wit…Full review by 725zoel
Mar 26, 2025
It’s absolutely amazing, the animals are in such good environments and clearly cared for so well. I recommend Colchester zoo!Full review by Phebe T
Mar 26, 2025
Just back from a half days Animal Experience it was brilliant. There were four of us and although we were a bit early for the afternoon visit we were made very welcome then wandered around the zoo fo…Full review by joecool2021
Has anyone done the giraffe feed? How was it? How long do you get?
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We booked the giraffe feed in June - think it was £20 for up to family of five, but was just the two of us. Lovely staff and you’re taken into an enclosed area by their field, but was a lot …
We booked the giraffe feed in June - think it was £20 for up to family of five, but was just the two of us. Lovely staff and you’re taken into an enclosed area by their field, but was a lot more people feeding than we’d hoped - think there was about 16 of us so you get divided into groups and take it in turns to have your own family time for about 5-10 mins with one giraffe - they had two giraffes to feed, a third wasn’t playing ball . You get given a large plastic pot with herb stalks - you hold one up at the designated high fenced area and the giraffe leans over and gently takes it - amazing long tongues. Little children were on parents shoulders feeding them, so gentle. My 30 yr old daughter loved it - I was taking the photos. So would definitely recommend doing it - not cheap but it’s memorable. Just be prepared to share the experience with others - we’d assumed it’d be a fairly exclusive thing to do. Nice moneymaker for the zoo though…
im hoping to visit on last sat in march i am disabled and have blue badge is there a price reduction for my carer
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Hi Sorry for the late reply, only just found your question. Carer goes free. I think we did the booking online but there is a huge entrance hall for buying tickets. You should have a lovely …
Hi Sorry for the late reply, only just found your question. Carer goes free. I think we did the booking online but there is a huge entrance hall for buying tickets. You should have a lovely time albeit.a tiring one. Hope this helps. Lynda.
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