Chessington World of Adventures

Chessington World of Adventures is a family theme park and also has a zoo. It started of as Chessington Zoo. In 1987 the theme park was added to Chessington Zoo to create Chessington World of Adventures. It provides an excellent fun day out for young children, teenagers and the adults accompanying them can also enjoy some of the rides and the zoo.

Chessington World of Adventures is divided into ten zones: Beanoland, Chessington Zoo, Forbidden Kingdom, Land of The Dragons, Market Square, Mexicana, Mystic East, Pirates Cove, Toytown and Transylvania.

There are four levels of adventures to choose from:

1. Mini Adventurers (for tiny tots)

Dragon's Playhouse, Dragon's Tale Theatre, Sea Dragons, Sir Walter Squirtalot, Events Stage, Fun Fort Amusement Centre, Carousel and Tiny Truckers

2. Junior Adventurers (for younger adventurers)

Bash Street Bus, Dennis's Madhouse, Canopy Capers, Griffin's Galleon, Hocus Pocus Hall, Berry Bouncers, Flying Jumbos and Toadie's Crazy Cars.

3. Family Adventurers (for family groups)

Billy's Whizzer, Roger the Dodger's Dodgems, Animal Antics, Capybara, Children's Zoo, Creature Features, Creepy Caves, Education Centre, Monkey & Bird Garden, Penguin Presentation, Sealion Shows, Squirrel Monkey Walk Through, Trail of the Kings, Tomb Blaster, Dragon's Fury, Safari Skyway, Runaway Train, Dragon Falls, Peeking Heights, Seastorm, Bubbleworks and Vampire.

4. Experienced Adventurers (for the older adventurer)

Rameses Revenge, Rattlesnake, Extreme Games Zone and Black Buccaneer.

2007 Special Events

The Wild Factor: 21st July - 2nd September

Hidden in the heart of the Park will be a little piece of Madagascar, where visitors will get the chance to experience The Wild Factor!

Come and meet Ringo the Lemur and his friends Fidget the Meerkat, Mojo the Macaw, Flower the Skunk and Priscilla the Kookaburra all competing to be this year’s Zoo Idol! Presented in association with The Natural Confectionary Company, the stars of the show will dazzle the crowd with their amazing natural behaviours!

Chessington Zoo

You get to see gorillas and big cats, monkeys and birds. There are also live shows to entertain the whole family.

Animal Antics with our resident Macaws Brindsley and Mojo. Meet the keepers and learn all about these fascinating birds at 2pm or 4pm, just outside Hocus Pocus Hall.

Watch the penguin presentation at 11.30AM and 2.30pm in Animal Land.

Watch the amazing Californian Sealions and their keepers in this fun show at Sealion Bay. See the Sealions each day at midday and 3pm, at Sealion Bay.

Food And Shops

There are a large number of shops , cafes and food outlets. You can get food from: Macdonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, Cafe Nero. If you are need something different, try: hot dogs, Chinese food, fresh hot donuts, plus much more..

You can also by gifts for friends and family at the many gift shops at Chessington World of Adventures.

Opening Times And Prices

Chessington World of Adventures is open from 10am - 5pm in the peak season (23rd July - 2nd September)

Other opening times vary through out the year - Click Here for details.

Ticket prices range from £23 -£30. There are also discounts for children under 12 yrs, group discounts and early booking discounts.

You can also buy season tickets - Click Here for details.

How To Get To Chessington World of Adventures

By Car

Chessington is situated 12 miles from London on the A243, just 2 miles from the A3 and M25 (junction 9 or 10). Car parking is free.

From the South, take M25 junction 9

From the North, take M25 junction 10

From London, take the A3 to Hook - Chessington is sign posted on the A243

If you are using a Sat Nav the post code to use is: KT9 2NE

Full Address: Chessington World of Adventures, Chessington, Surrey, England, KT9 2NE

By Rail

Regular South West Train services run from Waterloo, Clapham Junction and Wimbledon. Take the train to Chessington South Station. The park is approximately 10 minutes walk from the station.

By Bus

Chessington is served by a regular bus service. Take the 465 bus from Kingston to Chessington, or the 467 bus from Epsom to Chessington.

More details can be found on the Chessington World of Adventures official website.

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