点评:Visited as a family of five (two adults and three children aged 8, 9, and 12), we paid £53 including two bags of animal feed during the Easter holidays on Thursday 9th April. We arrived at opening time (10am) and stayed until 3:30pm. While it’s not as large as places like Chester or Blackpool Zoo, the hands-on experiences here really make it stand out and offer great value for money. Being able to feed animals such as camels, pigs, goats, ponies, and alpacas was a real highlight.
Paul and the team are incredibly passionate and knowledgeable, and their genuine love for the animals shines through in their talks and the feeding and handling sessions, which run regularly throughout the day. This was my fourth visit, and each time there seem to be noticeable improvements and expansions. I never get tired of the bird display at 1pm it’s always a favourite with the kids.
We’re already looking forward to returning next year to see the latest developments that were underway during our visit.
My only minor criticism is that during the capybara talk, the young zookeeper was difficult to hear as she didn’t use a microphone, unlike the other talks (flamingos, lemurs, foxes, and birds).
Also, please, please, please consider introducing a “meet the capybara” experience we’ve done the meerkat one and would absolutely love the chance to do something similar with capybaras.
翻译:我们一家五口(两名成人和三个孩子,分别8岁、9岁和12岁)在复活节假期期间,于4月9日星期四参观了这家动物园,门票53英镑,包含两袋动物饲料。我们上午10点开门就到了,一直待到下午3点半。虽然它不如切斯特动物园或布莱克浦动物园那么大,但这里的互动体验非常出色,物超所值。能够喂骆驼、猪、山羊、小马和羊驼等动物真是一大亮点。
保罗和他的团队充满热情,知识渊博,他们对动物的真挚热爱在他们的讲解和全天定期进行的喂食与互动环节中体现得淋漓尽致。这已经是我第四次来这里了,每次都能看到明显的改进和扩建。下午1点的鸟类表演我百看不厌,孩子们也总是很喜欢。
我们已经开始期待明年再来,看看我们这次来的时候动物园又有哪些新的发展了。
我唯一的小小不满是,在水豚讲解环节,那位年轻的饲养员声音有点小,因为她没有使用麦克风,不像其他动物(火烈鸟、狐猴、狐狸和鸟类)的讲解那样。
另外,请务必考虑推出“与水豚亲密接触”的体验项目!我们之前体验过与猫鼬的互动,非常希望能有机会体验类似的与水豚互动项目。