Marwell Zoo, London

Advantages: Large range of species, good layout and informative
Disadvantages: Queues

...the map and I spied Marwell Zoological Park. After having a quick look at their website and deciding it looked like fun off we set…. Marwell Zoological Park is situated on Colden Common near Winchester in 100 acres of the Hampshire countryside. Owned and operated by the Marwell Preservation trust their mission is "to contribute to the conservation of biological diversity through the presentation and breeding of threatened species, the conservation ...
...till you up close. Marwell has six tigers split into two enclosures. They weren't very active on the day we visited but nor were a lot of the animals presumably because of the weather. Encounter Village = = = = = = = = = = An area especially for children where they can get up close to the farmyard favourites such as the rabbits, goats, turkeys and chickens. They also had face painting going on in this section which was popular with the children. ... Read review

Advantages: Lots to see and do, a great day out for all the family, suitable for disabled visitors
Disadvantages: Slightly uphill in places, can get quite busy during the summer holiday period

...visited loads of places including Marwell Zoo which I have chosen to be the subject of this opinion. Marwell Zoo is a large zoo which is located at Colden Common, near Winchester in Hampshire. The Zoo was founded in 1972 by John Knowles, a conservationist, and is owned by Marwell Preservation Trust. The park expands over 100 acres and is fully accessible to disabled visitors. Electric scooters can be hired at £2 for the day and manual wheelchairs ...
...into the park itself. Marwell is home to over 200 fascinating animals including the following. Giraffes, rhinos, jaguars, cheetahs, hippos, gibbons, antelopes, lemurs, zebras, monkeys, buffaloes, tigers, penguins, red pandas, llamas, snow leopards and meerkats to name but a few. Many of the animals live in large fields and have plenty of room to roam around, the animals which are in cages have lots of space and plenty of things to do, ie branches ... Read review

Advantages: Great Collection of rare animals, Excellent exhibits
Disadvantages: A bit expensive to get in, lots of walking

...You can also use Marwell Hall for conferences, Marriages and civil partnership ceremonies, which would make a nice change from the Register office. All in all I can honestly recomend Marwell Zoo for a good day out and you will be helping conservation projects all over the world. We didn't use their food facilities, being the tightwads we are we took a picnic with us, there are plenty of places to sit and eat away from the animals. It is easy to ...
...as it is some way from the nearest station at Winchester and a taxi ride would prove expensive. Make a point of getting there just after opening, in that way you will have time to see it all before they turf you out at 6pm. oh, and wear comfortable shoes. ... Read review

Advantages: loads to do, lots of endangered species, easy to get to
Disadvantages: a long way to walk around

OVERVIEW: Marwell Zoological Park is a large zoo with over 200 species of animals. It is set in 100 acres of land and surrounds Marwell Hall. It was set up in 1972 by John Knowles realised there was a need to save certain animals from extinction. Because of this you are likely to see animals that are becoming extinct such as White Rhinos and Tigers. LOCATION: This zoo is NOT IN LONDON. It is situated between Winchester and Southampton in Hampshire. ...
...admission for 12 months to Marwell zoo and 9 other zoos across the country. FACILITIES: The zoo has great facilities for people of all ages and abilities. The can provide electric scooters and wheelchairs for a small cost to make it easier for those less able to get around. There are several places to eat dotted around the zoo, selling all kinds of sandwiches and hot food. A new restaurant is also opening in 2009. There are also carts selling drinks ... Read review

Advantages: Lots of space for the animals to roam
Disadvantages: quite hilly

...on the cards was planned. Marwell zoo was the chosen place for one reason and one reason alone,Its bang on halfway between my house in Dorset and my freinds house in Maidenhead. Situated at a place called COLDEN COMMON Nr Winchester in HAMPSHIRE. You will find along a country road(thought i had seriously cocked up the route master) MARWELL ZOO. I have been informed by my freind it is signposted off the M3 motorway,but coming the other direction ...
...there,so trust your routemaster.. MARWELL ZOO is nestled in countryside you approach via quite a long drive and there is a huge carpark.(FREE) We went on a damp rainy day and arrived just after opening time,so the place was quite quiet. A short walk to the entrance all suitable to buggies/disabled. I imagine in the busier times the queues could be quite lenghty as I thought there were only 4 booths. ENTRANCE is ADULT £12 CHILD 3-14 £8.50 FAMILY ... Read review