Ark Wildlife & Dinosaur Park

Overview

Ark Wildlife Park is a multi-award-winning wildlife park and exotic animal rescue sanctuary in Lincolnshire. At the park, you can observe various exotic animals and some familiar ones. You will encounter wildcats, crocodiles, foxes, monkeys, raccoons, meerkats, and cheeky goats.

Things to do

The ARK Wildlife & Dinosaur Park is a nature sanctuary and family-friendly zoo. It is a place where various exotic animals have been rescued and rehabilitated. The park offers indoor and outdoor play areas catering to visitors of all ages.

Indoor attractions are very popular with visitors and include the Tropical House, Trash Panda Towers soft play area, Meerkat and Familiar Friends Barn, all-weather Play area/Dino Racers, and Escape Room (booking is required; please see the experiences page for more information).

The outdoor area of the park features Jurassic Ark, Lincolnshire’s biggest dinosaur attraction. Visitors can come face-to-face with various beautiful and rare carnivores, including the highest number of wildcats in Lincolnshire.

The park also has a primate island called Lemur Lake, home to a group of rescued ring-tailed lemurs, and Macaque Manor, where visitors can meet groups of Rhesus and Barbary Macaques. Additionally, visitors can check out the Kinkajou Cavern, Lincolnshire’s only nocturnal house, and get a glimpse into the twilight world of the kinkajou.

For children, an extensive outdoor play park will keep them entertained.

Food & Drink

The Kalahari Café, featuring an African theme, offers a range of locally-made sandwiches, hot meals, savouries and cakes. They also have various vegetarian and vegan options and a wide selection of cold drinks and hot beverages.

Kids can play in the café’s play park to burn off energy, with a separate corner available for toddlers.

The Dino Bites pizza outlet also serves freshly cooked, stone-baked pizzas, cold drinks and ice creams (available during peak periods).