Awards & achievements
Dartmoor Zoo is an international, award-winning zoo and a centre for education and conservation research
We’re incredibly proud to have been awarded the following:
2023
- Bronze in the Education category in the BIAZA 2023 Celebrating Excellence Awards for “Wild About Zoos”
- Trip Advisor – Traveler’s Choice Award 2023
- Visit England – Visitor Attraction Quality Rose Marque
- Green Tourism – Gold Award
- Gold Devon Tourism Award 2023-24 – Business Events Venue of the Year
- Commended Devon Tourism Award 2023-24 – Wedding Venue of the Year
2022
- Bronze in the Behaviour and Welfare category in the BIAZA 2022 Celebrating Excellence Awards for “Target training Zebra for hoof care, injections and experiences”
- Bronze in the Exhibits category in the BIAZA 2022 Celebrating Excellence Awards for “African Aviary”
- Green Tourism Gold Award
- Visit England Award
- The national ‘Quality Badge’ from the learning Outside the Classroom Scheme
2021
- Bronze in the Animal Husbandry, Care and Breeding category in the BIAZA 2021 Celebrating Excellence Awards for ‘Scale Training Carpathian Lynx’
- Bronze in the Education category in the BIAZA 2021 Celebrating Excellence Awards for ‘using social media as a platform to provide free virtual talks during national lockdown’.
- Visit England Award
- The national ‘Quality Badge’ from the learning Outside the Classroom Scheme
2020
- Visit England Award
- Green Tourism Award
- The national ‘Quality Badge’ from the learning Outside the Classroom Scheme
2019
- The national ‘Quality Badge’ from the learning Outside the Classroom Scheme
2018
- The national ‘Quality Badge’ from the learning Outside the Classroom Scheme
- Visit England Award
- Education bronze award for our Rangers course from BIAZA
- Education silver award for our Superkids program from BIAZA
2017
- Education bronze award for our Rangers Academy course from BIAZA
- Education silver awards for our STEM Enterprise Challenge from BIAZA