

Explore diverse animal species in indoor and outdoor habitats at this family-friendly zoo with conservation initiatives and interactive experiences.
Venue Type
Indoor & Outdoor
Typical visit duration
1-3 hours
Booking
Walk-in
Recommended ages
0 months (newborn)+
Multiple cafes available within the shopping centre adjacent to the zoo
Visited for about 90 mins with my three grandchildren aged 5,3 and 1 1/2. They loved the various animals including turtles, Parrots, spiders, cockroaches, snakes, stick insects and fish. The talk by one of the staff about a Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches was fantastic.
Nice couple of hours spent at Bugtopia. It is small but as the gentleman on the desk told us, the more you look the more you really do see, one walk around isn't enough, we went backwards and forwards atleast 6 times and saw something different each time. Alot of the animals are free roaming in the glasshouse which is lovely for them as they get to move around and interact with each other and act more naturally. There's a QR code you can scan which gives you a tick list of what can be seen. We had an interactive talk with Ben where we were allowed to hold a hissing cockroach, not for everyone but there's no pressure to be hands on and Ben was very knowledgeable and passionate about insects and also really good with the kids who attended. There was a civet feeding session later but we had to be getting on our way unfortunately.
It was really good, the animals in the tanks were hard to see even after looking for a long time (sometimes you dont see anything), also it is very small, but overall it was great to see the birds have freedom to fly around and the tortoises have free feighn too.
This small tropical greenhouse is home to some great creatures, there's not a massive amount here but what there is is well looked after and interesting, be prepared to sweat as the temp and humidity is quite extreme, we also liked use talk that a young lady gave about the cockroach she allowed us to handle very intuitive, price is about right for what is there, loved the free roaming iguanas.
Great little place to have a wander round and see a nice variety of tropical animals, with some lovely free roaming birds. It is small so don't plan a full day here, but it's definitely worth a visit. Staff are friendly and knowledgeable.
Reviews last updated: 7 October 2026
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This venue was last updated on 7 October 2026
