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Here you can find our visitor information and see what we have to offer at ARK Wildlife & Dinosaur Park.
Take a walk on the wild side as you visit our fascinating rescued animals and learn about them and their stories and how they came to be at our sanctuary, from the exotic to some familiar faces, the cute and the deadly, we have a diverse selection to delight animal lovers of all ages.

Jurassic Ark – Dinosaur land

Large outdoor play area with trim trail, “Trash Panda Towers” indoor soft play, as well as indoor climbing towers  located in the activity barn.

Dino Racers – battery powered children’s quad bikes

Tropical house & Small animal barn

Kinkajou Cavern – Nocturnal House

Daily Animal presentations (peak times), 11.45 am & 2.45 pm

African themed cafe, the Kalahari cafe, offering delicious local produce, and during peak periods, Dino Bites-freshly cooked, stone baked pizza outlet.

Lemur lake, walk around our picturesque pond and Ring tailed lemur habitat, visit the macaque monkeys at Macaque Manor.

A range of behind the scenes animal encounters, for a unique one on one experience.

Escape room (bookable in advance)

Disabled access and toilet facilities.

– Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult.

Please find our code of practice for visitors below

Zoo Rules pdf

Admission Prices:

Under 2’s: Free
Adult: £12.95
Child (2-15 yrs): £9.50
Family (2 adults + 2 children): £40
Extra children with family ticket: £7 each
OAP/Disabled/Carers/Military: £10.95

Tickets can be purchased at reception on the day of your visit, or alternatively can be booked online using the below link, online entrance tickets are not date specific and are valid for six months from the date of purchase and will be sent by email.

https://arkwildlifepark.sumupstore.com/

Schools: Please see our special school rates under the Schools visits page

Annual Passes:

Adult: £40
Child: £35
Family (2+2): £140

Concession: £35

Discounts are available for pre-booked (10+ people) school groups, Scouts, Guides, Brownies etc and care homes.

Animal adoptions available from £35 

To inquire about discounts/annual passes or adoptions please call us on

Opening Times

Kalahari Cafe

Tractor Play Area

Tropical House/Jurassic Ark

Dino Racers

play area

Indoor Climbing Towers

Ball Pit Digger

Kalahari Cafe & Dino Bites

At our African themed cafe, the Kalahari cafe you can enjoy locally made cakes, sandwiches, savouries and hot meals with vegetarian and vegan options alongside a wide range of cold drinks and hot beverages, whilst the kids burn off energy around our play park, and for the really young there’s our toddler corner in the cafe.

The Kalahari cafe will be open everyday from 10.00am, outside of peak season the cafe may not be open all day.

Enjoy a freshly cooked, stone baked pizza from Dino Bites pizza outlet, also serving cold drinks and ice creams (open peak periods).

Play areas, Activity barn and Soft play

As well as the diverse range of animals that call the Ark home, we have a range of activities to keep the kids happy no matter the weather, with a large well equipped play area, including trim trail, there’s plenty to do outside when the weather’s fine, including our amazing Dinosaur land – Jurassic Ark, but even on a rainy day the children won’t miss out with “Trash panda towers”, our soft play area for 9yrs & under, our large indoor climbing area located in the activity barn, featuring towers, bridges, swings, slides, climbing walls and fireman’s pole, not to mention our indoor tropical house where you will also find even more dinosaurs!

And if you fancy a bite to eat in the Kalahari cafe, our toddlers corner will keep young children entertained whilst you enjoy a hot drink and a bite to eat.

Come and see why Ark wildlife park has rapidly established itself as Lincolnshire’s premier family friendly wildlife park.

Outdoor Play Area

Jurassic Ark - Dinosaur Land

″Trash Panda Towers″, soft play area

Get in touch

At our African themed cafe, the Kalahari cafe you can enjoy locally made cakes, sandwiches and savouries alongside a wide range of cold drinks and hot beverages, whilst the kids burn off energy around our play park, and for the really young there’s our toddler corner in the cafe.

The Kalahari cafe will be open everyday from 10.00am.

At our African themed cafe, the Kalahari cafe you can enjoy locally made cakes, sandwiches and savouries alongside a wide range of cold drinks and hot beverages, whilst the kids burn off energy around our play park, and for the really young there’s our toddler corner in the cafe.

The Kalahari cafe will be open everyday from 10.00am.