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Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo

Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo
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Symonds Yat West, Whitchurch
Ross-on-Wye
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Your butterfly safari will explore the incredible and beautiful world of these wonderful creatures. This immersive experience is for everyone with an interest in the environment, and has some wonderful photographic opportunities, come and see! Kept at tropical temperatures, this indoor attraction lets you get close to a wide range of exotic butterflies. If you're lucky you might even get one land on you! Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo is indoors, it’s tropical and it’s teeming with exotic living butterflies flying around as you discover their fascinating lives close-up. See for yourself every stage of their life-cycle: Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and some of the world’s most beautiful butterflies. The species we breed in our zoo have fascinating survival strategies, bring a camera for superb wildlife photography and great opportunities for some social media pics too! The butterfly farm is between Monmouth and Ross on Wye at Symonds Yat in the Wye Valley, and is within walking distance from some fine Pubs and local accommodation.

Entry Cost

Adult: £6.75
State Pensioner: £5.25
Child, 5-15 years: 4.75
Save £2.00 per person for one extra activity: Indoor Adventure Golf or Outdoor Miniature Golf.
Save £4.00 per person for two extra activities: Indoor Adventure Golf and Outdoor Miniature Golf.

Hours

Daily from 10am, Last admissions individual attractions January - February 3pm until further notice. If you are planning to visit the Zoo, play Adventure Golf and/or the Mininature Golf please allow sufficient time to experience all the activities.
  • Special Features

    • Historical Interest
    • Garden
    • Rural location
  • Facilities

    • On-site cafe/restaurant
    • Picnics welcome
    • Baby changing
    • Public toilets
    • Gift shop
  • Accessibility

    • Disabled access
    • Disabled facilities
  • Welcomes

    • Children welcome
    • Adults only
    • Accepts groups
    • Coach parties
  • Parking

    • Private parking
Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo

Directions & Parking

Map pin Wye Valley Visitor Centre, Jubilee Park
Symonds Yat West, Whitchurch
Ross-on-Wye
Herefordshire
HR9 6DA
You will find us at Symonds Yat West between Ross-on-Wye and Monmouth a few hundred yards from the A40 just off the B4164, Opposite the Old Court Hotel.

Caring For The Planet

## Butterfly Conservation

Here at the Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo we are not just passionate about butterfly conservation, we really work at it. We support sustainable Butterfly Farming worldwide through trade: This devalues collected specimens and preserves rainforest and other habitats. We also manage our own Nature Reserve, commissioned from Barnaby Millard, Conservation Landscape Architect.The Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo is heated only by renewable energy-Biomass which is sustainably farmed in the adjacent county of Gloucestershire.
  • Composting
  • Refillable cleaning products and toiletries
  • Energy from renewable sources

Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo Recommends

Walk form our car park opposite to the Old Court Hotel, or down to the Riversde Church, then turn downstream past the leisure boats where you can take a river trip on the Wye, or continue for three fields to the Old Ferrie Inn for riverside refreshment. Excellent!