| Chester Zoo | |
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 Main Zoo Entrance | |
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| 53°13′36″N 2°53′3″W / 53.22667°N 2.88417°W | |
| Date opened | 1931 |
| Location | Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England |
| Land area | 51 hectares (130 acres) |
| No. of animals | 35,000+[1] |
| No. of species | 500+[1] |
| Annual visitors | 2+ million (2019)[2] |
| Major exhibits | Monsoon Forest, Islands, Mkomazi National Park Painted Dogs Conserve, Elephants of the Asian Forest, Realm of the Red Ape, Tsavo Black Rhino Experience, Spirit of the Jaguar |
| Website | https://www.chesterzoo.org |
Chester Zoo is a zoo in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England. Chester Zoo was opened in 1931 by George Mottershead and his family.[3] The zoo is one of the UK's largest zoos at 51 hectares (130 acres)[4] and the zoo has a total land holding of approximately 160 hectares (400 acres).
Chester Zoo is operated by the North of England Zoological Society, a registered charity founded in 1934. The zoo receives no government funding and is the most-visited wildlife attraction in Britain with more than 2 million visitors in 2019.[2] In 2007 Forbes described the zoo as one of the fifteen best zoos in the world.[5] In 2017 and more recently, 2024, the zoo was named as the best zoo in the UK and as also regarded as the third best in the world by TripAdvisor.[6]
- ^ a b "New figures reveal Chester Zoo is home to a record 35 THOUSAND animals". Chester.com.
- ^ a b "ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "History of Chester Zoo". Chester Zoo website. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008.
- ^ "Chester Zoo". Goodzoos website. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- ^ "The World's Best Zoos". Forbes. 5 November 2007. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ^ Price, Mike (31 August 2017). "Chester Zoo named best rated zoo in the Uk by TripAdvisor". Retrieved 26 September 2017.