Farms, zoos & wildlife parks

Enjoy 100 acres of beautiful countryside 12 miles from central London. Not-for-profit enterprises include social care, education, farm visits, family camping, outdoor celebrations and seasonal events. Open everyday from 9:00am. Explore 100 Aker Wood for free. Enjoy food at the cafe or kiosk. At weekends the Adventure Playground is open as is the SEND Pavilion. You can feed the animals and book petting... Read more

With our 100 acres of countryside, beautiful scenery, nature trails, animal farm attraction and the 100 Aker Wood home of Pooh Bear and friends all just 12 miles from central London. Aldenham Country Park makes the perfect location for your birthday party, baby shower or whatever it is you are celebrating. You can book your very own slice of Aldenham Country Park by hiring our private areas Lavender,... Read more

Aldenham Country Playground is a purpose built multi-sensory play facility for children and young people with disabilities and other special needs.

Our indoor facilities include a large main hall with arts and crafts, a reading area, toy boxes and soft play mats for children to enjoy and have fun in an unstructured environment.

The main hall provides a versatile space... Read more

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 pp with unlimited entry all day.

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.

Colchester Zoo is home to 220 species set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes! During your visit you will see many species from around the world and can learn more about them at our fantastic daily encounters. You can also take part in some fantastic activities with the opportunity to hand feed our elephants and giraffes at daily public feeding sessions!

Open every day throughout the school holidays and weekends 11am - 3pm (weather permitting). Closed during Winter. 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, kitchen garden and orchard or simply chill out and enjoy the view.

Hullabazoo is a special area dedicated to entertaining your little creatures! Hullabazoo Farm is an interactive, up-close adventure, where little ones will be able to meet and greet a whole host of farmyard friends. Each element of Hullabazoo Indoor Play is designed around different habitats enabling your children to have fun and mimic their favourite animals. Little ones will be climbing new heights... Read more

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... Read more