点评:What an absolute little gem of an attraction. We visited on a rainy weekday in May with my elderly parents and 3 year old daughter. From the moment we arrived the staff were incredibly welcoming and friendly. We had purchased our tickets online in advance but added the handling experience on arrival.
There is a wonderful zoo featuring ant farms and an extensive range of insects and the fun addition of ‘lucky’ the frog! Staff in the zoo were incredibly enthusiastic, all too happy to share their knowledge of the insects with you. We also learned about the work of Dr Beynon. Bethany was an absolute delight, going above and beyond to talk about the insects at a level for adults and also my daughter. It was also Bethany who carried out our insect handling session which was amazing. My daughter was fascinated by the stick insects and cockroaches that she got to hold and the other insects she got to see and learn about up close.
Disabled access was excellent for all of the indoor areas allowing my father in a wheelchair to appreciate the attraction. We didn’t get to do the outside walk due to the weather but this wouldn’t have been accessible for a standard wheelchair.
We ate in the grub restaurant, lovely food served quickly. Staff in there were also wonderful, talking about the insects used in the meals.
All in all a lovely day, we spent 4 hours here with no issues. I can however see that our experience may not have been quite so personalised had we have visited on a busier day of the year.
翻译:这真是一个令人惊喜的小景点!五月的一个下雨的平日,我们带着年迈的父母和三岁的女儿去参观。从我们抵达的那一刻起,工作人员就热情友好,让我们倍感亲切。我们提前在网上购买了门票,并在抵达后加购了昆虫互动体验项目。
这里有一个很棒的动物园,里面有蚂蚁农场和种类繁多的昆虫,还有一只名叫“幸运”的青蛙,非常有趣!动物园的工作人员热情洋溢,乐于分享他们关于昆虫的知识。我们还了解到了贝农博士的研究工作。贝瑟尼非常热情,她尽心尽力地用浅显易懂的方式讲解昆虫知识,既适合成人也适合我的女儿。昆虫互动体验项目也是由贝瑟尼主持的,真是太棒了!我的女儿对她亲手触摸的竹节虫和蟑螂,以及其他近距离观察和了解的昆虫都非常着迷。
所有室内区域的无障碍设施都非常完善,即使是坐轮椅的父亲也能轻松游览。由于天气原因,我们没能进行户外漫步,不过即便如此,普通轮椅也无法通行。
我们在餐厅用餐,食物美味,上菜速度也很快。餐厅员工也很棒,热情地向我们介绍了菜肴中使用的昆虫。
总而言之,这是美好的一天,我们在这里度过了四个小时,一切都很顺利。不过,我意识到,如果我们在一年中更繁忙的日子来访,我们的体验可能就不会如此个性化了。