Farms, zoos & wildlife parks

You can spend as little or as long as you like in Hainault Forest Country Park. It covers more than 300 acres, with a fishing lake, FREE Foxburrows Farm, guided walks, bridleways and a Nature Trail. There are plenty of open field areas for picnics, games or dog walking, and you can hire a boat to go out on the lake. Facilities for children are excellent, with a farm and several large play areas to... Read more

UPDATE: OPEN AND TAKING BOOKINGS VIA THE WEBSITE. Book your free household entry slot into Pet's Corner Harlow, these are 10 minute slots bookable throughout the day to allow spacing upon entry and valid for up to 6 members of the same house hold.

Please only arrive 5 minutes before your allocated time slot at the Pet's corner entrance to avoid queuing.

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We have a huge collection of over 400 animals. Have fun in one of our five 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 or splash about in Paradise Lagoon paddling pool. Brand new World of Dinosaurs attraction wIth 30 life-size, moving and roaring dinosaurs is a fantastic extra attraction at the park.

Hopefield Animal Sanctuary gives a home for life to sick, unwanted and mistreated animals such as horses, donkeys, goats, raccoons, parrots, reptiles, sheep, pigs, chickens, geese, ducks and cats. We are currently closed for winter, but will be re-opening on Friday 27th March 2020. Our opening times after that are Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday 11am - 4pm, and every day during school holidays.

Open Feb - Oct. For a great family day out, come and visit us at Lee Valley Park Farms! Whizz down our toboggan run in the Alpine Adventure. Then bound around the world in 80 leaps with our World of Farming zone and learn about llamas, miniature zebu and reindeer. Entry tickets include everything you need to have a farm-tastic time including entry to all our play areas, animals, activities, amazing bird shows by Coda Falconry and tractor rides to the dairy farm!

A farm of rescue animals, dedicated to animal and human wellness. Creating a safe space for individuals and vulnerable members of the community to reconnect with nature and gain the benefits that being outside with the animals brings to overall wellbeing.
Your visit last for 1 hour 45 minutes where you can meet and greet all our rescue animals, groom the goats and give them treats. There are... Read more

Meet the animals, feed the birds in our walk through aviary, cuddle the pets and groom a pony. Then sample some of our delicious freshly prepared food, play in our extensive indoor and outdoor play areas, jump on our huge bouncy pillows or catch an amazing Show...

Set in 32 acres of countryside, right next to the striking skyline of the city of London, Mudchute is a working farm which is open everyday, free to all visitors. Oner of the largest inner city farms in Europe, it hosts a vast collection of rare breeds with almost 100 animals in all and is now recognised as London's only rare breeds conservation centre. It is easily accessed via the Docklands Light Railway.

Check website and Facebook pages for updates on what is available for ticket holders. All weather fun for all the family! Old MacDonald's Farm is a quality assured Multi-Award Winning Farm & Park in Essex. We have over 200 animals, fantastic rides, amusements, soft play areas and events running throughout the year! If the weather turns grey there's no need for the kids to be blue, we have not one, but two indoor areas they can go crazy in.

'Redwings Ada Cole is home to 90 horses, ponies and donkeys, including handsome Gelderlander Zippy, cheeky donkey Del Boy, lovely Shetland pony Tinkerbell and rock 'n' roll pony Elvis - not forgetting Redwings' tiniest resident, Teeny Tucker! Visitors can enjoy walking tours and horse care demonstrations, followed by hot drinks and tasty bakes from the café. There is also an on-site gift shop offering a range of souvenirs, all proceeds from which support the hundreds of horses in our care.' *Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday - entry is FREE.