Entertainment & Education
Penkridge, England, ST19 5PH
The Animal Zone, at Rodbaston College, is home to around 750 animals from meerkats to monkeys, rabbits to alpacas and is open to the general public for a great day out at weekends and during school holidays, 10am – 4pm.
With just a short journey from Cannock, the Animal Zone has a host of exciting activities which include animal encounters, meet the keeper, be a junior keeper for the day, craft sessions and many more. Activities take place at various intervals throughout the day.
The Animal Zone has an outdoor picnic and play area, indoor tea room selling a range of drinks, sandwiches, cakes and confectionery and a shop for pocket money treats.
Animal Encounters
Choose from the ‘Meet the Lemur', ‘Meet the Meerkats and 'Face Your Fears' experiences.
The experiences provide visitors with the chance to get up close to the animals. You will be able to enter the animal’s enclosures to hand feed and interact with them.
The price of these amazing encounters is £50 for one person and £30 for additional people within the group These sessions include an up-close feeding session and a personal talk from the expert keepers.
Following this experience, visitors will also have access to the entire Animal Zone.
To book, please email:
Become a keeper for the day (junior and adult options)
Get hands-on and help our keepers clean, feed, and care for a wide range of animals at the Animal Zone!
Juniors: £50 | Adults:£65
Children’s parties at the Animal Zone
Book a birthday party at the Animal Zone for a stress-free and enjoyable experience that is packed full of animal fun!
Events
Look on our Facebook page for all upcoming events such as Halloween Spooktacular, Meet Santa and his friends, Easter Egg Hunt, Lamb Feeding, Spring Festival and many more throughout the year.
Admission Prices
Adults - £8.00
Children and Concessions* - £6.00
Under 3’s can visit us at the Animal Zone for FREE
* Concession
Disabled visitors and their carer, over 65's and students (with SSC ID badge).
If you have any questions before your visit please call The Animal Zone on 01785 710560
Please mention 'We Are Cannock' when contacting The Animal Zone.
Any enquiries for birthday parties or school group visits should contact azbookings@southstaffs.ac.uk.
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I had a very good day with my kids here in this mini zoo. The staff were very kind, the entrance fees were logical, the place is cozy and easy to room around, I liked they shows like lemur talk where we had a chance to play with these animals and participate in feeding them. They have place to enjoy a cup of coffee and buy a memorial souvenirs. Parking is avaliable free of charge for visitors. I liked the place and I would come back again in the future.
Submitted by Mohammad Mahmoud on Sunday Nov, 14, 2021
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Been with the kids today, was hot so not all animals out, understandable. Good variety of animals for the kids to see. We had a lovely few hours seeing the animals, picnic, gift shop prices a little steep on some things but that's typical of gift shops. Overall had a lovely day! Definitely go again ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Submitted by Stacy Clifft on Saturday Jun, 10, 2023
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Been today with grandson Ryan and had an amazing time. He enjoyed every minute and it was a fantastic experience for him. The keepers were so lovely and took time telling him all about each animal. It was nice to go behind the scenes and watch him doing various jobs and learning different things about animal care. All staff we met were friendly and welcoming. Well worth the money. I highly recommend the zoo keeper experience.
Submitted by Rose Hardie on Tuesday Feb, 13, 2024
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Brilliant day out (I would say for the kids but I'm an adult that doesn't have any?).. So many beautiful animals to see!! It's a fantastic place. Highly recommend.
Submitted by Heidi Bowen on Wednesday Mar, 27, 2024
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Lovely little animal farm with loads of animals to see . On arrival you have a wooden cabin with Cafe and a few toys , sweets etc . . Then you have all the outdoor animals , otters - my favourite, pigs , goats , rheas , wallaby, birds , horse, donkey , meerkat s and lots more . Inside you have a good reptile house , rabbits , guinea pigs, tortoise , little monkeys and more . We really enjoyed our few hours here and @ £8 per adult it's good value . My only criticism would be the enclosures are all looking tired and lots of fencing needing replacement.
Submitted by Jonathan Bennett on Tuesday Oct, 31, 2023
Rodbaston Dr Rodbaston Drive, Penkridge, England ST19 5PH
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