We are really lucky to have all of our immediate family really close by, which means we see them really regularly. We are also really lucky to have a fab little zoo, called Hamerton ZooPark, within about a half hour drive of us. We’ve been once already this year and because they offer a great value season ticket, no doubt this won’t be my last post about it either!
It is such a great place, but it opened *I think* in 1990 and would have been a lot smaller then, so wasn’t somewhere either hubby or I went to as kids. But both of us had been as adults and it is a fave place for us. My parents though, had never been, so this Easter Monday, when talking about what to do as a nice day out together, we decided they really needed to see how great it is! My little bro and his lovely girlfriend love it there too and really wanted to come for a fun day with Monkey.
The other option for the day was a local farm, but last year Monkey was terrified of the noisy sheep and while I do want to take him back, I thought avoiding sheep may be safest for a stress free family day out!
We really lucked out with the weather as it was such a glorious day! Monkey was dead excited at just being able to run around with some of his favourite people there to play with him!
He was also really brave and stroked a donkey, and a goat! Clever Monkey!
I also took my big camera this time, and managed to get some nice snaps of some of the lovely animals!
It was a lovely time of year to go too as there was some gorgeous baby animals! I loved the baby meerkats!
And we saw this gorgeous baby wallaby emerging from his mumma’s pouch, and then jump right back in again!
Monkey loved seeing all the animals..
But I think he loved spending time with his family more than anything!
Cool dude in Daddy’s glasses!
Overall it was just such a lovely day in the sun!
Aww lovely day out. The little lambs look so so cute. We keep meaning to pop to our local farm to see them all. #countrykids
Thank you it was a lovely day, and a lovely time of year to go! xx
Aaahh such beautiful photos. It makes me want to go to the zoo. Loving the babies, too cute x
Thank you, it was lovely and a great time of year to visit to see the babies! xx
Best days are those spent with family and it’s looks like you all had a fab time together visiting the animals at the zoo! Thanks for linking up and sharing your lovely family photos with Country Kids.
It really was lovely and lots of fun all together 🙂 xx
It was a lovely day we all enjoyed ourselves.
We went to the zoo this week too 🙂 Looks like such a lovely day, and you got some fab photos of the animals x #CountryKids
Ah great minds! Thank you, it was lovely and with so many family around to give Monkey attention I got some time to get some good snaps! xx
Aw this looks lovely! You’ve made me want to go to the zoo. Although I live in one most days, it has to be said. Fab pictures. #PoCoLo
Thank you! It was lovely and Lol, I can imagine xx
What a gorgeous day out you guys had!! Looks like a great zoo too, you captured some amazing photos! #countrykids
Thank you, we did love it! xx
Nothing beats a great day out at the zoo!
You are so right! xx
What a great post. Love all the smiley faces and the awesome animal shots. Well done Monkey doing some stroking too, brave boy! Sounds like a really great day. Thank you for sharing with #whatsthestory
Thanks Charly, we had so much fun and he was so brave doing some stroking, I was a proud mama 🙂 xx
What lovely pictures, looks like a fab day out. Love the Meerkats! #WhatstheStory
Thank you, we did have a lot of fun! xx
So nice that you were able to get out with the family and enjoy a lovely day out in the sunshine! I used to love going on family visits with my sister’s family when her kids were little too. Lovely pictures – cute babies!! X #whatsthestory
Thank you, it was def lovely to be out together and Monkey is so lucky having such doting uncles and aunts! The babies really were so cute!! xx
Lucas says – What an awesome day out and Monkey is looking as awesome as ever……… I love the baby Kangaroo – he’s such a dude!!
Grace says – I would’ve wanted to take all the baby animals home with me, especially the Meerkats – soooooooo cute
#magicmoments #whatsthestory
Thanks guys, the animals were super cute! xx
What a lovely, happy post and I loved looking at all these pics – fab day out for you all xx #magicmoments #whatsthestory
Thank you, we did have a lot of fun xx
awwww looks like you had a brill day. we love going to the farm. your pictures are ace, so clear! #letkidsbekids
Thank you, it was a lot of fun! xx
How great to have something like this so close to you! It looks like a really lovely, open zoo too. You all look like you.had a fabulous time.
Yeah we really are lucky having it so close by and it is really lovely to wander round, and not too huge but still with lots of lovely animals to see. xx
Aw, that looks like such a wonderful day out with all the family at a great fun place.
Thanks for linking #LetKidsBeKids
Thank you, it was lots of fun adn there’s a great playpark for older kids too! xx
Your photos are brilliant, I especially love the merkats. We hope to get to visit a zoo soon, I only hope we get to visit one as lovely as the one you went to #letkidsbekids
Thank you, I couldn’t stop snapping pics of the meerkats as they were so cute! xx
What a lovely family day out with Monkey looking so cool in his sunnies #countrykids
Thanks, we do try and tell him he is a cool dude, in the hope they stay on for more than 5 minutes lol! xx