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Bristol Zoo

Bristol Zoo is a zoo and gardens in Bristol. The site is run by Bristol Zoological Society. Look also at SS Great Britain Museum, 1.8 km away, first of 80 more within 15 km.

Photo: Bristol Zoo, Rodw at English Wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

In Bristol

inside the built-up area

Run by

Bristol Zoological Society

the operator on record

How well known

Top 6%

#465 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Zoo in Bristol

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#465 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Bristol

Bristol Zoo is inside Bristol’s built-up area, with 57 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month

Warmest in Bristol are June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°91 mm

Feb9° / 2°67 mm

Mar11° / 4°61 mm

Apr14° / 6°58 mm

May17° / 8°63 mm

Jun20° / 11°64 mm

Jul22° / 13°66 mm

Aug21° / 13°81 mm

Sep19° / 11°65 mm

Oct15° / 8°89 mm

Nov11° / 5°96 mm

Dec8° / 3°98 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bristol, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bristol. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bristol’s full climate →

About

Bristol Zoo

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 13 languages.

Type: Zoo
Run by: Bristol Zoological Society
Wikipedias: Covered in 13 languages
Town: in Bristol
Official site: bristolzoo.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Locating Bristol Zoo

Orange is Bristol Zoo; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Bristol, with 425,196 people, is the largest of the 8. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Bristol

425,196 people · 76 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km southwest of it

Leigh Woods

637 people · 57 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km west of it

Abbots Leigh

302 people · 61 places to visit

4 · 3 km southwest of it

Long Ashton

5,184 people · 53 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bristol Zoo is	People	Places to visit
Bristol	It’s in town	425,196	76
Leigh Woods	1.1 km southwest of it	637	57
Abbots Leigh	1.9 km west of it	302	61
Long Ashton	3 km southwest of it	5,184	53
Pill	3.8 km west of it	4,956	27
Failand	4.4 km southwest of it	758	25
Kingswood and Fishponds	4.6 km east of it	160,280	55
Filton	6.1 km northeast of it	10,955	22

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 art galleries.

MuseumSS Great Britain Museum1.8 km away 2

CathedralBristol Cathedral2 km away 3

MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery1.4 km away · 451K visitors a year 4

CathedralClifton Cathedral600 m away 5

Art galleryArnolfini2.3 km away · 398K visitors a year 6

Big drawMuseumM Shed2.4 km away · 596K visitors a year 7

Art galleryRoyal West of England Academy1.1 km away 8

CastleBristol Castle2.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Bristol Zoo

Where is Bristol Zoo?

Bristol Zoo is in Bristol, Bristol, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bristol Zoo?

Zoo and gardens in Bristol, England.

Who runs Bristol Zoo?

Bristol Zoological Society.

When is the best time to visit Bristol Zoo?

June to September are the warmest months in Bristol, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Bristol Zoo?

Within 15 km: SS Great Britain Museum (1.8 km), Bristol Cathedral (2 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (1.4 km) and Clifton Cathedral (600 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
M Shed: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal West of England Academy: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Castle: The book's text by JF Nicholls (d. 1883) and John Taylor (d. 1893). Death dates citation: doi:10.1093/library/s1-V.1.86. Images by unknown engravers, and thus are PD due to age, per the relevant Brit…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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