So we have become one of those families who buys a pass to a local attraction - something I never thought we would do. We are now proud owners of Colchester Zoo Platinum Passes - two years of unlimited entry to the zoo (and at a discounted rate - can't be bad).
Anyway it turns out that this may be the best £120 we've spent in terms of baby entertainment. Maya loved the zoo!!!!! And for us it is a great afternoon out - half an hour or so to get there after lunch means Maya has a sleep in the car, a couple of hours wandering at a leisurely pace around the zoo (obviously don't need to see the whole place in one day), and the journey home for more enforced sleep.
Watching her stare so intently at the sealions swimming over head, talking to the penguins through a window and laughing huge dirty chuckles at the spider monkeys made for a very enjoyable afternoon indeed! Which I imagine will become even better the older she gets - although we are definitely investing in some reigns for when she's on her feet as the place is like a maze!
My only criticism is the lack of parent parking - there are well over 50 disabled parking spaces which were completely full. I am pretty sure that there are not that many disabled people at the zoo on a cold winter afternoon - so I imagine many families are opting to take Grandad's car to the zoo to get the best parking space!
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