July 2022

Today's Announcements

If you have any queries regarding your visit, you can find answers to our most popular FAQs HERE

AMBER WEATHER WARNING

We are open! As we're experiencing another few days of hot weather, we would like to remind all of our visitors of a few advisories whilst enjoying the zoo in the sunshine.

• We strongly encourage visitors to drink plenty of water and apply sunscreen throughout your visit.

• Some areas of our outdoor play parks may become hot to touch, such as metal bars and slides.

• Please avoid touching or climbing on our metal sculptures as they may become extremely hot!

• We are a family attraction therefore T-shirts MUST be worn at ALL times.

• Please remember smoking is strictly PROHIBITED inside the zoo grounds.

SAVE PAPER and download the Colchester Zoo App ahead of your visit for an interactive map and all of today's animal encounter times!

Make sure you TURN ON the Bluetooth and location services on your mobile device to use the INTERACTIVE map function.

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