University Museum of Zoology

I went in search of the thylocene skeleton-Tasmanian tiger. The museum is housed in a new building but retains a dense cluttered feel although the exhibits are clearly labelled. I particularly enjoyed an exhibition about a gentleman butterfly collector who played an important role in getting young Darwin onto the Beagle. Worth a trip - gets you out of the chaos of weekend Cambridge for an hour or so.

Recently refurbished, this hidden gem in the heart of the city is quiet, free and full to the brim of interesting exhibits.

Open Thursday - Saturday be sure to book in advance. You won’t be disappointed.

This museum was so interesting to see all the different types of animals that were either preserved or in bone format. There was a dinosaur section too that the kids loved.
The layout was very well presented and easy to navigate to make sure you saw everything.
My children (7 and 3) were so focused on all the exhibits and kept them interested and occupied.

Many museums to pick from in Cambridge and we looked at them all on line and chose this one as it looked most interesting of them all. Spoilt for choice really. As a power chair user I found this museum very wheelchair friendly. Very spacious and well set out. Enjoyed our visit and coffee in the cafe. Very helpful staff and knowledgable too.

Wow what a stunning place. There are a lot of volunteers wandering around the free museum and we had a excellent and informative short lecture from a young man about the owls in the stuffed birds exhibit area. It was unexpected but fascinating! Really added to the experience and I was fascinated as I am a bird watching fan. The exhibits were laid out really cleanly and there was a great variety on show. A must visit in Cambridge!

Zoology is not my subject but I was pleasantly surprised when I visited this fine modern museum. Over 2 floors the whole of the animal kingdom is displayed in taxonomic order. This could have been a rather arid experience (see Sedgwick Geology Museum) but everything was light, airy, well displayed and relevant.
Some people may not like the stuffed birds and animals but it was all displayed very well.

Loved this museum. Excellent for children and well worth a visit. There were so many animals to see and the large skeletons were a also great to seem clean and compact museum for free. Absolutely worth taking children.

Getting our teenager out an about during school holidays is always difficult. She likes animals, but dislikes museums. So we took her and her cousins (ages 15,13,11) to this place. They, including the adults, found this place fascinating. Although this is only a fraction of what the museum has, the displays are insightful and illuminating. I learnt a lot from our day out, and would go again definitely. The attraction is free to get in, but donations are welcome (and they aren't pushy about this, unlike the london museums.) There is disability access and cloak rooms with lockers. Not sure this would be a good place for those with visual disabilities.There is also a Cafe on site. I didn't visit this so can't comment.

I had this museum on the top of my lists of museums to visit whilst visiting Cambridge for a day out as we were away on holiday.
I'm so glad we went that is when we eventually found it! We nearly went to the wrong museum which is over the road to it, but we found it it's under a arch brick way just a handy tip for you :)
The museum is free to get in which is great when we got in you need to book a timed slot online befor visiting but we didn't realise this but the friendly staff member let us though as it wasn't busy which was nice of her.
It's full of great things and very interesting definitely recommended this museum 😀

When we were on holiday in Cambridge we took the time to visit the University Museum of Zoology. We most certainly were not disappointed as there are thousands of Specimens of the Animal Kingdom on display. Some of the treasured Specimens were discovered by famous Naturalists, including Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.
The Museum is well worth a visit. Admission is Free.