Find answers to frequently asked questions about Chester Zoo. Discover useful information on tickets, opening times, memberships, animal experiences, accessibility, and more. Explore our FAQs to make the most of your visit
How do I book tickets with a gift voucher?
Bring your junior explorer along to the zoo for a BIG adventure on our adventure course, Treetop Challenge, the UK’s biggest course of its type!
Support our mission Every penny spent in our gift shops, face painting stations
Adopt an animal today and you’ll be helping to fund the work we do to protect important habitats and the wildlife that relies on them.
You can also gift an adoption to the animal lover in your life – a Chester Zoo adoption
Book now. Join our animal experts for this incredible opportunity to meet and feed one of our amazing greater one-horned rhinos!
Start time is 2:30pm Includes zoo admission Receive an exclusive gift and experience
giraffe calf born on Boxing Day has been described by keepers as the best Christmas gift
Whether you’re planning a tribute for a loved one, a gift for a special occasion
month after being given to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as an unusual wedding gift
Our magnificent elephant herd are really special to us and our visitors. This experience will give you the opportunity to get involved with elephant enrichment, and give our elephants an experience that they love!
Available from May to September Includes zoo admission Receive an exclusive gift
Discover more about the astounding array of exotic plants and shrubs we have in the zoo and spend the day with our horticultural experts!
This fantastic day is the perfect treat for yourself, or an ideal gift for your green-fingered
Our Experiences give you an incredible opportunity to get up close to some of the zoo’s incredible animals & plants, as our expert keepers guide you through their daily routines. From feeding penguins to coming face-to-face with a giraffe, there’s something for every animal lover.
Whether you’re treating yourself or a loved one to an extremely special gift, you
