- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 34 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport12 km
- MAN Manchester Airport43 km
About Chester Zoo
Chester Zoo is a tourist attraction. Location: Caughall, Cheshire.
Chester Zoo is a zoo in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England. Chester Zoo was opened in 1931 by George Mottershead and his family. The zoo is one of the UK's largest zoos at 51 hectares (130 acres) 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.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos of Chester Zoo
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Shotwick Castle John Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Eccleston Mound Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Chester Castle Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
Climate of Chester Zoo
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 73 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (73 mm)
- Driest month
- February (43 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 57 | 43 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 50 | 63 | 66 | 72 | 73 | 67 |
How to get to Chester Zoo
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 12 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 20 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 12 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 43 kmeast
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 108 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 20 kmnorthwest
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 21 kmnorth
- St Helens Population: 183.2K 27 kmnorth
- Warrington Population: 172.3K 27 kmnortheast
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 39 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Chester Zoo
Within 100 km: 686 historic and cultural sites, 1,950 natural sites, 211 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km135 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 21 kmNW
- Wigg Island Island 19 kmNE
- Spike Island Island 17 kmNE
- Bidston Hill Mountain 23 kmNW
25–60 km718 places
- Formby Beach Beach 40 kmN
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 44 kmN
- St Anne's Beach Beach 59 kmN
- Hilbre Island Island 29 kmNW
60–100 km1,994 places
- Anglesey Island 97 kmW
- Traeth Lligwy Beach 93 kmW
- Ynys Tywyn Island 90 kmW
- Puffin Island Island 77 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Chester Castle Historic site, Chester Castle4.7 km S
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Chester Cathedral Attraction, Cheshire3.9 km S
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Shotwick Castle Historic site, Shotwick Park6.1 km W
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Eccleston Mound Historic site, Eccleston7.6 km S
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Stanlaw Abbey Historic site, Cheshire7.2 km N
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Dodlestone Castle Historic site, Dodleston11 km SW -
Ewloe Castle Historic site, Hawarden13 km W -
Pulford Castle Historic site, Pulford12 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Blacon Town, Mollington3.5 km SW
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Chester City, Cheshire4.1 km S
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Mollington Village, Mollington2.5 km W
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Hoole Village, Great Boughton3.1 km S
Sources & licences
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