Dates:
24 Nov 2025 - 24 Dec 2025
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Little ones can meet Father Christmas in his cosy grotto, enjoy festive crafts, and receive a special early Christmas gift. Relaxed sessions with softer lights and sounds are available for families with additional needs.
For an extra-special treat, children aged 5+ can join Santa’s elves to make tasty gifts for the animals and watch them enjoy their Christmas surprise on the zoo tour. Every child also meets Santa and takes home a present.
Beyond the grotto, families can explore the zoo’s 11,000 animals, write letters to Santa, learn how he trains his reindeer, and take part in festive animal talks with fun prizes to be won. A truly unforgettable holiday day out for families of all ages.
Relaxed sessions available (dimmed lighting, reduced sensory stimulation).
Dates:
24 Nov 2025 - 24 Dec 2025
Time:
Varied
Prices:
Meet Santa: £18.50 per child
Meet Santa Relaxed: £18.50 per child
Meet Santa Priority (members only): £16.65 per child
Meet Santa Animal Gift-Giving: £42 per child / £15.75 per adult
Meet Santa Animal Gift-Giving Relaxed: £42 per child / £15.75 per adult
Age:
All ages
Parking available in the free external car park, from which you can walk around the Zoo. Or you cay drive into the Zoo for an extra charge and park in specified areas around the Zoo.
Zoo spanning 600 acres
Hullabazoo Farm
Hullabazoo Indoor Play (book in advance)
Steam Train (extra charge)
Zoo Experiences
Base Camp Restaurant - serving hot and cold food and drinks.
Base Camp BBQ.
Viewpoint Kitchen and Deli - serves a combination of Al forno pasta dishes and freshly made pizzas.
Visitor Centre Cafe - serves deli sandwiches, hot savoury snacks (including breakfast baps), plus your favourite hot and cold drinks.
Station Store Picnic Shop - serving a selection of sandwiches, bakery items and hot and cold drinks.
Hullabazoo - serving drinks and a snacks.
Afternoon Tea at Viewpoint Kitchen and Deli - served at 2pm, on weekends and daily during the school summer holidays.
Baby changing in the toilets
There is an underpass that gets visitors from the external free car park to the entrance to the Zoo. This is ramped but is a steep ramp out of the underpass. You may park in the free external car park with designated Accessible parking bays and push around the Zoo or you may drive into the Zoo and park in specified areas around the Zoo (if you have a blue badge, essential car entry is free of charge). There is limited number of wheelchairs that are available for hire on a first-come, first-served basis. Wheelchair accessible toilets. Hullabazoo Adventure Play has accessible play equipment.
