Chester Zoo 2019

Chester Zoo is one of my favourite family attractions in the UK and holds a special place in my heart. As a child we often visited Chester Zoo whilst on family holidays and it was always a fun and exciting time, as such our visits there are some of the fondest memories I have from my childhood.  It was also one of the family attractions we visited when on our first family holiday with our eldest child when he was a toddler. He was so excited to see the amazing animals as we explored the expansive zoo. 

Fast forward a few years and we again visited Chester Zoo again during our first holiday as a family of four. Again we created many fun memories that I treasure during our visit to Chester Zoo. Back in the summer of 2017 during our first family holiday as a family of four the boys loved seeing the magnificent animals, adored the boat ride on The Islands and had lots of fun playing in the PLAY! Space.

As we are planning a UK staycation family holiday for this summer where we will be travelling from Pembrokeshire up to North Wales and then across the North of England, we have decided to stop in Chester for a few days. As we love Chester Zoo and have had many wonderful visits there it is no surprise that we plan on visiting yet again this summer. With that in mind as part of planning for our summer 2019 family holiday I have been looking at what plans Chester Zoo has for this year.

Chester Zoo PLAY! and animal antics!

I recently wrote about my memories of our previous visits to Chester Zoo and how I was excited about our plans to head there again this summer to check out their new PLAY! space and to see the magnificent animals.

On our recent city hopping holiday that saw us explore a number of cities in the North we visited Chester Zoo and it excelled our excited expectations!

Arriving at the zoo for its opening time at 10am we were keen to explore, play and have animal adventures.

Boisterous bouncing and flippin' fun at Flip Out Chester - review

Trampolines evoke a sense of excitement and fun for my children. Both love bouncing. As we do not have room for a trampoline in our sloped, small garden they love any chance they get to bounce on trampolines when visiting friends and family who have one.

With their love of bouncing being strong when we were asked if we would like to visit a trampoline park I ‘jumped’ at the chance to take them for a fun bouncing session.

Whilst on a recent holiday to visit family in Leeds we stopped in Chester for a few days of family fun. One of our adventures included a trip to Flip Out Chester.

Flip Out Chester is described as the world’s biggest & best trampoline theme park suitable for people between 6 months and 106 years old! It boasts being a state of the art facility with brand new designs and equipment that hasn’t been seen in Europe before.

Chester Zoo memories & plans. Animals & PLAY! #letsplayatchesterzoo

When I was a child my mum would often take us on short breaks in the UK. One of our favourite locations was Chester. The shopping was always great at Chesire Oaks Designer Outlet and in Chester city centre where I loved seeing the picturesque buildings. When in the area of Chester we would also take a day to visit Chester Zoo. Both my sister and I loved spending time exploring and seeing all the beautiful animals. Our times at Chester Zoo are some of my fondest memories from my childhood.

When I became a parent I always wanted to take my children to favourite family attractions from my childhood, with Chester Zoo being a top choice.