Museum of Zoology

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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Opening Monday closed (open 12.00-16.30 on Bank Holiday Mondays); Tuesday-Saturday 10.00-16.30; Sunday 12.00-16.30; last entry 16.15

Price Admission is FREE; donations are appreciated and help keep the Museum free. Groups of 10 or more should book via the group visits page.

Typical visit Not provided yet

Age fit Children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult.

Setting indoor

The experience

About this day out

The University Museum of Zoology is one of Cambridge's major attractions, with galleries showcasing the diversity of animal life from marsupials to monkeys and mammoths to manatees. Visitors can discover stories of extinction, survival, evolution and exploration. The average visit lasts around one hour.

When to go

Opening calendar

Monday closed (open 12.00-16.30 on Bank Holiday Mondays); Tuesday-Saturday 10.00-16.30; Sunday 12.00-16.30; last entry 16.15

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What it costs

Prices at a glance

Admission: Admission is FREE; donations are appreciated and help keep the Museum free. Groups of 10 or more should book via the group visits page.

Prices can change. Confirm ticket terms with the venue before booking.

Practical details

Facilities & accessibility

At a glance

🧒 Ages 0–16Whale Café (open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-3pm, and Bank Holiday Mondays)shoptoilets including accessible toilets and baby-changing facilitiespushchair storage area in the Whale Halllockerswheelchair available for visitors to uselift to lower galleries and caféfoldaway stools available to borrowinduction loops in Demonstration Room and Discovery Space

Accessibility: Main entrance fully accessible from street level (enter via Pembroke Arch on Downing Street); step-free access to lower gallery via lift (no lift to mezzanine); wheelchair available to borrow or reserve on 01223 336650; audio descriptive and touch tours available; visual story and dementia-friendly resources; induction loops; breast-feeding friendly venue.
Parking: No general visitor parking. One accessible parking bay on the New Museums Site (via intercom at Pembroke Arch, not bookable in advance). Limited blue badge parking at Grand Arcade car park and on Trumpington Street, a quarter of a mile away.
Dogs: Guide dogs, hearing dogs and dogs for the disabled are welcome.

Getting there

Where you'll find it

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