The BIG Sheep Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Special mention goes out to Zoe for her calm and witty ways when doing the shows."
• "Staff were all friendly and helpful and the site has a good general feel and appearance."
• "The staff were all brilliant."
• "I've never met such an enthusiastic team of people."
• "All staff friendly and had an amazing sense of humour especially when undertaking the sheep show."
• "The staff were friendly and helpful."
• "Thank you to all the staff for such a good day out."

Cons:

• "The staff in the soft play restaurant looked miserable and looked like they didn’t want to be there themselves."
• "The two staff members that dealt with us were incredibly rude and dismissive."
• "The cafe was equally slow, and it mainly seemed like friendly young staff who weren’t quite aware of the long queues."
• "The manager simply disregarded my points that I was putting across."
• "It took a long time to get a drink at the cafe, the girl who worked there was doing everything but the lad was doing very little causing a large queue for very mediocre drinks."
• "The counter assistant was merciless."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "The place is great! Initially we thought it was on the expensive side but we managed to spend the whole day there."
• "A great family day out. Very reasonably priced for the range of things there is to do."
• "Well worth the money."
• "Excellent value for money!"
• "Great value."
• "Amazing value for money with most things and rides included!"
• "It's worth every penny."

Cons:

• "The ticket prices are expensive...we even had to pay £2 for our 10 week old baby to get in, what a joke!"
• "With discount cost me nearly £175 for three and a half hours."
• "Definitely not worth £80 😕"
• "The gift shop was very expensive."
• "However don't go for the rides as a lot are pay extra and are unreliable, the rollercoaster wasn't working when we where there and this didn't look uncommon."
• "It wasn't cheap, £15 (advance price) even for my 6yo son is a lot."
• "The food was ridiculously expensive- £5 for a cheese and onion pasty!"

Facilities and Attractions

Pros:

• "The animals were great to see and all seemed really well cared for and relaxed."
• "Really enjoyed all the rides and shows, never had to wait or queue."
• "The animals were really tactile and the talks were funny."
• "Highly recommended for families on a rainy day."
• "The shows were really good, the guy doing them all was really funny and made everyone laugh."
• "Sheep shows/talks, sheep racing, duck trails, kids soft place area, petting area with baby goats/pigs/rabbits."
• "What a great day out, plenty of entertainment for my son."

Cons:

• "I was concerned about some of the enclosures in the animal barn they seemed incredibly small especially the tiny cage for the cows."
• "The tractor ride you go off up to the fields and back down again but the only animals you really see are the pigs, some donkeys and goats."
• "The layout is a little confusing."
• "The soft play area absolutely stinks to the point I couldn’t imagine eating there smells like a portaloo."
• "Do not bother going here, there are about 3 animals, the sheep show is awful they have them chained to the stage with blaring music."
• "The whole park is very tired and doesn't feel very safe."
• "Honestly so disappointed, they should have stayed closed, I feel that hardly any effort has been made to open as much as possible."

General Experience

Pros:

• "Excellent experience at the big sheep."
• "A fantastic day out in North Devon."
• "We had a fabulous day, and I'm sure if I asked the kids, they would love to visit again."
• "Lovely staff as well as a reasonably priced day out."
• "Great day out for all."
• "An amazing visitor attraction in Devon with fun for all the family."
• "A fun and exciting place to take the family."

Cons:

• "We shall not be returning to this abysmal park."
• "Visited on 25/June/2022. What a disappointment!"
• "Run down with not much of interest unless you REALLY like sheep."
• "Map was rather confusing and we found ourselves struggling to locate attractions."
• "Soft play area is good, but struggled to find a table at times."
• "Will never go again."
• "The toilets were tired and dirty. The hand dryers were broken."