The Bancourt Hotel

Paignton Zoo is home to thousands of amazing animals and plants. Visit the desert, cross the savannah, explore the forest and trek through the tropics. Use your senses to discover the wild world: look around, listen out - you’ll even need your sense of smell! It’s a great day out for everyone.Through our website we hope to offer everything you may wish to know about visiting the Zoo, as well as a wealth of information about our habitats and animals.Paignton Zoo has recently been awarded a Silver Award in the Enjoy England Excellence Awards for the Best Visitor Attraction and was voted the Best Visitor Attraction in the South West Tourism Excellence Awards
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Paignton Zoo is open all year round (except Christmas Day).
Doors open to the Zoo at 10 am every day but doors close at varying times according to the season and light.
We are open from 10 a.m. to 4.30pm. (dusk if earlier) in the winter months. Last admission is 3.30pm.
We are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the summer months, with last admission at 5pm.
Paignton Zoo reserves the right to change the times given here. Please check for closing times whilst at the Zoo.
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