Dartmoor Zoo Tickets
Join us for a fun packed, animal filled day, on the edge of one of the UK’s most beautiful landscapes
eligible with a VisitBritain Gift Card
The Dartmoor Zoological Park key information
Top Attraction
This attraction was awarded a TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice Award in 2024.
Highlights
- Encounter ostriches, capybaras, Brazilian tapirs, Iberian wolves and more
- See the largest collection of big cats in the South West including an African lion, Amur tiger, jaguar, cheetah and the rarest cat on earth: Amur leopards
- Explore the Zoo’s 33-acre park, hidden on the borders of Dartmoor National Park
- Take a break at the Jaguar Restaurant where you can enjoy a freshly prepared lunch or hot drink and cake
What's included
- Zoo entry
- Animal talks
- Food and drink
Prepare for the experience
Children information
- Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a paying adult
- All children must remain under direct supervision at all times
- Baby changing facilities are available
Dartmoor Zoo accessibility information
- The majority of Dartmoor Zoo is accessible for wheelchair users, buggies and those with walking difficulties
- Concession for disabled guests, students, pensioners and free tickets for carers available
- Concessions must show an appropriate form of ID at the entrance gate
- In places the surface becomes quite rugged and some paths are steep
- Registered assistance dogs are welcome. Owners must show the identification and all assistance dogs must wear their identifying jackets
Additional information
- Very occasionally the Zoo may be closed due to extreme weather or other events
- The Zoo is open every day from 10:00 am - 4:00pm
- Last entry is one hour before closing time
- The Zoo is closed 24, 25 and 26 December
How to get there
Dartmoor Zoo, Sparkwell, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5DG
- By car: the zoo is well connected to the motorways and roads network
- Nearest train station: Ivybridge, 6.2 miles
Frequently asked questions
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Where is the Dartmoor Zoological Park?
- Dartmoor Zoological Park is located just 15 minutes from Plymouth
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What animals are at Dartmoor Zoo?
There is a vast variety of animals at Dartmoor Zoo, including:
- Mammals:
- African lion
- African pygmy goat
- Amur leopard
- Amur tiger
- azaras agouti
- Bennett’s wallaby
- Brazilian tapir
- capybara
- Carpathian lynx
- cheetah
- European wildcats
- gelada
- Iberian wolf
- jaguar
- Kirk’s dik-dik
- mara
- Northern Luzon cloud rats
- Palawan binturong
- Parma wallaby
- potoroo
- short clawed otter
- slender-tailed meerkat
- West African sitatunga
- white-faced saki monkey
- white-lipped peccaries
zebra
- Birds:
- Bali sterling
- blue and gold macaw
- burrowing owl
- common peafowl
- East African grey crowned crane
- great grey owl
- great horned owl
- greater rhea
- helmeted guinea fowl
- Himalayan monal pheasant
- Java sparrows
- laughing kokkaburra
- lilac breasted rollers
- Luzon bleeding-heart doves
- ostrich
- scarlet macaws
white cheeked turaco
- Reptiles:
- axanthic blue iguana
- bearded dragon
- blue tongued skink
- crested gecko
- Egyptian tortoise
- European adders
- Gery’s spiny-tailed uromastyx
- giant day gecko
- lau banded iguana
- leaf tail gecko
- pancake tortoise
- royal python
- western hognose snake
yellow-headed day gecko
Invertebrates:
- black beauty stick insects
- Chilean rose tarantula
- leaf insects
- orange headed cockroaches
- purple clawed hermit crab
- salmon pink bird eating tarantula
- tiger land snails
- Amphibians:
- axolotl
- Chinese emporer newt
- golden mantella
- Mammals:
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Are dogs allowed at Dartmoor Zoo?
- Animal welfare is the top priority at Dartmoor Zoo. For this reason dogs are not allowed on site or to be left in cars in the car park
Supplier information
This product is sold by VisitBritain and provided by Dartmoor Zoo.
