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Ponderosa Zoo
📍 WF14 0DS
Photo: TheArmchairSoldier (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- See over 100 animals including lemurs and reindeer
- Get close to ring-tailed lemurs at Lemur Lookout
- Outdoor adventure playgrounds, zip wire and air bouncers
- Lakeside views with resident Koi Carp
- Otter keeper experiences available
Ponderosa Zoo is a family-friendly zoo in Mirfield, Kirklees, Yorkshire, home to over 100 animals, from reindeer and lemurs to tortoises and lizards. Alongside animal encounters such as the popular Lemur Lookout and an otter experience, you'll find outdoor adventure playgrounds, a zip wire, air bouncers and a lake on-site home to Koi Carp. It suits families especially well, with free parking all year round and a strong commitment to accessibility rooted in its origins as a Rural Therapeutic Centre. The zoo is open 10am - 4pm daily. For those staying nearby, Ravensthorpe station is 1.4 miles away, and there are 17 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Parking
- Free parking with disabled car park available
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs welcome except in Lemur Lookout; pet dogs not permitted
- Accessibility
- Grew from a rural therapeutic centre bridging disabled and able-bodied access
- Best for
- Families and young children
From the attraction's own website on 29 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Picnic Area
- ✓ Parking
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Ponderosa Zoo into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Ravensthorpe 1.4 miles
- Dewsbury 1.6 miles
- Mirfield 1.7 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page