We love summer, bringing our visitors a fun-filled few months of free events and activities that all the family can get involved in!

Take a look at our list of events below, and there’s more! Throughout summer we are hosting daily and weekly events, including our popular outdoor Summer Cinema, Animal themed workshops and our Cheek Monkey Mini Golf.

Join us this for giraffe week, whether you’re visiting us for the day, or live locally and can come along to our weekly events – everyone is welcome to enjoy Summer at the Wildlife Discovery.

See what’s on at Lakeside Village this summer…

Cheeky Monkey Golf

Cheeky Monkey’s Mini Golf

Enjoy free mini golf this Summer. Available everyday from 10am – 5pm. Putters and golf balls are available from Trespass.

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Share a Snap competition

Share a Snap Competition

WIN YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE PARK TICKETS – WEEKLY TICKETS
TO BE WON

Share a snap with your favourite animal for a chance to win tickets to Yorkshire Wildlife Park, a walk-through animal adventure with conservation at its heart.

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Giraffe Week

Rhino Workshop

Visit the giraffe workshop for the story time corner were you can learn some educational facts and where giraffes originated from. Enjoy some giraffe themed crafts, puzzles, quizzes, fact sheets and colourings you can keep and take home with you.

The workshop will be on twice during the day. Session one is on from 10am – 12:30pm and second session is from 1:30pm – 4pm.

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Animal Trail

Animal Trail Competition

WIN A GIRAFFE EXPERIENCE AT YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE PARK

Head out and discover the 6 animals around the Lakeside Village. Fill in the answers to the questions for the chance to win a Giraffe experience at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

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Summer Cinema 2024

Summer Cinema

Our Summer Cinema is back this year with 5 films to be shown. All films will take place every Thursday with the same film shown at 2pm and 5pm.

Film Showings
Artisan & Craft Fayre

Artisan & Craft Fayre

September’s monthly showcase for small independent and home-based makers and creators.

Discover lots of local independent businesses from the Doncaster and Yorkshire area (and some from further afield), including stalls selling cakes and treats, fashion and homeware items, and handmade crafts.

Stall List

Take a look at our events page for more details.

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