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Bristol Zoo

Q: Where is Bristol Zoo?

United Kingdom. Bristol Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.463° N, 2.622° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 174 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Bristol Zoo?

86 species. Citizen-science photos record 86 species at Bristol Zoo, including Inca Tern, Greater Flamingo, Kea, Capybara and African Penguin. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Bristol Zoo in the wild?

Inca Tern: Machalilla National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Bristol Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Inca Tern (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Machalilla National Park), Greater Flamingo (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Camargue) and Kea (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Arthur's Pass National Park).

Q: When is Bristol Zoo open?

Every day · 10:00–17:00. According to its open map listing, Bristol Zoo is open Every day · 10:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.

Q: When did Bristol Zoo open?

Opened 1836. Bristol Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 1836, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 86 species are photographed there.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United Kingdom 86 spp. present

Bristol Zoo Gardens was a zoo in the city of Bristol in South West England. Bristol Zoo Gardens was managed by the education and conservation charity Bristol Zoological Society, which also manages Bristol Zoo Project (formerly Wild Place Project). The zoo's stated mission from 2008 to 2018 was to "maintain and defend" biodiversity through breeding endangered species, conserving threatened species and habitats and promoting a wider understanding of the natural world". Bristol Zoological Society's current mission is "Saving Wildlife Together". Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

51.463° N 2.622° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1836

Size

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Visit

Opening hours

Every day · 10:00–17:00

Getting there

bristolzoo.org.uk ↗

Who runs it

Run by: Bristol Zoological Society

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Larosterna inca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Machalilla National Park

Phoenicopterus roseus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Camargue+ 22 more parks

EN Endemic

Nestor notabilis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Arthur's Pass National Park+ 3 more parks

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in El Palmar National Park+ 10 more parks

Spheniscus demersus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Table Mountain National Park+ 2 more parks

Recurvirostra avosetta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Lake Nakuru National Park+ 34 more parks

Dendrocygna viduata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Amboseli National Park+ 52 more parks

Somateria mollissima

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Svalbard+ 7 more parks

Before you go

Where is Bristol Zoo?

United Kingdom

Bristol Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.463° N, 2.622° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 174 km away.

What animals can you see at Bristol Zoo?

86 species

Citizen-science photos record 86 species at Bristol Zoo, including Inca Tern, Greater Flamingo, Kea, Capybara and African Penguin. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Bristol Zoo in the wild?

Inca Tern: Machalilla National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Bristol Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Inca Tern (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Machalilla National Park), Greater Flamingo (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Camargue) and Kea (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Arthur's Pass National Park).

When is Bristol Zoo open?

Every day · 10:00–17:00

According to its open map listing, Bristol Zoo is open Every day · 10:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.

When did Bristol Zoo open?

Opened 1836

Bristol Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 1836, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 86 species are photographed there.