Welcome to Dartmoor Zoological Park
Set in 33 acres of beautiful woodland with some stunning views of the surrounding countryside, Dartmoor Zoological Park is a unique family owned zoo with a fantastic collection of animals.
Formerly known as Dartmoor Wildlife Park, the zoo was purchased by the Mee family and, following major refurbishment work, reopened in July 2007. The story of those early days can be found here.
The animals here include tigers, lions, jaguar, linx and cheetah (the largest collection of big cats in the region), bears, wolves, tapir, capybara, racoons, meerkats, monkeys, a fantastic collection of bugs and reptiles and much more.
Our Education Centre is manned by a dedicated team of staff and volunteers. The animals in the centre include a fascinating varietry of stick insects, a great collection of snakes, tortoises, bearded dragons gerbils, poison dart frogs and gekkos, many of which feature in Close Encounters. The team also provides an excellent education programmefor schools both at the zoo and as an outreach service.
We work very hard to ensure that the development of the zoo does not have an adverse effect on the beautiful woodland environment which makes it quite unique among zoos. As a consequence we have plenty of open spaces for the kids to run free and visitors are very welcome to bring a picnic and simply enjoy the surroundings.
We have regular daily events such as public talks at feeding times, animal encounters and special activities for the kids during the holidays such as quiz-trails and face-painting. Our restaurant is a great place to stop off for a coffe and cake or a freshly cooked lunch and there's space set aside for the under-fives to roll around with toys.
There are several ways to keep up-to-date with life here at DZP:
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