Quick Overview - Interested in an exciting and educational school trip that brings science and wildlife to life? Hamerton Zoo Park offers exciting wildlife workshops for all age groups. Teachers can choose between a self-guided day exploring everything the zoo has to offer, or an immersive curriculum-aligned workshop in their dedicated Education Centre Explorers Cabin, where your pupils can meet some small animals up close.
Got specific learning goals? No problem. Their Education Officer is happy to create bespoke sessions for school groups.
The workshops cover topics like animal adaptations, biodiversity, animal senses, and habitat survival. Pack your day with wildlife, conservation, and ecology, exploring different habitats from rainforests to deserts - this school trip gives a fun and informative look at the natural world.Choose from a self-guided day exploring our enclosures, or an engaging curriculum-based workshop, tailored to your key stage, from Nursery to University level. Our Education Department offers a wide range of interactive 30-minute workshops, delivered in our dedicated Explorers Cabin, with an opportunity to meet some small animals.
What activities are available during educational visits?
Our Education Department offers a wide range of interactive 30-minute workshops, delivered in our dedicated Education Centre. Each workshop is adapted to suit your students' Key Stage and learning objectives:
Night & Day - Learn about nocturnal, diurnal and crepuscular animals and their special adaptations.
Variety of Life - Explore evolution's role in animal diversity, from skeletons to genetics.
Fur, Feathers & Scales - Discover the features that separate mammals, birds and reptiles.
Animal Senses - Investigate how animals use their senses to survive and thrive
Adaptation to Habitat - Explore how animals evolve to suit different environments, focusing on desert species.
Camouflage - Understand how and why animals blend into their surroundings.
Behaviour & Training - Ideal for older students, discussing innate vs. learned behaviours and animal training methods.
Can't see a perfect fit? Our Education Officer is happy to create a bespoke workshop tailored to your curriculum needs - at our standard workshop rates. (Please note: bespoke workshops require 2 weeks' notice and materials remain property of Hamerton Zoo Park.)
Night & Day - Learn about nocturnal, diurnal and crepuscular animals and their special adaptations.
Variety of Life - Explore evolution's role in animal diversity, from skeletons to genetics.
Fur, Feathers & Scales - Discover the features that separate mammals, birds and reptiles.
Animal Senses - Investigate how animals use their senses to survive and thrive
Adaptation to Habitat - Explore how animals evolve to suit different environments, focusing on desert species.
Camouflage - Understand how and why animals blend into their surroundings.
Behaviour & Training - Ideal for older students, discussing innate vs. learned behaviours and animal training methods.
Can't see a perfect fit? Our Education Officer is happy to create a bespoke workshop tailored to your curriculum needs - at our standard workshop rates. (Please note: bespoke workshops require 2 weeks' notice and materials remain property of Hamerton Zoo Park.)
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Wildlife
Wildlife Learning at Hamerton Zoo Park
Hamerton Zoo Park provides inspiring opportunities for students to explore Wildlife and Fauna from around the world while developing a deeper understanding of Biodiversity, Ecology, and the natural Environment. Pupils can learn more about a wide range of Living Animals, from Mammals, Bird, Fish, and Invertebrates to Bees, Bugs, and other Natural Creatures, learning how each plays a vital role in healthy ecosystems.
Students can also explore how animals adapt to different Habitats, including Woodland and Rainforest environments. Sessions highlight Adaptation, Predator-prey relationships, and how Climate influences survival in the wild.
As a conservation-focused Zoo, Reserve, and Park, Hamerton Zoo Park helps learners understand the importance of protecting Native species and global ecosystems. Through information about terrestrial animals, pupils gain hands-on insight into conservation, animal care, and how human actions affect Nature.
By bringing students face-to-face with wildlife, Hamerton Zoo Park encourages curiosity, respect for the natural world, and a lasting connection to animals and habitats both local and global.
Science Biology
>Environmental Geography
>Dinosaurs
>Outdoor Learning
What size groups do we cater for?
Group sizes of 15+ are welcome
Each workshop can hold a maximum of 35 students, however multiple can be booked to accommodate your group size
Each workshop can hold a maximum of 35 students, however multiple can be booked to accommodate your group size
On-site classroom facilities?
There is currently no bookable lunchroom at Hamerton Zoo Park. We have a sheltered picnic area where schools often store their lunchboxes and belongings, however this is entirely at the school's risk.
Please note that our covered picnic area is used by many groups throughout the day and you may be sharing the space with other schools. We cannot control exposure that an individual with allergies will have.
Please note that our covered picnic area is used by many groups throughout the day and you may be sharing the space with other schools. We cannot control exposure that an individual with allergies will have.
Is there first aid on site?
We have trained first-aiders on site. Hamerton Zoo Park follows strict health and safety procedures and expects visiting groups to comply with on-site health and safety signage and staff directions.
Groups with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
Hamerton Zoo Park is accessible for wheelchair users and visitors with mobility needs.
All outdoor enclosures are connected by tarmac paths, and our Outback Aviary features ramped walkways for easy access. We have accessible parking spaces reserved near the entrance, and a disabled toilet is available in our main toilet block. While we do not currently offer mobility scooter hire, we strive to make the park as welcoming and accessible as possible for all visitors.
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Who are Hamerton Zoo Park?
Our mission is to provide a sanctuary for rare and unusual animals, where people can gain an insight into the conservation of the World's resources by:
Giving our visitors an interesting and unique experience, at the best possible value
Providing the best possible standards of animal management, using enclosures specifically designed around the needs of our animals
Breeding rare and unusual animals in co-operation with other collections, individuals and organisations, both within the UK and abroad
Educating all visitors, both in our work, and in the wider conservation of animals and the planets resources
Using funds collected from our visitors and supporters to contribute, where possible, to field research and in-situ conservation projects
Encouraging the use of the Parks animal collection as a research resource, on a case by case basis
Promoting care for the wider environment, and where possible leading by example
Achieving carbon-neutral status (or better) by the provision of renewable energy resources, to under-pin the parks commercial and species conservation work, educating and informing our visitors and the public about this in the process.
Every enquiry gives you a chance to win trips and workshops for your school - We are giving away a free trip for every week of the Autumn term!
Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE28 5RE
