A lovely family day out here today. Plenty of opportunity to clean and sanatise hands and lots to see and do. Well worth a visit!

Nice place to visit with the family

Great selection of animals for a small zoo! Highly recommended

We arrived about 15 minutes prior to opening and the queue wasn’t too bad but grew fast. I couldn’t tell if entry was slow on opening to stagger the flow or just because people were slow buying tickets (we booked ahead online).

The one way system is well implanted for social distancing. As with any zoo right now you’ll find families who are good and those who don’t care about COVID distancing... so be patient and let idiots pass by.

Our kid really enjoyed seeing the animals but he’s too small for the play park right now. Majority of rides / play areas seemed open though.

We were in and out in 1 hour, so more driving to and from than actual park. I suspect when your kids can use play area that helps burn time.

I went here for a red panda experience and was met by Paul which I would have preferred him to be more chatty and tell me more about the red panda.

Fantastic day at Drusillas, can not fault it. A few things were closed due to current situation but plenty of other things to do. Not crowded apart from near the playground with parents etc sitting while kids had their fun.
Social distancing not a problem. Rides are taking smaller number of people which if busy would make queue more, but today wasn't a problem. Longest wait probably a few minutes.
Plenty of hand sanitizer stations and staff (who all wore masks) encouraged everyone to use.
Didn't use any of the food outlets as we took a picnic.
Park very clean with staff going round cleaning the interactive places where the children had touched. Although didn't see anyone cleaning as we went through the zoo the glass looked very clean and no finger marks so they were obviously cleaing on a regular basis.
Will definatly visit again!

Pretty good. Rides are for little kids, small zoo but just the right size to go round without being too tired at the end to go on the rides. No long queues either 👍

Not the greatest selection of animals, but the park itself is good and the play areas are excellent.

We had a great time and adventure. Amazing activities!!

Good, doing the right things with covid to help protect people

Brilliant day out. The park was amazing and the getting to see all the animals was fantastic. The childrens play areas are fantastic along with the rides plenty to do and keep the little ones busy.

Absolutely brilliant day out. The park is only small but packed with things to do and see. It is very organised lots of toilets and hand washing stations. Staff are constantly cleaning and ensuring everyone’s safety. The seating around the park is well spaced and staff are all lovely and friendly.
The animals are beautiful and all look very clean and healthy, their enclosures are large, with open tops and glass sides so you can get nice and close to the animals and they have plenty of room to enjoy themselves. They are all very relaxed and not bothered by visitors. There are some unusual breeds and also a small petting area. There is a large playground for children, a water play area which had lots of interactive fountains etc and plenty of places to eat and to by yummy treats. There is a little train that goes around it’s only a 5 minute ride but fun for the under 5s There are also 2 large gift shops open with reasonably priced souvenirs. The whole park is clean and well kept I would recommend it for all ages. Im not usually a zoo lover but Drusilla’s ticked all the right boxes.

Such a great place.

We had a great day out here! It was really clean, felt safe - not too busy, ample hand sanitising stations and great to see staff encouraging the use of it! Staff also really helpful & friendly.
We recently (since lockdown) visited a larger zoo and felt disappointed after the visit so I didn’t have high hopes for here but we had the best day, we saw loads of animals &
It felt much ‘safer’, my 2 year old was in her absolute element with the rides too. Just wish we lived closer to visit again! DEFINITELY RECOMMEND lovely little day out - great value for money!!!

Fantastic selection of animals, my 2 year old and 10 year old loved it. There is a 1 way system around the animals just a shame a few of the people there thought they were too important to follow this or any social distancing rules.<br>Only a few of the rides were closed due to covid-19 which is understandable. The rides that were open were more suitable for younger children but my 10 year old did still enjoy the day.<br>The outdoor play area is huge for both the older kids and so is the one for smaller children and both are great quality. The splash pad was fantastic but the water was cold as weather was warm but not hot.<br><br>Overall was a great day out. Would definitely recommend, only complaints are that too many people were let in, making social distancing almost impossible at times.

It's been quite a few years since I visited but after today I can see that the park has expanded, as has its variety of animals. There are some rides, a small section of animatronic dinosaurs, the farm section is still there and virtually unchanged since I went there as a little girl.<br><br>A great day out for families, even with the rubbish weather. The animals seem well-kept and contented and Drusillas boasts its conservation efforts which, judging by the babies in a few of the enclosures seems to be going rather well!

I visited Drusillas with my family yesterday and was very impressed by the measures you have employed to keep the visiting public safe post lockdown. I was very impressed by the continuous cleaning regimes that were evident throughout the day. The constant access to anti bac at every opportunity (especially as you went on rides) and the truly wonderful staff you have across the park, who throughout tried to keep everyone happy and safe at the same time.
So we’ll done to everyone at Drusillas Park.

Great despite the weather, arrived in the rain, parked easily, toilets spotless and in the car park before entering the zoo. Entered the zoo, grandchildren enjoyed collecting their stamps as we visited all the animals. Nicely laid out and plenty to see. Jurassic zone well done. Kids loved playing in the wet area, and kitty zone lovely for the little ones. Take out coffee and light lunch available, limited seating outside due to the restrictions at the moment. Really impressed.

Fantastic day out lots to do

Great place to visit for small children the older ones may a bit board!

I go to Drusillas about once in every three years and have always enjoyed my visits.
I thought it might be a good place to go during lockdown and chose a Monday because I thought it might be quieter with many children at school and parents at work and restricted visitor numbers.
We arrived at about noon and there was no queue to get in and the toilets at the entrance were empty and clean so that was a good start. Lots of hand sanitiser around and Social Distancing signs to remind you.
We started round the zoo trail and it was fine at first but then large family groups came up behind us and it was suddenly really crowded. We tried to let them pass or speed up ahead of them but were enveloped by People with no concept of Social Distancing at every turn. Small children were running loose and just barging into us and the parents didn’t take any notice. Children and adults were touching absolutely everything including the interactive exhibits which did shock us.
Also noticeable was that not a single person either working there or visiting was wearing a mask. It is as if Covid is not a thing. Perhaps it isn’t in that part of Sussex but we know so many people who have or have had Covid that it is very real to us.
Anyway we made our way around the zoo and enjoyed the antics of the animals which looked fine except the anteater who was pacing up and down. Also wasn’t too happy that the fennec fox - a nocturnal animal - was sleeping in the bright sunshine and didn’t seem to have a dark place to retreat to - just so we can see him 😢
We then wanted to get something to eat but had to pass through the children’s play area. This was really crowded. We joined the queue for the Oasis Cafe (which seemed to be the only place that was open). The queue bizarrely ran across the main path and alongside a seating area. There was no social Distancing in the queue whatsoever and even though there was a sign on the bench saying not to sit there, one lady insisted on sitting there alongside the queue exclaiming loudly that she didn’t see why she shouldn’t sit there.
We stood in the queue for a good 15 minutes and it didn’t move an inch forwards. It got very much longer behind us. People were walking through the queue as it crossed the footpath. It seemed to us that it might have been more sensible to move the queue to hug the side of the building and also the have a barrier separating the queue from passers by. Also, when lots of people need food in this situation, would it not be better to serve sandwiches or something that can just be picked quickly up rather than fully fried meals?
Anyway, the queue became more and more crowded so we left as we felt endangered and walked to the gift shop - that was being controlled but was quite empty anyway and we asked if there was anywhere else we could buy food. The attendant pointed us to a takeaway kiosk past the Hello Kitty area and that was much better. We bought a pizza to share and sat at the outside tables and chairs which were spaced out and that was much better than the crowded area. Perhaps some more signage to make clear there are other food areas open would be good to relieve the crowding in the play area.
We had wanted to go round the zoo again to see the bits that we had missed due to overcrowding but felt really uncomfortable by this stage and decided to head off to the beach. I think we were there for about an hour in total.
So, in summary, if you don’t care about Covid this place is fine to visit but if you do, then it is probably best avoided at present.
It seemed busier to me than on a normal weekday during term-time.

Weather good but windy. Only just opened but well spaced out. Lots of info staff very busy with virus cleaning. Good selection of unusual animals. Had the train running which was fun various other items of interest. Food good overall good day out very enjoyable. Lots of space people considerate to others.

Lovely day out with the grandchildren now that we have some places open to visit

Very good adherence to current situation and well run, great job

Excellent service & really on the ball with all guidelines being adhered too. Brilliant customer service in all areas & happy, helpful staff. Families kept there distance & were patient. Gorgeous animals ❤ & great facilities even in this situation. 👏👏