Best Petting Zoos Near Me

young child stroking a duckling

Have you ever wanted to take your animal-loving kids to a farm where they can actually meet and interact with the animals? Then you need to visit a petting zoo! You can meet the cutest and sweetest animals there that will create the most treasured memories with your kiddies. We’ve made a list of petting zoos near you, so you don’t have to worry about it!

Petting Zoo in the Midlands

Broomey Croft Children’s Farm

Have a family-fun day out with the kids at Broomy Croft Children’s Farm, where your little ones will be spoiled for choice with all the animals they can pet and feed! From cattle, sheep, lambs, goats, to rabbits, guinea pigs and ponies. They’re docile animals, so it makes a perfect petting zoo for your kids. There’s even a playground for the kids and a tea room too.

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Info & Pricing

  • Location Kingsbury. North Warwickshire
  • Price Child (under 2) free. Child £4.40 and Adult £4.90

Ash End House Children’s Farm

Rain or shine this is the ideal place for some petting zoo fun! With the animals all under shelter, you can’t let a little rain stop you from coming along. Have you ever wanted to hold a cute little duckling or baby chick? Well, your dreams may come true at Ash End House, you can stroke bunnies too and even sit on some ponies! Is your child a future horse rider? You might find out here…

They have lots of hungry hungry animals, ready and waiting for you to feed and pet them!

Visit here

Info & Pricing

  • Location Middleton. Tamworth. West Midlands
  • Price Child £7.95 and Adult £6.95

The Little Explorers Activity Club

An autism-friendly activity club where kids with special needs can have fun and socialise in a safe environment. With an exciting chance to meet the resident animals (pony, goats, rabbits & cat) and get involved in child-led nature-inspired activities! Your curious young explorers will get to play in nature on special playground equipment, go on pony rides and they’ll learn to take care of the animals.

Some of the kids’ favourite activities also include reading to the animals, goat agility and treasure hunts. So much fun in one day!

Find out more here

Info & Pricing

  • Location Market Harborough. Leicestershire
  • Price Saturday club - £8.50

Petting Zoo in the North East

White House Farm Centre

The largest family-run farm attraction at White House Farm Centre! Everyone has the opportunity to feed and pet their animals. Whether it’s fluffy lambs, cheeky goats, curious sheep, alpacas, ponies or meerkats! But not only that, there are plenty of other animals you can visit, maybe check out their ‘Mini Beasts’ where you can see tarantulas… Eep!

One add to your list of interesting pettings zoos to visit!

Visit their website here

Info & Pricing

  • Location Morpeth. Northumberland
  • Price Child (under 2) free. Child (2-16) £9.85 and Adult £10.95

Hall Hill Farm

Get up close and personal to rabbits, chicks, donkeys, and more farm animals by feeding them! Your kids will be able to engage in guinea pig feeding, hold rabbits, stroke and brush them. They love to sit on laps and are all extremely friendly. The kiddies can even ride on donkeys, and go on tractor rides too! Also, why not have a go at some crazy farm golf as well?

Make a day out of it and have the best time at the petting zoo with Hall Hill Farm!

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Info & Pricing

  • Location Lanchester. Durham
  • Price Child (under 2) free. Child (2-15) £7.75 and Adult £8.50

Animal Fun Park

A small family-run animal farm where you visit lots of beloved farm animals. Like sheep, pigs, donkeys, cows and then you can moo-ve over to meet the non-native species of reindeer, snowy owls, meerkats and more!

Have animal sessions with rabbits and lambs, feed them and give them a little brush.

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Info & Pricing

  • Location Houghton Le Spring. Sunderland
  • Price Child (under 2) free. Child (2+) £6.95 and Adult £6.45

Petting Zoo in the North West

Farmer Teds

Anyone up for some ferret racing? You’ll have to come along to see which one is the fastest at Farmer Ted’s, a farm with a difference! Meet Llamas, ferrets, Shetland ponies, guinea pigs and much more! Your kiddies can stroke the guinea pigs and even brush the ponies.

Find out more here

Info & Pricing

  • Location Ormskirk. Lancashire
  • Price Child (under 1) free. Child (under 3) £7.50. Child (3+) £9.50 and Adult (13+) £7.50

Mrs Dowsons

An unforgettable experience for your kids. A petting zoo where they can feed lambs and alpacas, but can also see wallabies! Animals that are closely related to the kangaroos, how exciting is that? They’re the size but just as powerful, so watch out!

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Info & Pricing

  • Location Clayton-le-dale. Ribble Valley
  • Price from £7.79

Petting Zoos in the South West

Wild Boar Park

Walking with alpacas? Sign me up! Spend a couple of hours at Alpaca Trekking, with the beautiful, fluffy animals on an enjoyable and unique experience that will have your kids telling just about anyone at school! It’ll be a ssspecial day out.

Find out more here

Info & Pricing

  • Location Devon
  • Price Child £15.00 and Adult £25.00

Alpaca Trekking

Hand feeding is a popular aspect of petting zoos, where your kids can get really close to their favourite farm animals. And at Wild Boar Park they can not only feed the sweetest lambs but even hold tiny chicks! A treasured memory that will last a lifetime. And then they can visit the other animals, like the Iron Age Boars, Water Buffalos, Meerkats, Ostriches and so many more interesting and amazing animals. You don’t want to miss out!

Petting animals are seasonal, so you’ll need to check their website for more info.

Info & Pricing

  • Location Chipping. Preston
  • Price please check website

Butterfly World & Farm Park

A day out with a difference…come along to the Butterfly World & Farm Park and be in a chance for a butterfly to land on you! Will you be the chosen one? Come and see! You can even hunt for caterpillars and watch the butterflies hatch too, a magical experience that you’ll never forget.

A different kind of petting zoo…when they land on you!

Find out more here

Info & Pricing

  • Location Wroughton. Wiltshire
  • Price Child (under 3) free. Child (3+) from £5.45 and Adult (£8.95

The National Animal Welfare Trust

A centre that is dedicated to providing a unique experience for elderly animals. With 10 acres of land for dogs, cats, alpacas, ponies and more! There’s even a new guinea pig village and a rabbit world too! Come along and feed the friendly sheep and alpacas and then go visit Barry the pig!

Read more here

Info & Pricing

  • Location Hungerford. Berkshire
  • Price Entry by donation

Surrey Docks Farm

Surrey Docks is a local community farm with amazing views of the Thames and Canary Wharf. You’ll find lots of farm animals like cattle, goats, sheep, ponies and small furry friends like rabbits and guinea pigs. Your kids can engage in petting sessions with the rabbits and guinea pigs and you can even see the ferrets too, but mind your fingers!

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Info & Pricing

  • Location Southwark. London
  • Price free!

Daisy May’s Farm

If there’s one thing that gets the kids excited, it’s the chance to come up close and personal with the animals. At Daisy May’s Farm, the whole family can get involved in fun hands-on experiences, including egg collecting, lamb feeding, goat milking and pony rides! A petting zoo your kiddies will have the best of fun at!

Find out more here

Info & Pricing

  • Location Elsenham. Essex
  • Price £5.00

Petting Zoo in Wales

Cefn Mably Farm Park

Down on the farm, children can feed and hold some of the animals, go on pony rides and race go-karts. There are also diggers undercover if you need to escape the rain! The outdoor play area is set in lots of open space, giving children plenty of room to run around too. Come and visit Cefn Mably Farm Park this weekend!

Read more here!

Info & Pricing

  • Location Glamorgan and Cardiff
  • Price from £4.50

Petting Zoo in Northern Ireland

Clementsmount Fun Farm

With a whole range of animals to swoon over the petting zoo is not to be missed. Meet Billy and Meg the resident goats, say hello to Lambie, or take a ride on Chico the miniature Shetland pony. There’s also a whole range of exciting activities to get involved with. From vrooming pedal go-karts or crazy mini-golf and sand pits, there’s so much to do!

Info & Pricing

  • Location Crumlin. Northern Ireland
  • Price Child (under 2) free. Child £5.00 and Adult £5.00

Petting Zoo in Scotland

Fife Zoo

Come along for the amazing opportunity of experiencing behind the scenes at the zoo and getting up close and personal with either lemurs, meerkats or zebras! You’ll be able to see how they’re fed, learn some facts about them and even take some gifts home to remember your day!

Book tickets here

Info & Pricing

  • Location Cupar. Scotland
  • Price from £25.00

So, now you should go wrap up warm, and venture out to a petting zoo near you. Don’t forget to bring your camera so you can capture the moment your kids feed their first lamb or handle a fuzzy duckling! Cheep cheep!

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