Overview

For a day filled with animal encounters and exciting wildlife, you should visit Woburn, home to exotic and wild animals like lions, tigers, and bears. Today, it is an award-winning attraction that makes a valuable contribution to conservation. Most importantly, it is a place where families can enjoy being together and seeing animals in a beautiful environment.

Things to do

Embark on a thrilling adventure with a Road Safari drive through vast parkland reserves. Here, you can witness a variety of wild animals enjoying their freedom in the beautiful countryside. Each circuit can be repeated as many times as desired, and each trip around offers a unique encounter with some of the planet’s most endangered animals. The Road Safari lasts for approximately 60-90 minutes, and each circuit provides an opportunity to get up close and personal with these magnificent creatures.

After the Road Safari concludes, you can continue your adventure on foot through the Foot Safari. You can explore the walk-through habitats of smaller mammals and birds while enjoying fascinating keeper talks and demonstrations. Visitors can park for free and explore the Foot Safari, which is home to a variety of smaller mammals.

For children aged up to 11 years old, the Mammoth Play Ark is an indoor soft play adventure area located within the Foot Safari. It features three slides, including a rainbow astra slide for juniors and more challenging red and blue slides for older or more adventurous children. The soft play area has a series of obstacles, bridges, and climbing areas.

For toddlers, there is a special Under 5’s soft play area with squishy-squashy colorful shapes and a ball pool. Visitors of all ages can enjoy this exciting and educational adventure.

Food & Drink

The Safari Restaurant is open from 9:30 am to 4:45 pm. Hot food is served until 4 pm, while light refreshments are available until 4:45 pm. You can enjoy a variety of mouth-watering hot and cold meals, including special portion sizes for children, freshly made sandwiches, and baguettes for takeaway.

The restaurant caters to all dietary requirements, offering a range of meat-free, vegan, halal, and gluten-free options. Guests can also indulge in a selection of delicious cakes from the local bakery, such as flapjacks, gluten-free brownies, Viennese whirls, gingerbread, and freshly baked cookies.

The 2×2 Restaurant, located adjacent to the indoor soft play centre, is open on weekends and daily during school holidays. It serves hot and cold drinks, nachos, and pizza from 11:30 am to 4 pm.

The Lookout Cafe, located at the heart of Animal Encounters, serves a delicious selection of cakes, snacks, and drinks. It is open on weekends and school holidays from 11:30 am to 4 pm.