About Tropical World Roundhay
Journey through steamy glasshouses filled with tropical plants, fluttering butterflies, aquatic creatures and more at this Leeds wildlife haven. Fully accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs, making it ideal for families with young children.
What's nearby
- Canal Gardens next door
- The Roundhay Fox next door
- Starbucks Coffee 400m away
- Flying Pizza by San Carlo - Leeds 450m away
Distances as the crow flies, via Google
Good to know
Parking
- ✓Free car park
- ✓Free street
- ✓Paid street
Accessibility
- ✓Accessible parking
- ✓Accessible entrance
- ✓Accessible toilet
- ✓Accessible seating
Payment
- ✓Credit cards
- ✓Debit cards
- ✓Contactless
Details via Google — worth confirming with the attraction before you travel, especially for access needs.
Photos
Photos via Google
Facilities
Opening hours
- Monday
- 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday
- 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday
- 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday
- 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday
- 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Current hours may differ from the usual schedule above (e.g. holidays) — check Google Maps for today's hours.
What visitors say
Fantastic few hours spent with family. You can go around as many times as you like once you have paid admission. Absolutely amazing to see all the butterflies and different animals and reptiles and fish. Wonderful staff great cafe and the rocky road tray bake was absolutely delicious. I ate it all before taking a photo 😁
· via Google
Pleasant experience at this small zoo on the corner of Roundhay Park. Value for money tickets. I liked seeing the new types of birds that I hadn't seen before, like the Victoria Crowned Pigeon and Crested Partridges. I didn't get to see so many butterflies in the enclosure, nor did I see any frogs. They were probably hiding away, but at least I got to see meerkat, a monitor, turtles, fish, snails. The gift shop sold interesting stuff, good for presents.
· via Google
Lovely little place. Great price and wonderful staff. Probably not wise to go to a tropical world on the hottest day of the year but we still very much enjoyed it. Couldn't see quiet a few animals as I assume they were hiding away from the hot day.
· via Google
So, my family have been coming here for many years and for my partners birthday, I thought it would be nice to return. It’s probably been about 5 years since I last came here. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed. The enclosure glass for the animals were either dirty or scratched. The place was run down and really needs to be freshened up. Some of the fish tanks didn’t have enough water in them and the huge waterfall was broken. Considering its well known for its butterflies, there were hardly any of them (my mother and father had been in April and said the same thing) you used to have to doge out the way due to the amount of butterflies. My in-laws came from Blackpool to see their son and join us and I felt awful that this place seemed to have lost its shine. There is also a rather ugly scaffolding all around the butterfly house portion which seems to be holding up the bridge. I think I would have been nice if they explained to us about it, something like ‘sorry but at the moment, they’re is some scaffolding around the butterfly house portion of our exhibit’ This place has so much potential, it’s so sad to see it go down hill like this :(
· via Google
Visitors say this tropical world offers a wide variety of animals, including butterflies, meerkats, and reptiles, within a warm, immersive rainforest atmosphere. They also highlight the reasonable admission prices, friendly staff, and convenient cafe with good food options.
Some reviews mention the exhibits can be empty.
Summary via Google
At a glance
- Address
- Princes Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 2ER Get directions
- Category
- Zoos & Animal Parks
- Guest rating
- 4.3 / 5 (7,701 reviews)
- Suitable for
- All Ages
- Suggested visit
- 3-4 hours
- Setting
- Indoor
- Good for children
- Yes
- Destination
- Leeds