Full priced entry for 1 Senior, 1Adult, 1 x 17year old (classed as an adult) and 1 x 14 year old amounted to £117! Pre-booked via Network rail 2 for 1 offer and paid £87. Still very expensive in my book. I remember the zoo from my 1950's childhood and I must say that it is a shadow of its former self. I understand that the Victorian idea of animals for entertainment has now morphed into animal conservation. Very laudable but it makes for a poor visitor attraction. You won't see any elephants, rhinos, big hippos, bears, or chimpanzees. Just a tiger and a couple of lions. No other big cats. Penguins are still there and a couple of giraffes and a few other animals such as Llamas. Monkeys are present but not many different types. The new monkey enclosure was closed to 'give the monkeys a rest'. Lots of empty enclosures. The Butterfly house is one of the smallest I have visited and there are better examples elsewhere. The childrens' area has some goats for petting - available at any childrens' petting zoo for a fraction of the price of the zoo entry cost. On entry the staff immediately confront you to have photographs taken which they hope to sell to you when you leave. I found this annoying. All refreshments are expensive - £19.50 for three ice-cream cones and a small ice-cream sundae. The shop is basically selling cuddly animal toys and other cheap trash. There are better zoos available, try Edinburgh.
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