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From Camels to Coatis, Hobbledown is home to a wide collection of farm and zoo animals, all housed in spacious enclosures with plenty of room to roam and play.

Don’t miss our wonderful walkthroughs, where you can get up close to Lorikeets, Lemurs, Giant Rabbits, Guinea Pigs and Goats!

Or try one of our Experience Days - whether it's Feeding the Meerkats, Handling Birds of Prey, or the Full Zookeeper Experience, we have plenty of ways to give your animal-loving Hobbling a very special day.


The Ring-Tailed Lemur is an endangered primate native only to Madagascar. They can live for up to 15 years in the wild.

Ring-Tailed Lemur

The Ring-Tailed Lemur is an endangered primate native only to Madagascar. They can live for up to 15 years in the wild!

The Rainbow Lorikeet really does have the most amazing ‘rainbow’ coat. It is a small parrot with a plumage of emerald green, royal blue, mustard yellow, warm orange and poppy red feathers.

Rainbow Lorikeet

The Rainbow Lorikeet really does have the most amazing ‘rainbow’ coat. Its plumage has emerald green, royal blue, mustard yellow, warm orange and poppy red feathers.

These two-humped camels can grow up to 12ft! It's a myth that they store water in their humps - they actually store fat.

Bactrian Camels

These two-humped camels can grow up to 12ft! It's a myth that they store water in their humps - they actually store fat.

Hobbledown is home to 18 Birds of Prey including Eagles, Hawks, Owls and Falcons. Flying demonstrations, handling sessions and experience days are available throughout the year.

Birds of Prey

Hobbledown's Raptor Centre is home to many Birds of Prey including Eagles, Hawks, Owls and Falcons. Flying demonstrations, handling sessions and experience days are available throughout the year.

The Meerkat is a small mongoose found in southern Africa. They are known as the Hobbledown guards because of the way they always stand to attention!

Meerkat

The Meerkat is a small mongoose found in southern Africa. They are known as the Hobbledown guards because of the way they always stand to attention!

These springy animals all the way from Tasmania click and chatter to communicate! Get up close and personal in their wonderful walkthrough.

Bennett’s Wallaby

These springy animals all the way from Tasmania click and chatter to communicate. Get up close and personal in their wonderful walkthrough.

The 'dog' part of the prairie dog's name comes from its incredible bark. They live in complex burrow systems, which is why they're always digging.

Black-tailed prairie dog

The 'dog' part of the prairie dog's name comes from its incredible bark. They live in complex burrow systems, which is why they're always busy digging.

With cat-like whiskers, webbed feet and smooth bodies, these otters love to swim and hunt for crabs.

Asian Short-clawed Otter

With cat-like whiskers, webbed feet and smooth bodies, these otters love to swim and hunt for crabs.

Bearded goat with excellent climbing skills. Check out their brand new walkthrough – you might even get to feed them.

African Pygmy Goat

Bearded goat with excellent climbing skills. Check out their wonderful walkthrough if you want to see them up close!

With their strong hind legs the Mara are members of the rodent family and can move really fast.

Mara

With strong hind legs, the Mara are members of the rodent family and can move extremely fast.

Coatis are members of the raccoon family. They are gentle, easy going and incredibly noisy animals.

Coati

Coatis are members of the raccoon family. They are gentle, easy going and incredibly noisy animals.

Because they sometimes spit and chew their food over and over again (really they do!) the Hobblers take great care looking after these funny looking creatures.

Alpaca

These funny-looking creatures come from the high altitudes of the South American Andes, and often spit up and chew their food over and over again!

A cousin of the gumblegook, this green-feathered parrot has a bright yellow patch on its neck.

Yellow-Naped Amazon Parrot

This green-feathered parrot has a bright yellow patch on its neck, and is endangered in the wild.

Cottontail rabbit. Always in a hurry.

Giant Flemish Rabbit

These cottontail rabbits are gentle giants; they can grow up to 1.3 metres long!

Emerald-crested peacock with a glorious fan of fancy feathers.

Peafowl

The females are called 'peahens', while the males are the 'peacocks' - and they're the ones with the glorious fan of fancy feathers.

Woolly-haired sheep that loves lazy, grazing days and field racing.

Sheep

Woolly-haired sheep that loves to lazily graze.

Squiggly-tailed pig that is very fond of mud and apple.

Pigs

Though they're very fond of rolling in wet mud to cool off, pigs are actually very clean animals!

Predators such as tigers and lions will hunt Nilgai in the wild. Luckily they are fast and can travel at great speed.

Nilgai

Nilgai are the largest Asian antelope, and they can run up to 29mph. Their name literally translates to 'blue cow'.

Native to south-east China and Taiwan, muntjac deer were introduced to parks in the UK in the early 20th century.

Muntjac deer

Native to south-east China and Taiwan, muntjac deer were introduced to parks in the UK in the early 20th century.

As one of the bird species, it may surprise you that the Rhea cannot fly. Instead, it runs helter skelter across the field as it cannot move in a straight line!

Rhea

As a species of bird, it may surprise you to learn that Rheas cannot fly. Instead, they run about all helter-skelter, as they cannot move in a straight line!