Farms, zoos & wildlife parks

Aldenham Country Park is set in 100 acres of parkland adjacent to a 60 acre lake. It features Pooh Bear's 100 Aker wood which is free to visit, though there is a charge for the car park. For a charge you can book pony rides, go on a woodland adventure, visit the farm and take part in their daily events including animal feeding and meeting the farmer, or enjoy the adventure playground. Membership to the farm is available.

PRE-BOOKING ESSENTIAL. BOOKING LINE MOSTLY OPEN, BUT ALWAYS 1-2 pm AND 7-9 pm: 07514 396431. NO TEXTS PLEASE. Boydells Dairy Farm is a small working farm, run by the Threadgold family consisting of Roy and Cherry, with son Kiley now in charge. The farm is open to the public and specialises in sheep milking. Set in the beautiful North Essex countryside only an hour's drive from central London, it provides a fun-packed and educational visit for children and adults alike. Most of the usual farm animals are to be found here, but, unlike other open farms, we give you a guided tour with lots of hands-on stuff. Try your hand at milking a cow, feeding hens, riding a donkey cart or outstaring a llama. But the chief part of your visit will be the sheep milking which takes place in a modern "rapid exit" parlour, milking batches of18 ewes at a time.

WE ARE NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR PICK-YOUR-OWN STRAWBERRIES FOR SATURDAY 20TH AND SUNDAY 21ST JUNE. OPEN WEEKENDS ONLY - ADVANCE BOOKING ESSENTIAL. We anticipate Pick Your Own will be very busy this year so to maintain social distancing and ensure as many people as possible are able to enjoy this summer activity, we have decided to operate a booking system. See attached poster and our website for full details. Please note, when phoning to make a booking, 01763 260418, please select extension 2 (Fun Barn).

Pumpkin Patch
Monster Mayhem show
Cammas Resurrected Pumpkin Patch at night
Dinosaur Maize Maze
Footgolf

A community zoo based in the historic Cedars park in Waltham cross Hertfordshire. Familiar favourites such as meerkats and owls are just some of the animals found here alongside the strange more unusual creatures such as zorilla and tenrecs, there is lots to discover. The zoo gives visitors the opportunity to get up close to Meerkats, Owls, skunks, small bird species, rabbits, Armadillos and various reptiles and minibeasts. Tickets are just £2.40 pp with unlimited entry all day.

Cedars Park has been a popular public park since it was first gifted to the people of Cheshunt in 1919. For 100 years the park has provided essential space for quiet recreation in a landscape of lawns, woodland and formal gardens. Although close to Cheshunt and Waltham Cross with busy dual carriageways enclosing two sides, Cedars Park survives as an oasis of calmness and tranquility. n/b Please note the park is free to enter, parking is also free (although limited) but there is a nominal entrance fee for entrance Cedars Nature Centre (the small onsite zoo)if you chose to visit there.

Covering 175 acres Church Farm produces the widest range of free range meat and naturally grown fruit and vegetables. Church Farm is open to the public everyday from 9.00am to 5.00pm 365 days a year. It is free to visit and free to park. Collect a free map and buy some food to help feed the animals, enjoy our woodland play area, indoor Little Farmers barn or relax in our Farm Cafe.

Following the recent announcements from the Government we are pleased to announce that Colchester Zoo will be re-opening on Thursday 18th June but health and safety at the forefront. After many long months of being closed to the public and with no regular income it is vitally important that we open again soon for the zoo to survive and continue the important work of caring for our animals. The majority of Colchester Zoo is open-air, over 60 acres with wide pathways and open areas. We hope that this will be an ideal location for those who would like to venture outside and reconnect with nature but within a safe environment. Tickets must be booked online for a timed slot.

Forty Hall Farm is a certified organic farm in Enfield, on the outskirts of London. It's run by Capel Manor College, the only further education college in London specialising in learning about the environment. Visit their website to find out more about opening times.

Open throughout the school holidays and weekends 10am - 2pm during term time Fridays & Mondays inc weekends (weather permitting) From April - October. Come and enjoy the Hertfordshire countryside, get up close and feed the animals, meet the chickens, goats, lambs, chicks, guinea pigs, and calves. Take a walk around our Farm Park or simply chill out and enjoy the view. Book online direct from our website. Farm shop & Deli open seven days a week. Come and Stay - we have Glamping pods and Safari lodge (Pods open all year) perfect for family staycations. See our website for more details..