Home Educator Day!

Name: Home Educator Day!
Start: 2025-11-05T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-05T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Dartmoor Zoo, PL75DG

Schedule

Wed Nov 05 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Dartmoor Zoo, PL75DG | Plymouth, EN

Back by popular demand – Home Educator Day! - You must prebook to attend.
We’re thrilled to announce a new date, with an amazing theme to match!
Wednesday 5th November – Zookeeper Skills.
Want to know what it takes to be a zookeeper? This day is dedicated to finding out all the different skills needed with a hands on workshop, drop-in activities, talks and practical activities around our site. Please note, you will not be working directly with any animals.
There are 3, 45 minute workshops available called – Zookeeper in training!
This practical workshop will include a carousel of activities that are all an important part of being a zookeeper. From how to ID an animal to how to check your animals are healthy and happy, you can get hands on with keeper equipment. Our primary-age workshops will focus on practical skills, whilst our secondary-age will include an element of the routes into working with animals as a career.
These are free and can be added to your basket at checkout (spaces are limited so we recommend booking in advance)! They will be held in our Jaguar Suite at 11, 12 (guidance for Primary level) and 1 (guidance for Secondary level).
Our Home Educator Days are designed to welcome home educated children and their families to come and explore the zoo for just £16 (one adult and one child – including one day admission).
With a different theme running each session. The days are designed to offer flexibility and freedom with talks and activities running across the site, or why not book onto one of our educator-led workshops to take an interactive dive into the topic.
Terms and conditions
We are not able to accept annual passes for educational visits. Our home educator days fall under this. Entry is heavily discounted and includes access to workshops and a bespoke programme of activities exclusively for home educating families visiting on the day.
One £16 entry rate is available per booking. Any additional members of the group will need to be booked on the accompanying adult and children rates. This includes one day admission and is not inclusive of our annual pass. Pre-booking is essential for the event to get the special £16 rate.
This special discounted price is only available on Home Educator days and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
Please meet outside the restaurant 5 minutes before the start of your workshop time.
Children must be accompanied by an adult when attending the workshop.
The behaviour of children is the responsibility of the accompanying adults. There will be points throughout the workshop when it will be possible to leave the room if necessary.
Strict start times apply and no entry will be permitted for late arrival to the workshops.
Guidance: 11 and 12 workshops are recommended for a primary age group and our 1 workshop is recommended for a secondary age group.