Address: Pannington Hall Ln, Wherstead, Ipswich IP9 2AP, United Kingdom
Phone: +441473604206
Rating: 4.5
based on 692 reviews.
Animal Welfare
Pros:
"All the animals seem very well cared for and calm and content."
"Each had been given a wonderful spacious enclosure, with plenty of enrichment; a great well-being area for the animals."
"The animals looked well cared for and happy."
"All the Animals are fantastic with massive enclosures."
"The animals all appear really healthy and cared for and were interested in the visitors."
"The animals all have plenty of room to live & roam & look very well cared for."
"The animals are kept in very spacious, clean and tidy showing their quality of life is fantastic and they get the stimulation they need."
Cons:
"Finally, I am sure the animals are looked after but some seemed out of place there."
"Not so sure about the alligators, maybe it would be best to stick to the farm and smaller animals as we don't like seeing reptiles kept in such small areas."
"The polar bear and artic wolves didn’t seem to have much shade and looked quite sad in the sun, feel more could be invested into making their habitats a more enjoyable and comfortable environment."
"Not keen on seeing the Reindeers pacing all day, think such beautiful creatures should have the freedom to roam further rather than be in an enclosure which is too small."
"I felt sorry for those animals that were kept here and it just felt like they don't belong here."
Facilities & Accessibility
Pros:
"This farm/wildlife park has pushchair/wheelchair access with sign language signs posted around."
"Went here with my mum who was in a mobility scooter. The place was hilly, so she needed a wee push at some bits, but overall she managed fine to get around."
"The restaurant had good disabled facilities and a disabled access door."
"Hand washing facilities all round the park."
"There are plenty of facilities."
"The disabled parking was great."
"Wheelchair access was good in most parts."
Cons:
"The only thing going against it for me is the stones all the way round. It is not pushchair friendly at all."
"Park is not very wheelchair friendly as the ground was all gravel and difficult to navigate. Also steep inclines."
"Pushing a buggy on the gravel paths certainly gave me a workout as they are not particularly buggy or wheelchair friendly."
"Around the site, although there are gravel paths allowing access, they were a little too bumpy for our more basic wheelchair to be comfortable and easy to negotiate."
"The site is well laid out but is absolutely definitely not disabled friendly. It's far too steep and muddy in places."
"This place should be highlighted that it is not wheelchair friendly as I struggled to push my partner around on the gravel."
"The ground is gravel, so it can be hard for push chairs or manual wheelchairs to get around, lots of effort required."
Food & Dining Experience
Pros:
"We did go into the restaurant, but we only had a coffee and a cake/scone - which was lovely and reasonably priced!"
"The food was great quality, I had Lamb stew, very tasty and filling."
"The food was also really good and freshly made."
"The food was lovely, we had a roast dinner and honestly the lamb was probably the best I've ever tasted."
"Food was served quickly and we all really enjoyed it so 100% recommend."
"We had a roast dinner in the restaurant and devoured it. It's tasty, cooked well, and it's nice to know it's all sourced locally."
"Great tasty and generous portions at the restaurant as well as a large selection of beers and other beverages."
Cons:
"The service was not so good."
"We were asked if we wanted a dessert, the menu was given to us, after waiting 20 minutes (the restaurant was NOT busy at this time) we decided to give the dessert a miss!!"
"Access to food and drink was near on nothing, there were 2 places to get crisps or a fry sausage roll, and you have to remortgage your house to get these."
"Sorry guys but it tasted as if was cooked on a dirty grill and served in a sweet Brioche was a bit odd!"
"The only let down was the restaurant, everything takes quite a while to turn up almost an hour wait for a roast and no check ups for extra drinks etc."
"What REALLY leaves a bitter taste (literally) is the shockingly bad pizza offering as so many reviews state."
"The food outlets were fairly rubbish. We waited over half an hour for 2 small pizzas which were overpriced for what they were."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Entry is a little pricey though, but as the place grows it increases in value."
"I think it's also good value for money 2 adults 1 child £35 all day bags of animal food £1 well worth getting 👍"
"Our annual passes have honestly been the best purchase of this year!"
"Excellent value for money. Loads of animals to feed and enjoy."
"We felt the entry price was fair considering what was there!"
"It's not too expensive for entry."
"Admission was far less than I would have expected."
Cons:
"What a disappointing time. A very, very commercial farm, with 'brand' shops and an overly expensive and poor quality set of products."
"Even with dragging it out, letting the kids play for ages on the play areas, we were done in under 3 hours so not great value for money."
"Admission is a lot more expensive compared to previous years."
"Expensive for what it is and overall a bit disappointing. We didnt have kids with us but our friends did and tickets for over 2s are £15 each which seems way too much when you compare it to other places."
"It is very expensive for what it is so unfortunately can't afford to visit very often."
"Overpriced for what it is. It's a good job we had a sunny day, but you can walk round it in an hour and a half."
"Was very expensive too as for 4 adults and young 2 children it cost £135."