Animal Contact Sessions
Get Closer Than Ever
Ever dreamed of meeting your favourite animal up close? Now you can – with a few fantastic goodies to take home too!
Each of our animal contact sessions now includes:
A personalised certificate to remember your amazing day
An adorable cuddly toy of your chosen animal encounter
A Hamerton Zoo Park guidebook
A Unique, Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience with your chosen animal
- A full day of entry to the zoo
Family and friends are welcome to join you on the day to take some photos – just make sure they pay the usual entry fee and stay behind the barriers.
Meerkat Encounter
£95 (1 person) / £150 (2 people)
Age: 16+ | Available: Spring to end of October
Pop your head into the world of our curious meerkats! Join them in their enclosure, help feed them, and see what life’s like in a meerkat mob.
You will be escorted to the Meerkat enclosure where you will be given instructions on what to do.
Once you and the animal keeper are both happy you will be allowed to enter their enclosure and hand
feed the Meerkats.
The session is planned to last approximately 30 minutes.
Donkey Encounter
£95 (1 person) / £150 (2 people)
Age: 14+ | Available: Spring to end of October
Say hello to our most charming four-legged friends! Learn about their care, feed them by hand, and enjoy a slower-paced but heart-warming encounter.
After a H&S briefing, you will be escorted to the Donkey Barn, once you and our keeper are happy you will be taken into the barn, you will help muck the donkey’s out, give them some feed and groom them.
The session is planned to last approximately 30 minutes.
Lemur Encounter
£95 (1 person) / £150 (2 people)
Age: 14+ | Available: Spring to end of October
Join our playful ring-tailed lemurs in their enclosure and hand-feed them under the supervision of our keepers.
You will be escorted to the Ring Tail Lemur enclosure where you will be given instructions on what to do.
Once you and the animal keeper are both happy you will be allowed to enter their enclosure and hand
feed the lemurs.
The session is planned to last approximately 30 minutes.
Cheetah Encounter
£195 (1 person) / £285 (2 people)
Age: 18+ | Available: Spring to end of Summer
Step into the world of speed and elegance. After a safety briefing, you’ll meet one of our stunning cheetahs up close in a truly unforgettable moment.
After a H&S briefing from our animal keeper, you will be escorted to the Cheetah enclosure. Once you
and our keeper are happy, you will be given a bucket of meat, gloves and a feeding tongs, and then
feeding through the wire will begin.
The session is planned to last approximately 30 minutes.
Bear Encounter
£195 (1 person) / £285 (2 people)
Age: 18+ | Available: Spring to end of Summer
Meet our incredible bears face-to-face in a session that blends wonder with wildness. After your briefing, enjoy a safe, close-up moment with one of nature’s most powerful animals.
After a H&S briefing from our animal keeper, you will be escorted to the Bear enclosure.
A demonstration will be shown by the keeper of how to present the food items.
This may include feeding animals from a spoon or by hand. The session is planned to last approximately 30 minutes.
'Meat' the Tigers
£195 (1 person) / £285 (2 people)
Age: 16+ | Available: All year (weather permitting)
Get ready to feed one of our majestic tigers through the safety of the enclosure with the help of our expert keepers.
After H&S briefing from our animal keeper, you will be escorted to the Tiger enclosure. Once you and
our keeper are happy, you will be given a bucket of meat, gloves and a feeding stick, and then feeding
through the wire will begin.
The session is planned to last approximately 30 minutes.
Interested?
Please note that if your selected date isn’t available we will come back to you with a list of the closest available options. Animal Contact Sessions must be booked at least 4 weeks in advance. Full payment is required at the time of booking.
In extreme circumstances, such as bad weather or an animal being unwell, it may be necessary to postpone the activity without notice. In the rare event of this happening, we will always try our best to offer a suitable alternative or alternative date.
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