Exmoor Zoological Park

Enjoy a day out in North Devon experiencing wildlife from around the world by visiting Exmoor Zoo! From the creepy crawlies of the Amazon to the wobbly wallaby joeys of Australia there are plenty of hands on activities with our animals for you to take part in.

Take your pick of a mixture of talks, handling and feeding sessions we provide all year round. You could make a friend with an Alpaca by stroking their soft warm fleece, or conquer your fears by handling a spider and snake! Ever wondered what the Exmoor Beast favourite meal is? Find out at our Exmoor beast feed and talk!
There is lots to see and do whatever the weather here at Exmoor Zoo. We look forward to seeing you soon!

We are extremely proud to announce that we have just been awarded both the best small attraction in Devon and the whole of the Southwest - a great achievement. The zoo is not so large so as to prevent you seeing everything in a visit and has some very rare and unusual animals on display - many of which you will not see in other UK zoos!

Education

Exmoor zoo is a fun and educational zoo for children of all ages and abilities 3—103! The zoo's size means that it is easily explored and the lush planting ensures a surprise around every corner! Educational talks and feeding times run throughout the day  and focus on a variety of topics and subjects linked to the hundreds of birds, animals and plants from all over the world to which the zoo is home.

Talks and workshops usually include the chance to meet live animals, customs seizures etc. These can be adapted to meet learning objectives across the national curriculum and all the key stages or to meet your own particular needs. Early Years and Foundation Stage Objectives in Communication, language and literacy, knowledge and understanding of the World, PSED (Personal, Social and Emotional Development) and creative development can be met within the current activities at the zoo. Key Stage one and two pupils can use our programmes to achieve targets across much of the curriculum with opportunities to develop particularly in use of clanguage for speaking and listening, encouraging writing, PSHE, aspects of citizenship (KS2 and 3) and obviously geography and science.

Our activities have been adapted to meet the needs of KS3 and 4 pupils who have been looking at environmental studies, maths, biology geography and education for sustainability.

We welcome opportunities to develop projects for Further and Higher education students, special needs groups and other study groups interested in what our unique zoo can offer. Please contact our education staff for a discussion if you would like to know more about the exciting educational opportunities we offer here.