A visit to Bristol Zoo Gardens is an adventure into an exciting animal kingdom, all set within 12 acres of beautiful grounds and award-winning gardens.

Visitors will come face to face with over 400 species of exotic, endangered and adorable animals from the four corners of the globe.

Visitors to Bristol Zoo can say hello to the family of gorillas, stroll through the tropical Butterfly Forest or become immersed in the impressive Seal and Penguin Coast. Some other Zoo favourites include Monkey Jungle, Reptile house, Asiatic lions, Bug World, Twilight World, and the Aquarium. Don�t forget to visit Explorers� Creek which has three exciting areas. The first is �Splash�, a water-play area with streams, dams and the chance to get your toes wet. Next, follow in the footsteps of jungle explorers as you enter �Forest of Birds�, before feeding nectar to colourful parrots at the �Feed the Lorikeets� exhibit (small charge applies for nectar).

More adventurous visitors can have a go on the new aerial ropes course, ZooRopia, and swing alongside some of the Zoo�s most popular animals � gibbons and gorillas � before flying down the zip wire (restrictions and charges apply).

Throughout 2011 Bristol Zoo Gardens will be celebrating a landmark birthday � 175!

To celebrate this milestone birthday, Bristol Zoo has planned an exciting series of events in a city-wide celebration of all that is great about Bristol Zoo Gardens and the city as a whole.

Pop into the underwater themed Coral Cafe for a tasty snack, some lunchtime refreshment and hot & cold drinks. The food is freshly prepared by our team of chefs, using many local, fair trade, rainforest alliance and organic products. Open from 9am to 4.30pm daily. Lunch served 11.45 to 2.30 daily.

All sorts of cuddly animals, animal masks, books, pens, pencils etc

Disabled Toilets. Baby changing rooms

From the M5: J17 take the A4018 then follow brown elephant signs. From Bristol City Centre: follow the brown elephant signs and/or signs to Clifton. By bus A Zoo Safari ticket on any First bus in Bristol centre gives discounted bus travel/Zoo entry. This applies to adult and child tickets only. Frequent services: 8 and 9 buses run between Temple Meads Station, the City Centre and the Zoo. An open top bus service tours the city from 1 April - 24 September and starts at 10am til last bus at 4pm, they normally run every 90 mintes, with a 45min service in school holidays (1 July - 27 August 2006). Discounts to the Zoo are available on the bus. By train A joint ticket can be bought with discount travel/Zoo entry. This applies to adult and child tickets only.

If you've had fun on your family day out to Bristol Zoo Gardens, tell us about it your visit, so other people will know it's a great place to go as well.

http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/