Twycross Zoo
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Overview
Set on the Leicestershire-Warwickshire border, at the heart of England, and open for 364 days a year, Twycross Zoo is home to over 500 animals, from over 100 species. Visitors can see monkeys, giraffes, leopards, meerkats, kangaroos, snakes, flamingoes and many more There are four species of gibbon in Gibbon Forest, and all the great apes are present (gorilla, orangutan. chimpanzee and the UK's only group of bonobos). Walk with lemurs, feed the lorikeets, walk through Butterfly Forest, watch the Penguin Parade, and listen to daily talks about the animals. Photo credits: gorilla & baby elephant - Gillian Day
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year, daily 10-6 (5 in winter). Closed 25 Dec
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Cafe
About the area
Leicestershire is divided between the large country estates of its eastern side and the industrial towns of the East Midlands to its west. Coal mining was an important part of the county’s industrial development in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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