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Dudley Zoo and Castle Have you ever come face to face with a Lemur? Walked through a Rainforest? Seen the largest owls in Europe? Or travelled back in time?
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At Dudley Zoo, you can do this and so much more. Surrounding an 11th Century Castle, you’ll get closer to the World’s rarest animals, discover the horrible history of Dudley Castle and join in plenty of fun activities. Visit www.dudleyzoo.org.uk for full details.

06/11/2026

We're wishing Benji a very Happy 49th Birthday! 🎂

05/11/2026

Robin the reindeer is helping us spread some magic this Christmas, through personalised fundraising letters!

Robin’s letter, which is printed on recycled reindeer poo paper is filled with personalised details about your child, which we’ll post in a greetings card with a glossy photograph of Robin, directly to the lucky recipient in the lead up to the big day.

We’ll also include a complimentary child’s admission ticket, giving them the chance to come and visit Robin and the rest of the herd in their award-winning Reindeer Ravine.

Letters cost £8 and all proceeds from the letter will help support our animal conservation work.

They’re available to purchase from our website, where you’ll be able to input all the personalised details.

Letters will be posted out week commencing November 30, with the last postage date on Monday, 14th December.

04/11/2026

🎅 Santa arrives later this month and we’re officially starting the countdown! 🎅

The elves are busy transforming the 11th century Dudley Castle into our festive grotto and we can’t wait to welcome visitors from Saturday, November 28.

Tickets for Santa’s grotto not only includes a visit to the castle, where you’ll meet Santa and his elves and receive a special gift, but you’ve also got zoo admission, allowing you to spend the whole day on site to visit the animals – including his reindeer herd!

03/11/2026

☕Don't forget our coffee mornings restart tomorrow morning!

Book your free place here: https://onlineshop.dudleyzoo.org.uk/DudleyZoo/sessions.aspx?tid=122
or call 01384 215313 and our admin team will reserve your space.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Our free coffee mornings ‘Coffee, cake and Castle Hill’ re-start a week today as we look to provide a warm welcome throughout the coming months.

The event will continue to be held in the Tecton Room off the Safari Shop from 10.30am – 12.30pm and will take place every Wednesday, with free hot drinks, cake and biscuits.

Anyone wishing to attend is asked to pre-book their place as space is limited.

Places can be booked by calling 01384 215313 or online. The link's below.

Please note as part of the coffee mornings, car parking will be complimentary, but it will not include zoo admission.

03/11/2026

There’s just a month left for visitors 60+ to take advantage of our discounted £10 Wednesday admission offer.

And don’t forget we’re also offering free admission for one pre-school child (aged under 5) alongside the Senior Saver ticket too!

Tickets can be pre-booked through the website, or purchased on the day at the admission desk.

The Senior Saver is available on November 4, 11, 18 and 25.

02/11/2026

Thank you to all our half term visitors – if you enjoyed your visit why not become a DZC member and join us all year round!

A membership is great value for money and with an adult pass costing just £41.75 – it pays for itself in just two trips.

Plus, with the Direct Debit option, members can spread the cost out over ten months, making it even more affordable.

A DZC membership not only gives you the opportunity to see your favourite animals through every season, but it also gives discounted offers throughout the year, discounts in the Safari Shop, on animal and zoo keeper experiences, plus catering outlets.

And we’ve also joined forces with Bristol Zoo Project to offer a free visit as part of our annual pass too!

Find out more on our website!

01/11/2026

Our red pandas were the latest recipients of goodies from the Amazon wishlist – receiving a treat ball, which keepers stuffed with some of their favourite snacks!

THANK YOU to visitors who continue to send us parcels from our online list – over recent weeks we’ve been sent likits for the giraffes, pruning shears, snake rings, glucose powder for our lorikeets and raisins for our primates.

All the items on our wishlist have been chosen by our keepers to benefit animals on their sections - whether it's enrichment, tasty treats or daily equipment for animal husbandry.

If you’d like to directly support a specific animal, you can purchase an item – we’ve included a note on each listing of which species they’re for – and the parcel can be delivered straight to us!

Here's the link to our list: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/23SWM8GBWT5V9?ref_=wl_share

31/10/2026

Happy Halloween! 👻

Dudley Zoo and Castle allegedly has a number of ghostly goings-on around site, including around the cottage.

If you’re joining us this weekend, we’re got a family-friendly ghost and castle history talk and a slightly spookier ghost story session in the castle Undercroft as part of our half term activities.

If you’ve visited us over the school holidays, have you seen or felt something spooky?

🎃** There’s also still time to take part in our ‘Treat’ fundraising raffle, for the chance to win a bag filled with DZC goodies, worth over £100!
Our Customer Services team have more information! **🎃

30/10/2026

As we head towards Halloween, things are getting scary…

Today is World Lemur Day, a day to tell you how 98% of their species are threatened with extinction.

Lemurs are the most endangered group of mammals on the planet – how terrifying is that!

More than 100 species of lemur live in the wild in Madagascar and no where else in the world, with habitat loss, poaching, climate change and invasive species all threatening their survival.

Here at DZC we support The Lemur Conservation Association (AEECL) by helping fund education programmes in Madagascar, which employs teachers to help educate local people to protect lemurs in their native habitats.

Come and discover more about the three lemur species we care for here at DZC – the ring-tailed lemur, the black-and-white ruffed lemur and the black lemur.

Address

Tipton Road
Dudley
DY14SQ

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	10am - 4:30pm
Thursday	10am - 4:30pm
Friday	10am - 4:30pm
Saturday	10am - 4:30pm
Sunday	10am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+441384215313

Website

http://www.dudleyzoo.org.uk/

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