Botany & Gin Tasting Evening at Chester Zoo

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Chester Zoo, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 1EU

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Join Chester Zoo for an exclusive evening event that gives you the chance to explore their glorious exotic plant collection and talk to the experts who care for it.

Then, let your senses go wild by tasting and smelling some of Chester Zoo’s home grown plants; quench your thirst with a botany inspired cocktail and enjoy delicious canapes freshly prepared by the team of chefs at The Oakfield.

Finish with gin tasting, hosted by Cuckoo gin, and learn all about the way they use plants to create their award winning gins.

What the evening includes...

The Plant Project and Orchid Greenhouse

Join in with the Plant Project, home to some of the specimens from the National Plant Collections. A member of the Botany and Horticulture team will take you behind the scenes to the orchid greenhouse.

Foragers Garden

Take a walk to the Foragers Garden where you can taste some of the incredible edible plants and find out about the history of the planting in this part of the zoo.

Enrichment Garden

Did you know Chester Zoo use plants to make ‘toys’ for the animals? Find out more about the animal enrichment at the enrichment garden where you can see some of the toys they give to the animals.

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Guide Prices

£60 per person

Opening Times

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Directions

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Facilities

Accessibility

  • All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
  • Guide Dogs Permitted
  • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
  • Ramp / Level Access
  • Toilets for Disabled Visitors

Catering

  • On-Site café/restaurant
  • Picnic Site

Parking & Transport

  • On site parking
  • Parking (free)

Payment Methods

  • Booking essential
  • Groups Accepted
  • Maestro accepted
  • MasterCard accepted
  • Visa accepted

Provider Facilities

  • Toilets

Provider Features

  • Marketing Cheshire Member
  • Outdoor Event
  • Smoking Some Areas

Target Markets

  • Family Fun
  • Marketed Towards Children
  • Marketed Towards Families
  • Marketed Towards Senior Citizens

Contact Us

Tel: 01244 650 240

Tel: 01244 650 240

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