Twycross Zoo is cutting its admission prices in two price-busting discounts.

Visitors will be offered entry at just £10 per adult and £5 per child on the gate (not available online), which is a saving of £9.45 per person for this weekend only (Saturday-Sunday, January 27-28). On a child’s ticket that is better than half price.

Families can also enjoy 10 per cent off in the shops (members can enjoy 20 per cent), and a range of discounted foods including a free cookie with every large hot drink, and a mini fish and chips for just £5.

Giraffes at Twycross Zoo
Giraffe at Twycross Zoo

All profits go back to into the zoo, which is a charitable organisation supporting animal conservation, reports the Birmingham Mail.

In addition, the zoo is also offering families discounted entry on weekdays during term-time up to February 9, so little ones with their mum, dad, or grandparents can enjoy a peaceful visit to the zoo while most people are back in work or at school.

Entry for adults will be only £5, children aged between 3-15 years get in for only £5 and - as always - under-threes go free.

Karen Clarke, director of operations at Twycross Zoo, said: "At Twycross Zoo we love the changes that the seasons bring and the different ways the animals behave in winter compared to summer, so why wait until it’s warm to have a family day out at the zoo.

Picture: Lucy Ray
Humboldt Penguin at Twycross Zoo, UK.
Penguins at Twycross Zoo

"However, we recognise that January can be difficult time of year for families, so we hope these discounts will help ease the strain for our community and get everyone out enjoying time together."

Twycross Zoo, in Burton Road, Atherstone, is open to the public from 10am to 5pm.

For more information and to book tickets visit the Twycross Zoo website here.

Facts about Twycross Zoo

There are currently 2,699 individual animals who call the zoo their home.

There are 153 different species, of which 35 are invertebrates.

There are currently 158 individual primates across 30 species – including the apes.

The zoo has welcomed 56 babies born in 2016.

There are countless ants in the toilets so they are just counted as one colony.

The site the zoo it built on is 88 acres.

The zoo was founded in 1963.

In total the team welcomes roughly around 500,000 visitors a year.

There are some animals that have to eat their own faeces, such as capybara/rabbits as it forms a natural process and is a requirement for them to receive their correct nutrients.

Twycross is the only place in the UK where visitors can see all four types of great ape (gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee and bonobo).

It is also the only zoo to house bonobos in the UK.