Welsh Mountain Zoo, Colwyn Bay, Conwy

Details

Accessibility

There is free car parking on site with overflow parking available a short walk from the zoo entrance. Guide dogs welcome (except in animal walk-through exhibits). Ground surface is a combination of tarmac, gravel, and grass with some areas only accessible via loose gravel slopes or steps which could be inaccessible for wheelchair and mobility scooter users, or families with a pushchair. Wheelchair loan available via the zoo office. Disability toilet and baby changing facility on site. All catering facilities and toilets are reachable via tarmac paths and have ramp access. 

To read the zoo's accessibility statement, follow: https://www.welshmountainzoo.org/visit/accessibility-statement

Contact venue directly for further accessibility information. 

Brief description

Set into the landscape overlooking Colywn Bay and the Carneddau mountains, the Welsh Mountain Zoo is home to 140 animal species and a variety of gardens boasting rare species of plant, spread across the 37 acres site.

Address

Welsh Mountain Zoo,
Colwyn Bay,
Conwy

LL28 5UY

Email

info@welshmountainzoo.org

or via website: https://www.welshmountainzoo.org/about/contact-us

Phone

01492 532938

Website

https://www.welshmountainzoo.org/

https://www.facebook.com/WelshMountainZoo

Directions

The Welsh Mountain Zoo is 1.2 miles from the A55 North Wales Expressway (Junction 20), and 1.6 miles west from the centre of Colywn Bay.

OS SO 836788

Opening Times

March - October: 9:30am to 6pm daily 
October - November: 9:30am to 5pm daily
December - January: 9:30am to 4:30pm daily (closed Christmas day)

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Transport

The Welsh Mountain Zoo is 1.5 miles south from Colwyn Bay train station and 0.8 miles south of the nearest bus stop.
Between April and October there is a free minibus service between Colwyn Bay train station and the Zoo from 10am (Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information regarding the minibus service as terms and conditions and operation times may be subject to change).

For further travel information in Wales please see: www.traveline.cymru/travel-info

Or call Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000

Amenities

Disability toilet

Toilets

Baby changing facility 

Restaurant

Cafe

Gift Shop

Gardens 

Picnic Area

Guide dogs welcome

Woodland

Take-away kiosk

Sweet shop

Minibus service