Welsh Mountain Zoo
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Colwyn Bay, Conwy, North Wales, LL28 5UY
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01492 532 938 |
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By Car:
Just 3 minutes drive from the A55 Expressway - exit at Rhos-on-Sea interchange (Junction 20) - the Zoo is signposted from here. From Bangor 20 mins, Caernarfon 30 mins, Prestatyn 35 mins, Porthmadog 70 mins, Wrexham 50 mins, Chester 50 mins, Liverpool 60 mins, Manchester 70 mins.
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Welsh Mountain Zoo
Old Highway
Colwyn Bay
Conwy
LL28 5UY
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Hours of Opening
March to October: Gates open at 9.30am, last admission at 5.00pm, Zoo closes at 6.00pm
November to February: Gates open at 9.30am, last admission at 4.00pm, Zoo closes at 5.00pm
Closed Christmas Day
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Standard Admission Rates
Adult (16+ years)- £8.75
Children (3-15 years inclusive)- £6.40
Family Ticket (2 adults and 2 children)- £27.45
Seniors- £7.60
Students (NUS Card)- £6.40
Under 3- FREE
Tesco Vouchers can not be used on family tickets. |
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review of this zoo
This critique last updated:
Nov 2008
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Visitor Reviews Review by Dave L. Sept 2008 The Welsh Mountain Zoo stands high on the hillside over looking Colwyn Bay in North Wales. There's a courtesy bus from the local railway station, but check the zoo's website (www.welshmountainzoo.org) as it doesn't run all the year round, and the zoo is signposted from the A55 expressway that runs east/west along the North Wales coast. The car park is within the zoo grounds which brings convenience for the zoo visitor who travels by car. The hillside grounds include natural woodland. I had two hours at the zoo and took in most of the pathways, but left just before the 'Bird Shows and Penguin Parade' and 'Sea Lion Feeding & Training'. (I'd seen these and listened to the ably presented talks a couple of years ago.)
This zoo has been established for 45 years and continues to evolve with the times. Over the years, the zoo has adapted its enclosures to their newer occupants (e.g. the former elephant house is now home to a pair of Bactrian Camels, with new born off-spring) as well as completely new enclosures for the zoo's stalwarts Sea Lions (Sea Lion Rock); Chimpanzees (Chimpanzee World); Andean Condors ('Condor Heights'); while Brown Bears (Bear Falls) has been built-out from the original bear pits). The zoo's next major project is a tropical house to host its alligators and other reptiles.
The zoo is conservation minded and hosts Przewalski Horses, Amur Tigers and Snow Leopards. It also has a Red Squirrel breeding programme and is quite candid about the release a few years back within the zoo and their subsequent demise.
The zoo has some detailed notices explaining to visitor some of its policies (e.g. such as the occasional feeding the meat eaters of part carcases) and conservation stories (e.g. Przewalski Horses).
All in all this is a well run zoo which delivers a strong educational message on wildlife and its conservation. This zoo deserves to succeed.
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