Home Educator Event
Curious about clouded leopards? Join us for our next Home Educator Special Event from Mon 24 – Fri 28 February 2025.
This event has now ended. We hope to hold another one soon – stay tuned for details!
Join us in Marwell Zoo’s Science & Learning Centre for a day of discovery, exclusively for home educators.
From craft sessions to a journey of discovery in our lecture theatre, there are activities suitable for children of all ages and stages. We just ask that all children are accompanied by a responsible adult.
Dates: Monday 24 – Friday 28 February 2025
Time: 10.30am – 3pm daily
Tickets: £6.80 per person, with one free adult for every paying child. Price includes a full day in the zoo (10am – 4pm), as well as access to all the activities!
Book Your Tickets
Activities will take place from Mon 24 – Fri 28 Feb 2025. Tickets are limited – book early to avoid disappointment.
Book now
Explore and Learn
10.30am – 3pm daily (drop-in)
Explore a range of self-led engaging activities for families set up across three separate classrooms, facilitating learning across all levels.
Learn about the natural world using skins and skulls. Our knowledgeable and friendly education team will also be on hand to support your learning and answer all your questions!
Journey of Discovery
11am (Mon / Thurs / Fri) & 2pm (daily)
Join us in our lecture theatre for an interactive, educator led, journey of discovery into the rainforest to learn more about the carnivores that call this habitat their home; including one of the world’s most elusive small big cats, the clouded leopard.
Discover why they are so small, yet still boast the largest gape and biggest teeth of any living cat!
Rainforest carnivores craft session
12pm – 2pm (daily)
NEW: GCSE Focus
12pm (daily)
By popular request, a higher level session focused on the Science and Geography of rainforests will be run daily from 12pm in the lecture theatre.
…and explore the zoo!
Let off steam on our playgrounds, take a ride on the road train, and of course, see our resident animals. Don’t forget to download our app to check our daily animal feed times and plan your day.
Your visit helps support our conservation work, both here at the zoo and around the world.