Upton-by-Chester
CHESHIRE - Chester, England, CH2 1LH

Phone: 01244 380 280

Website

11/17/24: Site revised and corrected.

Chester Zoo is the UK’s number one Zoo, with over 7000 animals and 400 different species, including some of the most exotic and endangered species on the planet.
The 110-acre Zoo opens at 10am every day except Christmas Day and Boxing Day when the Zoo is closed. Last entry and closing times vary with the seasons. Car parking is free.

Zoo Map at bottom.

There are 11 The Penny Press Machines. Each penny costs £1.50 contactless. Some machines are £1 plus the penny.

The Penny Press have produced a collecting book for the zoo's pennies, which contain one of two pennies, it can be obtained from the Ark Gift shop, along with a list of all the zoos machines.

Machinr 14: Main Gift Shop
The designs are: 1) Chameleon, 2) Elephants head, 3) Rhino, 4) Penguin

Machine 15: Sun Bears
The designs are: 1) Sun Bear, 2) Sumatran Orangutan, 3) Dusky Pademelon, 4) Tiger

Machine 16:: Cheetah Walkway
The designs are: 1) Dart Frog, 2) Komodo Dragon, 3) Painted Dog, 4) Capybara

Machine 17: Jaguar House
The designs are: 1) Jaguar, 2) Two-Toed Sloth, 3) Piranha, 4) Chimpanzee

Machine 18: Snow Leopard
The designs are: 1) Red Panda, 2) Himalayan Monel, 3) Cheetah, 4) Snow Leopard

Machime 19: Monkey House
The designs are: 1) Spider Monkey, 2) Chimp, 3) Macaques, 4) Mandrill

Machine 20: Dragons In Danger
The designs are: 1) Parrot, 2) Komodo Dragon, 3) Oriole, 4) Komodo Dragon Head

Machine 21: Elephant Boardwalk
The designs are: 1) Frog, 2) Snake, 3) Tortoise, 4) Komodo Dragon

Machine 22: Flamingos
The designs are 1) Penguin, 2) Flamingo, 3) Two Flamingos, 4) Ape

Machine 23: Lion House
The designs are: 1) Penguin, 2) Bat, 3) Lion, 4) Zebra

Machine 24: Realm Of The Apes
The designs are: 1) Orangutan, 2) Tiger, 3) Saola, 4) Philippine Pond Turtle

Machine 25:
1) False Charial, 2) Sumatran Orangutan, 3) Crested Macaque, 4) Rinoceros Hornbill,

Machine 26:
1) Spider Monkey, 2) Mandrill, 3) Giant Anteater, 4) Baby One-Horned Rhino.

Machine 27:
1) Peacock, 2) Butterfly, 3) Goat, 4) Lion.

Machine 28:
1) Rothschild's Giraffe, 2) Ostrich, 3) African Hunting Dog, 4) Dung Beetle.

Penny Book Designs
The designs are 1) Butterfly, 2) Dinosaur Head

Retired Designs:

Retired 1: 1) Father Christmas, 2) Reindeer, 3) Christmas Tree, 4) Snowman<\br> Retired 2: 1) Chimp Head, 2) Gorilla, 3) Monkey, 4) Ape
Retired 3: 1) T-Rex, 2) Stegosaurs, 3) Pteranodon, 4) Triceratops
Retired 4: 1) Ape, 2) Giraffe, 3) Rhino, 4) My Lucky Penny
Retired 5: 1) Spider, 2) Butterfly, 3) Ladybug, 4) Scorpion
Retired 6: 1) Ant, 2) Frog, 3) Cheetah, 4) Jaguar
Retired 7: 1) Cheetah Head, 2) Camel, 3) Meerkats, 4) Warthog
Retired 8: 1) Giraffe's Head, 2) Elephant's Head, 3) Monkey, 4) My Lucky Penny
Retired 9: 1) Alligator, 2) Cassowary, 3) Orangutan, 4) Tiger
Retired 10: 1) Ant, 2) Sloth Sitting, 3) Sloth Hanging, 4) Jaguar Cub
Retired 11: 1) Tiger Head, 2) Lioness, 3) Lion, 4) Lion Head
Retired 12: 1) Orangutan EAZA 2012, 2) Tiger EAZA 2012, 3) Saola EAZA 2012, 4) Pond Turtle EAZA 2012

Nov 24 - Additons and corrections made.