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Zoos & Wildlife in the UK

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Zoos & Wildlife in the UK

Get nose-to-beak with penguins, walk with lemurs or spot a red panda — the UK's zoos, safari parks and wildlife centres make unbeatable holiday days out, whatever the weather brings.

Aberdeenshire

Aberystwyth

  • Borth Animalarium

    Borth Animalarium, formerly known as Borth Wild Animal Kingdom, is a zoo, located in the s...

Alnwick

Anglesey

Aviemore

  • Highland Wildlife Park

    Highland Wildlife Park is a zoo and conservation park run by the Royal Zoological Society...

Ayrshire

  • Heads of Ayr Farm Park

    Heads of Ayr Farm Park is a long-standing farm and adventure attraction near Alloway by Ay...

Bath

Bedfordshire

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Belfast

Berkshire

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Birmingham

Blackpool

  • Blackpool Zoo

    Blackpool Zoo is set in over 37 acres of stunning, spacious parkland, with more than 1,000...

Bournemouth

Bourton-on-the-Water

Bridlington

Brighton

Buckinghamshire

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

Canterbury

  • Wingham Wildlife Park

    Wingham Wildlife Park is a large family-owned wildlife park near Staple, Dover, in Kent, h...

  • Wildwood

    Wildwood Trust is a woodland discovery park in Herne, near Canterbury in Kent, England. It...

  • Port Lympne Reserve

    Port Lympne Reserve is a large wild animal park set in over 600 acres near Lympne, close t...

  • Howletts Wild Animal Park

    Howletts Wild Animal Park is a wildlife sanctuary set in ancient parkland near Canterbury,...

Cardiff

Carmarthenshire

Cheltenham

Cheshire

Chester

Chichester

Cleethorpes

Cornwall

  • Screech Owl Sanctuary

    The Screech Owl Sanctuary and Animal Park is a home for owls and other animals located nea...

County Antrim

County Down

County Durham

Cromer

Dawlish

Devon

  • Theden Animal Park

    Trago Mills is a chain of four department stores in south Cornwall, south Devon in England...

Dorset

  • Monkey World

    Monkey World is an Ape Rescue Centre in East Stoke, Dorset, where you can meet primates re...

Dumfries and Galloway

Dundee

East Sussex

  • Drusillas Park

    Drusillas Park is a family-run zoo in Alfriston, East Sussex, combining hundreds of exotic...

  • Bede's Zoo

Edinburgh

Essex

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Exmouth

Falmouth

Fife

Filey

Glasgow

Gloucestershire

Great Yarmouth

Hampshire

  • The New Forest Wildlife Park

    The New Forest Wildlife Park at Denny Lodge is a family-friendly zoo and wildlife attracti...

  • Marwell Zoo

    Marwell Zoo is a 140-acre zoological park near Winchester where you can see hundreds of an...

  • Finkley Down Farm

    Farm and adventure park in Andover

Harrogate

  • Bird of Prey and Mammal Centre

    The Bird of Prey & Mammal Centre sits within the Walled Garden at Thorp Perrow, about a 10...

  • Ponderosa Zoo

    Ponderosa Zoo is a family-friendly zoo in Mirfield, Kirklees, Yorkshire, home to over 100...

Herefordshire

  • Small Breeds Farm Park

    Small Breeds Farm Park is a zoo and wildlife attraction in Kington Rural, Herefordshire. V...

Hertfordshire

Hull

Hunstanton

Ilfracombe

  • Exmoor Zoo

    Exmoor Zoo is a family-run zoological park near Bratton Fleming in North Devon, home to bu...

Isle of Wight

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Kendal

  • Lakeland Wildlife Oasis

    Lakeland Wildlife Oasis is a small 3-acre licensed zoo near Beetham, Cumbria, home to over...

Kent

Keswick

Lancashire

Leeds

  • Tropical World

    Tropical World in Leeds takes you on a journey through rainforest, mangrove and desert hab...

Leicestershire

Lincolnshire

Llandudno

  • Welsh Mountain Zoo

    The Welsh Mountain Zoo is a zoological garden located near the town of Colwyn Bay in Conwy...

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs

London

  • Golders Hill Park Zoo

    Zoo in London, England, United Kingdom

  • British Wildlife Centre

    The British Wildlife Centre in Horne, Tandridge, is a wildlife park showcasing over forty...

  • London Zoo

    London Zoo, previously known as ZSL London Zoo or London Zoological Gardens and sometimes...

  • Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park

    Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park is a children's animal adventure park in Waltham Abbey, w...

  • Hanwell Zoo

    Hanwell Zoo, formerly known as the Bunny Park, is a small community zoo in Brent Lodge Par...

  • Battersea Park Children's Zoo

    Battersea Park Children's Zoo is a small, family-run zoo set within Battersea Park, home t...

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Looe

Lyme Regis

Margate

Merseyside

  • Knowsley Safari Park

    Knowsley Safari is a drive-through wildlife park in Prescot, Merseyside, where most people...

Minehead

  • Tropiquaria

    Tropiquaria is a small zoo and animal sanctuary in Minehead, Somerset, built in and around...

Monmouthshire

Morecambe

Newquay

  • Newquay Zoo

    Newquay Zoo is a 13-acre wildlife and botanical garden attraction in the heart of Newquay,...

Norfolk

  • Melsop Farm Park

    Melsop Farm Park is a family-run farm attraction near Scoulton in Breckland, Norfolk, home...

Northamptonshire

Norwich

  • Oasis Camel Park

    Oasis Camel Park, in Linstead Magna near Halesworth in Suffolk, is a family-friendly anima...

Nottinghamshire

Orkney

Oxford

Oxfordshire

Paignton

Peak District

Penzance

  • Greeb Farm

    Greeb Farm is a restored 200-year-old Cornish farmstead near Land's End, home to a friendl...

  • Paradise Park

Porthmadog

Portree

Portrush

  • North Coast Alpacas

    North Coast Alpaca Trekking is a family-run farm experience on the Causeway Coast, offerin...

Rutland

Salcombe

  • Dartmoor Zoo

    Dartmoor Zoological Society is a 33-acre (13 ha) zoo just north of the village of Sparkwel...

Scarborough

Scottish Borders

  • Jacksons at Jedburgh

    Jacksons at Jedburgh is a working family farm in the Scottish Borders where you can meet H...

Sheffield

Shetland Islands

Shropshire

Sidmouth

Skegness

Somerset

Southport

Southwold

St Andrews

Staffordshire

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Stirling

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Stratford-upon-Avon

Suffolk

Surrey

Swansea and Gower

Tenby

  • Manor Wildlife Park

    Zoo in Pembrokeshire, Wales

  • Folly Farm

    Folly Farm is a zoo and farm park set in the Pembrokeshire countryside (BRITSTAYS:place),...

Wales

Warwickshire

  • Twycross Zoo

    Twycross Zoo is a 100-acre (40 ha) zoo near Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire. It is o...

  • Drayton Manor Zoo

    Theme park and zoo

West Sussex

Weston-super-Mare

Weymouth

  • Sealife Centre

    SEA LIFE Weymouth is a large aquarium spread over five acres, home to over 2,500 creatures...

  • Fancy's Family Farm

    Royal Air Force Portland or more simply RAF Portland is a former Royal Air Force and ROTOR...

Worcestershire

Yorkshire