Stratford-upon-Avon's Butterfly Farm

Stratford-upon-Avon’s Butterfly Farm is the UK’s largest tropical butterfly paradise. Rain or shine discover many of the world’s most beautiful butterflies in a unique rainforest environment of tropical blossom with splashing waterfalls and fish-filled pools. Watch in awe as hundreds of spectacular and vibrantly coloured butterflies fly and feed around you.

Observe the amazing lifecycle of a butterfly in the Discovery Zone. Find some of the world’s largest and most camouflaged caterpillars. Within the Emerging Case you may even see a butterfly hatch from its pupa!
Find out about the Maya, an ancient civilisation that lived in the rainforest. Look out for replica artefacts and statues which are on display throughout the Butterfly Farm. See for yourself some of the crops that the Maya farmed and are still being farmed today.
Minibeast Metropolis is teeming with life and is home to an amazing leafcutter ant colony, now one of the largest on display in the UK. Marvel at the stick insects, beetles and snakes living alongside giant snails, frogs, crabs and some of the world’s largest spiders.
Complete your visit with a look around the Nature Inspired Gift Shop, where you will find gifts for all the family, chilled drinks, ice-cream and confectionary.

Opening hours:
Open every day (except Christmas Day)
10:00am – 6:00pm (summertime)
10:00am – Dusk (wintertime)

Where it is:
Tramway Walk, Swan’s Nest Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 7LS
Located on the south bank of the River Avon opposite the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, easily accessible from the town centre, just five minutes’ walk away. Car parking is available outside the site entrance. Onsite parking for disabled only.