COLCHESTER Zoo has announced when its popular indoor play area will reopen to the public.

The Jungle Tumble area at the Maldon Road attraction is set to reopen on Saturday, July 24.

The play area has been closed during the pandemic whilst coronavirus restrictions have remained in place.

Changes are being made at the play area before the reopen.

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A spokesman for the zoo said: "In order to make this a fun and safe environment for all, we have made some changes to this area.

"This includes introducing a restricted number of Jungle Tumble Admission Tickets available to book per day.

"This has been done with both staff and guest safety in mind, but we hope this will also improve your experience within the soft play area, avoiding over crowding and making sure more people are able to enjoy the play area each day."

Each slot is 45 minutes long with the first available at 10.30am.

Here are the zoo's rules for the play area:

  • You must book your children’s tickets via our website ahead of your visit, this includes those with Zoo Passes and under 3s.
  • Visitors can only book one play session per day, with visitors advised to only book if they are able to attend the session.
  • The team may ask you to queue ahead of your time slot if you arrive early.
  • Each child’s ticket should then be presented to our team to scan on entry, via a mobile device or a print out.
  • When your child’s session is nearly up, our team will give a 5 minute warning asking children to leave the play area and put on their shoes.
  • Session time includes times to remove shoes and get ready to leave.
  • Socks MUST be worn to enter the play area.

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Although tickets are free, they must be booked in advance for each child.

They are offered on a first come, first served basis.

The zoo says the reopening date may change in future.

You can find out more here.