We arrived on site and were immediately confronted by the manager who was rude and confrontational advising us dogs were not allowed on site. There were no signs to be seen. We asked if we could leave them in the car and were told we would have to leave having traveled 90 miles having seen the zoo as listed dog friendly on many sites. Twycross's website's guidance suggests that the rules are only during summer talking about hot cars and the RSPCA's guidance on hot cars. Luckily having friends in the area we went to leave our dogs with them. On entry we were again confronted asking what we had done with the dogs. The prices were extortionate and at no ...  Read the complete review

I've been wanting to visit Twycross Zoo for quite a while now. It being 'The World Primate Centre' and me being a massive Primate fan (particular apes) this is only natural I suppose. After receiving a heavier wage this month than usual do the insane amount of overtime I did at work during the recent bank holidays, I planned three animal related day trips during my much needed week off. Twycross was the first place on my list to visit and that's exactly what I did. ----- Getting to the Zoo ----- Twycross Zoo is located in Leicestershire (although the address says Warwickshire). It is located on the A444 off of the A5 and the M42. Once you get close to ...  Read the complete review

Twycross Zoo also calls itself "The World Primate Centre, which should give you a very good idea what they are specialised in. We visited them during the summer holidays as part of an offer of the Leicestershire County, which combined a hotel stay and admission to 3 out of 5 participating local attractions. Getting there: The zoo is located along the A444, just outside the village Twycross. It is well signed out and offers ample parking facilities. If you do not have your own transport you'll have to find your way to either Nuneaton or Ashby de la Zouch from where you can take a bus that will deliver you directly to the entrance. Getting ...  Read the complete review

I can't really praise Twycross Zoo enough for how enjoyable it is there! Now firstly, I must tell you that I do love animals (so they win on their first selling point!) but other than that, its enjoyable and interesting. Right where to begin.. Animals--> So like I said, animals are very important in my life, and so being to see such a wide range of them, expands my knowledge further of them. The range is fantastic. Monkeys, elephants, meerkats, deer, donkeys, exotic birds, owls, reptiles.. I mean there are over a thousand. It's quite a large site, so will take you plenty of time to walk around and spend a day there. There are message boards next to the ...  Read the complete review

Living in Leicestershire now and only having been with my boyfriend two months, our first Valentine's Day together was hopefully going to be a special one. So when he asked me how I wanted to spend our special day together, he was only mildly amused when I suggested a day out at Twycross Zoo! He already knows how much I love animals and particularly monkeys, so when I realised how close we now lived to Twycross Zoo and that it had been the World Primate Centre since 2006, I was desperate to go. We chose the Sunday before Valentine's Day, but annoyingly, it turned out to be really cold, very windy and pouring with rain. Undeterred, we arrived around 11am and ...  Read the complete review