Animal Experiences

Want to get up close and personal with animals! Or ever wondered what a zoo/ animal keeper does? Well you can we have many great options for a school trip animal experience where your class or educational group can be hands on with animals of all shapes and sizes.  It’s an amazing fantastic experience you will never forget, learn all about their habitat, country of origin, animal behaviour and special abilities in the wild, but best of all their feeding habits which in your educational group and under supervision feed the animal (hope it’s not you!).

So, whether you are looking for your interactive animal experience at a Zoo, Working Farm, Wildlife Park or Safari you will never forget that amazing hands on experience of a living breathing animal up close. All of these fantastic animal experiences can be designed around your school group and cover subjects such as biology from KS1 to A level and university which are interlinked to the national curriculum.

So, what are you waiting for check UK School Trips Directory below for great ideas and educational animal experiences below:

Hobbledown Heath Themed Adventure Activity Park and Zoo Hounslow London

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Explore four themed villages in acres of beautiful woodland and meadow. Climb towers, crawl through tunnels, step inside one of the largest indoor play arenas in London. And all while coming face-to-face with many exotic and traditional farm animals.

Knowsley Safari Park Prescot Merseyside

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Knowsley Safari Park offers interactive school trip tours, where students can experience animals from all over the world and learn about their environment and conservation issues, plus why not try the amusements on offer.

Adam Henson's Cotswold Farm Park Cheltenham

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Cotswold Farms Park offers students hands on fun educational outdoor learning experiences from pre-school, to university. Activities can be tailored to cover topics such as conservation, bushcraft, rare breed animals to farm safari and Jurassic digs

Matlock Farm - Animal Park Riding School in Derbyshire Peak District

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At Matlock Farm, educational groups can enjoy a range of guided activities led by friendly, experienced staff. Students will have the opportunity to feed, pet, and learn about a wide variety of native and non-native animals.

Stonehenge Hostel at Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm Youth Hostel Wiltshire

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Stonehenge Hostel at Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm is a 14 room, 70 bed hostel; we host vast and expansive rooms, with some ensuite options, as well as being 10 minutes from UNESCO World Heritage Site Stonehenge

SEA LIFE Hunstanton

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Sea Life Centre Hunstanton provides educational groups and schools with hands on aquarium experiences. Workshops include learning about sea creature habitats and understanding marine conservation due to issues such as plastic pollution.

St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital Buckinghamshire

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Set in the peaceful grounds of Tiggywinkles the worlds largest wildlife hospital and Europes first teaching hospital we have developed a very popular educational trail with the chance of meeting some of our permanent residents.

SEA LIFE Weymouth Adventure Park and Aquarium

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Sea Life Centre Weymouth provides educational groups and schools with hands on aquarium experiences. Workshops include learning about sea creature habitats and understanding marine conservation due to issues such as plastic pollution.

Nature Centre at Habitat Survival Trust Wildlife and Nature Environment Warwickshire

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Visits embrace a short educational talk &video; guided observation walks around the grounds with plenty of wildlife info, plus a talk & demonstration by an animal handler. There is a modern classroom facility, toilets, changing rooms & picnic area.

Ufton Court Educational Trust

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Ufton Court provides educational groups with engaging History School Trips and Outdoor Learning Courses. Whether you want to explore the Grade 1 Tudor Manor House, flog Boudicca in the Roundhouse or learn some new forest skills, We provide many options

Tapnell Farm Adventure Activity Centre Isle of Wight

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Tapnell Farm is home to award-winning outdoor adventure activities and attractions including Target Sports the Island's only Aqua Park Isle of wight and Football Golf course! plus so much more for your school or educational group to experience.

Hobbledown Themed Adventure Activity Park and Zoo Epsom

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Hobbledown offers pupils many interactive activities come face to face with farm and zoo animals to costumed characters in adventure play areas to a willow maze, jumping pillows, underground tunnels, storytelling sessions and singalongs. Plus so much more
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