Zoo
Hertfordshire Zoo
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United Kingdom 28 spp. present
Hertfordshire Zoo, previously known as Paradise Wildlife Park and before that as Broxbourne Zoo, is a family-run wildlife park and charity in Broxbourne, in Hertfordshire, England. It came under the management of the Peter and Grace Sampson family in 1984; in 2017, their daughter Lynn Whitnall became chief executive and continued the family business. Also in 2017, the family founded the Zoological Society of Hertfordshire, a registered charity (no.1108609). The zoo receives no government funding. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
51.742° N 0.054° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
28
speciesOpened
1960
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–16:30
Getting there
- Address
- White Stubbs Lane, Broxbourne EN10 7QA
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
Who runs it
- Run by
- Hertfordshire Zoo
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Black And Rufous Elephant Shrew
Rhynchocyon petersi
EN
Ring-tailed Lemur
Lemur catta
Before you go
Where is Hertfordshire Zoo?
United Kingdom
Hertfordshire Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, at White Stubbs Lane, Broxbourne EN10 7QA. Its coordinates are 51.742° N, 0.054° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 282 km away.
What animals can you see at Hertfordshire Zoo?
28 species
Citizen-science photos record 28 species at Hertfordshire Zoo, including Emu, Emerald Tree Skink, Black And Rufous Elephant Shrew, Cape Porcupine and Capybara. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Hertfordshire Zoo in the wild?
Emu: Flinders Ranges National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Hertfordshire Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Emu (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Ranges National Park), Emerald Tree Skink (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Raja Ampat) and Cape Porcupine (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kafue National Park).
Does Hertfordshire Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Hertfordshire Zoo lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Hertfordshire Zoo open?
Every day · 9:00–16:30
According to its open map listing, Hertfordshire Zoo is open Every day · 9:00–16:30. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Hertfordshire Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1960, 12 ha
Hertfordshire Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 1960 and covers about 12 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 28 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)