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Dinosaurs in the Park | Heaton Park Manchester
19 July - 4 August
Dinosaurs in the Park will be roaring into Heaton Park in Manchester this year.
Heaton Park Dinosaur Trail
Journey back in time to the prehistoric, where you will get to meet a different life-sized dinosaur at each twist and turn along our Dinosaur trail.
The 40 life-sized, realistic animatronic dinosaurs from the Jurassic, Triassic and Cretaceous periods move their heads, jaws, and claws and hiss, snarl, and growl, to provide an exhilarating and truly immersive experience. We also offer quiet sessions for noise sensitive visitors – see our ticket link!
But please remember, don’t get too close to the dinosaurs, as they might bite!
Dino-Fun-Zone
After the trail make your way through to the exciting and educational Interactive-Zone.
- Explore the Dino Trail and find the missing Palaeontologist’s tools
- Discover a skeleton in our giant dig
- Dino bouncy castle
- Watch baby dinosaurs hatch
- Watch our Dinosaur Dentist handle the T-Rex’s big teeth
- Little ones can enjoy our Dino soft play (under 3’s only)
- Watch the Dinosaur 3D mapping in our media tent
- Designosaur – Create your own Dinosaur and watch him come alive in our amazing interactive studio
- Mini Dino golf
Heaton Park is one of the largest parks in the North West, boasting over 600 acres. It is easily accessible by car or public transport. Our dedicated parking is at the Sheepfoot Lane car park, Prestwich, M25 2SW.
The Dinosaurs in the Park entrance is a 20-minute walk through the park, you will find us not too far from Heaton Hall, just follow the giant arrows! Reminder: After the very rainy weather this week the Overflow car park at Sheepfoot Lane will remain closed for the time being, the ground conditions are being monitored daily and the car park will be re-opened as soon as possible.
Ticket prices start as low as £7.20 per person. Under 3’s go free!
Opening from Friday 19th July until Sunday 4th August 2024
Multi-award-winning palaeontologist
On Sunday 21st July and Saturday August 3rd, we are thrilled to be welcoming internationally recognised, multi-award-winning palaeontologist, author, and presenter Dr Dean Lomax to our event on Saturday 17th August. Dr Dean will be talking about his travels across the world excavating and researching dinosaurs and other ancient animals. Dr Lomax regularly appears on TV as an expert and presenter, notably co-hosting the primetime TV series Dinosaur Britain. He is the author of multiple books and many academic papers, is a leading authority on ichthyosaurs. He will be there to answer all fossil and dinosaur related questions. Visitors are encouraged to bring in their own fossils and Dr Lomax can help identify and age them. Dr Lomax was such a huge hit with visitors to our Heaton Park event last year so we are so excited to welcome him back.
