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Fascinating self-guided tours of Tropical World are available all year round and are free for Leeds Authority Schools.
Please note the charges for non-Leeds Authority Schools.
If you would like to book then please email us with your preferred date(s). We will then send you information on how to book or offer you alternative dates if your first choice of date is unavailable. Please book early to avoid disappointment!
Once you have entered Tropical World with your group at your booked time slot, you are welcome to explore the site at your own pace. This is ideal for tailoring your visit to suit the needs of your group and the topics you are studying at school. Our collection lends itself well to topics such as rainforests, habitats, adaptations and classification. Each zone and animal enclosure has interpretation signs providing you varying depths of information.
Please contact our education team at tweducation@leeds.gov.uk to make a booking, letting us know whether you would like a workshop with your self-led visit to Tropical World, and if so which one/s, along with suggested dates, the number of children/groups you are bringing and which year groups they are from.
Admission charges can be found further down this page.
Our workshops are £90 per session for a class of up to 32.
Standard workshops are 2 hours but we can amend the schedule to accommodate three-form entry groups.
We also have 6 fantastic half-day workshops for you to choose from. Each links to the science curriculum at Key Stages 1 and 2 with elements of geography, English and other subjects too.
The workshops we offer are:
Children learn about the animals, plants and resources of the rainforest and compare these to a native forest. This session includes activities in our native woodland where children use scientific skills to age trees and hunt for native wildlife.
Children explore how animals are suited to their environment by looking at habitats such as rainforests desert and native woodland. In our woodland children will use scientific skills to discover what makes up this habitat and which animals live there.
Children investigate what makes a suitable diet for some of the animals at Tropical World by comparing adaptions between herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. Children will also explore and investigate food chains. This workshop will mostly take place indoors.
Children turn into mini zoologists in this session as they learn how to group animals according to their characteristics. Emphasis will be on the five main vertebrate groups but we will also discuss invertebrates. This workshop will mostly take place indoors.
A workshop specifically for our younger visitors aged 4 to 5. Children will find out about different habitats and take part in hands-on activities, animal movements and songs. This workshop mostly takes place indoors and can also be booked for Year 1.
Children develop their knowledge about butterflies, moths, their life cycle and get crafty with some artwork. Key Stage 2 will also focus on adaptations and evolution. In the warmer months when butterflies are active, the will work scientifically to explore their natural habitats in out nearby park and wildflower meadow and use keys or spotter sheets to help identify them.
These interactive hands-on workshops are led by our zoo education team and are designed to complement your self-led tour around Tropical World. All equipment is provided.
We recommend booking a morning tour around Tropical World with an afternoon workshop, or vice versa.
Monday to Friday throughout the school year.
Many activities take place outside in Roundhay Park but sessions can also be run indoors during the colder months and in very poor weather.
Prices: £90 per workshop per class of up to 32 pupils. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
Please contact our education team on: tweducation@leeds.gov.uk
If you are a secondary, further or higher education group, we may be able to offer a bespoke talk for you. Ones delivered previously include Zoo and Conservation Careers, Zoo Interpretation and Talks, Tropical World as a Business. Please contact us to discuss details and prices.
Half day education workshop for class of up to 32 pupils (all schools) £90 per class
* One free adult for every 2 nursery/pre-school children
* One free adult for every 4 Reception/Year 2 aged children
* One free adult for every 6 Year 3+ aged children
* Carers are to be admitted free of charge and are exempted from these ratios
Please note that the entrance costs may change between now and the time of your visit, so make sure you check final costs before you set off!
Payment is made on the day at Tropical World by cash, cheque or credit card. Cheques should be made payable to Leeds City Council.
Please ensure you obtain your receipt upon making payment as these cannot be obtained after your visit.
Admission prices are VAT exempt.
Unfortunately we are not able to invoice you for your payment.
Take a look through our risk assessment reference guide for group visits to Tropical World.
Access to a range of worksheets will be shared with all groups in your confirmation email.