Short answer: No. Exmoor Zoo does not allow dogs, with the exception of guide and assistance dogs, for which there is a formal policy to read before you visit. Emotional support animals are not included. Exmoor itself is on the doorstep for the dog.
No. The zoo states it directly: dogs are not allowed, except guide dogs. It is a conservation charity with animals including a black leopard, cheetahs, wolverines and singing dogs, and welfare comes first.
Welcome, but with a process. The zoo publishes an assistance dog policy, and it asks you to read it before arriving so they can protect the health and welfare of both their animals and your dog. It applies only to working assistance dogs.
Emotional support animals are not covered. The zoo acknowledges the role they play, but notes they do not have the same legal recognition in the UK as assistance dogs.
A small, rural, family-run conservation zoo in a valley at Bratton Fleming, on the edge of Exmoor National Park. It is home to the Exmoor Beast — the only black leopard on display in the UK — plus a shoebill, fanaloka, sand cats, dingoes, red panda, meerkats and kangaroos. Talks and encounters run at roughly half-hourly intervals.
Open from 10am every day of the year except three days over Christmas. There is a café with covered seating and a children's playground beside a covered picnic area.
A zoo visit runs several hours. That is too long for a dog in a car at any time of year.
You are on the edge of Exmoor, which is free to walk and superb with a dog. The Valley of Rocks at Lynton is twenty minutes away and the highest-rated walk in this guide. Combe Martin's beach is fifteen minutes, and Little Hangman above it is a proper climb with views to Wales.
Checked against the attraction's own published policy in September 2026. Dog rules change — ring ahead if you are driving any distance.
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