Our bug zoo is the award-winning visitor attraction that entertains and educates young and old in all weathers. Marvel at hundreds of amazing minibeasts, complete the trails and play in the parks. Simply BUGTASTIC!
You will be amazed by the diversity and beauty of the tiny creatures that play a vital role in our planet’s ecosystems. Add a handling session if you want to meet our bugs in person!
When other visitor attractions are rained off, The Bug Parc is a tourist place with plenty of indoor activities for adults and children. Thousands of fascinating bugs to observe up close under cover!
Explore 15 different bug zones housed in three tropical houses showing over 200 different live minibeasts. Dry on rainy days and air conditioned on hot days!
Includes our ‘Introduction to Invertebrates’ and ‘Night Zone’ exhibits.
Fascinating shell museum and the spider and tarantula rooms.
Four more invertebrate rooms including our fabulous leaf cutting ants.
When booking your ticket, add a handling experience where you can touch and hold some of our harmless animals, such as stick insects, millipedes, cockroaches and more.
Get up close to really see and feel how these fascinating creatures interact with the world.
Do you have a curiosity for the small and the strange? Then you will love The Bug Parc, where you can get up close and personal with some of the most fascinating minibeasts on Earth.
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What a unique and great day out. 5yo loved it all, the staff are incredibly friendly and seem to really enjoy being asked questions, you can tell they are passionate about bugs! Each enclosure has an info ca...
1 month(s) ago
Very worth a visit! We will definitely be returning when the butterfly house is built in 2025, and likely again at future stages. The talks are great, theres so much for kids to do, theres lots of wheelchair...
1 month(s) ago
Absolutely fabulous! Really pleasant day out with a nice cafe. The ant enclosure is especially amazing and we throughly enjoyed the handling experience. Really kind staff too. Cant wait to see it grow!
2 month(s) ago
Had a day out here and wow what a little find. Quite a lot for the kids to do, So many diff little critters to see. The leaf cutter ants are an amazing sight, its like an Ant motorway up there. Food and dri...
2 month(s) ago
Absolutely fantastic day out. Small site but so much to see and do! Loved all the different bugs and especially the big handling experience. The girls also really enjoyed the pedal go karts! Loads of free pa...
2 month(s) ago
We visited this hidden gem on Thursday, having only recently heard of it. We were not expecting much but so surprised and amazed by how good the Bug Parc is! We took 3 children between the ages of 2 - 6 and...
2 month(s) ago
This was another great day out (our second visit). The handling was a great experience. Clean and tidy site and the toilets are immaculate!!!!! Such a fair place to visit, no extra costs to ride on the p...
2 month(s) ago
Really enjoyed with my grandchildren they loved the experience of handling we will be back next year when all is done well done to everyone
2 month(s) ago
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