Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens

Kirkley Hall is a 17th-century historic country mansion and Grade II listed building situated on the bank of the River Blyth at Kirkley, near Ponteland.

Zoological Gardens

With cotton top tamarins from the tropical forests of South America, porcupines from Africa, our amazing new aquatics centre and all the kids’ favourites in our PETALZ petting barn, you can enjoy a fun filled family day out in Northumberland.

What’s more, with regular handling sessions and talks by our zoo keepers throughout the day, there’s something to entertain everyone!

Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens opened in 2011 and over the past three year it has continued to grow and is now home to over 130 species of animals including: 
Ring Tailed Lemurs
Coatis
Wallabies
Emus
Meerkats
Snakes and Capybaras

For a full list of the animals you can look forward to seeing at Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens see our animals.

Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens offers both an educational and fun day out and we pride ourselves on offering enclosures that replicate all of our species natural habitats. A number of our animals are also part of international breeding programmes, helping to preserve endangered populations in the wild.

For all of you animal lovers out there we offer a wealth of opportunities for you to get up close and personal with a variety of creatures including:

Zoo school and zoo club

Meerkat, Lemur and Reptile lectures

Zoo keeper for the day

Volunteering opportunities

And much much more!

Education

Whether it is a formal arranged school trip or informal visits from the general public our aim is to educate all in the conservation of animals.

We do this via a combination of animal information boards, keeper talks and organised educational programmes.