Noah's Ark Zoo Farm

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Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Noah's Ark Zoo Farm is temporarily closed. Please check directly on their website and/or social media channels for the latest updates.

Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm is the home of the big zoo animals including African Elephants, White Rhinos, Giraffes, Lions, Giant Anteater and Spectacled Bears. You’ll be amazed at the variety of nature you’ll see with over 100 species of animals, set in 100 acres of Somerset countryside.  They are now open 7 days a week, with a short closure over the Christmas period and will be open in between Christmas and New Year.

During lockdown, the team developed a Noah’s Ark Farm Shop located at the top of the car park selling a wonderful range of local produce including cheese, chutney’s, jams, local meat gifts and seasonal products such as Christmas trees, gift hampers and wreaths.  

To protect visitors, staff and animals, they have made some changes to assist with social distancing, which are listed in full on their website. They are working within the guidelines of the Rule of Six and are limiting sales to groups of no more than 6.

• Timed entry tickets must be purchased online prior to your visit
• Limited visitors’ numbers on site to assist with social distancing
• Additional toilets and handwashing stations
• Card payment only at food kiosks and shop
• All indoor areas including animal houses are currently closed
• Indoor play facilities are not currently open
• Additional covered outdoor areas

Please refer to their website here for full details – Covid-19

Countdown to Christmas

Wrap up warm and join in with the Countdown for Christmas Advent Calendar Trail around the zoo for a chance to win a family Reindeer adoption worth £90*. Find the 25 Christmas designs around the zoo to learn a festive fact and find ideas of some exciting Christmas Acts from singing Christmas Songs to reminiscing about Christmas Journeys. The trail contains lots of Christmas activity ideas to do at home or at the zoo focussing on promoting the wellbeing of those visiting the zoo and those at home.  

For those of you who can’t visit the zoo this year, follow the festive social media advent calendar to nominate others to win some fantastic prizes!

Interactive Keeper Talks

During this time, the team are able to offer a reduced timetable of activities.  This includes the outdoor Birds of Prey Display, African Lions Keeper Talk and Elephant Keeper Talk.

Play Areas

The outdoor play areas are open to the public.  Social distancing measures have been put in place together with additional cleaning and hand sanitizing stations. This includes:

• Wallaby Hill play zone
• Zip Wire
• Termite Mound play zone
• Elephant Slide
• Ark for All inclusive Play
• Outdoor trampolines
• Sand Pit

They are unable to open our Welly Splash at this time.  

The indoor play areas remain closed until further notice.  

Food and Catering

The award-winning café will still be serving scrumptious treats through a reduced menu and take-away only service.  In addition to the Food Barn, there are kiosks around the site that are open at weekends and peak periods for hot drinks and snacks.

Please see their new menu online and for food allergens.

If you would like to pack a picnic, that’s fine but they ask you to bring this into the zoo when you enter to avoid re-entering the zoo.  Picnic tables will be available throughout the site.

Keeper Experiences & Encounters 

Following the current restrictions, all keeper experiences and encounters have been suspended until further notice. They are currently selling a very limited number of experiences for delivery in 2021.

Accessibility

They have embarked on a long-term accessibility program, ‘Ark For All’. The first completed phase was opened by Andy Lewis, MBE, Paralympian.  These facilities include a Changing Places toilet, complete with hoist and changing bed (access with a Radar Key), accessible play equipment including a wheelchair accessible roundabout, basket swings and child-friendly accessible animal signs. They offer complimentary hire of wheelchairs and mobility scooters can be hired for a small cost.  Please read our Access Guide on our website or call the friendly team.

They are currently offering a disabled priority access to the zoo to avoid having to join the queue.  This is located by the Ticket Office and is signed.  A member of staff will be able to assist you at this time.

Tractor rides and Birthday Parties

They are currently unable to offer tractor rides or birthday parties at this time.

They would like to thank all supporters of the Zoo at this time and ask all guests to take care to follow the additional signage, observe social distancing and the wearing of face coverings at the Shop, Take-away café and new Farm Shop.

Christmas Closure

Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm is now open 7 days a week with short closure for Christmas at 4pm on 23 December reopening for the 28-31 December.  We will be closed on New Year’s Day, resuming operation on the 2 January 7 days a week.  Please see website for more details.

Prices

All tickets, including those for free essential carers and under 2’s must be purchased online prior to your arrival to aid with restricting the number of visitors on site.  Prices are seasonal, please check the website ticket prices. 

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