There is a huge emphasis on visitor participation within the zoo and even the youngest of visitors are catered for.
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Among the best small zoos in England, located in the countryside just outside
Eastbourne near the village of Alfriston.
Has earned its reputation by creating an environment which is completely animal and child-friendly.
Visitors of all ages will enjoy the varied selection of creatures, including meerkats, monkeys, snakes, spiders and sheep.
There is a huge emphasis on visitor participation within the zoo and even the
youngest of visitors are catered for.
Buggy accessible.
Low-level viewing and imaginative animal displays allow the small ones the opportunity to see and meet a wide range of animals from all over the world, living in cleverly designed naturalistic settings.
Included in the admission price is a free train journey through the Llama's
Lair, while in the Bat Cave visitors can learn all there is to know about British
Bats and hang out with Rodrigues Fruit Bats in the walk-through enclosure.
With the Wacky Workshop, face paints, a mini gold mine and an adventure land
playground with slides and swings, ropes and climbable things, there are plenty
of distractions to keep the kids amused.
Admission: Adults £9.99, Children £9.49. Open daily all year except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Open 10:00-17:00 in summer, 10:00-16:00 in winter.
Home to more than 100 llamas and alpacas.
These beautiful and gentle woolly animals, native to the high Andes of South America, are very much at home in Sussex.
Llama in Peru
The Park has wonderful views over Ashdown Forest and there is a marked trail
around the Park, a Picnic Area and Adventure Play Area. In the ‘World
of Wool’ museum you can find out more about the fascinating world of llamas
and alpacas and other fibre producing animals and plants.
In the gift shop you can find a wide range of beautiful soft alpaca knitwear,
ranging from designer chic to ethnic hand knits.
There are
also alpaca scarves, hats, gloves, rugs, wall hangings as well as South American
pottery and crafts, llama toys and lots of other ‘llamarabilia’.
The Coffee
Shop is open daily and serves Coffee, Teas and Light Lunches.
You can visit the Shop & Coffee Shop at any time without paying to visit
the Park.
Open every day from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Telephone:
01825 712040
Email: info@llamapark.co.uk
www.llamapark.co.uk
Tractor rides,
tea room, gift shop and picnic area as well as one of the largest collection
of various breeds of sheep in the world can be found at the centre.
Take a glimpse of our Agricultural heritage and the history of sheep on the South Downs.
South Downs Sheep
There are lots of young farm animals including pigs, goats, calves, rabbits and chicks both outside and under cover to feed and cuddle, with easy access from paved walkways.
In the summer watch sheep milking, cheese making , shearing and spinning.
Help bottle
feed the lambs, browse around the farm shop where there is a wide range of sheepy
gifts and prize-winning yoghurts and cheese.
Open March -September 11.00-17.00 weekends and East Sussex school holidays (closed several weeks during May)
Set in over a vast 18 acres of beautiful countryside the farm has a great deal
to offer the whole family making it an exciting day out!
As well as there being lots of fun activities, the farm is a working farm, which
means there is a wide range of animals to care for on a day to day basis.
As you walk
around you will see many different varieties of traditional poultry and domestic
wildfowl, most of which have been bred on the farm. Many are wandering about
freely as they used to in a traditional farmyard.
Although the animals are fed on a regular basis, they love the corn thrown by
the visitors (this is made available for you at the entrance).
Amongst the livestock you will find a Suffolk Punch cart-horse, Shetland ponies,
donkeys, sheep and a herd of Pygmy goats.
Open from
Easter until October:
W eekday afternoons: 2pm-5pm
Saturdays: 10am-5pm
Sundays: closed
01825 872317
Middle Farm, sited in the picturesque countryside of the South Downs, is a working dairy farm open to the public.
Families can see cows being milked, and view a variety of other traditional farm animals – donkeys, rabbits, goats, ducks, pigs and chickens.
After seeing the animals, visitors can buy traditional Sussex made produce in the Farm Shop, enjoy refreshments in the Tea Rooms, and take a look around the National Collection of Cider and Perry and even buy a plant or two for the garden.
Motor Museum with over 100 exhibits
Wildfowl over 130 different species
Craft workshops with demos
Adventure playground
Woodland activity trail
Tearooms serving lunches and cream teas
House and gardens
Minature steam railway (April - September weekends only)
Signposted off the A22, A26 and B2192, 7 miles North East of Lewes.
Open daily 10.30am - 4.30pm, mid March - end October
01825 840573
WWT Arundel is one of nine centres and it consists of more than 60 beautiful acres of ponds, lakes and reed beds.
Here you can see many of the resident 1,000 of the world's most spectacular ducks, geese and swans, many of which are rare or endangered.
This includes the world's rarest goose, the Nene, which was saved from extinction by WWT.
A Nene, also known as the
Hawaian Goose 
Also see the New Zealand Blue Ducks - WWT Arundel is also the only site in the world outside of New Zealand where Blue Ducks have successfully bred.
You can enjoy an atmospheric stroll through the reed beds on the new boardwalk, or watch wild birds from one of the many hides.
Children can follow the themed Discovery trail through the grounds.
WWT Arundel also features the award-winning recreation of the volcanic Lake Myvatin, complete with lava formations, waterfalls, and its native duck the common Scoter which is part of a specialist breeding programme.
There is also plenty to do inside the centre - the new Eye of the Wind wildlife art gallery shows a continuous programme of local and national wildlife artists, many of whom host art workshops at the centre.
You can enjoy superb homemade
food in the Waters Edge Restaurant situated in the main viewing gallery overlooking
swan lake, or browse through the gift shop or In Focus (telescope and binocular
specialists) shop.
Open daily 9.30 - to 5pm
(4-30pm in winter) Closed Christmas Day.
Admission Prices
Adult £6.95
Concession (Students, Senior Citizens) £5.25, Child £3.75
Family Ticket £17.00
Group Admission Prices
Adult £5.95
Concession (Students, Senior Citizens) £4.25, Child £2.95
Restaurant, cafe, gift shop and art gallery. Baby changing facilities. Picnic
area. Binocular hire. In Focus shop. Large free car park.
www.wwt.org.uk