Get to know our animals!

Our 30 minute animal experiences are £30 per person, maximum of 4 people per experience.

You can choose to combine two of our wonderful experiences for 1 hour at a reduced price of £50 per person at either 10am or 3pm.

The experience includes free entry to the zoo.

Family and friends who are not taking part, are welcome to watch from outside of the enclosure. Normal zoo entry fees apply.

Our animal experiences are suitable for children aged 5+.

Click below to book one of our amazing experiences. If you have a red-letter day voucher or have purchased a gift voucher for the zoo, please contact the zoo directly to book this through our admin team on zoo@northumberland.ac.uk.

Choose from the following animal experiences:

Meerkat experience

After a short health and safety briefing, you will enter the home of our cheeky meerkats and help to feed them. You will have plenty of time to take photos, ask questions and make memories which will last a life time!

Lemur experience

After a short health and safety briefing, you will get to enter their enclosure and help to feed them! You will have plenty of time to take photos and ask questions.

Reptile experience

As part of this experience, you will have exclusive access to our Discovery Room where we'll introduce you to a range of reptiles and invertebrates. You will be able to handle the vast majority of them and will have plenty of time to take photos, ask questions and make memories!

Squirrel monkey experience

After a short health and safety briefing, you will enjoy seeing our troop of squirrel monkeys up close. See how cheeky they are as they play and communicate with each other. Get some great photos and learn all about them.

Learn more about our animal experiences

Try our half day zoo keeper experience!