Yorkshire Wildlife Park Reviews Summary

Animal Welfare

Pros:

• "The animals look to be very well cared for, and it seems the park owners are doing their best to provide great surroundings for them."
• "All the animals look very well cared for."
• "The animal enclosures were a lot bigger than other zoos we have been to as a result the animals seemed a lot happier and more playful."
• "Animals look very well cared for and happy."
• "The animals have vast enclosures and look perfectly content."
• "The animals are all well looked after and the place was just amazing."
• "The animals are truly looked after."

Cons:

• "Overall is a nice experience and we saw most of the animals but the visit left me with a bitter feeling when I saw the tiger which seemed very distressed, lonely and not happy walking up and down in the same path for a lot of time."
• "Very few animals, the polar bears were great to see, But they hyped up the feeding, everyone turned up and it was just some bloke chucking fish over a fence."
• "Most animals seemed to be depressed and unhappy."

Facilities & Accessibility

Pros:

• "Food and drinks were good and not badly priced either."
• "Easy to walk around, great to see the animals."
• "Good choice of snack bars.. toilets clean and tidy!"
• "The paths are wide and flat, and well maintained."
• "Great for disabled, large wide paths that are fairly flat."
• "Most of the park is accessible with wheelchair or buggy."
• "All paths were great to move around and the toilets were all easy to access too."

Cons:

• "Ordered 5 hot chocolate with all toppings, was lucky if there was a tea spoon of whipped cream on each, just shy of £25, absolutely disgusting."
• "Food and drink is very expensive (£3.50 for a small tray of tepid chips)."
• "Some areas are a bit too bumpy for wheelchairs."
• "Please make sure you have comfy shoes on and you are prepped for a lot of walking as it's a fair old slog."
• "The only issue I observed is once you pass the midway through, there is no shortcut to exit you need to come back all the way."
• "The paths are gravel uneven up and down not an easy walk."
• "It is quite a long way round for little ones."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The £39 admission fee felt like an incredible value for the amazing day we had."
• "By far the best wildlife park I've ever been to. I was in awe at the amount of room the animals had to roam."
• "We have bought a yearly pass."
• "Great day out for the price."
• "Book tickets online in advance as you will automatically get £5 off per person."
• "We used the kids pass app to save £20 on entrance fee."
• "It's a little bit pricey but that doesn't matter when I have a brilliant day out."

Cons:

• "3 stars because the entry fee is simply way too expensive (at the weekends). For one couple with some drinks and food inside you easily leave 150£ there."
• "It is very overpriced inside but I guess they need to make money somehow there."
• "It can get very busy, especially at weekends and bank holidays."
• "Wow this place has changed so much in the past 4 years, it’s absolutely huge now - and that’s probably it’s downside."
• "The visit was disappointing."
• "Visited for the Christmas market and winter illuminations. Market was very small and a bit underwhelming."
• "Expensive."

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "The staff are so helpful, friendly, and professional."
• "Staff knowledgeable and enthusiastic, park generally clean and well appointed."
• "Staff friendly and always helpful with informative talks."
• "The staff were friendly and Santa’s helpers had great costumes."
• "The staff from the zoo was great."
• "The staff are very helpful and friendly."
• "Great by friendly and helpful staff that supplied me with a map of the park."

Cons:

• "Really enjoyed our trip here but was sad to see the gift shop wasn't open on our way out and a lot of the food places shut really early."
• "The only criticism we had of our visit is that if the park is open, then all the concessions and cafes should be open too."
• "What a disappointment... Santa had zero cheer or excitement about him."
• "My nephew got rudely told off by the staff members that it was no-contact."
• "The event was well managed but the fact that they kept the crowd waiting so long to enter the arena was a little disappointing."
• "The gents toilets near the amphitheatre were disgusting and one of the toilet seats was missing in one of the cubicles."
• "Unfortunately there are not enough signage to direct you around and even less exit signage, finding the exit to pickup our return coach proved to be a nightmare."