BPCZ Lowerres 09094

Keeper Experiences & Animal Encounters

Get up close to your favourite animals with Battersea Park Children's Zoo animal experiences

Our keeper experiences, animal encounters and family farmyard fun at Battersea Park Children's Zoo in London will give you first-hand experience of what it’s like to be a dedicated zoo keeper! Venture behind the scenes and get involved in all aspects of animal care from feeding and cleaning to preparing challenging enrichment for our animals.

Perfect for explorers of all ages from 3+, our animal encounters offer exciting opportunities to come face to face with some of the most interesting characters at the zoo! 

Here at the zoo, our animal experiences provide an exciting behind-the-scenes opportunity to feed and learn about many of your favourite animals up close. Our Keeper Experiences, Family Farmyard Fun and VIP Adult Tours typically include the chance to encounter our Bagot goats, Valais sheep, pigs, emu, armadillos, otters, snake, meerkats and coati. 

Before purchasing an experience, please read carefully through our terms and conditions and important information.

Create memories to last a lifetime with a keeper experience or animal encounter. Book for yourself or buy an experience as a gift voucher for others.

Book an animal experience or encounter like no other - or purchase as a gift for friends and family!

  1. Gold Keeper Experience

    BPCZ Lowerres 09114

    Single - £140/ Dual - £205

    • 8 years +
    • 1.5 hours
    • Feeding
    • Enrichment making
    • Complimentary ticket
    • Zookeeper cap
    • Certificate of completion
    • Annual pass holders are entitled to 10% off their keeper experience - please call to receive this
    • 1 supervising adult for under 18's included
    • PPE provided
    • Experiences start at 2pm, please arrive 15 minutes prior

  2. Silver Keeper Experience

    Silver Experiences

    Single - £95/ Dual - £140

    • 5 years +
    • 1 hour
    • Feeding
    • Enrichment making
    • Complimentary ticket
    • Zookeeper cap
    • Certificate of completion
    • Annual pass holders are entitled to 10% off their keeper experience - please call to receive this.
    • 1 supervising adult for under 18's included
    • PPE provided
    • Experiences start at 2pm, please arrive 15 minutes prior

  3. Family Farmyard Fun

    BPCZ Lowerres 08927

    3 participants £275 + £25pp for up to 2 extra

    • 3 years + (maximum of 2 adults)
    • 1 hour
    • Feeding
    • Enrichment making
    • Complimentary ticket
    • Zookeeper cap for children participating
    • Certificate of completion
    • Annual pass holders are entitled to 10% off their keeper experience - please call to receive this
    • At least one participant must be over 18 to supervise children
    • PPE provided
    • Experiences start at 2pm, please arrive 15 minutes prior

  4. Animal Encounters

    BPCZ Lowerres 02912

    Single - £45/ Dual - £80

    • 5 years + (except Coati encounter which is 13+ years)
    • Choice of one of 3 encounters - see options below
    • 20 minutes
    • Feeding
    • Enrichment making
    • Complimentary ticket
    • Annual pass holders are entitled to 10% off their keeper experience - please call to receive this
    • 1 supervising adult for under 18s included
    • PPE provided
    • Please note that a maximum of 2 people can be booked to take part
    • Experiences start at 11am if booked online or 1pm if purchased on-the-day of your visit (subject to availability)

  5. Adult only VIP tours

    BPCZ Lowerres 03805

    £95 for one participant, £75 per person if over two participants

    • Encounter can be for up to 5 people
    • 18 years +
    • 1.5 hours
    • Feed, create enrichment and meet 3-4 animals as you tour the zoo.
    • Complimentary ticket
    • Includes a complimentary hot or cold drink. (No alcohol)
    • Annual pass holders are entitled to 10% off their keeper experience - please call to receive this
    • PPE provided
    • Experiences start at 1:30pm, please arrive 15 minutes prior

We offer three exciting animal encounters:

This extra special experience is one you'll never forget! Join one of our expert keepers behind-the-scenes in our animal kitchen to prepare some enrichment for Alonso the white-nosed coati before personally delivering it to him yourself! Learn about the amazing natural behaviors of this unique species and find out about some of the challenges they face in the wild.

Dusty and Smoky the donkeys are two of the most famous faces at the zoo! This hands-on experience will introduce you to our donkey duo as you dish out their daily feed, help to clean their paddock and give them a well deserved scratch!

Our rare breed Bagot goats are certainly the farm's cheekiest and most mischievous residents! Food is definitely the key to their hearts, making this experience perfect for anyone who loves goats! You will join one of our animal keepers to prepare the goats lunch and personally deliver them their favourite leafy snacks! 

Animal Encounters can be booked online for an 11am slot or purchased on-the-day of your visit for a 1pm slot - subject to availability! We only take bookings for ONE on-the-day slot per day on a first-come-first-served basis.

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