Farm experience

Meerkat experience: Enjoy a 'meet the meerkats' experience for one or two people. Valid: 11am on Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat and Sun. Duration: With 30-minutes to get up close and personal with these hand-reared and tame creatures. On the day: Meet adorable meerkats in a hands-on experience with a cream tea to boot! Plus: Explore the rest of the farm and meet the other animals afterwards. Location: At Willow Tree Family Farm, Nottingham; based in Shirebrook, Mansfield.

Pal-pacas: Meet alpacas for a 45-minute alpaca walk - besties for life! Furry besites: Spend time in many of the animal's paddocks, petting them. Refreshments: Enjoy soft drinks and cakes in te picnic area of cabin. Frampton Farm: Head to the lovely Frampton Farm, Hougham Court Lane, Kent. Perfect for: Ages 8 years and over. Under 13s to share an alpaca with a paying adult. Farm tour: Meet all our animals Chickens, Ducks, Cows, Alpacas, Pigs, Sheep and goats.

Location: At Willow Tree Family Farm, Nottingham; based in Shirebrook, Mansfield. Experience: A 60-minute 'walking with Alpacas' experience. Walk: Become best pals with these wonderful creatures by taking a scenic walk around the farm and stopping for a photo opportunity along the way. Drink: Choice of hot or cold drink - coffee, tea, etc. Charity: Willow Tree Family Farm is a charity ran business - they care! Valid: Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun, 2.30pm. Cream: Cream included - this can be ether scones with cream and jam or cake. Feed alpacas: Feed your new best mate - become true palpacas!

Plus: Explore the rest of the farm, meet the other animals afterwards and enjoy a delicious cream tea. Valid: 3pm on Sat and Sun. On the day: Meet adorable pygmy goats in a hands-on experience lasting up to one hour. Goat experience: Enjoy a 'meet the pygmy goats' experience at Willow Tree Family Farm in Shirebrook. Duration: With 30-minutes to get up close and personal with these hand-reared and tame creatures. Location: At Willow Tree Family Farm, Nottingham; based in Shirebrook, Mansfield.

Valid: Thu - Mon: 11am - 1pm. Sat & Sun: 11am - 1pm or 2pm - 4pm. Subject to time of year and herd tasks to be completed. Location: Head over to Pennybridge Farm in Hampshire. Things to do: Meet and greet the alpacas and then lead them on a harness walk for an unforgettable experience. Perfect for: A great day for teens and adults. For two: Take a loved one, friend or family, or anyone who loves animals to make a special memory. Alpaca experience: Enjoy a two-hour Alpaca experience for two people on a delightful farm.

Valid: Weekdays from 2pm-3pm, Weekends from 1pm-2pm. Hands on: Fancy yourself the next Steve Irwin? Have a go at feeding a mob of meerkats before you get the chance to hang out with them! Location: Located in the Shropshire. Meerkat experience: Get up close and personal with some furry creatures during a meerkat experience for two at Hoo & Zoo Dinosaur World. Perfect for: Taking your family for a fantastic adventure, or gift loved ones and animal lovers for a great day out. Photo opp: Take as many photos as you'd like to capture your unforgettable experience. Guide: Your experienced guide will answer any questions you have about the magnificent meerkats.

60-minute experience: Get introduced to the alpacas with a general safety talk followed by your alpaca walk. Alpaca experience: Try something different with a 90-minute alpaca walking experience at Woodlands Alpaca Farm! Location: Based at Thelwall in Warrington, valid Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. For 1, 2 or 4: Go solo or upgrade to a group of two or four friends and loved ones. 90-minute experience: Undergo halter training and get the opportunity to walk the alpaca with a feeding bag too. Day out: Perfect family day out to get in touch with nature and the animals around us. Valid: Until 30th Nov 2022, excludes 5th Apr 2022.

With a guide: Ask your experienced guide any burning questions you may have. Highly-rated: Rated 4.5 out of 5 on TripAdvisor and awarded a Certificate of Excellence! Choice of experience: Opt for a Meerkat Experience, Lemur Experience or Meerkat and Lemur Experience. Hoo Zoo & Dinosaur World: Enjoy a choice of hands-on animal encounter experience at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Shropshire. Valid: Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm, 10am-4pm; click here to view session times! Location: Based near Telford (see map below).

Feed goats: You'll be given a bag of food to feed them and you'll soon realise, food is the way to your goats heart! Goats: The Middle England Farm goats are so popular, love walks and treats! Experience: Enjoy a 60-minute goat walking experience for two people at Middle England Farm. Goat BFFS: Meet the wonderful, friendly, funny and sometimes naughty pygmy goats! Learn all about them, take them for a short stroll and take plenty of photos of our cheekiest residents. Simply become their bestie! Suitable for: This activity is suitable for children over the age of eight and all able bodied, physically fit adults. Valid: Mon - Fri, 11am - 3pm.

Drinks: Don't worry, your budding zookeepers won't go thirsty or hungry with a drink and snack stop scheduled into the itinerary. Location: Hoo Zoo is set in the suburbs of Telford. Valid: Wed, Sat & Sun 10am. Up close: Watch as they get up close and personal with a range of mini animals in a group of up to eight children. Zookeeper: Let you little animal lovers experience being a zookeeper for half a day with this experience for two. Animals: See their faces light up as they handle hedgehogs, reptiles, lemurs and meerkats!

Cream tea: Your cream tea comes with a delicious scone and jam or a tasty cake. Both options are served with cream. You'll be washing this down with a hot drink of your choice including tea or coffee. Upgrade: Get this deal for two and take a reptile fan with you for a very different cream tea experience. Reptile experience: You'll spend 30 minutes with your new scaly friends as you receive an informative talk on the animals from the staff. You will handle up to five reptiles before you tuck into your afternoon tea. Location: Head to Willow Tree Family Farm on Langwith Road in Mansfield for your delectable afternoon tea and close encounter with the reptiles. Reptile cream tea: Try something new with today's deal on a reptile experience and afternoon tea. Valid: Mon & Fri, 2.30pm.

Q&A: Meeting the dinosaurs is fun, but in case you've got any burning questions, you can ask the experienced guide Valid: Mon - Sun, 10am - 12.30pm. Hoo Zoo entry: Enjoy entry to the zoo after your experience. The family run zoo is designed to further customer empathy towards animals and increase their efforts in helping the environment. Location: Family-run zoo based on the outskirts of Telford, Shropshire. Dino Cabin: Learn about dinosaurs whilst handling real fossils and meeting one of the Baby Dinos. Animals: Meet cute animals including yellow chicks, baby lambs, otters, meerkats and lemurs. Jurassic Experience: Looking for a fascinating experience? Take a guided tour around Hoo-Rassic World and help make sure that the herbivores are well fed. Instagramable: Take a photo in the 'Hoo-Rassic World' car or with the 'King of the Tyrants' the Tyrannosaurus Rex. A truly Instagram-worthy moment to catch! Feeding: Finally, you'll get to meet the juvenile T-Rex 'Sue' and hand feed her.

Meet the alpacas: Spend the day meeting the alpcas with a fellow animal lover at Middle England Farm. Valid: Mon-Fri, 11am-3pm - the perfect midweek activity! 90-minute experience: The 90-minute experience will begin by meeting the adorable alpacas while the professional tells you fascinating facts and how to handle them when walking along. Middle England Farm: A peaceful farm located within the beautiful Warwickshire countryside, a short drive away from Birmingham, Stratford upon Avon and Coventry. Walking: You'll then walk the alpacas round the farm, passing all the other cute animals along the way including sheep, chickens and horses. Special memories: You will finish by giving the alpacas a yummy snack before having a photo opportunity to show off your fun experience to your friends and family!

With a guide: Ask your experienced guide any burning questions you may have. Species: Ring-Tailed Lemur, Collared Brown Lemur, and Black and White Ruffed Lemur. Valid: Seven days a week, 10am-4pm; click here to view session times! Hoo Zoo & Dinosaur World: Enjoy a hands-on animal encounter experience at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Shropshire. Lemurs: You'll have the opportunity to assist in feeding them, engage in enrichment activities, and intimately interact with up to three species of Lemurs. Location: Based near Telford (see map below). Highly-rated: Rated 4.5 out of 5 on TripAdvisor and awarded a Certificate of Excellence!

Location: Frampton Farm is located in Kent. Walking: Take a goat for a walk, or brush a goat if it is raining. Valid: Mon-Sun. Feed: During this one hour experience hand feed the goats, pet and play with them! Perfect For: This hands-on experience is perfect for animal lovers looking to connect with nature and create lasting memories. Meet: Meet our Boer and Pygmy goats including our babies born March and April.