Zoo · Liverpool · Merseyside

Croxteth Park Farm

Croxteth Park Farm is a petting zoo zoo. It is within Liverpool’s built-up area. A short trip away is Walker Art Gallery, 6.7 km off, the first of 68 within 15 km.

Where

In Liverpool

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Zoo in Liverpool

Inside Liverpool

Croxteth Park Farm is inside Liverpool’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

The warmest afternoons in Liverpool run June to September, at 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°76 mm

Feb8° / 3°61 mm

Mar11° / 4°54 mm

Apr13° / 6°57 mm

May17° / 9°58 mm

Jun19° / 11°67 mm

Jul21° / 13°76 mm

Aug21° / 13°78 mm

Sep18° / 11°81 mm

Oct14° / 8°90 mm

Nov11° / 5°86 mm

Dec8° / 3°87 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Liverpool, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Liverpool. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Liverpool’s full climate →

About

Croxteth Park Farm

Zoo: petting zoo.

In Liverpool, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Zoo
Town: in Liverpool
Official site: croxtethparkfarm.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The area around Croxteth Park Farm

Orange: Croxteth Park Farm.

Towns near it

Where people come from

With 506,564 people, Liverpool is the largest of the 5. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Liverpool

506,564 people · 61 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km southeast of it

Huyton with Roby

59,844 people · 16 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km north of it

Kirkby

45,559 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km northeast of it

Knowsley

2,345 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Croxteth Park Farm is	People	Places to visit
Liverpool	It’s in town	506,564	61
Huyton with Roby	1.1 km southeast of it	59,844	16
Kirkby	2.3 km north of it	45,559	9
Knowsley	2.5 km northeast of it	2,345	9
Aintree	4.5 km northwest of it	6,212	5

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Among the 68 within 15 km are 2 art galleries, 2 cathedrals and 2 museums.

Art galleryWalker Art Gallery6.7 km away · 338K visitors a year 2

CathedralLiverpool Cathedral7.2 km away 3

CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King6.4 km away 4

Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool8.1 km away · 540K visitors a year 5

Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool6.8 km away · 606K visitors a year 6

Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum8 km away · 945K visitors a year 7

Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home7.1 km away 8

Historic houseCroxteth Hall200 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Croxteth Park Farm

Where is Croxteth Park Farm?

Croxteth Park Farm is in Liverpool, Merseyside, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Croxteth Park Farm?

Zoo: petting zoo.

When is the best time to visit Croxteth Park Farm?

June to September are the warmest months in Liverpool, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Croxteth Park Farm?

Within 15 km: Walker Art Gallery (6.7 km), Liverpool Cathedral (7.2 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (6.4 km) and Tate Liverpool (8.1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Merseyside Maritime Museum: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
John Lennon's Childhood Home: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Croxteth Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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