A festive Christmas Village and Santa’s Grotto have officially opened at Exotic Zoo on selected dates across December.

The zoo team at Telford Town Park have constructed new wooden cabins for the Christmas Village, which is open from 4pm – 7pm on selected dates. Local businesses will trade from the new cabins, and the Candy Cane Café will be open for boozy hot chocolates, mulled wine, and food. Twinkling lights will guide visitors around the festive market stalls, and you can also see the twilight zoo animals. You can visit the Christmas Village without the Grotto by pre-booking or paying on the day.

A Santa Grotto will be open on selected dates from 11am – 4pm, and during the Christmas Village dates, and there will be a gift for every child. Tickets for the Grotto need to be pre-booked. If you don’t wish to visit Santa’s Grotto, you can come to the zoo as normal without pre-booking. You can also book to have Breakfast with Santa in the Candy Cane Café, with tickets including your breakfast, a Santa visit and a present.

Scott Adams, managing director at Exotic Zoo, said, “The team have been working their socks off to get our new Christmas village built, and we are so happy with the magical result. The zoo is looking very festive, ready to welcome visitors for our Christmas events!

“Visit our daytime Santa’s grotto, our evening Christmas Village and grotto, or have breakfast with Santa in the Candy Cane Café right in the heart of Telford.

“Tickets for our Christmas events must be pre-booked online in advance. We hope you join us here at Exotic Zoo to make this Christmas extra special!”

The Santa’s Grotto will be open on December 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th from 11am – 4pm (11am – 2pm on Christmas Eve). The Christmas Village will be open on December 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, from 4pm – 7pm.

You can book to have Breakfast with Santa on December 6th, 13th, 20th, 21st, 23rd, and 24th.

Pre-book tickets at www.exoticzoo.co.uk/pages/christmas.