| Location |
Collection name(s) |
Date opened |
Date closed |
Notes |
ABERAERON 2 Old Parade |
Aberaeron Sea Aquarium & Animal Kingdom |
ca. 1986 |
ca. 2004 |
|
ABERDEEN Hazlehead Park |
Aberdeen Zoological Garden Hazelhead Zoological Garden |
16 Jul 1966 |
4 Sep 1977 |
Operated by the Aberdeen and North of Scotland Zoological Society (founded by Dr. Lil de Kock and others in 1962). May have been open to the public in 1965. |
| ALEXANDRIA |
Loch Lomond Bear Park Cameron Loch Lomond Wildlife Park |
7 Jul 1972 1 Mar 1975 |
1974 1980s |
|
| ASHOVER |
Pan's Garden |
3 Apr 1955 |
1972 |
|
ASHURST Longdown |
New Forest Butterfly Farm |
22 Jul 1981 |
? |
New Forest Nature Quest later opened on the same site. |
ASHURST Longdown |
New Forest Nature Quest |
1995 |
1998 |
Former site of New Forest Butterfly Farm. New Forest Otter, Owl and Wildlife Conservation Park opened on the same site in 1998 |
AXBRIDGE Lower Weare |
Ambleside Water Gardens & Aviaries |
1935 |
? |
|
| BAMFORD |
Bamford Bird Garden |
1974 |
? |
|
| BARNSTAPLE |
Barnstaple Butterfies |
? |
? |
|
BASILDON London Road |
Basildon Aviary and Wildlife Centre Basildon Aviary and Wildlife Park Basildon Zoo |
Easter 1973 |
Mar 2002 |
|
BASILDON Pipps Hill Close |
Aquatels Zoo & Ecology Centre |
1973 |
1980s |
Based at the Aquatels recreation centre. |
BATH Henrietta Street |
The Royal Menagerie |
ca. 1812 |
? |
|
| BEAUMARIS |
Beaumaris Marine World |
? |
ca. 2000 |
|
| BELFAST |
Belfast Aquarium |
ca. 1860 |
? |
|
| BIDEFORD |
Bideford Zoo |
29 May 1966 |
17 Oct 1970 |
|
| BIRMINGHAM |
Birmingham Zoo |
1910 |
ca. 1930 |
|
BIRMINGHAM 3 High Street |
J. E. James's Menagerie |
ca. 1823 |
? |
This may have been a travelling menagerie. |
BIRMINGHAM Aston |
Aston Lower Grounds Menagerie Aston Lower Fields Pleasure Grounds |
ca. 1880 |
? |
|
BIRMINGHAM Balsall Heath |
Birmingham and Midlands Zoological Gardens |
1873 |
? |
|
BIRMINGHAM Cannon Hill Park |
Birmingham Zoo |
1 May 1964 |
Jul 1973 |
Birmingam Nature Centre opened on the same site in 1974. |
| BLACKPOOL |
Dr. Crocker's Aquarium, Aviary and Menagerie |
1873 |
1893 |
|
BLACKPOOL Promenade |
Amazonia |
ca. 1997 |
late 1990s |
|
BLACKPOOL Tower Buildings |
Blackpool Tower Menagerie |
May 1894 |
1973 |
|
BLEAN
|
Blean Bird Park |
1980 |
ca. 1994 |
|
BOGNOR REGIS Hotham Park |
Bognor Regis Pets' Corner Hotham Park Children's Zoo Zootopia |
May 1950 |
1984 |
|
BOLTON Rivington |
Lever Park |
ca. 1908 |
ca. 1925 |
|
BOURNEMOUTH West Beach |
Bournemouth Water Zoo |
ca. 1990s |
ca. 1990s |
|
| BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER |
The Aquarium |
1962 |
1970s |
|
BOWNESS-ON-WINDERMERE Glebe Road |
Amazonia World of Reptiles |
? |
ca. 2001 |
|
| BREAN |
Dolphinarium |
1974 |
1975 |
|
BRENTFORD Syon Park |
The London Butterfly House |
1980 |
28 Oct 2007 |
Plans for a new site in Gunnersbury Park did not materialise and the owners purchased the Butterfly & Wildlife Park at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire. |
BRIDGEMERE
|
Bridgemere Wildlife Park |
Jun 1972 |
1992 |
|
BRIDGNORTH Stourbridge Road |
Midland Bird Garden |
8 Aug 1979 |
Oct 1984 |
|
BRIGG Elsham Hall |
Elsham Hall Country & Wildlife Park |
? |
? |
|
BRIGHTON Queen's Park |
Brighton & South of England Zoological Society |
ca. 1898 |
ca. 1898 |
Uncertain if this collection ever opened to visitors. |
BRIGHTON Withdean Grange |
Brighton Zoological Garden |
ca. 1940s |
ca. 1950 |
|
BRISTOL Anchor Road |
Wildwalk@Bristol |
Jul 2000 |
ca.2006 |
|
BRIXHAM 12 The Quay |
Brixham Marine Aquarium |
? |
2007 |
|
BURTON-ON-TRENT Stapenhill |
Stapenhill Zoo |
ca. 1917 |
? |
|
| CALVER |
Brookside Bird Garden |
ca. 1970 |
? |
|
CARDIFF Victoria Park |
Cardiff Zoological Garden |
1900 |
1941 |
|
CARDIFF Weycock Road |
Cardiff Zoo |
1962 |
1980 |
The Welsh Hawking Centre opened on the site after the zoo closed. |
| CARDIGAN |
Cardigan Wildlife Park |
Jun 1978 |
mid 1990s |
|
CARTERTON Brize Norton Road |
Carterton Bird Garden |
? |
? |
|
| CHARLECOTE |
Charlecote Bird Garden |
? |
? |
|
CHARLWOOD
|
Gatwick Garden Aviaries Gatwick Zoo & Aviaries |
1973 |
1 Sep 2002 |
|
CHEDDAR The Gorge |
The Aquarium |
1960 |
? |
Re-built in 1975. |
| CHELTENHAM |
Cheltenham Zoological Garden |
1838 |
1844 |
Although a detailed plan of the site exists, it is unclear how much of this plan was completed. |
| CHEPSTOW |
Beaufort Bird Gardens |
? |
? |
|
CHESTER-LE-STREET Lambton Park |
Lambton Lion Park The Lambton Pleasure Park |
1972 |
1980 |
|
CHILHAM
|
Chilham Castle Bird of Prey Centre |
1977 |
? |
Moved to the Raptor Centre, Groombridge Place. |
| CILFREW |
Penscynor Wildlife Park |
May 1971 |
Oct 1998 |
|
| CLACTON-ON-SEA |
Clacton-on-Sea Children's Zoo |
ca. 1970 |
? |
|
CLACTON-ON-SEA Clacton Pier |
Clacton-on-Sea Dolphinarium |
1971 |
1985
|
|
CLACTON-ON-SEA Clacton Pier |
Clacton Pier Reptile Safari |
? |
? |
|
| CLAYTHORPE |
Claythorpe Watermill & Wildfowl Gardens |
ca. 2004 |
ca. 2010 |
|
| CLEE HILL |
Clee Hill Animal & Bird Gardens |
? |
? |
|
CLEETHORPES Humberston |
Cleethorpes Marineland and Zoo |
1965 |
ca. 1975 |
|
CLEETHORPES Kings Road |
Cleethorpes Tropical Butterfly Gardens |
? |
? |
The Jungle Zoo opened in 1998 on the site after closure. |
CLIVIGER Foxstones Lane |
Rockwater Bird Centre |
1991 |
2004 |
|
| COTON |
Coton Manor Wildlife Gardens Coton Manor Wildlife Park Coton Manor Gardens |
1970 |
? |
Gardens still open, but animals removed. |
COVENTRY Coombe Abbey |
Coombe Abbey Bird Gardens |
1972 |
? |
|
COVENTRY Whitley Common |
Coventry Zoo Park |
1966 |
ca. 1977 |
|
| CRICKET ST. THOMAS |
Cricket St. Thomas Wildlife Park |
1 Jul 1967 |
2010 |
|
| CROMER |
Birdland |
1963 |
ca. 1975 |
|
| CROMER |
Nature Park |
ca. 1974 |
? |
|
CROMER Howards Hill |
Cromer Zoo |
26 Mar 1962 |
1983 |
|
CROYDON Drummond Road |
Kennard's Menagerie |
ca. 1930 |
ca. 1940s |
|
| DONCASTER |
Doncaster Zoo Beechfield Zoo |
1954? |
? |
|
| DORSINGTON |
Braggington Zoo |
? |
? |
|
| DOWNEND |
Robin Hill Country Park |
1970 |
? |
The Park remains open without any animals. |
DUNOON Sandbank Road |
Cowal Bird Garden |
? |
2006 |
|
| DWYRAN |
Anglesey Bird World |
ca. 2000 |
ca. 2009 |
|
| EASTBOURNE |
The Butterfly Centre & Amazon Jungle Experience |
? |
2001 |
|
EASTHAM Ferry Pleasure Gardens |
Eastham Zoological Gardens |
1846 |
1929? |
|
| EDINBURGH |
Edinburgh Aquarium |
ca. 1860 |
? |
|
EDINBURGH East Claremont Street |
Edinburgh Zoological Garden |
4 Jul 1840 |
1863? |
|
EDINBURGH Portobello |
Edinburgh Marine Zoological Gardens |
30 Aprl 1909 |
? |
|
| EGHAM |
Woolly Monkey Sanctuary |
1973 |
? |
|
| EXETER |
Seahorse Nature Aquarium |
? |
? |
|
EXMOUTH Esplanade |
Exmouth Aquarium |
? |
? |
|
EXMOUTH Sea Front |
Exmouth Zoo |
1957 |
1980 |
|
| FENIT |
Fenit Sea World |
? |
? |
|
| FERNDOWN |
Ferndown Zoo |
1951 |
1955 |
|
FILEY Coble Landing |
Tropical Aquarium |
? |
? |
|
FLADBURY Hill Furze |
Delamere Bird Garden & Aquarium Delamere Aviaries & Reptilia |
1952 |
? |
|
| FLEETWOOD |
Fleetwood Zoo |
ca.1955 |
ca.1958 |
|
FLIMWELL Hawkhurst Road |
Flimwell Bird Park |
? |
? |
|
| FOLKESTONE |
Folkestone Zoo |
? |
? |
|
| FORT WILLIAM |
Ocean Frontier |
? |
? |
|
FOWEY Town Quay |
Fowey Aquarium |
? |
? |
|
GLASGOW Argyle Street |
Wilson's Zoo |
? |
ca.1936 |
Located under the railway arches. Collection moved to Oswald Street (round the corner). |
GLASGOW Cranston Hill |
Glasgow Zoological Gardens |
1840 |
1840? |
Founded by Thomas Atkins. |
GLASGOW Kelvin Hall |
Glasgow Winter Zoo |
? |
? |
A temporary collection opened by Associated Pleasure Parks. |
GLASGOW Milngavie |
Craigend Castle Zoo |
15 Apr 1949 |
Sep 1954 |
|
GLASGOW New City Road |
Scottish Zoo & Variety Circus |
12 May 1897 |
1909 |
Opened by E. H. Bostock. Stock auctioned 27.04.1909. |
GLASGOW Oswald Street |
Wilson's Zoo |
23 Dec 1936 |
1950s |
Collection moved from Argyle Street. Housed in a disused church. |
GLASGOW Trongate |
Pickard's Noah's Ark |
1908 |
? |
Opened in the basement of the Britannia Music Hall by Albert E. Pickard. |
GLASGOW Uddingston |
Calderpark Zoological Gardens Glasgow Zoopark |
9 Jul 1947 |
Sep 2003 |
The Zoological Society of Glasgow and West of Scotland was founded 15.12.1936. |
| GLENGOULANDIE |
Glengoulandie Deer Park |
? |
? |
|
| GRANGEWOOD |
Grangewood Zoo |
? |
? |
Selected open days and bank holidays only. |
| GREAT BEDWYN |
Wiltshire Wildlife Park |
ca. 1970s |
? |
|
| GREAT ELLINGHAM |
Tropical Butterfly World |
ca. 2007 |
? |
|
| GREAT WITCHINGHAM |
Norfolk Wildlife Centre & Country Park |
1962 |
2008 |
Site is now 'The Animal Ark' (domestics only). |
| GREAT YARMOUTH |
Grotto Castle Aquazoo |
? |
? |
|
| GREAT YARMOUTH |
Guinness Zoo |
1958 |
? |
|
| GREAT YARMOUTH |
The Vivarium |
1912 |
1914 |
|
| GREAT YARMOUTH |
Zoo and Pets Corner |
1952 |
1958 |
|
GREAT YARMOUTH Marine Parade |
Great Yarmouth Aquarium |
1876 |
1883 |
Building converted into a theatre known as 'The Royal Aquarium'. |
GREAT YARMOUTH Marine Parade |
Living Jungle Butterfly Farm |
1988 |
? |
'Amazonia World of Reptiles' later opened in the same building. |
| GRIMSBY |
Grimsby Zoological Gardens |
1928 |
ca.1939 |
|
| GUILSBOROUGH |
Guilsborough Grange Bird Park Guilsborough Grange Bird & Pet Park Guilsborough Grange Wildlife Park |
1970 |
1991 |
|
| GUNNISLAKE |
Gunnislake Zoo Lorna's Mini Zoo |
? |
1970 |
One acre. |
| GWRYCH CASTLE |
Dolphinarium |
Early 1970s |
Early 1970s |
Operated by Scotia for one season. |
HAIGH
|
Haigh Hall Mini Zoo |
1972 |
30 Sep 1994 |
Started as an aviary and pets corner. |
HALIFAX
|
Halifax Zoo and Amusement Park |
29 May 1909 |
1916 |
Opened by Alfred McKrill. 13 acres. Amusement park continued until 1917. |
HARLOW Town Park |
Harlow Pets Corner |
1967 |
? |
|
| HASLEMERE |
Aquarium of the Educational Museum |
? |
? |
|
| HASTINGS |
Devil Zoo |
? |
? |
Operated by Associated Pleasure Parks. |
HASTINGS Hastings Pier |
Safari Dome |
ca.1973 |
? |
|
| HAWKWELL |
Honeypots Bird Garden |
? |
? |
|
| HEATHFIELD |
Heathfield Wildlife Park Heathfield Wildlife Park & Bird City |
Easter 1973 |
1984 |
Opened by Dr. Gerald Moore and family. 200 acre park. |
| HEYSHAM |
Old English Gardens & Pleasure Grounds |
1920s |
1940s |
|
| HEYSHAM |
Children's Zoo |
? |
? |
|
| HEYSHAM |
Winged World |
May 1966 |
1977 |
|
HIGH WYCOMBE Cryers Hill |
The Sladmore Gardens |
? |
? |
Listed in the International Zoo Yearbook from 1969 to 1978. |
| HINTS |
Hints Zoological Garden |
1954 |
1963 |
Collection moved to Twycross Zoo. |
| HORNSEA |
Hornsea Zoo |
? |
? |
|
| HUCKNALL |
Sherwood Zoo |
2 Jun 1968 |
1976 |
|
| HULL |
Hull Zoological Gardens |
1840 |
1860 |
Seven acres. |
| HYTHE |
Hythe Aquarium |
Jul 1977 |
? |
|
ILFRACOMBE Bicclescombe Park |
Ilfracombe Tropical Wildlife Corner |
1974 |
? |
|
ILFRACOMBE Comyn Hill |
Ilfracombe Zoo Park |
1949 |
1973 |
|
| IPSDEN |
Wellplace Bird Farm and Pets Corner Wellplace Zoo |
Apr 1968 |
10 Sep 2006 |
Images of Wellplace Zoo. |
IPSWICH Christchurch Park |
Christchurch Park |
1907 |
1912 |
|
| INVERARAY |
Argyll Wildlife Park |
1985 |
ca. 2005 |
55 acres. Closed between 1994 and 1996. |
| KELLING |
Kelling Park Aviaries |
1964 |
1990s |
|
| KILGETTY |
Stepasides Bird and Animal Park |
1993 |
1999 |
|
KILVERSTONE Kilverstone Hall |
New World Wildlife Park |
1973 |
1991 |
Re-opened with different stock in 1992 but closed at the end of the season. |
| KINGSLEY |
Churnet Valley Wildlife Park |
? |
2002 |
Collection moved to Kirkcudbright. The site was redeveloped and became Kingsley Bird & Falconry Centre in 2006. |
KNARESBOROUGH Conyngham Park |
Knaresborough Zoological Gardens |
1965 |
13 Jan 1986 |
|
KNEBWORTH Knebworth House |
Knebworth House |
ca. 1973 |
? |
|
LEAMINGTON SPA Jephson Gardens |
Jephson Gardens |
? |
? |
|
| LEEDS |
Park Royal Zoological Gardens |
1853 |
1873 |
|
| LEEDS |
Leeds Winter Zoo |
? |
? |
A temporary collection opened by Associated Pleasure Parks. |
LEEDS Cardigan Road |
Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens |
8 Jul 1840 |
30 Jun 1858 |
|
LENWADE Fakenham Road |
The Lenwade Country House Hotel and Zoological Gardens |
ca. 2008 |
? |
|
| LILLESHALL |
Lilleshall Hall |
ca. 1926 |
? |
|
| LIVERPOOL |
Liverpool Dolphinarium |
ca. 1970 |
? |
|
LIVERPOOL 18 Earle Street |
William Cross' Zoological Garden |
ca. 1880 |
? |
|
LIVERPOOL Elmswood Road |
Liverpool Zoological Park |
May 1932 |
Oct 1938 |
|
LIVERPOOL Lime Street |
Hilton's Menagerie |
1851 |
? |
|
LIVERPOOL Otterspool Hall |
Otterspool Hall |
ca. 1913 |
ca. 1931 |
|
LIVERPOOL Rice Lane |
Liverpool Zoological Garden |
1883 |
ca. 1918 |
|
LIVERPOOL West Derby Road |
Liverpool Zoological Gardens |
1832 |
1863 |
|
| LLANDDEUSANT |
Black Mountain Bird Garden |
? |
mid 1970s |
|
LLANDUDNO Haulfre Gardens |
Llandudno Zoo |
? |
? |
|
LLANDUDNO Llandudno Pier |
Llandudno Aquarium |
ca. 1970 |
1972 |
|
| LLANFYLLIN |
Llanfyllin Tropical Bird Gardens |
? |
? |
|
| LLANRWST |
Gwydir Castle |
? |
? |
|
| LOFTUS |
Wold Pottery Bird Gardens |
1974 |
? |
|
LONDON Alexandra Palace |
Alexandra Palace Monkey House |
1871 |
? |
Alexandra Palace opened 1871 but the animals may have been added later. Monkey house and zoological collection. |
LONDON Battersea Park |
Battersea Dolphinarium |
1971 |
1971? |
|
LONDON Charing Cross |
The Royal Stables Menagerie |
ca. 1829 |
1830 |
|
LONDON Crystal Palace |
The Crystal Palace |
1856 |
1936 |
Various animal exhibits there throughout its duration. |
LONDON Crystal Palace |
The Crystal Palace Aquarium |
22 Aug 1871 |
ca. 1890s |
|
LONDON Kennington |
Surrey Zoological Gardens |
1831 |
1856 |
|
LONDON Norton Folgate |
East London Menagerie East London Aquarium |
1875 |
4 Jun 1884 |
|
LONDON Oxford Street |
Selfridge's Aquarium |
? |
? |
|
LONDON Oxford Street |
The London Dolphinarium |
1971 |
1972 |
|
LONDON Plashet Park |
Plashet Park Zoo |
1964 |
ca. 2001 |
|
LONDON The Strand |
The Exeter 'Change |
1773 |
1929? |
|
LONDON Tower of London |
Tower Menagerie |
1245 |
1832 |
|
LONDON Westminster |
Westminster Aquarium The Royal Aquarium Summer and Winter Gardens |
22 Jan 1876 |
ca. 1903 |
|
| LOWTHER |
Lowther Wildlife Park |
20 May 1969 |
2000 |
|
| LYTHAM ST. ANNES |
Birdland & Aquarium |
? |
? |
|
MAIDSTONE Cobtree Manor |
Maidstone Zoo Park Kent Zoo Park |
29 Mar 1934 |
4 Oct 1959 |
|
MAIDSTONE Tovil Court |
Maidstone Zoo |
1914 |
1914 |
Only open a few week; closed because of the war. |
| MALLAIG |
Mallaig Marine World |
ca. 1992 |
2006 |
Forced to close after suffering serious structural damage during a storm. |
MANCHESTER Alexandra Road |
Manchester Aquarium |
21 May 1874 |
1877 |
|
MANCHESTER Higher Broughton |
Manchester Zoological Gardens |
31 May 1838 |
23 Nov 1842 |
|
MANCHESTER Hyde Road |
Belle Vue Zoo Park |
1836 |
1977 |
|
MARAZION The Square |
Marazion Marine Aquarium |
? |
Dec 1996 |
|
MARGATE Cliftonville |
Queen's Hotel Dolphinarium |
1970 |
ca. 1976 |
|
MARGATE Cliftonville Lido |
Aquarium and Mini-Zoo |
? |
ca. 1950s |
|
MARGATE Marine Terrace |
Hall-by-the-Sea |
ca. 1874 1913 |
ca. 1905 1933 |
|
MARGATE Marine Terrace |
Dreamland Safari Zoo |
1969 |
1979 |
|
MARGATE Palm Bay |
Margate Aquarium |
? |
Jan 2003 |
|
MATLOCK Riber Castle |
Riber Castle Fauna Reserve and Wildlife Park |
1963 |
31 Oct 2000 |
|
| MELTON MOWBRAY |
Stapleford Lion Reserve Animaland |
1968 |
1979 |
|
| MERLEY |
Merley Bird Gardens |
Jun1968 |
1997 |
|
| MOBBERLEY |
Hillside Bird Oasis |
? |
2002 |
Started as a private collection in 1974. Collection now has occasional open days. |
| MORECAMBE |
Figure of Eight Zoo |
ca. 1920s |
? |
|
MORECAMBE Happy Mount Park |
Guinness Zoo |
ca. 1950s |
1964? |
|
MORECAMBE Stone Jetty |
Marineland Oceanarium & Aquarium |
Jun 1964 |
1990 |
|
MORECAMBE Stone Jetty |
Morecambe Children's Zoo |
ca. 1970s |
? |
|
MORETON-IN-MARSH Batsford Park |
Cotswold Reptile World |
2002 |
2002 |
|
| NESTON |
Woodhey Bird Farm |
? |
? |
|
NEW BRIGHTON New Brighton Tower |
New Brighton Tower Menagerie |
ca. 1900 |
? |
|
NEW BRIGHTON The Palace Buildings |
New Brighton Palace Aquarium |
? |
? |
|
NEW BRIGHTON The Palace Buildings |
Wilkie's Zoo |
ca. 1950s |
? |
|
| NEWQUAY |
Newquay Children's Zoo |
? |
? |
|
NORTHAMPTON Franklin's Gardens |
Northampton Zoological Garden |
ca. 1880 |
ca. 1910 |
|
NORTHFLEET Rosherville Gardens |
Rosherville Zoological Garden Kent Zoological and Botanical Garden |
1837 1903 |
1900 1913 |
|
| NORTON |
Norton Gardens and Petsenta
|
1966 |
1974 |
Under new ownership, reopened as Norton Bird Gardens in 1976, and continued in this form for another 15 years.
|
NUNEATON Plough Hill Road |
Nuneaton Zoological Garden |
1968 |
ca. 1976 |
|
| OAKWORTH |
Bronte Zoo |
1972 |
? |
|
| OBAN |
Oban Zoological World |
May 2001 |
ca. 2006 |
|
OKEHAMPTON Follygate |
Pinevalley Wildlife Park Devon Wildlife Park |
7 Jul 1969 |
ca. 1975 |
|
OLDHAM Chadderton Hall |
Oldham Zoological Gardens |
1896 |
1899 |
|
| OLNEY |
Flamingo Gardens & Tropical Bird Zoo Flamingo Gardens and Zoological Park |
1968 |
2001 |
Started as a private collection in ca. 1964. |
| ONCHAN |
Groudle Glen |
1896 |
1939 |
Polar bears and sealions were kept up until WWI. Sealions returned after the war and were released at the outbreak of WWII. |
| OUNDLE |
Clopton Bird Gardens |
1973 |
ca. 1975 |
|
OUNDLE Lilford Hall |
Lilford Hall |
? |
1990 |
|
OXFORD Banbury Road |
Oxford Zoological Gardens |
4 Jul 1931 |
1937 |
|
PADSTOW Fentonluna Lane |
Padstow Bird and Butterfly Garden |
1970 |
ca. 1990 |
|
PAIGNTON The Harbour |
The Seashore Aquarium |
1955 |
? |
|
| PEAKIRK |
Peakirk Waterfowl Gardens |
1957 |
2001 |
Originally opened by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. |
PLYMOUTH Central Park |
Plymouth Zoological Gardens |
19 Apr 1962 |
8 Jan 1978 |
|
PLYMOUTH Citadel Hill |
The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom Aquarium |
30 Jun 1888 |
1998 |
Closed due to war damage and re-opened in November 1946. Re-built and re-opened in June 1959. Closed to the public in 1998 following the opening of the National Marine Aquarium. |
| POLEGATE |
Wannock Zoo |
ca. 1930s |
? |
|
POOLE Poole Park |
Poole Park Children's Zoo |
1 Jun 1963 |
1994 |
|
POOLE The Quay |
Poole Aquarium and Serpentarium Natural World |
? |
2002 |
|
PORTHCAWL Coney Beach |
Porthcawl Dolphinarium |
1971 |
ca. 1976 |
|
| PORTRUSH |
Causeway Coast Lion Park Causeway Coast Safari Park |
1970 |
ca. 1997 |
|
| RAMSGATE |
Ramsgate Zoo |
? |
? |
|
| RETFORD |
Sundown Pets Corner |
1969 |
? |
|
| RHYL |
Rhyl Floral Hall Children's Zoo |
? |
? |
|
RHYL
|
Tropicana Aquarium and Mini-Zoo |
1961 |
1970s |
Situated above the Queens Supermarket. |
RHYL
|
Rhyl Dolphinarium |
1972 |
ca. 1976 |
|
RIBBLETON Farringdon Park |
Preston Zoological Gardens |
1877 |
1887 |
|
RIPLEY Oxford Street |
Ripley Zoo Gardens |
1908 |
1915 |
Founded by Jack Marshall. |
| RODE |
Abbey Butterflies |
? |
? |
|
| RODE |
The Tropical Bird Gardens |
23 May 1962 |
2001 |
|
| ROTHESAY |
The Royal Aquarium |
1875 |
ca. 1920 |
|
| RYDE |
Ryde Children's Zoo |
ca. 1970 |
? |
|
SANDOWN Esplanade |
Blue Lagoon Dolphinarium |
ca. 1970 |
? |
|
| ST. AGNES |
The Cornish Seal Sanctuary |
1959 |
1975 |
Collection moved to Gweek. |
| ST. ALBANS |
Verulamium British Wildlife Zoo |
1964 |
ca. 1975 |
|
| ST. ANDREW |
Guernsey Children's Zoo Guernsey Zoo Park |
1965? |
1991 |
|
| ST. ANDREW |
Guernsey Bird Gardens |
1990s |
? |
Opened on the former site of Guernsey Zoo. |
| ST. ASAPH |
Llannerch Zoo Park |
1965 |
1971 |
Originally opened as a deer park in 1963. |
ST. DAVIDS Feidr Pant-y-bryn |
The Marine Life Centre |
|
1990s |
|
ST. DAVIDS New Street |
Oceanarium |
|
mid 2000s |
|
| ST. HELIER |
Jersey Aquarium |
May 1976 |
? |
|
| ST. LAWRENCE |
Tropical Bird Park |
1972 |
Jul 1999 |
|
| ST. LAWRENCE | Isle of Wight Rare Breeds and Wildfowl Park | 1989 | ? | |
| ST. PETER PORT |
Guernsey Aquarium La Valette Aquarium |
1967 |
? |
|
| SCARBOROUGH |
Scarborough Aquarium |
ca. 1877 |
? |
Sold in 1886. In the hands of liquidators in 1914. Run as Galaland until ca.1960s |
| SCARBOROUGH |
Scarborough Zoo and Marineland |
1969 |
ca. 1985 |
|
| SHAVINGTON |
Oakfield Zoological Gardens Shavington Zoo |
? |
Dec 1932 |
Continued by Dr. Willie English after George Mottershead moved to Chester. |
| SHERINGHAM |
Sheringham Zoo |
|
|
The site also included the Regis Silver Fox Farm. |
SHIFNAL Weston Park |
Weston Park Pets Corner and Aquarium |
1966 |
? |
|
| SHOREHAM-BY-SEA |
Swiss Cottage Inn |
1964 |
1966 |
|
| SHOTLEY BRIDGE |
Shotley Bridge Zoo |
? |
? |
|
SHREWSBURY Yockleton |
Shrewsbury Butterfly World |
May 1984 |
Jun 2003 |
|
| SKEGNESS |
Skegness Zoo |
ca. 1929 |
ca. 1939 |
|
SKEGNESS The Esplanade |
Skegness Dolphinarium |
ca. 1972 |
? |
|
SOUTHAM Daventry Road |
Southam Zoo |
1966 |
1985 |
Re-opened as Southam Exotic Cats. |
SOUTHAMPTON The Common |
Southampton Zoological Gardens |
26 Mar 1961 |
18 Jan 1985 |
|
SOUTHAMPTON Gaters Hill, Swaylington
|
Little Amazon |
1988 |
1991 |
Built an run by the George family. 4000sq ft of free flight simulated
rainforest living area for an array of tropical birds, reptiles,
amphibians and inverts. Closed due
to pressure from garden centre site closures and redevelopments. |
| SOUTHEND-ON-SEA |
Kursaal Zoological Garden |
1933 |
1940 |
|
| SOUTHEND-ON-SEA |
Southend Aquarium |
ca. 1963 |
ca. 1969 |
|
| SOUTHEND-ON-SEA |
Southend-on-Sea Dolphinarium |
1971 |
? |
|
| SOUTHPORT |
Southport Aquarium |
16 Sep 1874 |
? |
|
| SOUTHPORT |
Alexandra Strawberry Gardens Kew Gardens |
ca. 1903 |
1928 |
|
| SOUTHPORT |
Southport Winter Gardens |
ca. 1910 |
ca. 1913 |
|
| SOUTHPORT |
Birdville |
1964 |
? |
|
SOUTHPORT Marine Parade |
Southport Aquarium |
ca. 1970s |
? |
|
SOUTHPORT Princes Park |
Southport Zoo and Conservation Centre |
1928 1953 |
? 2003 |
|
| SOUTHSEA |
Southsea Children's Zoo |
? |
? |
|
SOUTHSEA Clarence Pier |
Southsea Dolphinarium |
1972 |
? |
|
| STAGSDEN |
Stagsden Bird Gardens |
Jul 1965 |
Sep 1994 |
|
STANSTED Norman House |
Stansted Wildlife Park |
1963 |
ca. 1970s |
|
| STAPELEY |
The Palms Tropical Oasis |
1987 |
5 Sep 2010 |
|
| STOCKPORT |
Strawberry Gardens Jennison's Gardens Bramwell's Zoological Gardens |
ca. 1829 |
ca. 1944 |
Lease sold to Bramwell in 1838 after Jennison moved to Belle Vue. |
| STOKE-SUB-HAMDON |
Stoke-sub-Hamdon |
? |
? |
|
STOTFOLD Taylors Road |
Carrick Green Wildlife Park |
? |
ca. 1998 |
|
STUBBINGTON Hammond Garden Centre
|
Solent Butterfly House |
1983 |
1986 |
Built and run by the George family. 2000sq ft of free flight humid tropics garden space
for tropical butterflies, moths and some small birds. Closed due
to pressure from garden centre site closures and redevelopments. |
| SUNDERLAND |
Seaburn Ocean Park Sunderland Marineland |
ca. 1970 |
ca. 1974 |
|
| SUTTON COLDFIELD |
Sutton Coldfield |
ca. 1900s |
1910 |
|
| SWANAGE |
Swanage Aquarium |
ca. 1950s |
? |
|
| SWANAGE |
Swanage Aviary |
ca. 1950s |
? |
|
TANTOBIE Harperley Hall |
Stanley Zoo |
1966 |
1970 |
|
| TAUNTON |
Widcombe Bird Gardens |
1972 |
? |
|
| TENBY |
St. Catherine's Island Zoo |
1968 |
? |
|
| TEIGNMOUTH |
Aqualand |
ca. 1956 |
? |
|
| THORP ARCH |
Thorp Arch Zoo |
1968 |
1971 |
|
| TODDINGTON |
Toddington Bird Sanctuary |
? |
? |
|
TORQUAY Beacon Quay |
Aqualand Torquay Aquarium |
ca. 1955 |
ca. 1999 |
|
| TREFRI |
Glantraeth Zoo |
? |
? |
|
| TRURO |
Truro Wildlife Park |
? |
early 1990s |
|
TYNEMOUTH Cullercoats Road |
Winter Gardens & Aquarium |
28 Aug 1878 |
1879 |
The building later became the Plaza Hotel and was destroyed by fire in 1996. |
| WELLAND |
Malvern Hills Children's Zoo |
May 1983 |
1999 |
|
| WELLINGBOROUGH |
Wellingborough Zoo Park |
13 Jun 1943 |
1970 |
|
WELSHPOOL Oswestry Road |
The Moors Collection |
? |
? |
|
| WESTBURY-UPON-TRYM |
The Wildlife Park |
Jun 1967 |
ca. 1980 |
|
| WEYMOUTH |
Weymouth Aquarium Noah's Ark Aquarium |
? |
? |
|
| WHITSON |
Whitson Zoo |
1965 |
early 1970s |
|
| WINCHCOMBE |
Sudeley Castle Pheasantry and Bird Garden |
? |
? |
|
WINDSOR Winkfield Road |
Windsor Safari Park |
jul 1969 |
25 Oct 1992 |
|
| WORTHING |
Worthing Dolphin Show |
ca. 1979 |
? |
|