University Museum Of Zoology

The University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge is a fascinating place with an impressive collection of specimens that showcase the wonders of the natural world. It’s engaging for both adults and children, with plenty to spark curiosity and conversation. A weekday visit with kids is especially enjoyable, offering an educational and visually rich outing without the weekend crowds.

A lot of cool things to see in this free museum. Kids 7 and 9 found it very interesting to walk around. Split over two floors and has a good sized gift shop. Well worth a visit when exploring the town centre.

A very nice two floor museum in the centre of Cambridge. The museum is free to visit. Inside you can find various collections of zoology material. Many curiosities such as a skeleton of the largest mammal existing in the world and material collected by Charles Darwin. The museum hosts a cafe. I like a lot their gift store with really cute toys for children.

Lots of fossils and wet specimens on show for free. Friendly volunteer staff on hand to explain more. Great rainy day activity and some unique exhibits.

Besides soaking in the historic university atmosphere of the world renowned University of Cambridge, I had to take the opportunity to enrich my cultural knowledge along the way. Museum of Zoology – The University of Cambridge’s Zoology Museum. No tickets or bookings needed. The museum’s not huge, but it houses a large collection of animal specimens and displays a variety of animal fossils. It’s a great place to take kids to learn about different species and animal evolution.

Possibly one of the most extensive collections of specimens I have seen so far. As soon as you enter you're greeted by the skeleton of a giant whale suspended above the walkway. A nice introduction to what's inside. The displays are impressively varied, ranging from butterflies, to birds, animal skulls and taxidermied big cats. Be sure NOT TO MISS: - The Dodo. - Darwin's Finches and other specimens collected during the Voyage of HMS Beagle.

A very interesting museum. One of the best and I've seen a lot in my life. I really wish I could come back and visit it again.

Loved talking with one of the volunteers/staff. Very friendly. This place has tons of animal skeletons and models so if you are into biology or just animals in general this is the place for you.