What's on this season?
🎅🐧 Santa’s Penguin Grotto:
Selected weekends in December: From 6th - 21st, 22nd & 23rd
✨ A magical Christmas experience where you meet Santa inside Penguin Cove, explore a sparkling festive zoo, enjoy the Christmas Train Ride, watch a live seasonal show, and receive a special gift for every child - all included with admission. A perfect family Christmas day out! 🎄🐧
💚🎄 The Grinch at Banham Zoo
💚 The Grinch arrives on Saturday 13th December for meet-and-greet moments, fun photos, and mischievous festive chaos! Expect plenty of laughs. A brilliantly cheeky day out! 📸🎅
Get ready for an unforgettable family adventure at Banham Zoo, one of the UK’s most loved and award-winning wildlife parks. Set in over 50 acres of beautiful parkland and gardens, this amazing zoo is home to more than 2,000 animals from around the world — from majestic tigers and cheeky monkeys to colourful flamingos and playful penguins.
Meet incredible creatures up close as you explore immersive walk-through habitats and the lush Subtropical House, where free-flying birds soar above and sloths, tamarins, and white-faced saki monkeys roam around you.
Little explorers will love discovering everything from giraffes and camels to reptiles, spiders, and farmyard favourites like goats, rabbits, and donkeys.
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Gate-ready e-ticket, simply scan on your mobile
Your ticket includes:
Day Entry into Banham Zoo.
General Information
- All children under 16 years of age are required to be always accompanied by a responsible adult
- Banham Zoo is a no smoking zoo, including those using electronic cigarettes or vaping, please use the designated smoking areas as highlighted on the zoo map
- Guests can return to their car during their visit, they just need to show a receipt or booking reference to staff at admissions
- Yes, you are welcome to bring your own picnic to Banham Zoo and there are lots of outdoor seating areas around the Zoo for picnic use
- The attraction is cashless, please ensure you have your bank card with you
- Hot and cold drinks food and snacks are available during your visit from the Pavillion Cafe
- Car parking is free
- Face coverings need to be worn in any indoor areas.
- Single and double strollers are available for hire (£8-£11) at the main entrance. Strollers are available for children age 1-6 years
- Mobility Scooters are available to hire (£10), manual wheelchairs are also available for loan (credit card required for deposit). Please call the park before arrival to ensure availability
- Wi-Fi is available on park
Booking and Ticket Information
- When you buy online you will receive an email containing your ticket. Please print your ticket and present it at the Banham Zoo on the day of your visit. Alternatively, you can show your ticket on your smartphone or tablet
- Tickets are available to purchase online up to 11.45pm for the next day
- Picniq accepts all debit cards, Maestro, Visa and Mastercard as methods of payment. There is no credit card charge or booking fee
- Online bookings are limited to a maximum of 12 visitors.
- Tickets purchased through Picniq are not refundable. The date of the visit can be amended for a fee of £10 per booking. Terms and conditions apply.
- Picniq Ltd acts as an agent for all tickets/bookings on behalf of the supplier/principle ('the attraction'). For Picniq booking terms click here
Directions
Address:
Kenninghall Rd, Banham, Norwich NR16 2HE
Banham Zoo is signposted off the A11 and A140 - Just follow the brown tourist signs.
Times can change please check website prior to arrival
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