Chester Zoo is a zoo at Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England. Chester Zoo was opened in 1931 by George Mottershead and his family. The zoo is one of the UK's largest zoos at 51 hectares and the zoo has a total land holding of approximately 160 hectares.
Chester Zoo is operated by the North of England Zoological Society, a registered charity founded in 1934. The zoo receives no government funding and is the most-visited wildlife attraction in Britain with more than 2 million visitors in 2019. In 2007 Forbes described the zoo as one of the fifteen best zoos in the world. In 2017, the zoo was named as the best zoo in the UK and third in the world by TripAdvisor.
Open daily from 10 am.
Opening hours change throughout the year - for specific information please visit the official website.
Onsite ticket prices vary according to date - please, check out the website before your visit.
Save money and book your tickets online - these are always cheaper! (Available until 9.30 am on the day of visit.)
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Zoo
Official Website https://www.chesterzoo.org/
Twitter https://twitter.com/ChesterZoo
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chesterzoo1
Best Zoos in England http://www.tripomatic.com/lp/10-Best-Zoos-in-England/
Email info@chesterzoo.org
Phone +44 1244 380280
Address Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2 1LH, UK
Coordinates 53°13'34.966" N -2°53'0.913" E
