LIONS, giraffe, tigers and camels are just some of the animals families will find when they take a walk on the wild side at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm.

The attraction is a unique hands-on zoo and working farm just outside Bristol, set in more than 100 acres of beautiful countryside.

The zoo farm is one of the south west’s top tourist attractions, welcoming 170,000 visitors a year and giving each one a fun-filled, exciting animal experience in a family park full of adventure playgrounds, tractor rides and educational exhibits.

The attraction also offers daily shows, including meerkat feeds, elephant talks, meet the reptiles, bottle feed the lambs and big cat feed.

Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm has won several important awards, including the national Quality Badge from the Learning Outside the Classroom Scheme, Gold in the Green Tourism Business Scheme, Sustainable Tourism and Access for All in the Bristol Tourism & Hospitality Awards (2014, 2012 respectively).

Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm has also been recognised at regional level with awards including North Somerset’s Top Visitor Attraction and National Farm Attractions Network: Farm Attraction of the Year (Finalist).

NEED TO KNOW

Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm is open Monday to Saturday from 10.30am to 5pm.

Adult tickets are £15, tickets for children are £10, children under two are free. For information visit www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk or phone 01275 852 606.

DON'T MISS

SATURDAY

  • Bishopstone Duck Hunt, 9am, Bishopstone. £2.50 for a trail sheet. 01793 435343. The village school has been decorating ducks, and they have been put around the village. Trail sheets available at the school and The Royal Oak.
  • Sacred Heart Church Jumble Sale, 11am, Sacred Heart Church, High Street,Wootton Bassett. 20p

    SUNDAY 

  • Boules & Beaujolais, 9am, Hartham Park, Hartham Lane, Corsham. £1 entrance donation for spectators. £75 for a team of three to play, including lunch and wine.

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