Hi, i was told a while ago that there was a zoo in Cleethorpes, but i can't remember who told me.
So i was just woundering if anybody knew if there is and if so where is it ?

Hiya, after doing a quick 118.com type yellow pages search, No.
There used to be "Cleethorpes Zoo and Marineland" but unfortunately it closed in 1978.:rolleyes: :mad:
If you have Adobe, then click this link (www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/gwd/pdf/zoos-list0503.pdf ) and it has a list of all zoo's open in England, March 2005.
Hope this is of help.:thumbsup:

Twycross Zoo is about the nearest.

The Deep Sea Experience sounds cool. Pity there isnt a website anywhere. No where's my sowester so I can go on the trawler experience ? :P

There is a butterfly house type thing in cleethorpes, but I wouldn't say it's worthy of a full day trip, but if you went on a sunday you could go to the market and eat loads of carp as well!

It was quite a good zoo and yes it was a long time ago that it closed.

Thanks for the link jonluvsnique.
Thought about twycross zoo rudeboy but it didn't look as though it was acessible by train. :(

Don't think my kids would fancy a butterfly house.

there's a small animal thing next to the train line - passes an hour on...the kids can feed the animals - there's pleasure island , makes a day of it with the market, 1/2 hour on the beach, the new coffee bars and chips :)

Originally posted by tpiddo

Thought about twycross zoo rudeboy but it didn't look as though it was acessible by train. :(

Wonder if anyone does any coach trips to Twycross?

Its not a bad zoo. But if you do go then take a picnic......the food in the cafe is pretty ropey....thinks its what the animals leave!!

My kids do really like going on the rides, they prefer going in the arcades but i'm sure there are plenty of them at Cleethorpes.
But i would still rather take them to a zoo. :)

Originally posted by rudeboy
Wonder if anyone does any coach trips to Twycross?

Its not a bad zoo. But if you do go then take a picnic......the food in the cafe is pretty ropey....thinks its what the animals leave!!


I am going to have ring round tomorrow see if there are any, if not i might see about going to Chester Zoo though i have looked on the website and it's twice as expensive to get in chester Zoo :(

Royles run lots of trips....

16th Flamingoland
18th Twycross

Chester Zoo was today :(

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Originally posted by tpiddo
I am going to have ring round tomorrow see if there are any, if not i might see about going to Chester Zoo though i have looked on the website and it's twice as expensive to get in chester Zoo :(

Chester Zoo is THE top zoo......but like you say it is expensive!

Can't go on the 18th got to take my eldest to the dental hospital:(

Thanks for the info internetowl. :thumbsup:

we recently went to Barcelona zoo - now thats a great zoo - spent all day in there and could have gone back the next day - dolphins close up and a lovely panther...it was awesome - so majestic, and two roo's doing what comes naturally :)

Don't your making me really jealous now :mad: :D

Bet it was great though.

Zoo in Cleethorpes, try the club on the pier on a Saturday night, some fair animals in there

Originally posted by tpiddo
I am going to have ring round tomorrow see if there are any, if not i might see about going to Chester Zoo though i have looked on the website and it's twice as expensive to get in chester Zoo :(

It should be worth the money though.

I was told by the tourism people in Chester recently that a couple of years ago Chester decide that it wanted to be on of the top 5 zoo's in Europe. So, they went and had a look at all the European zoo's and came back and decided that they were already the best in Europe!

They have (from memory) 5 times more visitors than London Zoo.!

Their plan is now to be in the top 5 in the world alongside Chicago and Beijing.