![]() ![]() ![]() Delicious food at reasonable prices and a lovely gift shop with a variety of things. There are lovely play areas around the zoo if u need a few minutes to sit down and let your children play. We want to do a big shout out to our guide Andy, he is a credit to the zoo! He was lovely and knowledgeable and spent time talking to us and even came to find us after to make sure we had our certificates (to us that went above and beyond).Ĭan't wait to go back for the VIP tour they offer and hopefully we can have Andy again. We choose to add feed the meerkat's to our day and it was so enjoyable, even my daughter got involved in the feeding. ![]() They have lovely friendly staff throughout, from the wonderful lady in the ticket kiosk (who was patient with us as we choose our extras) to the restaurant staff who were happy to help us with whatever we needed. I went with my partner and 2 year old daughter and we had such a lovely day. ![]()
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