Open Days and Local Community

Open Days

Heythrop Zoo hosts two types of open day – their annual public open weekend held towards the end of summer – and their limited number of private open days. These events allow visitors access to all the animal enclosures and also to watch various animal training demonstrations, talks and presentations.

To book for an annual open weekend ticket (days are priced individually) please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (box office opens on 1st August every year and runs until the day of the event)

Animal Encounters

We also have our special "Animal Encounters". These are private bookings, where clients can engage with certain species of animals under the direct supervision of Amazing Animals' qualified and highly experienced trainers. Clients can choose from the following

• Giraffe Feeding Encounter
• Tiger Feeding Encounter
• Wolf Walking Encounter
• Penguin Party Encounter

To book please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Bookings normally take place on allocated weekends.

Local Community

Heythrop Zoological Gardens, home of Amazing Animals, is a private animal collection, registered under the Dangerous Wild Animal Act 1976, for the media industry and not on show to the general public. The demands of their regular day-to-day work on various projects would make it very difficult for them to take on a Zoo Licence. However, Amazing Animals enjoys interacting and being involved with the general public whenever possible. This is often achieved through their various roadshows and live events.

However, the company appreciates they have a special responsibility to their local community. This is why they do their best to work with their surrounding area as much as possible. Hitherto Amazing Animals does the following to help their local community:

• Wherever possible, Amazing Animals uses local traders, suppliers and produce.
• Their basic work experience scheme (one week) has limited places each year for year 11 students and is restricted only to the taking on students within a 10 mile radius of their premises (this is NOT to be confused with their regular work experience programme)
• They engage in supplying roadshows and various exotic animals for local fetes and charities. They have a very limited number of times when they are permitted to open the zoo to the general public. Some of these visits take the form of visits by charities, particularly children's charities.
• They have an environmentally-friendly policy, aimed at reducing wastage.