Merrist Wood Events

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Merrist Wood College has recently been granted a zoo license, allowing it to share its collection of exotic animals, some of which are of conservation importance, with the wider community.

The College’s Animal Management Centre includes arid and tropical biomes and a nocturnal room, which houses a wide variety of species.

Animal Encounter Activities include:

Birthday Parties – we offer two types of animal parties; Farm Parties or Animal Encounter Parties – both are for 2 hours and include use of a party room for food.

Animal Encounter Tours – these need to be pre-booked and we allow up to 10 people per tour. Get up close to our amazing array of animals including coatis, armadillo, hornbills, monitor lizard, meerkats and more…

Animal Education Tours – we offer Animal Encounter Tours to Brownies, Guides, Rainbows, Scouts, Cubs and Beavers.

Junior Animal Keeper Experiences – from 8yrs to 16yrs – come and spend the days with our Animal Keepers learning how to look after all the different species of animals giving a unique experience.

Corporate Activities – we can offer Animal Encounter Tours to corporate groups either with or without meeting space and catering. We could also include a live escape game with our onsite provider ‘Containment’.

Special Events – we hold regular annual events throughout the year including an Animal Autumn Fun Day, Festive Animal Fun Day, Fleecy Frolics Lambing weekend and others.

Meeting Room/Event Space for Hire – we have a number of classrooms and locations for hire