If your little one is a fan of the animal kingdom, then Nottingham has plenty to offer! Whether you want something cute and fluffy, or some friendly farm animals; we’ve got it in Notts.
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Nottinghamshire Farms
Stonebridge City Farm
City NG3 2FR
Entry fee: Free (donations welcome)
Animals: Cows, sheep, pigs etc
Feeding: Yes – bags of feed available for small charge
Petting: Yes
Parking: Yes – small free carpark. Paid road parking available
Café: Yes
Play Area: Yes – outdoor play area
Stonebridge also host regular preschool classes and hold activities during the school holidays
White Post Farm
Newark NG22 8HL
Entry Fee: Adults – £13.95 or £11.95 advance. Children – £13.50 or £11.50 advance. Under 2s free
Animals: Farm animals, meerkats, reptiles, birds of prey, small animals, reptiles
Feeding: Yes – pellets of farm animal feed for small charge
Petting: Yes
Parking: Yes – Free
Café: Yes
Play Area: Yes – large outdoor play areas plus indoor soft play area
Floralands Farm Park
Lambley NG4 4QG
Entrance Fee: £6 per person (under 2s free)
Animals: Pigs, sheep, goats etc and more including llamas, meerkats and tortoises
Feeding: Food tubs for small extra charge
Petting: Small animal petting for small extra charge
Parking: Yes – Free
Café: Yes
Play Area: Yes
Lanes Garden Centre and Farm
Breaston DE72 3TT
Entrance Fee: Free
Animals: Cows, sheep, pigs etc
Feeding: Buckets of food available for £3
Petting: not recommended
Parking: Yes – Free
Café: Yes
Play Area: No park but there is a tractor to climb and play on
Manor Farm Parklands
East Leake LE12 6LU
Entry fee: £10.95 per person (under 2s free)
Animals: Goats, sheep, pigs, etc and more including owls, highland cows and reindeer!
Feeding: No (as far as I know)
Petting: Yes – in the Animal Chat Room
Parking: Yes – Free
Café: Yes
Play Area: Yes – 3 large outdoor play areas and massive indoor play barn. Also has a dinosaur trail.
Derbyshire
Bluebell Dairy
Locko Rd, Derby DE21 7AR
Entry fee: Prices vary depending on event days, weekends etc. Regular farm entry normally around £11
Animals: Farm animals plus reindeer, alpacas, highland cows and giant rabbits
Feeding: yes
Petting: yes
Parking: Yes – Free
Café: Yes
Play Area: Yes – multiple outdoor areas and indoor play area, pedal karts and jumping pillow
Matlock Farm Park
Matlock DE4 5LH
Entry fee: Various depending on events etc
Animals: Farm animals plus meerkats, wallabies and alpacas
Feeding: Yes
Petting: Yes
Parking: Yes – Free
Café: Yes
Play Area: Yes – variety of outdoor play areas including jumping pillow and go karts plus indoor play barn
National Forest Adventure Farm
Burton-on-Trent DE13 9SJ
Entry fee: Various depending on events etc
Animals: Variety of farm animals plus reindeer and alpacas
Feeding: Yes
Petting: ?
Parking: Yes – Free
Café: Yes
Play Area: Yes – mega slide mountain, jumping pillows, pedal karts, maze
West Midlands and Yorkshire
Explore the neighbouring counties for larger animals and aquariums!
Sea Life Centre Birmingham
Birmingham B1 2HL
Entry fee: From £19 per person
Animals: Fish and sea creatures
Feeding: no
Petting: no
Parking: No dedicated car park – Birmingham city centre parking available
Café: Yes
Play Area: No
Twycross Zoo
Warwickshire CV9 3PX
Entry fee: Adult – £23.95. Child (2-16 years) – £19.40. Infant (under 2 years) – FREE
Animals: Large range of zoo animals including giraffes, monkeys, penguins etc
Feeding: no
Petting: no
Parking: Yes – Free
Café: Yes
Play Area: Outdoor play areas including Gruffalo Discovery. Indoor play area for additional charge.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Doncaster DN9 3HQ
Entry fee: Adults from £23.99 Children from £19.99
Animals: Zoo animals, reptiles, birds and small animals
Feeding: no
Petting: no
Parking: Yes – Free
Café: Yes
Play Area: Yes – multiple outdoor areas and indoor soft play
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