Hamerton Zoo

Hamerton Zoo Hamerton Zoo Park is set in the Cambridgeshire countryside. We specialise in rare, endangered and unusual animals, some of which you may never of heard of!
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Looking forwards to Global Tiger Day? 🐯 We can't wait!Join us on Monday July 29th for a tiger-tastic day! A day dedicate...
28/06/2024

Looking forwards to Global Tiger Day? 🐯

We can't wait!

Join us on Monday July 29th for a tiger-tastic day! A day dedicated to celebrating tigers and raising much needed funds for their conservation in the wild! Supporting

🐯 Tiger Talk
🐯 Raffle to win a full "meat the Tiger experience"
🐯 Gifts, Cake & Games! 🧁
🐯 Tiger Feeds πŸ₯©

Tiger feeds ➑️ this year we will be offering two dates to join us in feeding Mohan (our white Tiger) a little treat and to raise money to help tigers in the wild!

⭐️ Saturday 27th July & Monday 29th July ⭐️

🎟️ Tickets will be sold online and will be released on Saturday 13th July at 10am.

Please note: fundraising stalls will only be running on Tiger Day on Monday 29th July. Spaces are limited. Tickets are Β£12.50 per feed plus booking fee. Over 16's. T&C's apply.

We hope you can join us! πŸ‘‹

πŸ“ΈRob Cadd

Phew! πŸ₯΅ what a hot few days! 🌞 Who has enjoyed the summer weather? πŸ™‹ Just remember to stay hydrated just like our Raccoo...
27/06/2024

Phew! πŸ₯΅ what a hot few days! 🌞 Who has enjoyed the summer weather? πŸ™‹

Just remember to stay hydrated just like our Raccoons! πŸ₯€ πŸ’¦

πŸ“Έ keeper Lee

The sweetest of tongues πŸ‘… for tongue out Tuesday with one of our baby Collared Lemurs! πŸ“Έ keeper Cathy
25/06/2024

The sweetest of tongues πŸ‘… for tongue out Tuesday with one of our baby Collared Lemurs!

πŸ“Έ keeper Cathy

🚨 One week to go! 🚨 Dinosaur Day is just one week away! Join us next Sunday to celebrate all things Dino and have a roar...
23/06/2024

🚨 One week to go! 🚨

Dinosaur Day is just one week away! Join us next Sunday to celebrate all things Dino and have a roar-tastic time! πŸ™Œ

πŸ¦– Meet the Dino
πŸ¦– Dinosaur games
πŸ¦– Cake stall
πŸ¦– Gifts
πŸ¦– Talks

We'll be fundraising for our chosen charities! πŸ’°

See you on Sunday 30th June!

πŸ“ΈπŸ¦– Helen Black

Happy World Camel Day to our caravan of Camels! πŸŽ‰  We are home to 5 Bactrian Camels and they are the largest species at ...
22/06/2024

Happy World Camel Day to our caravan of Camels! πŸŽ‰

We are home to 5 Bactrian Camels and they are the largest species at Hamerton Zoo! 🐫

Did you know that wild Bactrian Camel is a separate species and is critically endangered?

The Wild Camel Protection Foundation is the only organisation focusing on the protection and conservation of the wild Bactrian Camel.

Join us in wishing our caravan a happy World Camel Day.

πŸ“Έ Nicole

Someone's looking forwards to some birthday cake! πŸ˜‹ Happy 11th Birthday to Sahaja our female Malayan Tiger! 🎈 Love tiger...
21/06/2024

Someone's looking forwards to some birthday cake! πŸ˜‹

Happy 11th Birthday to Sahaja our female Malayan Tiger! 🎈

Love tigers? 🐯 Don't forget to join us on our Tiger Day celebrations July 29th!

πŸ“Έ Helen Black

Weigh in Wednesday!Our Ruppell's Griffon Vulture chick is getting so big now! Weighing in at nearly 5kg!Don't forget you...
19/06/2024

Weigh in Wednesday!

Our Ruppell's Griffon Vulture chick is getting so big now! Weighing in at nearly 5kg!

Don't forget you can take a peek on our vulture chick near our flamingos!

πŸ“Έ keeper Chris

A cheeky tongue out Tuesday from one of our Collared Lemurs!πŸ“Έ Helen Black
18/06/2024

A cheeky tongue out Tuesday from one of our Collared Lemurs!

πŸ“Έ Helen Black

πŸŽ‰ Happy Father’s Day! πŸŽ‰  To celebrate why not join us today? Don’t forget Fathers and Grandfathers get a reduced entry! ...
16/06/2024

πŸŽ‰ Happy Father’s Day! πŸŽ‰

To celebrate why not join us today?

Don’t forget Fathers and Grandfathers get a reduced entry!

We can’t wait to see you!

πŸ“Έ Rob Cadd

Are you looking for something different to do on Father’s Day? Treat your Father and Grandfather tomorrow with a reduced...
15/06/2024

Are you looking for something different to do on Father’s Day?

Treat your Father and Grandfather tomorrow with a reduced entry price. πŸŽ‰

All you have to do is book your tickets online (link in comments) or show the voucher below at the entrance.

See you tomorrow! πŸ‘‹

Happy Birthday to US! 🧁 πŸ₯³ Today is our 34th birthday! We've changed just a little bit in those 34 years... don't you thi...
15/06/2024

Happy Birthday to US! 🧁

πŸ₯³ Today is our 34th birthday! We've changed just a little bit in those 34 years... don't you think?

Wish list thanks! πŸ™ Our keepers have received some amazing treats from our Amazon wish list recently!With thanks to Dian...
14/06/2024

Wish list thanks! πŸ™

Our keepers have received some amazing treats from our Amazon wish list recently!

With thanks to Diane Gray, Samantha Meldrum-Lester, Sue Gibson and Simon Fulton! Thank you for the items you sent our team!

You can check out our Amazon Wish list here ➑️ https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/35HFO95WIA2BT

If you purchase an item and you would like a thank you shout out just include your name with your gift. πŸ™‚

Here are some of our new items, our wild flower seeds have now grown 🌼 attracting many insects 🐝. Our new temperature gun allows keepers to check the Brush Turkey nest temperature! Finally some new scales to weigh out food and some of our smaller residents!

Happy International Pigeon Day from our largest pigeons the Victoria Crowned Pigeons! πŸŽ‰ These beautiful near threatened ...
13/06/2024

Happy International Pigeon Day from our largest pigeons the Victoria Crowned Pigeons! πŸŽ‰

These beautiful near threatened birds wish you a coo-tastic day!

πŸ“Έ Rob Cadd

πŸ¦“πŸ’ Join Our Team! 🐒🐍 ⭐️ Cover Keeper Position ⭐️  A position has become available for an experienced full-time cover kee...
12/06/2024

πŸ¦“πŸ’ Join Our Team! 🐒🐍

⭐️ Cover Keeper Position ⭐️

A position has become available for an experienced full-time cover keeper to start as soon as possible, working 5 days per week with fixed days, including weekends and bank holidays with 28 days holiday per year.
Hours 8.30am until 5.30pm.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated and highly motivated individual to join our small, friendly team. To cover all sections within the park.

This position involves tasks such as cleaning, feeding, and enclosure maintenance, health checks and food preparation.

The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring the highest standard of animal husbandry are met. They must also be capable of working well within a team, as well as alone and unsupervised.

You must be educated to at least GCSE level in English and Maths and a minimum of 6 months experience is required. An animal-based qualification is preferred but not essential.
Due to the physical nature of the job, applicants will need to be physically fit and healthy, and be fully prepared to work outside in all weathers. A full driving license is essential due to our rural location.

Please address your CV and covering letter by email to Katherine Adams, Head Keeper to [email protected]

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:
On-site parking
Shared mobile home accommodation available
Ability to commute/relocate:
Huntingdon, PE28 5RE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Education:
GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

πŸ“Έ Rob Cadd

It's weigh in Wednesday!At the beginning of April Two Tawny Frogmouth chicks hatched! 🐣 Just two months on and they are ...
12/06/2024

It's weigh in Wednesday!

At the beginning of April Two Tawny Frogmouth chicks hatched! 🐣

Just two months on and they are nearly fully grown! πŸ₯°

Check out those scales! These scales were purchased for us off our wish list! They have been very helpful in weighing our smaller animals and our animal diets!

Keep your eyes peeled for a special wish list post coming soon!

πŸ“Έ keeper Lee

Happy International Lynx Day! πŸŽ‰ A day to raise awareness of these amazing cats! Say hi to Timmy our Canadian Lynx πŸ‘‹ Here...
11/06/2024

Happy International Lynx Day! πŸŽ‰

A day to raise awareness of these amazing cats! Say hi to Timmy our Canadian Lynx πŸ‘‹

Here he is in his winter coat, thick and grey! If you spot him at the moment he will be looking slimmer and in his brown summer coat! This change of coat colour and thickness helps with camouflage and temperatures in the wild with the changing seasons! 🌸

πŸ“Έ Lyn Thompson

One week to go til it's Father's Day! πŸŽ‰ To celebrate dads and grandfathers get a reduced priced entry ticket on Sunday 1...
09/06/2024

One week to go til it's Father's Day! πŸŽ‰

To celebrate dads and grandfathers get a reduced priced entry ticket on Sunday 16th June!

Book online on the Father's Day tab (Β£12.99 + Β£1 booking fee) or show the voucher found on Facebook/Instagram at the entrance on arrival (Β£13.99).

πŸ“Έ Helen Black

Ready and waiting to see you today! 🫏 Have you seen our Miniature Donkey foal yet? πŸ₯° πŸ“Έ keeper Cathy
08/06/2024

Ready and waiting to see you today! 🫏

Have you seen our Miniature Donkey foal yet? πŸ₯°

πŸ“Έ keeper Cathy

πŸ“Έ Did you know our annual photographic competition is now open? πŸŽ‰ Throwback to one of last years winners, Keira Harding ...
06/06/2024

πŸ“Έ Did you know our annual photographic competition is now open? πŸŽ‰

Throwback to one of last years winners, Keira Harding with this amazing photograph of Cheetah Jetts!

You have until the end of August to get your entries in!

Good luck! 🀞

T&C’s : One photo per category. You can enter into all or any category. Print size: up to a4. Write your name, address, age & category on the back of each photo. Once submitted entrants grant use by HZP. Entries should be originals & animals at HZP. Post or drop in Hamerton Zoo Park, Hamerton, Nr Sawtry PE285RE.

Happy tongue out Tuesday! πŸ‘… Maybe grass seeds aren't that tasty! πŸ“Έ Helen Black
04/06/2024

Happy tongue out Tuesday! πŸ‘…

Maybe grass seeds aren't that tasty!

πŸ“Έ Helen Black

A huge thank you to everyone who supported us on our Australia Day event! πŸ™ You raised an amazing Β£1855 for Aussie Ark !...
02/06/2024

A huge thank you to everyone who supported us on our Australia Day event! πŸ™

You raised an amazing Β£1855 for Aussie Ark !

Thank you to TTT3D, our staff and volunteers and of course a big thank you to the star of the day, Bernie the Dingo! 🐾

We hope you can join us for our next event which is Dinosaur Day πŸ¦– on June 30th!

πŸ“Έ Rob Cadd

Today is our Australia Day event! πŸŽ‰We can't wait for you to join us! We have keeper talks, games, cake and gift stalls. ...
01/06/2024

Today is our Australia Day event! πŸŽ‰

We can't wait for you to join us!

We have keeper talks, games, cake and gift stalls. Raising funds for Australian wildlife - Aussie Ark!

We are having a few issues with our fundraising stall card machine so if you're attending cash would be appreciated.

Have a great day! πŸŽ‰

πŸ“Έ wombat - Rob Cadd

Happy World Parrot Day!  πŸŽ‰ Set up by The World Parrot Trust it's a day dedicated to the preservation of parrots worldwid...
31/05/2024

Happy World Parrot Day! πŸŽ‰

Set up by The World Parrot Trust it's a day dedicated to the preservation of parrots worldwide! 🦜

Tomorrow is also our Australia Day event! Join us for talks, games, a raffle, gifts and cake! We will be raising funds to support Australian wildlife and celebrate our Australian animals!

⭐️ please note - we are having a few issues with our event day card machine - cash payments would be very appreciated at our stalls, thank you! ⭐️



πŸ“Έ keeper Phoebe

πŸŽ‰ Today is World Otter Day! 🦦  A day to celebrate, raise awareness and support Otter conservation!Check out our talk tim...
29/05/2024

πŸŽ‰ Today is World Otter Day! 🦦

A day to celebrate, raise awareness and support Otter conservation!

Check out our talk times at the entrance today and join us for our Otter talk to celebrate with us!




πŸ“Έ keeper Cathy

Be on the look out this half-term! πŸ‘€ We've had two new arrivals! Twin Common Marmosets have recently been born! πŸ₯° πŸ“Έ Lyn ...
28/05/2024

Be on the look out this half-term! πŸ‘€

We've had two new arrivals! Twin Common Marmosets have recently been born! πŸ₯°

πŸ“Έ Lyn Thompson

27/05/2024

Celebrating bank holiday with a Maned Wolf pupdate! πŸŽ‰

Our Maned Wolf pup who has been named 'Boone' now has access to his main enclosure!

Here are his first steps! He's still a little shy but hopefully you'll soon be able to spot him! 🩡

πŸŽ₯ keeper Georgina

🚨 Three weeks to go! 🚨 Father's Day is only three weeks away! Our online ticket section for Father's Day is now live! 🎟️...
26/05/2024

🚨 Three weeks to go! 🚨

Father's Day is only three weeks away! Our online ticket section for Father's Day is now live! 🎟️

Book the offer online or show this voucher at the entrance to get a reduced entry priced ticket for your father or grandfather.

🐯 🐻 🐡 We can't wait to welcome you to the Zoo this half term ! 🐍 🦩 πŸ¦“ ⭐️ Check out our new meerkat enclosure!⭐️ See if yo...
25/05/2024

🐯 🐻 🐡 We can't wait to welcome you to the Zoo this half term ! 🐍 🦩 πŸ¦“

⭐️ Check out our new meerkat enclosure!
⭐️ See if you can spot all of our new babies around the park πŸ‘€
⭐️ Join us for animal feeds! The info board at the entrance will have the daily animal feed times on.

🚨 Don't forget today marks one week till Australia Day! 🚨

Albert the wombat is celebrating with one of our new teddy's! πŸ₯°

A special delivery of Wombat teddies made just for us has recently arrived! Check them out in our gift shop now!



πŸ“Έ keeper Cathy

Take a peek into our Bennett's Wallaby paddock and see if you can spot our joey! πŸ‘€ πŸ₯°πŸ“Έ Rob Cadd
24/05/2024

Take a peek into our Bennett's Wallaby paddock and see if you can spot our joey! πŸ‘€ πŸ₯°

πŸ“Έ Rob Cadd

23/05/2024

Have you seen one of our newest arrivals? πŸ₯°

Miniature Donkey Genya gave birth to a little girl just last week on the 15th May 🫏

They are currently in the front of the Donkey barn!

πŸŽ₯ keeper Georgina

Address

2 Hamerton Road
Huntingdon
PE285RE

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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+441832293362

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