*Please note that the keeper academy programme is currently suspended and we are not taking new applications.*

Keeper academy and junior keeper academy

Do you want to learn what it takes to be a zoo keeper?

Do you want to know what a zoo keeper does all day?

Do you want to know if being a zoo keeper is for you?

...if you answered yes to any of these, or a young person you are close to would answer yes, why not sign up for our academy courses!

Our successful junior keeper academy is a 6 week program that is open to children aged 8 – 11 years old. It runs 1pm -4pm on Saturday afternoons. The cost of the academy is £150 per child, which includes 1 free adult entry to the zoo during session times. Discounts are available for multiple children from the same family.

Due to popular demand we are now starting a keeper academy for young people aged 12-16 years. These will be longer sessions from 10.30 until 3.30 also on Saturdays. This will cost £240 a head, once again with discounts available for more than one child from the same family and a free adult entry during session times.

A young boy giving a thumbs-up behind a ringtailed lemur holding food
Lesser Madagascar hedgehog tenrec
Lesser Madagascar hedgehog tenrec
Echinops telfairi

We are currently reviewing our academy program and will update the website when new dates are decided.

Lesser Madagascar hedgehog tenrec
Lesser Madagascar hedgehog tenrec
Echinops telfairi