Bristol Zoo
Bristol Zoo
Enjoy an amazing world of animals, all within all within our spectacular, award-winning, 12-acre gardens. With over 400 species – including nine animal houses under cover – you can make the most of your visit, whatever the weather. And with so much to see and do, it’s worth giving yourself at least two to five hours here to fully make the most of your trip to one of the top attractions in Bristol and the South West.
We’re more than just a zoo. We are the Bristol Zoological Society – a conservation and education charity.
We’re made up of three distinct parts.
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Bristol Zoo Gardens, our five-hectare zoo in the heart of Bristol.
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The Bristol Conservation and Science Foundation, which is responsible for our conservation work – both in the field, and at home.
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The National Wildlife Conservation Park – a proposed, new 55-hectare zoological park located at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol. The first steps towards creating this park have now taken place with the opening of the Wild Place Project.
Education at Bristol Zoo Gardens
Over the last 20 years Bristol Zoo has developed a very successful education programme, and alongside delivering education sessions, we are now delivering a number of Higher Education courses in conjunction with local Universities. The existing building is too small for the number of sessions that we run as well as the number of courses we have been requested to teach.
A building extension, providing us with more teaching space, is now in progress and is due to continue throughout the autumn and into winter 2014. We can accept bookings throughout this period and much will remain the same. You will be advised of any particular changes when you enquire about making a booking. In addition, we are also able to offer new and exciting Zoo Tours, where groups get to see the Zoo in a different light and gain some expert knowledge from our team of Education Officers.
A school trip they'll always remember
If you’re looking for fresh and fun ideas for school trips, find out more about Bristol Zoo’s educational day trips.
As well as being a leading visitor attraction, with over 450 species of animals, in a stunning garden setting, we’re also an award-winning conservation and education charity. This means we’re in a unique position to teach people about biodiversity, conservation and the natural world, making us an ideal destination for an educational school trip.
We offer education sessions to groups from Early Years to degree level, from special needs to children’s clubs, on over 40 subjects. Many sessions have downloadable topic-centred notes for teachers to help with ideas on a Zoo visit.
Groups out in the Zoo can choose from a selection of self guided trails.
If you can’t make it to the Zoo for a school trip, but would still like your group to benefit from an education session, we offer a ‘Zoo to you’ outreach service.
We also have animal factsheets that give detailed information of over 100 species we keep in the Zoo, as well as information on habitats, conservation and other zoos.
We offer regular spider and snake phobia courses to help people who want to get over their fears.