Present day Chessington
Now named Chessington World of Adventures Resort, present day Chessington offers numerous attractions which include; a theme park, zoo and two hotels...
During the change from Chessington Zoo to World of Adventures the park mainly focused on the Theme Park side of entertainment and many of the larger species were re-located elsewhere to free up space for theme park rides and side shows. The Zoo side of the park although consistently maintained had started to take a back seat, however over the last 10 years things have slowly changed again with he focus shifting back on the zoo with the zoo now starting to expand once again and becoming a major part of the guest experience again.
More information on the Zoo's current areas & exhibits can be found below:
Penguin Cove
Get up close to Humboldt penguins in their South American Bahía Pingüino (Penguin Bay).
AMAZU
Home of the AMAZU Treetop Adventure. Located on the old Bird and Monkey Gardens, you can now walk and interact with real life Monkeys as you scale through the heights of AMAZU. Other animals can also be seen, with the huge Capybara close by and various other birds also close by.
Children’s Zoo
The children have a great farm area to visit, with the Children’s Zoo located behind Mexicana and proves to be very popular with the little ones. Once inside you have free roaming goats and chickens where you can get up close and be introduced by the staff, fantastic experience.
Lorikeet Lagoon
Located away from the main zoo in Wild Asia this remains one of the highlights for the zoo tour. Walk in and walk on through the Lorikeet Lagoon, getting closer than ever to these beautiful birds with the option to feed and have them settle down with you for the snack! Watch your head!
Otters
The animals that don’t have their own area is the Otters, with the Otters the first animal you will see when you enter the park (South) just inside in their own enclosure.
Penguin Bay – The ever popular Penguins have been located at Chessington Zoo for many years and 2015 sees the year of the Penguins at Chessington. With an all new Penguin enclosure get closer than ever with this new experience. Be sure to check out the Penguin Presentation daily at the park.
Sealife Chessington
With Merlin having the large collection of Sealife Centres in the UK, Chessington was the first of the parks to get the added bonus. Take a walk through a collection of some rare fish exhibits, and of course the Sealife wouldn’t be complete without the under water tunnel walk.
Sea Lion Bay
The very popular Sea Lion bay is home to the cheeky group of Californian Sea Lions. in addition to being just wonderful to watch, you can also catch the Sealion shows through out the day and see what these amazing animals can do! The parks Reindeer’s are also located here.
ZUFARI
Follow the expedition trail through extreme terrain, spotting giraffes, rhinos, zebras and other species roaming free!
Trail of the Kings
Perhaps the most popular area of the park always comes down to the big cats. With Lions, Leopards and Tigers all found along this impressive walk. In addition Chessington is home to the biggest collection of Western Lowland Gorillas in Europe, get close and sit and marvel at them.
Wanyama Village and Reserve
Take in an experience of Africa as you enter the village, with animals including the Meerkats, Ostrich and Zebras all available for you to view. Take the walk to the peak and get a good view of the village from the tops of the fields. On a good day you may also see the Giraffes of ZUFARI roaming the fields, the four of them can often be seen out in the distance mixing with the other African animals.
Land of the Tiger
A bachelor group of 4 Amur tigers joined the park over at Tiger Rock*1 in the newly re-themed area called Land of the Tiger*2. Get a unique view of the parks majestic Amur tigers as they roam above you whilst you explore this new uncharted territory, before making a splash on Tiger Rock and descending a misty waterfall drop, right through the centre of a giant tiger's head carved into the imposing rock.
Area & attraction previously named Dragon Falls*1 & Mystic East *2
During the change from Chessington Zoo to World of Adventures the park mainly focused on the Theme Park side of entertainment and many of the larger species were re-located elsewhere to free up space for theme park rides and side shows. The Zoo side of the park although consistently maintained had started to take a back seat, however over the last 10 years things have slowly changed again with he focus shifting back on the zoo with the zoo now starting to expand once again and becoming a major part of the guest experience again.
More information on the Zoo's current areas & exhibits can be found below:
Penguin Cove
Get up close to Humboldt penguins in their South American Bahía Pingüino (Penguin Bay).
AMAZU
Home of the AMAZU Treetop Adventure. Located on the old Bird and Monkey Gardens, you can now walk and interact with real life Monkeys as you scale through the heights of AMAZU. Other animals can also be seen, with the huge Capybara close by and various other birds also close by.
Children’s Zoo
The children have a great farm area to visit, with the Children’s Zoo located behind Mexicana and proves to be very popular with the little ones. Once inside you have free roaming goats and chickens where you can get up close and be introduced by the staff, fantastic experience.
Lorikeet Lagoon
Located away from the main zoo in Wild Asia this remains one of the highlights for the zoo tour. Walk in and walk on through the Lorikeet Lagoon, getting closer than ever to these beautiful birds with the option to feed and have them settle down with you for the snack! Watch your head!
Otters
The animals that don’t have their own area is the Otters, with the Otters the first animal you will see when you enter the park (South) just inside in their own enclosure.
Penguin Bay – The ever popular Penguins have been located at Chessington Zoo for many years and 2015 sees the year of the Penguins at Chessington. With an all new Penguin enclosure get closer than ever with this new experience. Be sure to check out the Penguin Presentation daily at the park.
Sealife Chessington
With Merlin having the large collection of Sealife Centres in the UK, Chessington was the first of the parks to get the added bonus. Take a walk through a collection of some rare fish exhibits, and of course the Sealife wouldn’t be complete without the under water tunnel walk.
Sea Lion Bay
The very popular Sea Lion bay is home to the cheeky group of Californian Sea Lions. in addition to being just wonderful to watch, you can also catch the Sealion shows through out the day and see what these amazing animals can do! The parks Reindeer’s are also located here.
ZUFARI
Follow the expedition trail through extreme terrain, spotting giraffes, rhinos, zebras and other species roaming free!
Trail of the Kings
Perhaps the most popular area of the park always comes down to the big cats. With Lions, Leopards and Tigers all found along this impressive walk. In addition Chessington is home to the biggest collection of Western Lowland Gorillas in Europe, get close and sit and marvel at them.
Wanyama Village and Reserve
Take in an experience of Africa as you enter the village, with animals including the Meerkats, Ostrich and Zebras all available for you to view. Take the walk to the peak and get a good view of the village from the tops of the fields. On a good day you may also see the Giraffes of ZUFARI roaming the fields, the four of them can often be seen out in the distance mixing with the other African animals.
Land of the Tiger
A bachelor group of 4 Amur tigers joined the park over at Tiger Rock*1 in the newly re-themed area called Land of the Tiger*2. Get a unique view of the parks majestic Amur tigers as they roam above you whilst you explore this new uncharted territory, before making a splash on Tiger Rock and descending a misty waterfall drop, right through the centre of a giant tiger's head carved into the imposing rock.
Area & attraction previously named Dragon Falls*1 & Mystic East *2
To find out more about the present day Chessington Zoo, please visit: www.chessington.com