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Drayton Manor Zoo

13 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.61244, -1.70974

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
  • 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
  • ☕Knapford Café & Patio — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingPlaygroundToiletsFarm visit

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +101 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Farm visits

Zoo or animal collection

Varies

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +101 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Corizus hyoscyami, Willow Emerald Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
The Tame Way- Canal RouteWalking route19 km

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a river walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~5h

Named routeRef TW-CLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
The Tame Way- River RouteWalking route29 km

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a canal walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~9h

Named routeRef TW-RLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Drayton Manor Park zoo

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Drayton Manor Park zoo

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Castle GroundsUrban park2.4 km→🌱Wigginton ParkUrban park3.3 km→🐄Birds of PreyVisitor farm0 m→🦉DOSTHILL PARKNature reserve1.7 km→🌱Dosthill ParkUrban park1.8 km→🦉KETTLE BROOKNature reserve3.2 km→