About Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens

A fantastic day out in the Cotswolds for all the family awaits at the Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens - dogs are welcome too!

Cotswold Wildlife Park is set in 160 acres of parkland and gardens around a listed Victorian Manor House and has been open to the public since 1970.

Stroll around Cotswold Wilidlife Park & Gardens and enjoy uninterrupted views of the animals, so it feels as though you are in a wild setting. There are animals galore that you can get up close to. Watch Rhinos graze on the lawns in front of the Gothic Manor House.

Walk up the Giraffe walkway and get eye-to-eye with these amazing creatures or explore the Walled Garden’s Tropical House with free roaming sloth, birds and bats. Watch the Penguin’s being fed and then get up close with the Lemurs in their free-roaming Madagascar Exhibit. Why not take a ride on ‘Bella the Train’ around the Park, or explore the extensive adventure playground.

Daily Activities at Cotswold Wildlife Park

Penguin Feeding
11am and 3pm

Lemur Feeding Talk
12 Noon

Narrow Gauge Railway
Runs April - October (weather permitting)
£1 fare, under 3's free

Children's Farmyard
With goat petting area, sheep, donkeys, rabbits etc…

Skymaze
An exciting children's adventure playground. Consisting of interconnecting treehouses, slides and jungle bridges, climbing to a bird’s eye view of the Park and its existing playground.Toddlers can enjoy the ‘Mini - Manor’ built in some of the smaller trees, with slides and activities to keep them busy

Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens Opening Times 2020

The Park is open everyday throughout the year (except 25th December) from 10am.
Last admissions between April and October (British Summer Time) are at 4pm; November to March (GMT) 3pm.
During BST (British Summer Time) all visitors and cars etc to leave Park by 6pm and during Winter time by 5pm or dusk, whichever is earlier.

Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens is pushchair and wheelchair friendly.

Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens Admission Charges

Day Tickets

• Adults: £16
• Children (aged 3-16 inclusive): £10.50
  Infant (under 3): FREE
• Over 65's: £10.50

E-Ticket Prices 

• Adults: £14.40
• Children (aged 3-16 inclusive): £9.90
  Infant (under 3): FREE
• Over 65's: £9.90

Season Tickets - find out more...

Season tickets can be purchased from the Pay Desk instead of an ordinary day ticket and are valid for one year from the date of purchase. Season tickets are not transferable and can only be used by the person named thereon.

Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens Bookings

There is no need to book for families/groups of under 20 people. If you are a group of more than twenty people visit the groups page. Please see the education section for special rates for young groups.

Payment

All major credit cards accepted at the pay desk, restaurant, shops and office.
Cheques are also accepted around the Park if supported by cheque guarantee card.

Dogs welcome at Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens

Dogs may be brought into the Park provided that they are kept on a lead and under adult control at all times. Dogs may not be taken indoors or into the Bat House, Reptile House, Children’s Farmyard and any areas with free roaming animals, including “Madagascar” the lemur exhibit, Flamingo Lake and the Wolf Walkway area. Please clean up after your dog and ask at the Pay Desk for a poop bag.

Dogs must not be left unattended anywhere in the Park.

Disabled Access at Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens

The park and gardens are 99% accessible for both wheelchairs and pushchairs. The only place wheelchairs cannot access is the first floor of the Bat House, but there is a viewing platform at ground level too.  The bridge over Flamingo Lake isn’t wheelchair friendly, but there is another entrance next to the Bridge. Disabled facilities are available in all toilet blocks.