The Wildlife Park, Cricket St. Thomas

Towards the end of the summer holidays we were running out of things to do and getting slightly desperate, so we decided on a day trip to Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park which is located near Chard in Somerset. We have visited the park before, about six years ago, and from memory I think that I was a little unimpressed but we thought that we would give it a second chance. I unfortunately doubt I will be giving it a third chance. ~*~ Location ~*~ Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park is located on the A30, three miles away from Chard. It is signposted from the M5 and also the A303, so it is fairly easy to find. A large sign on the roadside ...  Read the complete review

We took advantage of the Tescos clubcard deals offer a few months ago and exchanged £5 worth of clubcard vouchers for £20 worth of vouchers to use at Cricket St Thomas wildlife park. We finally got round to using them yesterday, myself and my partner took my niece for the day. We arrived at about 11am, the park was fairly easy to find and although our sat nav told us we had reached our destination, it was obvious we hadn't however we just carried on through Cricket St Thomas for a couple of minutes and soon found the park which was very easy to see from the main road. When you get there you go down a private road through a vast amount of land until you reach ...  Read the complete review

A great day out for all the family.Not too far from where I live,so it is not so far for me to go.But even if you do live miles away,it is well worth the trip.It is not overpriced like alot of wildlife parks.But then it is not overly big either.So don't expect a massive park. Still plenty to do though and I have visited here more then 10 times over the last couple of years.They have a nice eating area before entering the area where the monkeys are.It is an open walk through the monkey enclosure,so you get to stand close to them and get a good look.The children will love it. The walks are really nice and there is a train ride too that will take you ...  Read the complete review

My wildlife-worshipping son opted for a day at Cricket St Thomas Wildlife park for his 9th birthday, in July this year. It was our 3rd visit, so we knew what to expect. Cricket St Thomas is near Chard and not particularly convenient to get to by public transport (not recommended), but was a pleasant hour's car journey for us, traveling from Exeter. As I am not keen on the ball pool and screaming variety of children's entertainment, I feel very lucky to have a child who feels the same way. At Cricket St Thomas the emphasis is on the animals, in a lush green setting, and not on all singing all dancing entertainment. An added advantage is that currently the Park ...  Read the complete review

It was my husband and my wedding anniversary in March and this year he surpassed himself, not only did he remember but he booked a few days off! Determined not to waste any of the time I began trawling the internet for things to do. My son is a huge animal fan, so wildife parks were my first choice, we do have a local zoo of which we are members but we wanted somewhere little different, among my options was Cricket St Thomas, it was the closest to us but the prices seemed reasonable so thats where I choose to go. A little history- The park is part of the Cricket St Thomas Estate and was built in 1967. Formally owned by the Taylor Family the manor house is ...  Read the complete review