University Museum Of Zoology

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.

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.

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.

I had an amazing experience at the University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge. The museum houses an incredible collection of preserved insects, arthropods, reptiles, mammals, and fossils. It's a fascinating place for visitors of all ages, offering a chance to marvel at the diversity of life and the sheer size of some of the mammals that once roamed the Earth.

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.

Incredible museum. A great free trip out but always recommend a donation if you can! Some incredible specimens and skeletons of lots of weird and wonderful creatures.

Very good collection of Zoology from Cambridge University. Not quite as extensive as the collection at the ' Manchester Museum' but still great for a kids museum tour. Good facilities and gift shop too. Didn't visit the restaurant so can't comment.

This is simply an outstanding and amazing museum to visit is one of the best museums in the UK on the subjects of Zoology and also Biodiversity. The Museum Galleries are held over to two floors with Galleries on Molluscs, Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles on the First Floor and a Gallery about the different types of Mammals on the ground floor. All of the Galleries are extremely informative and very interesting to see with some interesting animal skeletons to see and also some interesting animals on display in formaldehyde solution giving you an idea of how these are structured biologically and how they function biologically and physiologically. One of the stand out features of the museum is as you walk into the museum and onto the second floor towards the cafe you can see the awesome sight of a skeletal structure of a large Fin Back Whale, which is just simply awe inspiring and you can admire the sheer size of the these wonderful creatures and how they structured and function as a mammal. One of the best displays on the ground floor is the five skeletons in the Primate Sections showing the skeleton of the early cavemen who came from Primates through to the modern Human, which is amazing as you can get a clear idea of the evolution of Humans over thousands of years from Primates and how long that transition and evolution has taken place. The ground floor also shows some fantastic skeletons of Lion's, Elephants and Hippopotamus along with Deer, which are awesome to see and are in brilliant condition and are beautifully displayed. The stand out features are the displays of the Butterflies and Beetles as the colours are exquisite and magnificent to see along with being dazzling in a good way and there is also a great skeletal structure of a Leatherback Turtle to see and give you an idea of how these beautiful and wonderful creatures function and are structured. All the displays of the animal detail informatively the biological history of the animals and how they live in the wild, which is very enlightening and insightful. There is a cafe on the second floor selling a lovely range of food and drink at reasonable prices and there is a gift shop selling a great range of gifts and souvenirs at reasonable prices. Overall this is a fabulous, fantastic and amazing place to visit, which makes for a very enjoyable, enthralling and interesting day out. Definitely well worth a visit whilst in Cambridge.