The Wildlife Park, Cricket St. Thomas

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...