Farms, zoos & wildlife parks

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.

Hamerton Zoo Park is situated in Huntingdonshire, just 20 minutes drive from the Cathedral city of Peterborough, and the market towns of Oundle, Thrapston and Huntingdon.

One of the UK's largest collections of birds of prey, over 200 birds on display! And lots of fun activities for children and adults alike! Animal encounters, owl flying, pat a pet, shire horses, flying displays, bouncy castles, ride on tractors, milking and more. Children under 3 are free!

Hertfordshire Zoo is set in the beautiful surroundings of Broxbourne Woods in the heart of the Hertfordshire Countryside.

Here at Langleybury Children's Farm we provide a safe enjoyable way to spend a day out. During your visit you will be able to get up close & personal with an array of animals including: Sheep, Pigs, Calves, Goats, Ducks, Geese, Chickens, Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Owls, Avairy Birds, Ferrets, & our OAP (Old Age Pony) Gemma. Our picnic & play area is set within a lawned area including a pond with large Coy Carp fish.

You can meet our resident farmyard favourites like our pigs, goats and donkeys. Plus, our more exotic animals like our Bearded Dragon, Birds of Prey, and our loveable Meerkat family! Once you've explored, let off steam in our adventure play areas - enjoy the soft play in the Bundle Barn, whizz down the slopes in Alpine Adventure, or jump for joy on our Giant Jumping Pillow.

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BOOK ONLINE. INDOOR PLAY, CLIMBING WALL, SKY TRAIL & TRACTOR/TRAILER RIDES REMAIN CLOSED. The Farm offers children the opportunity to see, learn about and interact with farm animals through activities such as bottle-feeding lambs, hand-feeding sheep and goats, grooming ponies and stroking rabbits. There are loads of other fun things to do from Go-Karts and Crazy Golf to Digger Village and Shaggy's Cove as well as the huge indoor Shaggy's PlayWorld and Topsy Turvy Towers outdoor adventure playground.

An ideal family day out. Get close to all sorts of farm animals, learn about them and have fun. Join in with the constantly changing, hands-on activities and demonstrations. In poor weather enjoy the Giant Indoor Playbarn - children can whoosh down fast, scramble through nets & tunnels and much more! Adults can relax in tea rooms! Open 7 days, 10am-5.30pm

The farm is packed with the best family rides and amusements from the thrilling Rides and AmusementsDoggy Dog Roller Coaster (height restriction of 1.2m) or Crazy Barn ride to the themed tractor ride or Happy Horses, the pony adventure ride to name but a few.

We've over 30 different species of animals here; including meerkats, pigs, wallabies, rabbits, ponies, cows, our wonderful Annie... 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.

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