2/5 Tony M. 3 years ago on Google
Here
are
the
positives:
It's
great
for
small
kids
as
it's
a
small,
compact
site.
It's
also
very
user
friendly,
being
accessible
for
wheelchairs
and
pushchairs
etc.
The
one
way
system
is
a
good
idea,
even
if
most
of
the
visitors
ignore
it!
(
obviously
the
owners
can
only
do
so
much
to
police
this
🙂)
Here
is
why
I
can
only
give
it
a
low
score:
Poor
value
for
money
-
lots
of
empty
cages
(under
maintenance)
and
the
play
areas
are
like
swamps!
Accepted,
kids
love
puddles,
but
considering
the
admission
price
for
the
adults,
this
should
be
better
maintained.
The
"pizza
shed"
is
ridiculously
priced.
£9
for
a
"large"
pizza
that
is
no
bigger
than
a
side
dish
is
not
acceptable
anywhere.
(Yes,
we
did
buy
one,
and
yes,
we
did
complain
about
it.)
I'm
not
going
to
comment
on
the
"small"
pizza.
The
Lakeside
restaurant
was
closed
today
for
a
wedding.
This
meant
that
the
only
places
on
site
to
get
food
were
the
pizza
shed
or
the
cafe,
which
sells
sandwiches.
When
visitors
are
arriving
and
expecting
the
restaurant
to
be
open
but
it
isnt,
they
are
then
going
to
buy
out
most
of
the
sandwiches
first
as
this
is
the
cheaper
option
available.
They
won't
have
brought
any
food
with
them
as
the
website
advises
that
there
are
all
these
facilities!
The
cafe
is
clean,
but
surprisingly
offer
nothing
in
the
way
of
food
made
to
order,
or
anything
for
small
children!
For
an
attraction
that
attracts
kids
and
families,
it
doesn't
make
sense
not
to
cater
for
those
kids.
(My
advice
would
be
to
take
a
picnic,
as
you'll
not
know
whether
the
restaurant
will
be
open
or
not.
Maybe
the
owners
could
put
a
message
on
the
website
when
you
pre-book
your
tickets
to
advise
of
the
limited
facilities?
That
way
you're
not
forced
to
pay
over
the
odds
for
a
pizza.)
The
website
advises
that
numbers
of
visitors
are
being
"limited"
.
A
full,
and
overflowing
car
park,
sold
out
cafe
and
queues
of
people
in
the
zoo,
would
suggest
this
isn't
the
case.
Also,
you
can
stay
all
day,
no
matter
what
time
you
arrive.
This
would
make
sense
if
there
were
a
daily
limited
amount
of
tickets,
but
why
then
would
the
car
park
be
overflowing.
Is
it
being
used
for
another
attraction
too,
or
for
local
walkers?
I
suspect
that
these
cars
were
all
visitors
to
the
zoo,
but
that
is
just
an
assumption
on
my
part.
Either
way,
it
felt
like
there
were
too
many
people
there
considering
social
distancing.
This
might
just
have
been
that
we
were
there
at
a
peak
time
too.
All
in
all,
the
kids
will
like
the
fact
that
they
can
see
most
of
the
animals
(some
like
hiding!)
and
can
get
up
close
to
all
of
them
and
their
enclosures.
It's
just
a
shame
that
most
people
leaving
the
site
(when
we
were
there)
are
commenting
on
how
it
seems
expensive
for
such
a
small
attraction
and
that
it
didn't
take
long
to
get
around
it
all.