Jersey Zoo

What a lovely zoo to visit on a beautiful spring morning. As we went in the off season the zoo wasn't busy. Booked tickets on line £20. easy check in and very helpful member of staff told us about the talks. We headed straight to the orangutang's and then the tortoise talks.
We then ambled our way around. Not the most extensive amount of animals to see (no lions, tigers, bear, elephants etc) but what they do have is very interesting. Only let down and it was quite a big one was the gorilla enclosure was being heavily modified which meant no access to see them. The bats exhibition was also closed.
The restaurant wasn't open but like I said it was the off season. The cafe was available if required.
The zoo looks fantastically maintained and the keepers showed a deep love and respect for their animals. Conservation is their number one commitment.
All in all a nice 1.5 - 2 hours was spent.
Free Parking on site and a massive charity warehouse is there to look around in the car park.
Oh, Jersey has a big population of Red Squirrels! See pic.

Visited Jersey Zoo on holiday after last going over a decade ago. One of the best Zoo’s I’ve ever been to. You can tell it’s a conservation centre first, and zoo experience second. They put the animals first. Learning about the story of Richard Durrell was fascinating.

There are so many animals to see, and the zoo keepers are all super friendly and welcome any questions, you can tell they really love their jobs.

I used to come here as a kid purely for the fruit bats and was saddened to hear they became ill and have now transferred out, but knowing they are prioritising them over the public being able to see them is so heartwarming, there’s nothing more if want than for those endangered bats to survive.

There’s 2 cafes on site with plenty of options. There’s also a gift shop on site which has so many good options, I made sure to buy plenty of gifts (for myself) to help support the zoo.

Highly recommended to any one visiting, solo or families alike. I recommend to pre book tickets a day before you go as you can get a discount. Great day out, you can spend hours here!!

Highly recommend a visit.