Yorkshire Wildlife Park

The 70-acre Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster is the UK’s fastest growing attraction, and is constantly adding new experiences for visitors.

For 2014, the first polar bear in England will arrive to live in a 10-acre reserve divided into four sections, featuring landscaped hills, valleys and a main lake with streams, pools and waterfalls. The environment is designed to stimulate natural behaviour.

Families can enjoy Amur tigers Vladimir and Sayan, among less than 400 left in the world and part of a crucial European-wide breeding programme. Visitors enjoy a bird’s eye view of the tigers from a 150-metre walkway above their reserve.

There are also Amur leopards, the most endangered big cat on the planet. An eight-metre viewing tower and 10-metre glass wall allow you to get really near to these majestic animals and you are also able to get up close to a pride of lions rescued from a rundown zoo in Romania, in Lion Country.

Other highlights include painted hunting dogs, giraffes, zebra and squirrel monkeys.

For younger ones, there is a 600 square-metre indoor play barn and children can enjoy climbing frames, den slides and rope bridges in the Monkey Play House in full view of the new baboon reserve through a glass wall.

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Wildlife you might see at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Amur Tiger

Known to travel up to 1,000 km (620 mi), they inhabit mainly the Sikhote Alin mountain region with a small…

Amur Leopard

Also known as the Far Eastern leopard, they differ from other subspecies by a thick, soft coat of spot covered…

Painted Hunting Dog

A canid found only in Africa, normally in savannas and lightly wooded areas. It is the largest African dog canid,…

Giraffe

A large African mammal with a very long neck and forelegs, having a coat patterned with brown patches separated by…

Chapman Zebra

Is a subspecies of the plains zebra. They eat mainly grass and occasionally shrubs and live in herds of up…

Squirrel Monkey

Distinct for their white eyes and black mouths, most live in the tropical forests of Central and South America. Many…

Baboon

Large African and Arabian Old World ground-dwelling monkey with long, dog-like muzzles, heavy, powerful jaws with sharp canine teeth, close-set…

Wallaby

It is not a distinct genetic group, with many categories such as the agile and the red-necked wallaby. They tend…

Family and group offers at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Groups

Discounted rates are offered to pre-booked groups of 10 or more.
Coach drivers go free and can register for a free meal voucher.