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Twycross Zoo

Burton Road (A444), | Atherstone, Atherstone CV9 3PX, England
0844 474 17777
Ranked #1 of 2 attractions in Atherstone
4.0 of 5 stars 227 Reviews
Type: Zoos
Owner description: Twycross Zoo is now nearly 50 years old, having evolved from a comparatively small collection of animals to becoming one of Britain's major Zoos, with...... more » Owner description: Twycross Zoo is now nearly 50 years old, having evolved from a comparatively small collection of animals to becoming one of Britain's major Zoos, with over 1,000 animals, plus childrens rides and keeper talks. Over the last six years,the Zoo has really evolved and now has immersion exhibits: these give visitors the opportunity to experience different parts of the world and see the animals in their natural habitat plus the fantastic free to enter Himalaya, which is a 300 seater restaurant with views over a Snow Leopard enclosure. Situated near the small village of Twycross, the zoo occupies over 40 acres and is set in open countryside. Despite its rural location, it is only four miles from the M42/A42 (which links the M1 and M6) making it readily accessible from anywhere in central England. Throughout the year (we only close Christmas Day) the zoo plays host to a wide range of visitors from family groups on a day out to school children studying animals (our Education Department teaches over 15,000 pupils a year). In 1972 the zoo became a charitable trust concentrating on conservation and education, and now takes part in many captive breeding programmes for endangered animals (about three quarters of the animals housed at Twycross are officially classed as endangered species). Like most British zoos, Twycross receives no government funds and relies entirely on money spent by visitors to continue its work. « less
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coventry
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

we went to twycross as a family day out. it was great value for money the rides are all included now as well. i found it very clean and tidy. they have invested a lot of money into it. liked the ant farm in the loos .One thing i would to be brought back to twycross is the chimps tea... More

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Coventry
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW
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We visited twycross Zoo for my son's second birthday, he loves animals so we figured it would be a great treat. We weren't disappointed! We arrived at 11am and parked up quite easily, we made our way to the ticket kiosk,there was a small queue but as we had paid for our tickets on-line (saving 5%) we were ushered straight... More

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Twycross, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

worth a go, lovley settings, also a couple of pubs along a444 that sell food More

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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

Always enjoy a visit to this zoo. Clean and tidy and the animals always seem happy and very well cared for. More

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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

We had a great day at Twycross the prairee dogs were Warrens favourite, our's were the Gorilla's. All the animals were well cared for and the groungs were immaculate. It was a cpold day. We took our own food and had a picnic in the cafe which provided facilities for this. Other food available to buy was limited. We spent... More

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Swadlincote, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

Great day out for the family! A little expensive though bu isnt everywhere now a days More

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tamworth staffs
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

\very expensive for a family to eat here and a lot of chips, burgers and sweets. I would recommend to take a packed lunch if you don't mind humping it round all day. Overall food not too bad though. More

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Annesley, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

A really good range of animals to see and learn about. Well kept and clean - always a bonus to see them well looked after. Canteens clean and food nice but quite pricey. More

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Coventry, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012
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We took our 1 year old granddaughter and family to Twycross for the first time. She, as did we thoroughly enjoyed our day out.. All of the animals were great, especially the elephants! More

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Ipswich, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

Twycross is a zoo of 2 halves, where money has been spent and enclosures updated they do very well, where enclosures are aged and under developed they could do better. This is obvious when you compare the elephant and snow leopard enclusures to those of the sealions or small monkeys. The elephant enclosure has been well designed and has the... More

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