hi its my little boys birthday sat and he loves animals and was thinking about taking him to an animal park or zoo i no graves park have a little animal park but he goes there all the time, can anyone tell me if theres anywhere not to far out of sheffield where there is a zoo or animal park??? or where is the nearest one?

thanks in advance :)

There is the butterfly house at Anston which is great for little ones http://www.butterflyhouse.co.uk/

hi thanks for your reply , we have been there quite a few times to :D its great but just wondered if there was something with more animals it doesnt matter if its out of sheffield

I don't think there is. I head for the places mentioned (butterfly house, Graves) but there's nothing else outside of the usual 'farmyard' setting. I think the nearest is Twycross Zoo - roughly 1 1/2 hrs away.

healey farm is wonderful too. and its in sheffield

Hi Wentworth Garden Centre has a animal farm where you can buy food and feed the animals plus a play area really nice for young children:)

White Post farm (near Mansfield i think) is spot on too

Cannon Hall, Junction 37 M1, Barnsley (we call it Barnsley Zoo)

If you can get out there, the Chestnut Centre otter and owl sanctuary at Chapel en le Frith has lots of animals (even polecats!) and is well worth a look. I go there every now and then and don't even have kids as an excuse! They have a website which says what's there, when it's open, etc

riber castle in matlock used to have a zoo but you'd have to check if it's still there as i haven't been in about 20yrs