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Zoos & Wildlife Parks in Hull
If you fancy a proper animal day out, you are looking at a longer trip from Hull rather than anything on the doorstep. Yorkshire Wildlife Park, about 35 miles away in Doncaster, has walk-through reserves and giraffe feeding, with six play areas and tickets from £2. Also in Doncaster, roughly 29 miles out, Milestone Ranch mixes a petting barn with a soft play barn, slides, a zip line and a scan-and-solve trail, from £1.57. Further south in Lincoln, about 35 miles away, Lincoln Zoo has Sumatran tigers, red pandas and hand-feeding slots for tigers, penguins and meerkats, from £14. For toddlers, Milestone Ranch's indoor play barn is handy if the weather turns, and it is the cheapest to get through the door. Yorkshire Wildlife Park suits a longer day out with older children, thanks to the dinosaur trail and picnic areas for a packed lunch. Lincoln Zoo is pricier but leans into close animal encounters, so book ahead as it needs advance booking.
9 places 2 free to visit
from £6.50Elsham Hall Gardens & Country Park
Brigg
A country park with a proper playground, free-roaming alpacas and donkeys, an aviary of rescued owls, and two old lakes to walk round.
CaféFree parkingGift shopFood on site+2 more
from £14Lincoln Zoo
Lincoln · ages 0+
Sumatran tigers, red pandas and reptile handling sessions, with hand-feeding slots for tigers, penguins and meerkats too.
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from £23Lincolnshire Llama Cleethorpes
Grimsby · ages 5+
Meet, feed and walk llamas and alpacas, then finish with cake and refreshments on the picnic benches.
Food on sitePicnic area
from £9Messingham Zoo
Scunthorpe · ages 0-4
A small, walk-round zoo where you can watch keeper talks, feed emus and otters, and try a bit of animal photography.
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from £1.57Milestone Ranch
Doncaster · ages 1-16
Petting barn animals, a soft play barn with slides and a zip line, plus a scan-and-solve trail round the outdoor park.
Birthday partiesCaféIndoor playOutdoor play+2 more
FreeNorth Cave Wetlands
Brough
Five hides and a circular lake path where you can watch avocets, otters and water voles for free.
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from £3.50The Pink Pig Farm
Scunthorpe
A hands-on farm day of pigs, goats and alpacas, plus mini golf, a play barn and outdoor slides to wear the kids out.
Allergy awareBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+6 more
FreeWaters' Edge Country Park & Visitor Centre
Barton-upon-Humber
Free trails through reed beds and along the Humber foreshore, two play areas and a café overlooking the pond.
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from £2Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Doncaster · ages 0-15
Walk-through reserves, a dinosaur trail and giraffe feeding at a big Doncaster wildlife park with six play areas thrown in.
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Good to know: zoos & wildlife parks in Hull
Are any of them free?
Yes, North Cave Wetlands and Waters' Edge Country Park & Visitor Centre are free to visit.
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £1.57 at Milestone Ranch. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find zoos & wildlife parks in Brigg, Lincoln, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Doncaster and 2 more. Every place we list is in or around Hull, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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