Colchester Zoo

Colchester Zoo: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Colchester Zoo

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Colchester Zoo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.86245, 0.83262. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Colchester Zoo

• Colchester Zoo · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~0 km · Must-see
• Spring Lane Meadows · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hilly Fields, Colchester · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~6 km · Must-see
• Colchester Castle · fort · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~7 km · Must-see
• Tiptree Parish Field · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~10 km · Must-see
• Welsh Wood · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~11 km · Must-see
• Brockwell Meadows · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~12 km · Must-see
• St Peter ad Vincula, Coggeshall · church · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mersea Island · beach · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mersea Fort · fort · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tiger Hill, Suffolk · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~17 km · Must-see
• Whet Mead · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cressing Temple Barns · temple · Kent · ~19 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Church (disused) · fort · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gosfield Sandpits · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bocking Blackwater Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hoppit Mead · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~24 km · Must-see
• St Mary · church · Kent · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Colchester Zoo

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Colchester Zoo

• Bocking Blackwater Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~23 km · Must-see
• The Meadow · sanctuary · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kendal Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tile Wood · sanctuary · Kent · ~44 km · Must-see
• Norsey Wood · sanctuary · Greater London · ~47 km · Must-see
• Newbourne Springs · sanctuary · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~48 km · Must-see
• Two Tree Island · sanctuary · Southend-on-Sea · ~48 km · Must-see
• Canvey Wick · sanctuary · Kent · ~53 km · Must-see
• Natterer's Wood · sanctuary · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fox Hill · sanctuary · Hertfordshire · ~70 km · Must-see

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