Mobility scooters and locker and buggy hire are available near the main entrance.

The zoo is bisected by a public bridleway, Flag Lane.
For many years, a single bridge (now called Elephants' Bridge), drivable by zoo vehicles and powered wheelchairs, near the elephant exhibit was the only crossing place within the grounds.
A second crossing, passable by pedestrians and mobility scooters, called Bats' Bridge, opened in April 2008 near the Twilight Zone, has improved the ability of visitors to circulate.

There are other ways to travel around the zoo:
A transportation system, now generally known as the monorail, with a station at the main entrance near the elephants (Tsavo Station, which was formerly known as the Monkey Island Station) and a station near the lions (Jubilee Square Station).
It runs in a circle, but riders are only permitted to make single journeys of a half circle.

A circular boat trip operates on the Lazy River in the Islands exhibit.

Visitors must pay extra for using the monorail, but the boat trip in Islands is included in normal zoo admission.

Chester's catering facilities include Bembé Kitchen near the main entrance which opened in 2006.
June's Pavilion is on the west of the zoo and Manado Street Kitchen is found on Sulawesi in the Islands exhibit.
The Oakfield Restaurant, in a Victorian mansion house near the lion enclosure, and the Acorn Bar, are both used for private functions as well as catering to zoo visitors.

There are children's play areas, shops, kiosks and several picnic lawns around the zoo.
A second pedestrian entrance is located in the southeast corner of the zoo behind Oakfield House.

For a long time the public entrance was at the east end off Caughall Road.
In recent years the public entrance has moved to the north side with dedicated access off the A41 Chester By-Pass.
Thus the zoo is entered in the 'newer' part west of Flag Lane, near the elephants, and the old car parks at the east end are being built over with service and educational buildings.

The zoo owns land outside the public area, and uses that land to grow food for its herbivorous animals.
Mobility scooters and locker and buggy hire are available near the main entrance.
The zoo is bisected by a public bridleway, Flag Lane. For many years, a single bridge (now called Elephants' Bridge), drivable by zoo vehicles and powered wheelchairs, near the elephant exhibit was the only crossing place within the grounds. A second crossing, passable by pedestrians and mobility scooters, called Bats' Bridge, opened in April 2008 near the Twilight Zone, has improved the ability of visitors to circulate.
There are other ways to travel around the zoo:
A transportation system, now generally known as the monorail, with a station at the main entrance near the elephants (Tsavo Station, which was formerly known as the Monkey Island Station) and a station near the lions (Jubilee Square Station). It runs in a circle, but riders are only permitted to make single journeys of a half circle.
A circular boat trip operates on the Lazy River in the Islands exhibit.
Visitors must pay extra for using the monorail, but the boat trip in Islands is included in normal zoo admission.
Chester's catering facilities include Bembé Kitchen near the main entrance which opened in 2006. June's Pavilion is on the west of the zoo and Manado Street Kitchen is found on Sulawesi in the Islands exhibit. The Oakfield Restaurant, in a Victorian mansion house near the lion enclosure, and the Acorn Bar, are both used for private functions as well as catering to zoo visitors.
There are children's play areas, shops, kiosks and several picnic lawns around the zoo. A second pedestrian entrance is located in the southeast corner of the zoo behind Oakfield House.
For a long time the public entrance was at the east end off Caughall Road. In recent years the public entrance has moved to the north side with dedicated access off the A41 Chester By-Pass. Thus the zoo is entered in the 'newer' part west of Flag Lane, near the elephants, and the old car parks at the east end are being built over with service and educational buildings.
The zoo owns land outside the public area, and uses that land to grow food for its herbivorous animals.
Chester Zoo