Become a zookeeper for the day at Hobbledown!
Zookeeper experience
(Suitable for ages 10+)
Duration: 10am - 1pm / Availability: Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Cost: £95 (Hobbledown admission included!)
Itinerary:
- Feed the livestock, collect hay and distribute in hayracks
- Prepare lunch for the coatis, meerkats and otters, and learn about their different dietary requirements
- Meet the coatis and give them their feed
- Meet and feed the otters
- Meet and feed the meerkats, lemurs OR our small furries
- 'All muck in'...
- VIP zoo tour: meet our other animals, learn about how we care for them, help with feeding, and meet one of our off-show reptiles.
*all items subject to change dependent on the welfare of the animals
Junior Zookeeper experience
(Suitable for ages 6 - 10)
Duration: 2pm - 4pm / Availability: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays
Cost: £75 (Hobbledown admission included!)
Itinerary:
- Feed, clean and bathe our giant tortoises
- Feed the otters and meerkats
- Make something fun for our lemurs and watch them play with it OR help us feed the rainbow lorikeets
- Pony grooming
- Zoo tour – get to know our other animals around the park, learn how we care for them, help with feeding, and even meet one of our off-show reptiles!
*all items subject to change dependent on the welfare of the animals
What you need to know:
- Prices for all zookeeper experiences automatically include admission onto the park, for both the participant and one accompanying adult
- Each experience can accommodate a maximum of 2 people.
- Participants should be physically fit due to the nature and demands of the work.
- Please bring wellies if you are joining us for a Zookeeper experience!
- Member prices are £75 for Zookeeper Experience & £50 for Junior Zookeeper Experience. Please ensure you are logged into your membership account when booking to benefit from the discount.
- CLICK HERE for important info about medical conditions and allergies
T&Cs
- Disclaimers must be read and signed prior to the experience.
- Prices for all zookeeper experiences automatically include admission onto the park, for both the participant and one accompanying adult
- Max 2 people per time slot for Zookeeper experiences.
- Experiences available throughout the year excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
- T&Cs subject to change.
