Name: Bowland Wild Boar Park
Rating: 5.0

Bowland Wild Boar Park

Bowland Wild Boar Park, Bowland Country Park, Chipping, Preston PR3 2HB, UK

1-90 Years

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Bowland Wild Boar Park – Family Day Out! Bowland Wild Boar Park, in the heart of the Forest of Bowland near Chipping, offers a fun-filled family day in scenic woodland and riverside surroundings. Visitors can meet and pet wild and farm animals, enjoy the large adventure play area with slides, swings, zip wires, and climbing frames, or take barrel rides (£3 per child) and tractor & trailer rides (£2 per person, under 1 free). Woodland and riverside walks (550–1,200m) provide wildlife spotting opportunities, while indoor activities like a mud ‘Kinetic Sand’ kitchen, balancing scales, and basketball hopper keep children entertained in all weather. The on-site café serves hot drinks, snacks, and homemade light lunches with views of feeding wildlife.

Ticket Prices: Child 3–15: £10, Adult: £10, Family (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children): £35, Infant under 2: Free.

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Host birthday parties: No

Features

Barrel, Tractor & Trailer Rides: Barrel rides are available daily for £3 per child, suitable for children under 16 and subject to weather conditions. Tractor and trailer rides are also offered daily at £2 per person, with children aged one year and under admitted free.
Indoor & Outdoor Play: The children’s outdoor play area features slides, swings, a zip wire, and a newly added traverse climbing wall, providing hours of active fun. For indoor activities, there are a variety of undercover options suitable for all ages, including a mud ‘Kinetic Sand’ kitchen, balancing scales, basketball hopper, and other engaging play zones to keep children entertained in changeable weather conditions.
Animal Breeds: The park is home to a wide variety of animals, including red deer, iron age boar, peahens, peacocks, rabbits, racka sheep, ostriches, Cayuga ducks, Aylesbury ducks, Chinese geese, wild boars, emus, alpacas, llamas, water buffalo, donkeys, meerkats, European polecats, native Aberdeen Angus bull, Dorper sheep, Hebridean sheep, pygmy goats, Vaynols, barn owls, and many more. Other residents include old English game, Egyptian geese, Emden geese, European eagle owl, guinea pigs, Boer goats, Ouessant sheep, Welsh Badger Face Mountain sheep, Soay sheep, Wiltshire Whitehorn sheep, Jacob sheep, golden pheasants, Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs, Large Black pigs, Large Black cross pigs, golden Guernsey goats, Bagot goats, Muscovy ducks, White Park cross, Shetland sheep, Tamworth pigs, Mangalitya pigs, and various finches.
Meet the Animals: Visitors can hand feed and pet animals, or hold chicks during seasonal events. Hand feeding and petting opportunities vary throughout the year. All visitors are advised to wash hands before and after contact with the animals. Animal petting and chick holding sessions are available under cover, with schedules confirmed on arrival. To See Animal Visit: https://www.wildboarpark.co.uk/explore-the-park/hand-feeding-our-animals/
Wildlife Walks: The park is situated in the heart of the Trough of Bowland along the river Hodder, offering scenic riverside walks where wildlife can be observed up close. Walking trails range from 550 to 1,200 metres and are suitable for children, parents, and grandparents. A tractor and trailer ride is also available to access woodland trails. Visitors are advised to wear strong footwear, expect muddy conditions in wet weather, keep to paths, supervise children at all times, keep dogs on leads, and avoid feeding pigs or wild boar.
Dark Skies Star Gazing: The park offers opportunities for stargazing under some of the darkest skies in England, officially recognized as Dark Sky Discovery Sites. The isolated location provides exceptional views of constellations, the Milky Way, and meteor showers throughout the year. Spring nights feature constellations such as Leo and the Plough. Summer offers glimpses of the Milky Way and noctilucent clouds, with the Perseid meteor shower visible in August. Autumn and spring provide prime viewing with dark skies, the Milky Way overhead, and meteor showers such as the Leonids in November. Winter is ideal for bright, early evening star viewing, with the Milky Way stretching overhead on moonless nights.
When to Visit & Accommodation: Visitors can complement their park visit with overnight stays in camping pods or holiday lodges. Availability and bookings can be checked online via the park’s ticketing system.
What's On: https://www.wildboarpark.co.uk/whats-on/

Facilities

Parking onsite.
Onsite restaurant and snacks are available

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Price

Price: Paid

Price Details

Ticket Prices:

Child (ages 3–15): £10.00
Family (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children): £35.00
Adult: £10.00
Infant (under 2 years): Free

Pricing URL: https://wildboarpark.digitickets.co.uk/tickets

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: No

Open Daily | 10:30am – 4:30pm
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Address: Bowland Wild Boar Park, Bowland Country Park, Chipping, Preston PR3 2HB, UK

Post Code: PR3 2HB

Council: Ribble Valley

County: Lancashire

New post code is PR3 2HB but Sat Nav’s may not find the new post code) For Sat Nav’s please try PR3 2QT and then follow the Grey or Brown signs to the Park Entrance.
Parking onsite.
The venue is in the heart of the Trough of Bowland situated about 2 miles from the picturesque village of Chipping, on the Chipping to Dunsop Bridge road.
Head for Chipping and then follow the brown tourist signs.
10 miles from Preston and 8 miles from Clitheroe.
Find the venue on google maps here
Bikes are welcome: they have a bike park for visitors to leave their bicycles.
Public Transport Access: Visitors can get a bus from Longridge to Chipping then travel on foot from chipping village which is about a 3.5 mile walk to the park following the brown tourist signs
Electric Car Charging Find the nearest charging points