Animal & Wildlife

Throughout Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding areas, there’s plenty of opportunities to get up close to four-legged, furry or feathered friends!

One of the town's biggest attractions is Weston SeaQuarium, where visitors can walk through the underwater tunnel and marvel as sharks and giant turtles glide above them. You can also see them from above in the glass-bottomed boat. There are free talks throughout the day so you can learn more about the fascinating creatures of the deep and how you can help conserve their marine life.

Puxton Park is set within 40 acres of the beautiful Somerset countryside, just a 15 minutes drive from Weston-super-Mare you can enjoy their animal Zone with both exotic and domestic animals, an indoor Animal Discovery Barn offering animal encounters, talks, workshops and feedings, a working, organic dairy herd and award-winning cheese factory. Whilst you're there visit their Falconry Centre and watch live falconry shows, owl encounters, and a wildlife walk conservation area.

Or head out to Wraxhall to spend the day at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, widely regarded largest zoo in the South-West welcoming over 200,000 visitors a year. The zoo gives you the chance to get face-to-face with over 100 different species of animal within the 100-acre park from gentle Giraffes to carnivorous Lions and Tigers, from fluffy Rabbits to giant Elephants. Noah's Ark gives you the opportunity to become a zookeeper for the day! Spend one-to-one time with a qualified zookeeper, and get stuck in with their daily routine. You’ll have a rare opportunity to get up close and hands-on with some of their amazing animals.

Have a great family day out at Somerset’s top award winning farm attraction Court Farm Country Park all year round. Now into their 25th year as a family run farm attraction, all the animals and staff at Court Farm are looking forward to welcoming lots of children and their families for a fun packed day.