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Dudley Zoo - 2 The Broadway, Dudley
01384 215314Dudley Zoological Gardens & Castle
Open everyday from 10.00 am (except Christmas Day)
Last admission : winter 3.00 pm & summer (Easter-September) 4.00 pm
N.B grounds close 60 minutes later
Read Latest Review (19/05/2008)Chester Zoo - Upton by Chester
01244 380280All year from 10 am
Read Latest Review (08/04/2008)Blackpool Zoo - East Park Drive, Blackpool FY3 8PP
01253 830 830Blackpool Zoo is open every day of the year except Christmas Day.
The zoo opens at 10.00am daily.
Weekends = 1st & 2nd, 8th & 9th and 15th & 16th March - last admission is 4.30pm
Weekdays = 3rd to 7th and 10th to 14th March - last admission is 3.00pm
Monday 17th to Thursday 20th March - last admission is 4.30pm
From 21st March 2008 (Good Friday) to September - last admission is 5.00pm
The zoo closes 45 minutes after the last admission
Read Latest Review (08/04/2008)Knowsley safari park -
0151 430 9009Knowsley Safari Park is open all year round (except Christmas Day).
If the weather is very icy or snowy we are closed for safety reasons.
Summer Opening Times:
1st March to 31st Oct. 10.00am
Last entry to Safari Drive 4.00pm
Winter Opening Times:
1st November to 28th February 10.30am
Last entry to Safari Drive 3.00pm
Read Latest Review (08/04/2008)Edinburgh Zoo -
0131 334 9171We are open every day of the year - even Christmas Day! - from 9.00am. We close at the following times:
April - September 6.00pm
October and March
5.00pm
November - February 4:30pm
Please note that our animal houses close 15 minutes prior to these times.
Read Latest Review (08/04/2008)Paignton Zoo - Paignton Zoo Environmental Park Totnes Road Paignton Devon TQ4 7EU
01803 697500Paignton Zoo is open daily (except Christmas day) from 10.00 a.m. Closing times vary throughout the season, so please check before each visit.
The Zoo is currently open until 6.00 p.m. with last entry at 5.00 p.m.
Read Latest Review (08/04/2008)Dartmoor Zoological Park - Dartmoor Zoological Park
We are open all year around from 10am
Summer Opening Hours are 10am to 6pm
Winter Opening Hours are 10am to 4pm.
Read Latest Review (07/04/2008)Marwell Zoo - Colden Common, Winchester, Hampshire, S021 1JH
01962 777407Open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (4 p.m. in winter)
Read Latest Review (07/04/2008)Blaavand mini zoo Denmark - Blåvand Mini-Zoo 6857 Blåvand Danmark
Opening hours:
From easter to mid october 10-18.
From mid october to easter 10-16.
Read Latest Review (12/03/2008)Munich Zoo (Munchener Tierpark Hellabrunn) - Tierpark Hellabrunn
To get there take U3 to Thalkirchen (Isar entrance) or bus 52 from Marienplatz (Flamingo entrance). To get back, consider a nice 5 km walk northwards along the Isar river.
Read Latest Review (12/03/2008)
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