This Christmas experience is held at Avon Valley Adventure & Wildlife Park.
Just off the A4 in between Bristol and Bath.
Please see our Contact Us page for an easy direct map link for directions.
If travelling by car:
Follow brown signs on the A4. Free Car parking on site.
If travelling by train:
Nearest train station is Keynsham, with a short taxi journey away.
If travelling by bus:
Request the stop for ‘Pixash Lane’ on any route travelling the A4 between Bristol and Bath.
X39 runs multiple times an hour.
From the main road, take the turning into Pixash Lane, walk over the humpback railway bridge where you will then see the park entrance.
You are more than welcome to visit Avon Valley Park if you are pregnant. You are welcome to visit the animals, but we recommend not touching them. It is down to your discretion whether you choose to take a ride on our tractor ride, train ride and take part on our play equipment.
We love supporting local organisations where possible. Please refer to this page for further details.
We accept card payments at our till systems but some side activities may only take cash. We do have a cash point on site which charges £1.50 per transaction.
We do have a NoteMachine cash point on site which charges £1.50 per transaction.
All animals naturally carry a range of micro-organisms, some of which cause no illness in the animal but can be transmitted to humans. Diseases passed from animals to humans are known as zoonoses. Some zoonotic diseases may cause ill health; in some cases the diseases may be severe or life threatening. Equally, some are more amenable than others to treatment, and some may leave lasting ill health. A range of zoonotic diseases can be acquired from animal contact at visitor attractions including:
How do people become infected?
People can become infected with micro-organisms through consuming contaminated food or drink, through direct contact with contaminated animals, by contact with an environment contaminated with animal faeces or by being bitten. Very low numbers of micro-organisms can cause human infection.
How safe is a visit to an attraction?
Given an estimated 10 million people visit such attractions each year, we consider the risk of infection to be low. We advise washing your hands after contact with our animals and when leaving the animal contact area. We have handwash stations available at numerous points in the animal contact area.
We have 2 situated undercover outside the front of the shop.
Yes, we offer a 10% discount. Your valid Defence Discount Card or Blue Light Card must be shown on arrival to be eligible for discount.
Our car park is free to park for general day admissions. There may be a charge for parking at events. Please check your event tickets if this is the case.
We can very occasionally take animals in depending on species. Please can you let us know your name, contact number, animal breed, gender (and whether it is castrated or not), age of the animal and reason why you can longer care for it.
Pet dogs are not allowed on site due to our zoo licence. We do allow assistance dogs.
Note: Assistance dogs are vaccinated against all known diseases to allow them to enter all areas.
Disabled / Less Able visitors pay the day rate suitable to who they are, but they are entitled to a registered carer to enter with them free of charge. Registered carers must show proof of ID from their local council’s carers centre or a Carer’s Allowance letter.
Childminders are entitled to a special discount for annual membership but not on day entry. Full details can be found on THIS page of our website.
We offer a similar deal to Childminders on Annual Passes where you can have an unnamed child on a pass for any child that accompanies the Foster Carer. For a ‘full’ pass for the year, the price will be the same as the Silver Standard annual membership, but can be used for any child in their care (1 child per card). Full details on our Annual Passes can be found HERE.
We offer a Gold membership which is all inclusive and gives access to Avon Valley Adventure and Wildlife Park throughout the year, as well as all the events, a birthday party, a bag of animal feed, tractor ride, train ride, safari jeep ride each visit plus a hot drink for the grown-ups on each visit too!
Silver membership gives entry through the year plus discounts across the Park and it comes in two options, Standard (valid all through the year, weekends and school holidays) or Off Peak (valid on week days in term time and after 3.30pm at weekends and school holidays).
Both are available as direct debit options on our website, details can be found HERE.
Silver membership gives you unlimited day admission to Avon Valley Adventure and Wildlife Park, you also have many benefits to take advantage of including; 20% off friends and family admission, 10% off party bookings, discount on certain event across the year, 10% off gift shop purchases, and 10% off purchases in our Café.
We are open every Tuesday to Sunday from 10am until 5.30pm between Easter and 31st October. From 1st November until Easter we are open 10am until 5pm. We open on Mondays during Bank Holidays and during school holidays.
We close for a few days between Christmas and New Year to allow our team to spend time with their families over the festive period.
Please always check our opening times on special event days.
No. We are an Adventure and Wildlife Park so the whole Park is accessible for your visit. We don’t just offer ‘play’ but so much more, with animal handling sessions throughout the day too.
Q. What does the buffet include?
A. A selection of sandwiches, a fruit platter, a veg platter, crisps, sweet nibbles and squash.
Q. I’m planning on inviting 16+ children?
A. 1 party room package includes 15 children and 15 adults so you wouldn’t be able to have extra then this allowance unless you wanted to book two rooms. This is due to the capacity of the room.
If you add any extra guests with the £7.50 discounted entry per person, this is only for park entry and does not include entry into the party room/food.
Q. How do we know who is coming to your party?
A. 1 week before your party we will send you an email. This will ask for a guest list to be emailed over to us to print so we can tick guests off as they arrive.
Q. How do I pay the £7.50 for discount standard park entry for siblings/adults?
A. Please call us no later than 7 days before the party and we can take payment over the phone ( if the phone line is busy please email us your number and some suggested call times so we can call you before the 7 days). We will then bolt these tickets on for you and send a confirmation email.
Any guests not pre-paid for before the 7 days leading up to the party will need to pay on the door prices.
Q. How does the party run?
A. Within your 2 hour time slot, your party host will take you to your 30 min private room hire session, bring food out into the party room and top your squash up. They will also take you for your train and tractor ride so that your party can be kept together while the park is open to the public- you can opt to do this before/after the party in your own time but there is no guarantee you will go in the same carriage this way.
Q. Can we go in the playbarn?
A. Your package gives you access to the entire park for the whole day! So please make the most of your tickets and enjoy all the activities on offer.