Chessington World of Adventures Resort

**Chessington World of Adventures**
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Instance of	animal theme park;
Location	Chessington, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, London, England
Country of origin	United Kingdom;
Owned by	Merlin Entertainments;
Inception	1931;
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	51° 20′ 55″ N, 0° 19′ 00″ W
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English: Chessington World of Adventures Resort

Chessington World of Adventures Resort is a resort theme park founded in 1931 as Chessington Zoo, and expanded in 2007. It has a hotel associated as well, and thrill rides, many designed by John Wardley. The zoo has over a thousand animals.

Hotels & transportation

Safari Hotel, with the ZUFARI reserve in the foreground
Older picture of the Safari Hotel, when it was operated by the Holiday Inn

Chessington Zoo

Current Enclosures

Lion enclosure
Sea Life Centre
Chessington gorilla eating
Sumatran tiger 2010
Sea lion enclosure
River otter enclosure
Kunekune at petting zoo
Zebras in ZUFARI
Ostriches in ZUFARI
Giraffe in ZUFARI reserve
Meerkat exhibit
Amazu Treetop Adventure.
Rhinoceros Iguanas at Chessington Zoo

Past Enclosures

Gibbons in 2007
White-naped crane enclosure, now closed
This 1858 class bus (pictured 1959) stood by the roadside outside the entrance to Chessington Zoo for years.