{"id":591,"date":"2017-06-27T12:50:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T12:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/?p=591"},"modified":"2017-06-23T12:52:47","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T12:52:47","slug":"get-close-up-with-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/2017\/06\/get-close-up-with-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Get close up with animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">From tigers, penguins, monkeys and more,<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s lots of amazing animals to meet and attractions to explore!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Let\u2019s go on a safari, head to the farm or zoo,<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019ll spoilt for choice with these fab places waiting for you!<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park \u2013 Chelmsford, Essex<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">With special events all year round Marsh Farm is a different experience every time you go. Have a go on bouncy pillows, mini tractors and join them to enjoy the Pesky Pet and Magic shows!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Paradise Wildlife Park \u2013 Broxbourne, Hertfordshire<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">An award-winning experience that lets you get up close and personal with animals from all over the world. Although don\u2019t get too close at the big cat enclosure!<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Liberty\u2019s Owl, Raptor and Reptile Centre \u2013 Ringwood, Hampshire<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">One of the best collections of birds of prey, reptiles and creepy crawlies. This is one of our favourite rainy day activities!<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">ZSL London \u2013 Regent\u2019s Park, London<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Set in the wide open space of Regent\u2019s Park you\u2019ll find gorillas, tigers, armadillos and more at ZSL London.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ZSL Whipsnade \u2013 Whipsnade, Bedfordshire<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Explore over 600 acres and see over 2,500 animals at ZSL Whipsnade. With multiple play areas, a steam train and a farm yard you\u2019ll have to drag them away at the end of the day!<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Longleat \u2013 Warminster, Wiltshire<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For a real safari experience Longleat is second to none! This drive-through experience allows you to get closer than ever before so your kids can get a real sense of the wild.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Welsh Mountain Zoo \u2013 Colwyn, North Wales<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Be captivated by the birds\u2019 flying displays, meet a family of chimps or watch the penguins waddle along.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park \u2013 Edgbaston, Birmingham<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Committed to protecting and improving the welfare of animals the Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park is able to work with some endangered species of lemurs, monkeys and more.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Walby Farm Park \u2013 Carlisle, Cumbria<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">An award-winning, all-weather Farm Park in the North of England you can meet a whole host of rare breeds, raise your adrenaline on the fun 24 demon slide or bounce around on the trampolines.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Farmer Palmers \u2013 Poole, Dorset<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The complete farm experience with everything from a bumpy tractor trailer ride to cow milking!<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Cannon Hall Farm \u2013 Barnsley, South Yorkshire<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">So much more than just a farm, Cannon Hall offers outdoor and indoor adventure playgrounds, restaurants and working farmyard machinery!<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Bristol Zoo Gardens \u2013 Clifton, Bristol<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Get up close and personal with the gorillas, feed the lion or even adopt your favourite animal at Bristol Zoo. Find out more.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Vauxhall City Farm \u2013 Central London<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nestled in the buzz of London Vauxhall City Farm is peaceful escape with fun and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/category\/activities\/264\">educational activities for children<\/a> to see and interact with a wide range of farmyard animals.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Edinburgh Zoo \u2013 Edinburgh, Scotland<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Set in 82 acres of parkland and home to over 1,000 rare and endangered animals one day just isn\u2019t enough to see everything at Edinburgh Zoo.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hobbledown Children\u2019s Farm \u2013 Epsom, Surrey<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For a more magical and mystical animal experience Hobbledown is the number one place to be.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Church Farm \u2013 Stow Bardolph, West Norfolk<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Meet and play with tame animals and your kids can even meet the little ones at close quarters.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Bucklebury Farm Park \u2013 Reading, Berkshire<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">With over 70 acres to explore in the stunning Berkshire countryside the Bucklebury Farm will keep the whole family entertained all day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From tigers, penguins, monkeys and more, There\u2019s lots of amazing animals to meet and attractions to explore! Let\u2019s go on a safari, head to the farm or zoo, You\u2019ll spoilt for choice with these fab places waiting for you! Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park \u2013 Chelmsford, Essex With special events all year round Marsh Farm &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/2017\/06\/get-close-up-with-animals\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Get close up with animals&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,14,56,100],"tags":[53,87,70,62,64,61,92],"class_list":["post-591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activities","category-animals","category-children","category-plan","tag-entertainment","tag-family","tag-find","tag-fun","tag-ideas","tag-kids","tag-outdoor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":592,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591\/revisions\/592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}