Getting here
51.86124, 0.83206
Best for
1 activityFarm visits
Varies96%Zoo or animal collection
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
20
10 named nearby · 10 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
100
100 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
18
18 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Colchester Orbital West B · Walking0
Colchester Orbital West A · Walking0
Colchester Orbital Spoke (North) · Walking0
Colchester Orbital Spoke (West) · Walking0
N/A · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Birch 5 · public footpath
Gryme's Dyke South · bridleway
Birch 35 · bridleway
About this visitor farm
Colchester Zoo is a visitor farm covering 52 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Café
1 nearby · 253m
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Parking
1 nearby · 101m
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Playground
220m away
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Toilets
5 · 137m away
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Farm visit
0m away
✓ Public accessPaid entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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