Can I smoke at Whipsnade Zoo?
At Whipsnade Zoo, we ask visitors not to smoke or vape on their visit. This helps us to provide the best environment for our visitors and animals, so we kindly ask you to refrain from smoking or vaping within our Zoo grounds. If you do need to smoke or vape, please follow the guidance below:
- In line with UK legislation, smoking is completely prohibited in all indoor and covered spaces in the Zoos. In addition to this we also prohibit smoking and vaping outside of any spaces specifically designated for that purpose.
- Designated smoking and vaping areas for visitors can be found next to the smoking bin outside of the Visitor Center and in our external car park. Both require leaving the Zoo, so please be aware that you will need to get a hand stamp at the main entrance in order to re-enter.
- Whilst using the designated areas, we respectfully ask smokers to be sensitive to other visitors and ensure, at all times, that smoke does not create a nuisance for others nearby.
- Ashtrays are provided on bins in the designated smoking areas and we kindly ask you to ensure that they are used for disposal of all smoking related waste.
- Please note that we treat ‘e-cigarettes’ in the same way as tobacco based products so the same rules and restrictions apply.