Hidden gems - Animal parks in Glasgow, United Kingdom not to miss (Updated December, 2023)

Hidden gems: Animal parks in Glasgow

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Glasgow. This list contains 11 places from Animal park category.

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West Coast Alpacas

Animal park

👍👍 Great walk with the Alpacas. The owner was lovely and gave us lots of useful information. Recommended

5.00 (14 reviews) (~38.55 km from centre)

Alpacas Brucklay Park

Animal park

👍👍 Fantastic experience! Carol was very attentive and friendly. She answered all our questions and went above and beyond to accommodate us. The alpacas were lovely to meet and had fantastic personalities. Thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon out and would highly recommend visiting carol and all her alpacas...

5.00 (7 reviews) (~227.61 km from centre)

Wellwood Alpacas

Animal park

👍👍 Absolutely amazing day out a massive thanks to Jane and Stuart who made our day amazing. Such beautiful animals they have such a therapeutic trek with the alpacas and the view and scenery was just breathtaking . The beautiful alpaca have such a kind and wonderful nature our daughter made a new best...

5.00 (7 reviews) (~39.8 km from centre)

Bainloch Deer Park

Animal park

👍👍 What a fantastic place to visit! We booked a tour and our guide Richard was brilliant. Very knowledgeable and an excellent host, answered lots of questions asked by the kids and really made us feel welcome. The deer are really relaxed and come over to the car for some food, giving you perfect phot...

4.90 (121 reviews) (~113.61 km from centre)

Penguins Rock

Animal park

👍👍 There are so many ways to see the penguins, especially if you are disabled. Bridge and tunnel, many many windows to see through at all different heights. The enclosure for the penguins have some of the best views to see many breeds of penguin up close. The education level to the enclosure is a real...

4.90 (36 reviews) (~61.69 km from centre)

Blackberry Hill Farm

Farm

👍👍 Amazing Experience! Mary and Harry were brilliant, very warm and inviting people. Animals were bright, happy and extremely friendly, loved feeding the baby animals and hearing all about their care. Mathew was an excellent guide through the exotic animals, he was very confident and competent with han...

4.90 (33 reviews) (~210.31 km from centre)

Waulkmill Menagerie Petting Farm

Farm

👍 Fabulous places. Staff are all super friendly. The animals are really tame and happy to be petted/hand fed. Little playground for younger kids with a picnic area. Shop available for cold drinks and ice cream as well as some momentos and very reasonably priced.

4.80 (50 reviews) (~225.67 km from centre)

Paws 2 Run

Dog park

👍👍 Fantastic area for the dogs. 3 dogs tired out in no time, and we didn't even use all of the field. Area has some agility items and some seating areas for owners. Remember to take some water with you!

4.80 (30 reviews) (~117.14 km from centre)

Loch Ness Alpacas

Animal park

👍👍 Had an absolutely fantastic time on our alpaca trekking experience. First we got to meet them and we were told all about their different personalities. Then we walked down to the loch with them for some carrot kisses, they were very well behaved and easy to walk. Our family of 4 all had a wonderful...

4.70 (22 reviews) (~167.26 km from centre)

Cloybank

Gun club

👍👍 Had a lovely morning wandering round Cloybank and seeing all the animals. Its a great place to take kids for something to do and it's free !

4.60 (84 reviews) (~23.26 km from centre)

Snoops Pet Services

Animal park

4.60 (11 reviews) (~18.02 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Animal parks in Glasgow, United Kingdom