From zoos with walk-through enclosures to working farms, home to sheep, cows and more, there are animal adventures galore for you and your family in Staffordshire.
Staffordshire zoos and wildlife parks
Make some furry friends at Trentham Monkey Forest, the only place in the country where you can walk among free-roaming Barbary macaques and enjoy a unique Breakfast with the Monkeys experience.
Meet species from around the world at Peak Wildlife Park, full of immersive animal habitats, walk-throughs and VIP packages giving you the chance to feed polar bears, meerkats, lemurs, penguins, and wallabies.
Escape the rides at Drayton Manor Park and explore the award-winning 15-acre Drayton Manor Zoo, with exotic and endangered species including monkeys, tigers and even dinosaurs!
While at Alton Towers Resort, immerse yourself at the Sea Life Centre at Sharkbait Reef, home to sharks, rays and other marine beasts in the wreckage of the galleon in Mutiny Bay.
Animal farms in Staffordshire
Go back to nature at the National Forest Adventure Farm and Lower Drayton Farm, where you can lose yourself in a maize maze every summer, pick your own pumpkins in Autumn, and let off steam in huge indoor and outdoor play areas.
Get to know rare breeds like longhorn cattle and southdown sheep at the Shugborough Estate’s Park Farm, or head for the Wildlife Rescue Centre at Amerton Farm, which cares for over 1000 sick, injured, and orphaned creatures a year.
Places to see animals in Staffordshire
Meet-the-keepers and 750 animals at The Animal Zone at South Staffordshire College, while Staffordshire Wildlife Trust’s Wolseley Centre is a haven for local wildlife, with plenty of kingfishers, ducks and creepy crawlies to look out for.
And a trip to Kingsley Bird & Falconry Centre, home to some majestic owls and birds of prey, is a real hoot at any time of year!
