This spring we’ll be hippity-hopping, skipping, splashing, balancing, climbing, laughing and having fun right across the zoo! Here’s how you can get involved!
Why walk when you can skip? Join the skipping lane if you want to race ahead! How far can you go?
A brand new play space! Home to our 9m high Baobab tree, picnic nests, play areas and The Lost Forests… The heart of PLAY!
Fancy meeting a foot-long centipede or a spider the size of your dinner plate! TV presenter Jess French will be joining us at the zoo to tell us all about the weird and wonderful world of insects!
Bring your little monkeys along for an early morning of fun and creativity.
Stand on the spot looking at our fantastic flamingos! How long will you manage before you start to wobble?!
Meet the ladybird’s animal friends from What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday around the zoo on our storytelling trail.
Come along with us as we sing and play… And find out about animals along the way! (suitable for 3-5 year olds)
Wobble Wobble! Can you balance better than a gibbon? Sit on our tree trunk and see how long you last.
If you visit the zoo this Easter, you might hear some surprise animal stories from our secret explorer storyteller…
Join bestselling, award-winning illustrator Lydia Monks and her clever little crime-busting ladybird friend on a holiday at Chester Zoo!
Vines creep along walls and paths, but where do they go? Follow our vines and see which amazing places they lead to. Just don’t get lost!
Join Zoo Ranger Phil and the Hallé ensemble for a mesmerising experience through a Bornean rainforest where you’ll meet some friends of the forest.
Who says giraffes can’t dance? Put on your dancing shoes and show us your moves as we tell a story through DANCE!
Follow the footprints and stomp like a rhino here at the zoo. (stamp it out and let off some steam!)
A mysterious, yet monstrous villain is dastardly damaging the world’s habitats, and we need your help to stop them!
After a morning of adventure and exploring the zoo, put your feet up and relax with some of our most-loved and favourite animal films.
Butterflys flutter here and there, looking beautiful. Are you as graceful as them? Spread out those arms and get up on your toes. The sky awaits!
Come along with us as we rhyme and play… And find out about animals along the way! (suitable for 3-5 year olds)
Join our Zoo Rangers for a special story in an out of the ordinary zoo habitat.
Come on an amazing adventure story with us.
Can you flutter like a butterfly or buzz like a bee? Join the fun with the Zoo Rangers at morning story time. (suitable for 3-5 year olds)
Splish splash splosh! We take puddles very, very seriously and want some budding scientists to investigate.
Choose one of our PLAY! Dates and bring them along with you. Remember, take a selfie with your favourite toy and use #letsplayatchesterzoo. We want to see you having fun and playing at the zoo.
Come to the zoo to experience even more fun!