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Interactive Animal Handling Experience

The Monastery

april, 2025

sun13apr11:00 am12:00 pmInteractive Animal Handling Experiencea special selection of animals that you can touch and hold, whilst learning lots of fascinating facts about them all11:00 am - 12:00 pm

interactive animal handling experience

Event Details

As part of our Gorton and Belle Vue Family Fun Day, we are pleased to offer a fun and educational interactive animal handling experience which is suitable for all ages and abilities.

Animals Take Over are based in Cheshire, North West England, and have a special selection of animals that children can touch and hold, whilst learning lots of fascinating facts about each and every one of them.


Safeguarding

  • Fully Licensed
  • Public Liability Insurance
  • Full Risk Assessment
  • DBS Checked
  • HND Animal Behaviour & Welfare
  • Over 14 Years Experience

No less than 8 animals to handle in this special one-hour workshop!

  • Woody the Barn Owl
  • Monty the Royal Python
  • Fredo the Tree Frog
  • Peter the Netherland Dwarf Rabbit
  • Tilly the Chinchilla
  • Sid the Madagascan Hissing Cockroach
  • Speedy the Giant African Land Snail
  • Incy Wincy the Tarantula

*animals listed above may be subject to change



When is the animal handling workshop?

Sunday, 13th April, 2025 from 11:00am to 12:00pm


Booking info

  • Individual ticket price £8.50*
  • Group ticket price £30.00*

*booking fee applies

All persons aged 16 or under must be accompanied by a paying adult in the workshop.

All persons entering the animal handling workshop, regardless of age, must have a ticket.

Only 35 places available so please book early!

Click here to book your tickets


Directions to the Monastery here.

Time

(Sunday) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

The Monastery Manchester

89, Gorton Lane

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