Farms and Animals
Have you got an animal obsessed little one? There are plenty of opportunities in Nottingham and the surrounding areas to see all creatures great and small!
Floralands Farm Park
Lambley NG4 4QG
Entrance Fee: £5 per person (under 2s free)
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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
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Parking: Yes - Free
Café: Yes
Play Area: Yes
Lanes Garden Centre and Farm
Breaston DE72 3TT
Entrance Fee: Free
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Animals: Cows, sheep, pigs etc
Feeding: Buckets of food available for £3
Petting: not recommended
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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)
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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
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Parking: Yes - Free
Café: Yes
Play Area: Yes - 3 large outdoor play areas and massive indoor play barn. Also has a dinosaur trail.
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: No
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Parking: Yes - small free carpark. Paid road parking available
Café: Yes
Play Area: Yes - outdoor play area
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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
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Animals: Farms animals, meerkats, reptiles, birds of prey, small animals
Feeding: Yes - pellets of farm animal feed for small charge
Petting: ?
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Parking: Yes - Free
Café: Yes
Play Area: Yes - large outdoor play areas plus indoor soft play area
...A bit further afield...
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
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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
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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
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Animals: Zoo animals, reptiles, birds and small animals
Feeding: no
Petting: no
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Parking: Yes - Free
Café: Yes
Play Area: Yes - multiple outdoor areas and indoor soft play
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