Pelican Cove
One of the places to visit in Ellesmere Port is Pelican Cove, a zoo. There are 4 other places to visit inside 5 km. Further out, Chester Zoo is 3.9 km away.
Zoo in Ellesmere Port
Inside Ellesmere Port
Pelican Cove is inside Ellesmere Port’s built-up area, with 4 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.
Which month to go
Aim for June to September, when Ellesmere Port reaches 18–21°C.
Pelican Cove
In Ellesmere Port, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Zoo
- Town
- in Ellesmere Port
Where to find Pelican Cove
The map puts Pelican Cove in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Ellesmere Port’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Pelican Cove, by distance
The biggest base of the 5 is Chester (92,756 people). The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Ellesmere Port
Mollington
Chester
Moston
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Pelican Cove is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Port | It’s in town | 65,425 | 9 |
| Mollington | 3.5 km southwest of it | 285 | 13 |
| Chester | 3.5 km south of it | 92,756 | 17 |
| Moston | 3.8 km south of it | 1,099 | 13 |
| Elton | 4.4 km east of it | 3,293 | 5 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
More to see nearby
A visit can add 2 castles, 2 historic houses and a zoo, from 37 places within 15 km.
ZooChester Zoo3.9 km away2
CathedralChester Cathedral7.8 km away3
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle8.5 km away4
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery13 km away5
Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home13 km away6
AquariumBlue Planet Aquarium100 m away7
CastleHalton Castle15 km away8
Historic house · National TrustPaul McCartney's Childhood Home12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Pelican Cove
Where is Pelican Cove?
Pelican Cove is in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Pelican Cove?
Zoo.
When is the best time to visit Pelican Cove?
June to September are the warmest months in Ellesmere Port, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Pelican Cove?
Within 15 km: Chester Zoo (3.9 km), Chester Cathedral (7.8 km), Chester Castle (8.5 km) and Lady Lever Art Gallery (13 km).
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 (8)
- Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lennon's Childhood Home: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blue Planet Aquarium: Alan Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul McCartney's Childhood Home: Havaska at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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