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From January 2020 Penguin Shores is due to undergo redevelopment work and will therefore be closed for approximately 6 months. Find out more here.

Our opening times:

We are open daily from 9.30am - 4.30pm.
Last admissions to zoo grounds at 3.30pm

For more Visitor Information please click here.

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Developments continue at Colchester Zoo
Developments continue at Colchester Zoo

Developments continue at Colchester Zoo

September 20, 2019

Colchester Zoo is continually reinvesting into the park with...

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Our Bush Dog pups have been named!
Our Bush Dog pups have been named!

Our Bush Dog pups have been named!

September 20, 2019

Meet the new additions to the family! On the...

New Arrivals

Essex Mums Award 2019 Winner!
Essex Mums Award 2019 Winner!

Essex Mums Award 2019 Winner!

September 19, 2019

Once again Colchester Zoo has been presented with not...

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Critically Endangered Leopard Cubs Born for the First Time at Colchester Zoo
Critically Endangered Leopard Cubs Born for the First Time at Colchester Zoo

Critically Endangered Leopard Cubs Born for the First Time at Colchester Zoo

September 16, 2019

Colchester Zoo is excited to announce that on the...

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Meet Luna this Christmas…
Meet Luna this Christmas…

Meet Luna this Christmas…

September 10, 2019

Introducing this year’s Christmas mascot! Santa has been very...

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Sad farewell to Pippin the Chimpanzee
Sad farewell to Pippin the Chimpanzee

Sad farewell to Pippin the Chimpanzee

September 10, 2019

On Monday 9th September 2019 Colchester Zoo said a...

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