Twycross Zoo
Twycross Zoo opened in 1963 on a site in Leicestershire. Initially a comparatively modest collection, it has grown into one of the major British zoos, attracting over 450,000 visitors a year. It is famous for its collection of primates. Throughout the year the zoo plays host to a wide range of visitors from family groups on a day out to school children studying animals. In 1972 the zoo became a charitable trust concentrating on conservation and education, and now takes part in many captive breeding programmes for endangered animals (about three quarters of the animals housed at Twycross are officially classed as endangered species).
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Information on Twycross Zoo, Atherstone
| Opening Times: | All year except 25 Dec, Daily 10:00-17:30 in summer, 16:00 in winter. |
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| Admission: | Adult £8.00, Child 3-14 £4.50, Senior £5.50, Group rates available. |