Animal Meet and Greets

Available to book on the day or in advance!

Animal Meet and Greets! 

Get the chance to feed, stroke and handling our amazing range of exotic animals here at the Imperial Exotic Animal Encounters!


All Meet and greets are a 1 to 1 booking!


If you would like to pre-book your animal meet and greet on a day of your choice please contact 01268520176 or email admin@exoticanimalencounters.com to secure that date.

Alternatively upon entrance into Barleylands Farm Park you can enquire on the day regarding availability.


All of our experiences can be purchased online and our vouchers are valid for 6 months from the date of purchase. They are then sent in a voucher form through email.


Please take the time to view all of our experiences and read the Terms and conditions carefully, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us to find out more.


Please note: All of our vouchers are now sent via email within 24 hours so keep an eye out for them and always check your spam boxes!



Current available animal Meet and Greets are:

Skunk Meet and Greet:


IF BOOKED BEFORE 30TH JAN 2024 GET TO MEET OUR BABY SKUNKS!


Get to handle and feed our Adorable Skunks!

£15 per persons or £25 per 2 people, for ages 8+

Duration 30-40 minutes

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Bat Meet and Greet:


Go into the enclosure and get to feed the Bats!


£15 per person, £25 per 2 participants for ages 8+


Duration 20-30 minutes

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Sugar Glider Meet and Greet:


Get to handle and feed our group of Sugar Gliders


£15 per persons or £25 per 2 people, for ages 8+


Duration 30-40 minutes

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Ferret Meet and Greet:


Get to play with our "Business" of Ferrets!


£15 per person or £25 per 2 people, for ages 8+


Duration 30-40 minutes

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Rat Meet and Greet:


Get to meet the Gambian Pouch rats


£15 per persons, £25 per 2 persons, for ages 7+


Duration 20-30 minutes

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Tenrec Meet and Greet:


Get to meet 2 species of Madagascan Tenrec


£15 per persons, £25 per 2 persons, for ages 7+


Duration 20-30 minutes

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Snake Meet and Greet:


Get to handle 2 smaller species of snake


£15 per persons, £25 per 2 persons, for ages 7+


Duration 25-30 minutes

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Mini Beast Meet and Greet:


Get to handle up to 4 species of minibeasts


£15 per person,  £25 per 2 persons, for ages 5+


Duration 45-60 minutes

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Lizard Meet and Greet:


Get to handle 2 species of lizards


£15 per person,  £25 per 2 persons, for ages 5+


Duration 25-30 minutes

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Giant Tortoise Meet and Greet:


Get to feed our Salcata Tortoises


£15 per person,  £25 per 2 persons, for ages 5+


Duration 25-30 minutes

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Frog Meet and Greet:


Get to handle 2 species of frogs


£15 per person,  £25 per 2 persons, for ages 5+


Duration 25-30 minutes

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Reticulated Python Meet and Greet:


Get to hold our 18ft long Reticulated python


£24 per persons, 40 per 2 persons, for ages 12+


Duration 25-30 minutes

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Guest Fee:


All accompanying guests over the age of 5 must pay a guest fee of £3.50


This grants you acess into the meet and greet area to take photos and acess into the exotic animal house after the experience day.

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Terms and conditions


Please remember that weekends are always best booked as far in advance as possible!


Please make sure you read the age limits before purchasing any experience days.


If more then 15 minutes late for the scheduled booking you will not be able to complete you experience that day, additionally if the correct paperwork is not shown on the day of the booking, it will also result in the experience being re-scheduled.


We ask that all participants please let us know in advance if there are any medical conditions or disabilities that we may need to be aware of. (Barleylands has full disabled access and we can accommodate for most medical conditions on our experience days). We will always have client safety in mind during all activities. 



At busy times of the year availability may be limited! So make sure to book your experience day with plenty of time to spare (especially if on a weekend or school holidays).


In the event of being unable to redeem your voucher prior to its expiration, extensions may be given at our discretion. In the event of an extension, an extension fee will be required. This will be £10 per month after the initial expiration of your voucher, for a maximum of five months. Please ensure you leave a suitable amount of time between booking your voucher and the date of your vouchers expiration time. 


Refund policy:

Refunds will not be available 3 months after the purchase of the experience day.

If as a result of weather, government restrictions, or events out of our control, you are unable to use your experience day voucher, a re-fund will not be given but a free extension applied if applicable.

If a seasonal experience day is purchased but not booked before the expiry date, a refund will not be given but the value of the voucher will be put towards a different experience.

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