Children's Parties

We are offering a selection of party packs for you to choose from!

Option 1: Encounter Party (suitable for all ages)

Includes: Price
  • General admission into the zoo
  • 45 minute encounter with rats/ guinea pigs/ rabbits/ tortoises/ inverts
  • 45 minutes having food in the party room
 £10.95 per child
Extras
Eco friendly party bags £3 per child

Option 2: Zoo Party (suitable for ages 5+)

Includes: Price
  • General admission into the zoo
  • 45 minute zoo tour given by one of our zoo keepers
  • 45 minutes having food in the party room
 £10.95 per child
Extras
Eco friendly party bags £3 per child

All Options:

Menu

Please NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19 WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Please see our 'What's Happening' page for further details

Winter Opening Times 
October 26th 2019 - march 31st 2020

Zoo: 
10am - 4pm (last entry at 3pm)

Additional Information
* All the above are open and operational 7 days per week
* Including all bank holidays
* Free parking All Year Round

* No dogs permitted on site (except for guide dogs)

* Fully disabled accessible 

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Summer Opening Times 
March 30th 2020 - October 23rd 2020

Zoo: 
10am - 5pm (last entry at 4pm)

Additional Information
* All the above are open and operational 7 days per week

* Including all bank holidays

* Free parking All Year Round

* No dogs permitted on site (except for guide dogs)

* Fully disabled accessible 

Things to do

Animal Encounters!

Weekends Only
12pm: Small Mammal Encounter

2pm: Tortoise Encounter

Lakeside Restaurant

Serving freshly prepared high quality food to your table, if you're looking for something a little bit special the restaurant is where you want to go, also boasting a fully licensed bar. (Please contact us on the day you wish to come to ensure the restaurant is open as we sometimes have functions booked).

Carvery will be served every Sunday from 12pm until 5pm, along with full a la carte menu

Adventure Playground

We have now installed a new outdoor adventure play area for the younger and also older children this is based behind the coffee shop with plenty of outdoor and under cover seating for the parents, other play areas are also by the lake side and also in front of the coffee shop.

Coffee Shop & Ice Cream Parlour

Currently closed until February 2020. The Lakeside restaurant will be open as normal where food and drink can be purchased.

Beach

Come and visit our pirate ship and make your own sandcastles, with our ever expanding and exciting beach area, that's where it's at!!

Gift Shop

Browse round our gift shop, we sell all sorts of fun things from pencils, farm toys and teddies. Our prices start from 50p and go up to £14.99

Reptile Room

A chance to see our snakes and other reptiles.

Zip Wire

A favourite for the children come and enjoy a total adreniline rush on the zip wire based next to the new Ponderosa Adventure Playground. 

How to find us

From Manchester

Come off the M62 at Junction 26 - turn right onto the A638 - Follow this road through Cleckheaton - Turn right at the clock tower in Heckmondwike centre. The centre is sign posted on the right. Turn down Station lane, under the railway bridge, past Al Murad tiles and we are the next left turn.

From Leeds

Turn off M62 at Junction 27 (Showcase Cinema) and pick up the A62 towards Huddersfield. Through 6 sets of light and turn left into Heckmondwike centre - then turn right at the clock tower in Heckmondwike centre. The centre is sign posted on the right. Turn down Station lane, under the railway bridge, past Al Murad tiles and we are the next left turn.

Ponderosa Centre Map