Whipsnade Zoo
Dunstable, Bedfordshire
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🎃👻 BOO AT THE ZOO! 🦇🕷️
🐾 Get ready for a spooktacular family adventure at Whipsnade Zoo this October half term! 🧙♀️🦁
📅 24 October – 1 November 2026
Bring your little monsters along for a fang-tastic day filled with Halloween fun, amazing animals and spooky surprises! 🎃🧡
📖 🎃 Halloween Storytime – Enjoy interactive spooky stories at 10:30am, 1:15pm and 3pm (except 31 October).
🦇 ✂️ Creepy Crafts – Make your very own Halloween flappy bat between 10:30am and 3:30pm.
🧛♀️ 🏆 Halloween Costume Contest – Dress up in your spookiest outfit! The contest takes place daily at 12:20pm, with a prize for the winner.
🪦 🐍 Wildlife Gravestones – Explore fascinating facts about poisonous and venomous animals from 10am to 4pm.
👻 🔦 Ghastly Ghost Tours – Discover the ghosts and horrible history of Whipsnade! Recommended for ages 7+.
🚂 🎃 Spooky Train Ride – Hop aboard the Halloween railway trail and look out for spooky wildlife friends. Additional charges apply.
🎨 🏺 Ceramic Painting – Create your own Halloween keepsake. Additional charges apply.
🦁 🕸️ Spooky Animal Talks – Learn all about incredible animals through Halloween-themed talks.
💀 🎨 Halloween Face Painting – Get into the spooky spirit with a Halloween makeover! Additional charges apply.
🦎 🐍 Discover Poisonous & Venomous Animals – Follow trails, join activities and uncover the amazing secrets of some of nature’s most fascinating creatures!
Set in 600 acres of stunning countryside, Whipsnade Zoo is the UK’s largest zoo and home to over 10,000 amazing animals! From majestic elephants and rhinos to playful penguins and powerful tigers, this incredible wildlife park offers a full day of family adventure, learning, and fun.
Step into the wild and meet creatures big and small across huge open spaces, immersive habitats, and world-class exhibits - it’s a truly unforgettable day out for the whole family.
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Your ticket includes:
- Whipsnade Zoo where you can see many of your favourite animals
- Hullabazoo indoor and outdoor play areas
- Daily talks, demonstrations and feeding sessions
- The Hullabazoo Farmyard
- Whipsnade Tickets are available to purchase online up to 11AM on the day of your intended visit.
- Picniq accepts all debit cards, Maestro, Visa and Mastercard as methods of payment. There is no credit card charge or booking fee.
- Children under 3 go free.
- When you buy online, please print off your eTicket as you will need this upon arrival at Whipsnade Zoo.
- Online bookings are limited to a maximum of 12 visitors.
- Please note that parking charges do apply, although free car parking is available opposite this attraction.
- Tickets purchased through Picniq are not refundable. The date of the visit can be amended for a fee of £10. Terms and conditions apply.
- Picniq welcomes all bookings - no kids required! ;)
- Passage through Asia is accessible by either your own vehicle or on Whipsnade's Jumbo express ( Additional charges apply, Payable locally ) alternatively you can visit the vantage points close to the rhinos' & Camel's enclosures.
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Directions
From the M1, exit on to the A5 and follow signs for Studham/Kensworth. The zoo is well signposted around the area.
Whipsnade Zoo is open every day of the year with the exception of Christmas Day. The zoo opens at 10am every day and closing times vary depending on the season. Please check Whipsnade Zoo Visitor information for the lastest closing times.
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