Leicestershire offers some of the best animal experiences in the UK.
Leicester residents are lucky enough to be able to enjoy the wild world right here at home. People travel from all around the UK to visit our beautiful day-out offerings.
Here's our run down of a few of our favourites.
Twycross Zoo
From alpaca walks to meeting the meerkats of Twycross Zoo, visitors can discover a wide range of wild encounters for all ages!
Get up close and personal with some of your favourite animals at Twycross Zoo.
Discover tropical butterflies and birds in their walkthrough habitats, and come face to face with Ring-tailed and Red-ruffed lemurs.
Or choose from several bookable animal experiences; feed lemurs, meerkats, Amur leopards, tigers, penguins, giraffes, flamingo and pelicans, or find out what it’s like to be a zookeeper for the day by helping to take care of some of the most endangered animals.
Twycross Zoo is a renowned World Primate Centre and the only UK zoo to house all four great apes, as well as around 500 animals of almost 100 species.
Tropical Birdland
For wild encounters of the avian kind, head to Tropical Birdland in Desford, home to over 250 birds with stunning free-flying parrots from around the world.
Interact with the resident Military Macaws and Citron Cockatoos, join the feeding sessions and gain special insights from guided tours of the park’s aviaries.
The park’s flock of flamingos is a must-see attraction, sharing their large pond with a merry gang of Orinoco geese that are always happy to blend in with their big pink friends.
Stonehurst Family Farm
For a more rural experience, visit Stonehurst Family Farm, a real working farm where visitors can meet pigs, goats, chickens and ducks, hold baby animals, feed the cows and sheep, collect eggs and enjoy pony rides.
The farm also has an onsite bakery with bread made from organic wheat grown in the adjacent fields.
Plus, The Farmer’s Den Tea Shop proudly serves up home-grown produce along with homemade cakes, cream teas, hot food and light lunches.
Charnwood Forest Alpacas
Take a walk on the wild side at Charnwood Forest Alpacas.
Wander the local woodland on an Alpaca trek, learn about donkey care with a donkey grooming session, or hop on a horse and discover all that the Leicestershire countryside has to offer accompanied by a four-legged friend.
Paradise Found Farm Park
In Sapcote, you’ll find Paradise Found Farm Park, a complete animal experience where visitors can meet and interact with the far residents, including reindeer, peacocks, frazzles, giant tortoise, miniature shetlands, Angora goats and more and learn all about animal care and agricultural conservation.
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