Love Your Zoo Week
Celebrate Love Your Zoo Week with us this May half term.
Join us from Saturday 24 May – Sunday 1 June 2025 to celebrate everything that makes zoos so important.
Meet our animal keepers, join in with craft activities and see our latest arrivals, including Pasha the Amur tiger and Zaya the snow leopard.
Plus, don’t miss the Wildlife Art Exhibition (running until Monday 26 May), with over 250 pieces of artwork on show.
Book in advance to save (annual members can enter for free).
Book Your Tickets
Love Your Zoo Week activities are running from Sat 24 May – Sunday 1 June 2025.
Book now
Meet the keepers
Our expert animal keepers will be on hand to share fascinating facts about the animals they care for. Download our app for all the latest feed and activity times.
Marwell Explorer Passport Trail*
Collect your very own Marwell Explorer Passport and set off around the zoo to discover animals from across the continents, collecting stamps as you go.
Badge making*
Daily, 11am – 4pm
Get crafty and create a Love Your Zoo animal-themed badge to take home with you.
Face painting*
Daily, 10.30am – 4pm
Transform into your favourite animal with our animal-themed face painting.
Suitable for ages 3+. Face painting may not be suitable for children with sensitive skin or known skin conditions – please speak to the face painters on the day. Children must be supervised.
Wildlife Art Exhibition
Friday 23rd – Monday 26 May, 10.30am – 4pm
Held in the stunning Grade I listed Marwell Hall, this inspiring exhibition will showcase more than 250 pieces of artwork from over 70 artists, each capturing the beauty and diversity of the animal kingdom.
Browse the Art Market for affordable pieces to take home, and get creative with children’s craft activities.
Enter our Zoo Art Competition
Tap into your inner artist and create your own piece of wildlife artwork for a chance to win a hamper of art goodies.
Whether you bring some pencils and sketch one of our penguins, or take a photo and create a mosaic inspired by one of our big cats, we want to see your masterpieces!
Entries will be open from Friday 24th May – Monday 2nd June 2025.
Stay tuned for details of how to enter.
Treat yourself to afternoon tea
Wed 28 May – Sun 1 June
On selected dates, tuck into afternoon tea in Grade I listed Marwell Hall. Reserve your table online to guarantee your place.
…and even more!
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.
Every visit helps support our conservation work, both here at the zoo and around the world.
Save with annual membership
Visit Marwell Zoo year-round with an annual membership.* An annual pass starts at less than the price of 3 visits!
*terms and exclusions apply
*additional cost applies.
All activities are subject to availability.
Where next?
Continue planning your visit or check out our Tickets & Offers.
