About

Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm is the home of the big zoo animals including African Elephants, White Rhino, Giraffes, Lions, Capybaras and Spectacled Bears. You’ll be amazed at the variety of nature you’ll see with over 100 species of animals, set in 100 acres of Somerset countryside.

Interactive Keeper Talks

Find out about your favourite animals in the free interactive keeper talks every 30 minutes throughout the day. Find out about Zebras, Giraffes and meet the Meerkat mob.  Watch in awe as our birds of prey swoop over your heads in our aerial displays, witness the majestic big cats feeding or get the keeper insights into our Elephant bachelor group.  Our daily animal show is a must see, where our presenters talk about our domestic animals and why we keep them at the farm.

Our animal handling sessions, twice daily, gives you the chance to get up close with some of fluffy favourite animals.

Check our daily what’s on our website to get the full program.

Animal Encounters

Noah’s Ark offers incredible up-close and hands-on encounters with the Giraffes, Aldabra Giant Tortoises, Spectacled Bears and new Owl and Birds of Prey encounters. You will enjoy 20 minutes behind the scenes with the keeper, learn some interesting facts and get involved with their feeding and enrichment programme.

Pre-book your experience online to ensure availability, or book before 1pm at the ticket office.  Minimum age and terms and conditions apply.

Animal Experiences

Find out what it’s like to be a keeper for the day with our one-to-one keeper experiences before the zoo opens.  With an amazing variety of animals to choose from, we have experiences suitable for 4-year olds to animal loving adults. Experiences include: African Elephants, Big Zoo Animals, Big Cats, Primates and Meerkats, Birds of Prey, Junior Zoo Keeper and Mini Farmer.  Head online for more information and to book.

Play Areas

Kids will love the play equipment with indoor and outdoor play zones for kids of all ages - Zip lines, elephant slides, climbing towers, rainbow slide, wellie splash and wheelchair accessible roundabout. 

In fact, they have 15 exciting adventure play areas including our giant indoor play barn – Arkiventures and under 5’s soft play for adventures no matter the weather.

The Food Barn

Enjoy a tasty treat or a scrumptious meal in the Fair Trade, award winning Café.  You can gab n’ go or sit in relax in the Food Barn, Rainbow Café or one of the numerous picnic areas. They have a wide range of freshly prepared food.  Please see their online menu for details and food allergens.

Accessibility

They have embarked on a long-term accessibility program, ‘Ark For All’.  The first completed phase was opened by Andy Lewis, MBE, Paralympian.  These facilities include a Changing Places toilet, complete with hoist and changing bed (access with a Radar Key), accessible play equipment including a wheelchair accessible roundabout, basket swings and child-friendly accessible animal signs.  They offer complimentary hire of wheelchairs and mobility scooters can be hired for a small cost.  Please read their Access Guide on the website or call their friendly team.

Celebrate your birthday

Do you have an exciting Birthday coming up in the family? No need to worry as Noah’s Ark can provide a full day of fun and excitement with Party Food and a private animal handling session for your little ones. Prices start at £175 for 10 children and includes 1 free adult per paying party child.  For more details and to book, check online or call the team for more information.

For a fantastic family day out, walk beside natures giants at Noah’s Ark this season!

Prices

Adults (20-64) £19.75
Children (2-16) £15.75
Concession (students,+65) £18.35
Family (2 adults & 2 children) £67.80
Family (2 adults & 1 child) £52.75
Family (1 adult & 2 children) £48.95
Concession Family (2 adults & 1 child) £51.35

Group discounts are available for groups of 10 people or more. To book please call the office on 01275 852606

Late Entry (from 3:30pm) £6 per person*

Tickets are discounted when bought online.

Accessability 

They are working to ensure access for everyone and although Noah's Ark is built on a working farm, most areas are wheelchair accessible. We are now partnered with Bristol's Mobility Centre and now have a limited number of wheelchairs available to reserve for free. We also have mobility scooters for available for a £10 hire charge. In order to secure a mobility scooter for your visit please book in advance online or by calling our friendly team on 01275 852606.

Noah's Ark is working on a long term 'Ark for All' plan, the first stage of which has been completed and was opened on 25th July 2018 by Paralympian Andy Lewis. The new facilities include a Changing Places toilet, complete with hoist and changing bed, accessible play equipment including a wheelchair accessible roundabout and child-friendly accessible signage.

They appreciate that some visitors may prefer to visit the zoo when there are less people around. The zoo is quieter in term time during the week, on Sundays during term time and from 3-5pm during the school holidays. 

Sometimes busy areas can become overwhelming, whilst they don't yet have a dedicated quiet area yet, there are a number of quieter areas around the zoo which can be easily accessed. 

1. Quiet lawn behind the Gibbons accessible from behind the Food Barn (please ask a member of staff who can direct you) 

2. Space between the Rhea and the Bear enclosure is a peaceful area of the zoo. This area is just past the giraffe enclosure. 

In July they welcomed Gordon Morris, a company who specialise in hearing solutions to help improve the visitor experience in several areas. This included installing 5 hearing loops and 3 speech transfer systems. The hearing loops are installed in the main Food Barn, Gift Shop, Farm Shop and at the ticket office. Whilst the Speech Transfer Systems help to improve communication in the Food Barn and Ticket Offices.