Animal Zone
Our animal encounter area, indoor animal discovery barn and working farm allow children to interact with a variety of different animals.
Whether you love meerkats or cows, cuddly rabbits or Amazon parrots, the Puxton Animal Zone has different opportunities for children to interact with the animals in our care.
The Animal Discovery Barn
We host talks, shows and animal pampering and encounters in our indoor animal discovery barn
The animal barn is a sheltered building we use to house many of our animals. There are plenty of daily activities where you can meet our animal team, and interact with the animals in our care. Be sure to visit our Animal Village area that is home to our rabbits, guinea pigs, tortoise, parrots and Belgian hare you can come and pet these beautiful creatures and learn how our team cares for them at 11 am and 3 pm (unless otherwise advertised in our daily schedule). Or take a look at our bug house, where we keep our giant millipede, hissing cockroach, stick insects and fruit beetles. Then there are loads of pens where you might see any variety of four-legged friends, from reindeer to the new spring lambs, depending on the season. Finally, there’s our 250 seat theatre where we host a series of shows on weekends and in school holidays, including an animal show at 3:00 pm.
A daily schedule of activities is available from reception.
Meerkat Manor
Meet our lively mob of meerkats in Meerkat Manor!
Meerkats are highly sociable and love to live in groups. With viewing windows around the enclosure, children and adults alike can watch our gang as they scamper and play in the comfort of their home. Come along to the Q and A with the keepers at 1.30pm every day.
Crazy Creature & Monkey House
In the animal zone, a variety of small monkeys and reptiles, exotic mammals and insects all live in our brand new Crazy Creature House.
The species of monkeys that live here are called Marmoset Monkeys. They are wonderful monkeys to have here at Puxton as they all have different personalities. Our marmosets are rescued from the pet trade through Monkey World's Ape Rescue Centre. The Creature House is also home to reptiles and arachnids as well as mammals of the world like Tenrecs, Duprasi, Spiny Mice, Harvest Mice and insects of the world like Giant African millipedes and cockroaches, Assassin Bugs, Scorpions and many more!
The public are invited to take part in daily information and feeding sessions with Puxton's knowledgeable animal team. These "exotic creatures" aren't just be highly entertaining to watch, but they provide fantastic educational opportunities for the families and schools that visit the park every year.
Farm Animals
Here at Puxton, we keep many different types of farm animals. Any of our animal team will be more than happy to chat to you or answer any questions you may have about the animals in the Park
Miniature donkey's
African Pygmy & Toggenburg goats
Miniature Shetland ponies
Cameroon Sheep
Southdown Sheep
Ouessant Sheep
Badger face
Rare breed of pig - Mangalitsa
Alpacas
Animal feed is available for £1 on reception. Any of our hoofstock can be fed apart from the ponies and donkeys.
Domestic Animals
Puxton Park is home to many domestic animals
Rabbits
Guinea Pigs
Dumbo Rats
Chinchilla's
Degu
Exotic Animals
Snakes - Milk Snake, House Snake, Boa Constrictor
Amazon Parrots, Ring-necked Parakeet
Emu
Zebus
Tortoise
Agama
Schnider's Skink
Madagascan Hissing Cockroach
Millipede
Fruit Beetle
Giant African Land Snail
Puxton Farm & Dairy
See award-winning, pedigree cattle on a real life dairy farm
This spring, we've decided to milk the cows down at Land Farm, just a few fields away from Puxton Park. While you won't be able to watch the milking process directly at Puxton Farm, don't worry! We're currently setting up a live link to the parlour at Land Farm, so in just a few weeks' time, you'll be able to watch the cows being milked live from the parlour! Our adorable baby calves will still be frolicking around Derek's Cow Barn for you to meet & greet and you'll also still be able to see our dry cows grazing and resting in their stalls.
And don't forget our daily tractor ride will still be running, providing you will a special, behind the scenes view of our family dairy farm.
So, even though things are changing a bit, there's still plenty to see and do here at Puxton Park!
The Cheese Factory
Award winning artisan cheesemakers
The cheese factory at Puxton Park makes the multi-award winning Gorwydd (pronounced Gor-with) Caerphilly and Pitchfork Someset Cheddar. The producers use traditional techniques to make this territorial favourite, originating from Southern Wales. Milk from our award-winning Holstein and Jersey cows is gravity-fed through a direct pipeline from the dairy straight into the factory ready to be made into curds. This physical link not only positively influences the quality and texture of the cheese but allows for visitors at Puxton Park to see, with total transparency, how the cheese is made.
Gorwydd Caerphilly won super gold in the World Cheese Awards, gold in the British Cheese Awards, gold in the Artisan Cheese Awards, gold in the International cheese awards and gold in the Global Cheese Awards in just 2016 alone. You can find Gorwydd Caerphilly in the Puxton Farm Shop and Butchers at the deli counter
The Maze of Knowledge
Have you got the answers to get out on the other side?
Are you a future farmer? The Puxton Park Maze of Knowledge tests your animal knowhow – do you know why pigs like to roll in the mud or how many tail feathers a peacock has? If you can answer the questions you just might get out on the other side!
Be sure to attend our animal encounter sessions at times throughout the day to learn your stuff before you give it a go (check with reception for seasonal daily schedules).