Farms, zoos & wildlife parks

£5 entry includes loads of wonderful activities including
Meet feed and pet our friendly animals , Daddy pig & Miss piggy and their naughty piglets , our mini cows , donkeys , rare chickens ducks peacocks, lambs
Farm adventure course & search for buried treasure. Find gems and exchange for a medal from farmer Morag
Loads of arts crafts activities in our heated Pagoda... Read more

Discover a land of giant dinosaurs and meet fantastic real life farm animals along the way. Junior explorers can go dino-spotting from the tree-tops viewing tower or take on the caveman challenge to unearth ancient fossils at the dino-dig! Get up close and personal with our farmyard animals, from bouncing bunnies to cute guinea pigs, find them all at cuddle corner. Don't forget to sing along at Gully's musical farm.

Home to over 800 exotic animals. We are the leading zoo in the UK and Europe for 'animal experiences'

Have fun in one of our adventure playgrounds, at the daily shows and at the meet the keeper sessions.

Enjoy a coffee while the kids monkey around in the Tumble Jungle,
splash about at Boulders Beach (summer months only) or challenge the family to a game of crazy... Read more

Hopefield Animal Sanctuary sits on 53 acres of beautiful countryside in the heart of Brentwood, Essex. The sanctuary currently cares for over 500 sick, unwanted and mistreated animals. Our mission is to help animals in need and provide education and awareness for humane behaviour towards all animals around the world. Our animals live out their lives at Hopefield in peace, surrounded by love and receiving the best care.

We look forward to welcoming you to our children's animal adventure park, the perfect day out for kids from London, Hertfordshire and Essex.

We have events running all year round from our EGG-cellent Easter Eggtravaganza, Dino Day Out, Kidsfest our Summer Children's Festival, Superheroes & Princesses, Halloween Festival and of course our Family Christmas Event.

If you're looking for a great venue to visit look no further!

Morning session runs 10am-1pm
Afternoon session runs 1pm-4pm

We are delighted to be able to welcome you to one of our zoo days where you can get to know some of our amazing animals. Current residents include:

Marmosets
Lemurs
Meerkats
Rabbits
Aquatics
Reptiles
Our St Albans campus is home to a range of livestock, a fully... Read more

Old MacDonald's Farm & Fun Park will be re-opening from the 10th of July 2020! We know you will have lots of questions and we have tried to help with a few of them here- 🐑 How do I book? Booking can be made ONLY online, we will only be taking admissions via our website this is to help us manage capacity. There will be a limited amount of tickets available per day, please remember we ONLY ACCEPT ONLINE BOOKINGS, tickets CANNOT be purchased on the door at the farm currently.

It has a large selection of traditional farm animals, such as rabbits, chickens and ducks, more exotic animals such as reindeer, llamas and alpacas, as well as a number of rare breeds including Middle White and Tamworth pigs.

Opening times
1 April to 31 October, 11am to 4:45pm
1 November to 31 March, 11am to 4pm
Pets' Corner is closed on Christmas Day and Boxing... Read more

RSPB Rye Meads is a delightful wetland nature reserve beside the River Lee. The trails around the reserve are wheelchair and pushchair accessible, with several sheltered hides for watching wildlife. The Visitor Centre offers toilets and baby changing facilities with a café stocking hot and cold drinks and a selection of snacks.

The reserve's busy year-round events programme is centred... Read more