Whipsnade Zoo tickets 2013

Whipsnade Zoo is located just outside of Luton in 600 acres of parkland on the Chiltern Hills, just north of London.

An alternative station to Waverly is Edinburgh Haymarket station which is less than a 10 minute walk.

Getting to Whipsnade Zoo by car

Whipsnade Zoo can easily be reached from the North and the South by leaving the M1 at both junction 9 and Junction 12.

Parking is £4 for cars and motorbikes.

Getting to Whipsnade Zoo by train

The closest stations to Whipsnade Zoo are Luton and Hemel Hempstead, both about 10 miles away. There are regular services from St Pancras to Luton and London Euston to Hemel Hempstead & Tring.

Getting to Whipsnade Zoo by bus

Whipsnade Zoo is also serviced by Centrebus route X31, linking Luton Central Station, Luton Centre, Dunstable and Hemel Hempstead (Centre and Rail Station) with the zoo every 2 hours from Monday to Saturday.

Whipsnade Zoo postcode

If you're using a Sat Nav to get to Whipsnade Zoo the post code is LU6 2LF.

Bonus tip: when settling your Sat Nav make sure you stick to the "Main Routes" or "Fastest", rather than "Shortest" routes.

Five new Northern Cheetah cubs have just been born at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo - the first in the UK!

They've been named Itajane, Sanne, Tlate, Rabaa and Khamssa, which translates as numbers one, two, three, four and five in the North African language of Berber where this critically endangered species originates from.

With only 250 individuals of this sub-species left in the wild, this is a great result both for ZSL Whipsnade and the European Endangered Species Programme.

First time mum Dubai and all the cubs are doing very well and will be moving to the Cheetah Rock enclosure very soon.