Twycross Zoo

me and my family went here during the summer,we went the year before so we knew what we were expecting. Parking was very easy and lots of parking attendants to show you where to park in a nice orderly fashion,then was the walk to pay to get into the park. For a family of 4 with one child being 11 and the other 3 months it cost us £26 to get into the park which is well worth it if you consider the costs to go to sealife centre etc. The park is very big and lots of animals to show off and some of the main attractions are the monkeys(lots and lots of monkey),the elephant enclosure,giraffes,the borneo walk and many other animals. Also by the entrance are ...  Read the complete review

As a child i visited Twycross zoo every week, it was a great place and i loved everything about it.
I am now a father and have moved back into the area, i thought it would be a great place to take my children to visit, and hoped they would enjoy it as much as i used to.
I will never go again, the place is falling apart, its like a building site, the entrance fee was expensive but that was nothing compared to the price of refreshments. I felt disappointed and ripped off at every turn. In future i will go the extra distance to West midlands Safari park and would recommended you do the same.

I visited Twycross Zoo today with my family (22/2/09). I have been before, and though Twycross is not a large zoo it is ideal for children. Twycross has a considerable range of monkeys and apes, as well as lions, elephants, Giraffes, sea lions etc. One odd thing is it has no enclosure/reptile house for snakes, spiders etc, which as every parent knows always goes down well with the kids! The admission price I feel is quite reasonable, £10 for adults and around £7 for children. My major gripe was the cost of drinks and food. Nearly £5 for two coffees and a tea is I feel is extortionate, especially as they were basic coffee! The quality of food also was to ...  Read the complete review

I visited Twycross zoo on Feb 8 2009. I was bitterly disappointed at how poorly organised and managed this zoo was - you only had to look at the monkeys to see how miserable and sad they are. My main grievances were: H&S: No gritting had taken place - paths were a death trap/iced over and no warning signs to be seen anywhere. Staff: No zoo keepers to be seens anywhere! Those on ticket office poorly presented, rest we saw lacked customer service and professionalism. Animal cages: Neglected - chimpanzees were in a terrible state, half of them had serious bottom problems and one of them could not sit properly his anus was hanging out by about 8 inches! ...  Read the complete review

This was a fabulous place and I would highly recommend it to anyone of any age. My husband took me as a suprise at 7 1/2 month's pregnant in october last year. I thoroughly enjoyed taking a slow walk round this pretty zoo. Because of the time of year it was not too busy and we found lot's of lovely spot's with benches to sit and have rest and admire the many great animal's this included many monkey's, chimp's orangutan's, gorrilla's, girraffe's, elephant's lion's, tapier's reptile's, penguin's and otter's and many more. There was a lovely cafe and gift shop too and you could go on a tour of an exotic's house . all the animals were in great condition and in huge but safe ...  Read the complete review