Which is the best zoo? Twycross or Chester?

[needhams 10]

Hi there

 

Taking the kids (3 & 4) to the zoo tomorrow and wondered if you could give me your views on either zoo. Not sure which one to go to as they are both about the same distance from Sheffield.

 

Thanks

[cuddlycats 10]

We went to chester zoo 2 weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. We went outside of school holidays on a week day so wasnt very busy.

If you do can i recommend getting a helium balloon on way out-we got our 2 year old one as soon as we got there, and it was a pain all day.

[andrejuan 10]

Twycross has more Chimps/Monkeys (used to be home to the Brook Bond Chimps) Not much else between em IMHO.

Might be worth checking the websites.

[*binty* 10]

Haven't been to Twycross for years but we went to Chester Zoo a couple of months back and loved it! We'll definitely go again at some point.

[Acorns 10]

I think that Chester Zoo has a lot more different animals than Twycross. But if you like monkeys then Twycross is the best. I can spend a whole day at Chester Zoo but Twycross takes about half a day. Also, Chester Zoo is nearly twice as expensive as Twycross

[shane39 10]

Last time i went to Chester zoo,i'm sure they had an albino Rhino.

Am i right? Or did i dream it?

It's a great zoo,but stretch your day out,(picnic etc:)It don't take too long before you have seen everything.

[*binty* 10]

Last time i went to Chester zoo,i'm sure they had an albino Rhino.

Am i right? Or did i dream it?

It's a great zoo,but stretch your day out,(picnic etc:)It don't take too long before you have seen everything.

 

They had some sort of Rhino if i remember rightly....was massive!

[cuddlycats 10]

To be honest-i also enjoyed cannon hall farm just as much as zoo!

[shane39 10]

They had some sort of Rhino if i remember rightly....was massive!

 

My memory is terrible but i'm pretty sure that Chester zoo is one of the few zoos that specialises in breeding Rhino's. And yes they are big buggers.

Tell you where i enjoyed it..Flamingoland..All the rides and the zoo.

Luvely jubbely day out and the kids loved it,especially when a lion cocked up it's tail and piddled right over the compound and on to 2 young unsuspecting girls walking past.

When a lion pees it pees like a firemans hose.

[Gwyneth 10]

Chester Zoo is excellent and well worth a trip

[*binty* 10]

My memory is terrible but i'm pretty sure that Chester zoo is one of the few zoos that specialises in breeding Rhino's. And yes they are big buggers.

Tell you where i enjoyed it..Flamingoland..All the rides and the zoo.

Luvely jubbely day out and the kids loved it,especially when a lion cocked up it's tail and piddled right over the compound and on to 2 young unsuspecting girls walking past.

When a lion pees it pees like a firemans hose.

 

:hihi: Wish i'd seen that!

 

I agree, flamingoland is also a nice day out We saw Monkey Porn when we went....

[shane39 10]

:hihi: Wish i'd seen that!

 

I agree, flamingoland is also a nice day out We saw Monkey Porn when we went....

 

Bloody hell! i wonder if you went the same time as me?

There was this monkey with a checked shirt on,(i think he was a bit of a ladies monkey)Anyway he was sh#t hot with the girls.He was strutting about with his monkihood hanging out and backscuttling the local apetart big style.

I had to divert my kids attention to the ice-cream van.

I did say to my ex though.."Why don't you let me do that?":hihi: