Chester Zoo Is Closing

Hot off the press but no real surprise. I’ve just received an email informing me that Chester Zoo is closing. As I say, no real surprise but, like so many other things currently, a huge shame.

Chester Zoo Is Closing

Here’s the email informing us that Chester Zoo is closing in full:

“Following Government advice on social distancing, Chester Zoo will close its gates to visitors for the foreseeable future, from 4.30pm today. 

How long this will be for, we simply don’t know, but we really hope it plays a part in slowing down the spread of this awful virus.

Rest assured, that our incredibly dedicated animal experts, including zookeepers, vets and scientists will continue to ensure that the animals at the zoo enjoy the same levels of care and attention they receive all year round. Meanwhile, various other teams will be working from home and will continue fighting to give a brighter future for endangered species all around the world.

Our family of members mean the world to us and your ongoing support is vital now more than ever. As you can’t visit us at the moment we would like to offer you an additional month of membership free of charge. If we are asked to remain closed for more than a month then we’ll review this again and will be in touch.

You don’t need to contact us to receive this additional month as we’ll change your membership end date automatically. If you have any other questions in the meantime then please email membership@chesterzoo.org and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

As always, we’re humbled by the ongoing and unwavering support we receive from our members, visitors and other supporters and know you will have all sorts of questions about your bookings with us. Please take a look at the FAQs on our website and hopefully they will help to answer them for you.

Chester Zoo Is Closing Keep An Eye Out

Keep an eye on the zoo’s social media channels and website as we try to deliver as much positive news and updates about the animals to you as we can throughout this difficult period. There’s nothing like a happy new-born baby animal to lift your spirits!

Stay safe everyone, look after each other and those in your community who need it most and, when this is all over, let’s all get back together at our amazing zoo and prevent extinction like never before.

See you soon…

Chester Zoo

Another very popular venue closing. Hopefully not for too long though. In the meantime, have a look at all the other Chester Zoo posts I’ve made HERE and have a look at the special Chester Zoo page HERE.

For up to date Chester Zoo information – have a look at the official Chester Zoo website HERE.

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