A couple of weeks ago, we visited Colchester zoo. We haven't been to the zoo for a long time so it was a nice change. The zoo had also changed rather a little since our last visit, with new enclosures and animals. There was plenty for us to see! We went with the whole family, my mum, step dad and siblings and there children and partners! It was a great family day out and although can be a little expensive, booking tickets (e-tickets) online saved us a fair bit of money. We also took our own picnic and left it in the car, coming back a couple of hours later for lunch. I'm quite a fussy eater and my children can also be quite picky so taking a picnic not only saved us money and queing but it also saved me the stress of finding something for everyone. However, there are plenty of places to eat at the zoo, which all sell a good variety of food - burgers, chips, hot dogs and so on. And plenty of places that sell cold drinks and ice creams!
It did rain a little bit but it didn't stop us having fun! There are plenty of animals in side too (I recommend the orangutan enclosure which is fairly new to the zoo and quite spacious too)
there are also a number of play areas for the children and plenty of benches and picnic tables to sit down if you need a rest! We needed to stop and have a rest a few times as the zoo is quite big and some of it is up hill so stopping for little rest stops was well needed! It was fairly busy but the zoo is so big, people are well spread out and there are so many animals to look at! We missed the animal feeding shows this time as we were busy just making our own way around but there are plenty of animals shows (The sealion show has been my favourite in the past)and feeding times. There are also plenty of zoo keepers and staff around to ask for information about the animals and the zoo in general.
There are so many animals to see elephants, giraffes, tigers, lions, red pandas, meer cats, sealions (The sealion tunnel is a must see!), penguins, goats (You can buy cups of food to feed the goats), ant eaters, monkeys of ALL kinds (personally I loved the chimps), otters just to name a few.
We really did have an absolute fantastic time and can't wait to go back again! We quite fancy feeding the elephants next time and I'd love to see the penguin show!
What are your favourite animals?
Sarah xXx
there are also a number of play areas for the children and plenty of benches and picnic tables to sit down if you need a rest! We needed to stop and have a rest a few times as the zoo is quite big and some of it is up hill so stopping for little rest stops was well needed! It was fairly busy but the zoo is so big, people are well spread out and there are so many animals to look at! We missed the animal feeding shows this time as we were busy just making our own way around but there are plenty of animals shows (The sealion show has been my favourite in the past)and feeding times. There are also plenty of zoo keepers and staff around to ask for information about the animals and the zoo in general.
There are so many animals to see elephants, giraffes, tigers, lions, red pandas, meer cats, sealions (The sealion tunnel is a must see!), penguins, goats (You can buy cups of food to feed the goats), ant eaters, monkeys of ALL kinds (personally I loved the chimps), otters just to name a few.
We really did have an absolute fantastic time and can't wait to go back again! We quite fancy feeding the elephants next time and I'd love to see the penguin show!
What are your favourite animals?
Sarah xXx
