Drusillas Park
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I haven't been to Drusillas for about 10 years due to youngest child being to old for it and grandchild not old enough.
Went today with 21 month old granddaughter, we had the best day, there for four hours by which time she was tired, but so much more to do.
The zoo was clean, animals all looked in very good condition, interesting enclosures, friendly staff, train was great, food good, great day thank you
Went today with 21 month old granddaughter, we had the best day, there for four hours by which time she was tired, but so much more to do.
The zoo was clean, animals all looked in very good condition, interesting enclosures, friendly staff, train was great, food good, great day thank you
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I had a fantastic day with my daughter and our friends. There was so much fun activities my daughter engaged with, the animals was fantastic due to the wide range and lastly the service was quick, prompt and pleasant. All members of staff was extremely helpful and willing to offer assistance. I wish I had spent longer with my daughter as we’ve could have done soooo much more. I plan to return soon on a hot summers day and bring my daughter’s swimwear so she can play in the water area (looked amazing). In all honesty, I would of happily part with more of my money for this experience, I think they should charge more for the service they provide... by hey ho, cheap cheerful family day out.
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Really love a visit to Drusillas. It has loads to do: almost too much to properly enjoy in just one day! We enjoyed the Rides in Hello Kitty World, the animals, the play equipment and the splash park. The play areas is pretty huge and it's quite hard to keep tabs on your little ones! Our hot tip is tip is to go to Hello Kitty world first and the animals at the end of the day: the animals area was rammed in the morning but we had ti to ourselves at the end of the day.
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We recently took our young neice on a trip to Drusilas. We had an absolutely fantastic day. We started in the zoo and she loved going round with the spotter booker, stamping it when she had found the animal in it. All the animals looked really well cared for in clean and tidy enclosures. The keepers that we saw couldn't have been more helpful and friendly and telling her about the animal they look after. After the zoo we spent a long time in the play park, which caters for for Children of all ages. The water park area was great fun! After the playpark we went The Train ride was fun and then onto one of her favourite parts - Hello Kitty world!
A fun day out for all the family and in my opinion great value for money.
A fun day out for all the family and in my opinion great value for money.
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Rather pricey and the queue to get in was over 30 minutes. Many people seemed to be booked through their mobile but this seemed to take longer than us with our credit card. Why are they so fussy about disabled people proving they are on benefits to get a free carer entry. My mother was very elderly but not on benefits. Would she have qualified? This process took ages for people ahead of us. they could have opened another kiosk.
Otherwise great day out. The information for older children was good and animals looked well cared for - the were mainly smaller animals. Children's play area and maze - good.
Food - jacket potato OK children's box - white bread sandwich. Present not suitable for a young child,
Shockingly lots of plastic cutlery, polystyrene containers, straws - very unenvironmentally friendly.-
Otherwise great day out. The information for older children was good and animals looked well cared for - the were mainly smaller animals. Children's play area and maze - good.
Food - jacket potato OK children's box - white bread sandwich. Present not suitable for a young child,
Shockingly lots of plastic cutlery, polystyrene containers, straws - very unenvironmentally friendly.-
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We visited in May 2018 and had a really fabulous family day out. The zoo has some interesting animals and is beautifully kept. There are plenty of things to do for the children and kept everyone occupied. We took a picnic so can’t comment on the cafe but the picnic area was good with lots of tables and chairs.
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My friend was visiting from India and wanted to see animals so I thought this place offers this and is a bit of fun to. There are a good mix of small animals, some we had not encountered before. We saw the penguins being fed and there is s lot for children to do, getting their books stamped when they have seen certain things and lots of information for them to absorb. Then there is the rides, my friend likes Kitty so was so delighted that there is a Kitty section. We had a good laugh on the rides and enjoyed the little train ride, getting lost in the maze and eating ice cream. A good day out.
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Great day out with a young family. A lot to do for my 3 year old, with the animals in the zoo part, rides designed for young kids and also a massive play park. Thoroughly recommend
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I visited with my toddler, who had a fun day. The park has a few of rides that are good for all ages. Hello Kitty car rides was his favourite.
The zoo is not very big but is well maintained. There a lot of monkeys of different sizes.
I would recommend you visit explorer cafe for their cold tea/ coffee. They have lots of options.
Amazon play area is indoor soft play area in case weather turns bad.
On the big inflatable slide the staff were very friendly. When my toddler who got cold feet once up the slide, was helped by the young men attending the slide.
Overall worth a visit and good value for money for children from two to ten year old.
The zoo is not very big but is well maintained. There a lot of monkeys of different sizes.
I would recommend you visit explorer cafe for their cold tea/ coffee. They have lots of options.
Amazon play area is indoor soft play area in case weather turns bad.
On the big inflatable slide the staff were very friendly. When my toddler who got cold feet once up the slide, was helped by the young men attending the slide.
Overall worth a visit and good value for money for children from two to ten year old.
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The beautiful place for the entire family. First time to visit Drusillas Park and it’s well the commended. We get to see the animals the likes of ant eater , porcupine, raccoon that we don’t normally see in the zoo that we’ve been to that’s why we enjoyed it plus my daughter get to play at Hello Kitty’s secret garden it’s Instagram worthy photos because of the lovely topiary, hello kitty tea cup ride and train and the best part we get to see Hello Kitty and have a photo with her we truly enjoyed it.Massive play area and splash area so make sure you bring swimming gear for the young ones or even mum and dad can join in.you can bring ur own food so you can have a lovely picnic as a family. Absolutely a good place to go to for a family day out.
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Had my first visit to Drusillas today and had a fabulous time. The zoo is excellent and, especially with the new Go Safari open, there are loads of rides too. A full day of fun for the kids.
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Cannot say enough how good this was, my daughter is mad on penguins so this was for her birthday treat. From start to finish the keeper clare was excellent answering all of graces questions and interacting with her completely. Excellent value for money and great day out
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Went to drusillas Park.was a 2 hour drive so was a little bit disappointed with what we paid fir.the zoo is really good but when it came to rides for my 3 year old grandaughter there wasn’t much.we went on 9th May and because it was early season I suppose they class it like that there wasn’t much open.staff had to run astound taking turns to open rides so my grandaughter was disappointed she had to wait fir staff to open them at certain times.there were only 5 rides in total to go on when they openened them now and then.there were no ice cream huts open at all.only one restaurant was open and 2 sovenier shops.was really disappointed as it was a hot day and was a fair walk back to sovenier shop to find an ice cream or lolly to buy for little one.got to say though the food was lovely and restaurant was nice and clean.not hardly any toilets open around the park.took us 2 hours to get there so won’t be going there again.
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Visited on a very hot, very busy bank holiday but still had a brilliant day out with toddlers aged 2 & 3. Never queued for more than 2 minutes for anything. Refreshments were very good value and the staff were all lovely. Well done Drusillas!
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When booking, I thought the prices a little expensive for what I was expecting. I was proved to be wrong! If you pre-book online you can save £2 per person or you can use Tesco Club card vouchers to save even more money.
We visited on a sweltering hot day so it was busy but there was plenty of free car parking. There was no queue at the entrance so we went straight in. You are immediately into the zoo area but you can bypass that if your kids want to go straight to the play area and amusements.
There are lots of small animals to see, generally in well kept areas. Some seem to be better than others for the animals and we saw plenty of small monkeys having lots of fun in the trees and rope areas in their enclosure. They have put in lots of effort into making it interesting for children as there are fun things to do relating to the animals all around the zoo and there is lots to be learnt too. Who ever knew that a group of parrots was called a pandemonium?
After spending a good couple of hours seeing the animal exhibits, you end up in a large childrens play area. Plan ahead by taking swimwear for the water fun areas but there's lots of other things to play on if you want to keep them dry. There's not lots for toddlers to go on, but there are some swings and slides which they can use. There is also a train ride, a Hello Kitty car ride and a spinning tea cups ride which the toddlers will like plus a few others which are a bit more boisterous for the older kids. All of the rides are included in the entrance fee as well, which makes it good value after all!
If you're happy to watch your kids playing for ages, you could easily spend a whole day here. There are drinks machines around the zoo and a cafe serving the usual Burgers and stuff in the play area. There are also three small souvenir shops and plenty of areas to sit, some shaded some not. You could even take a picnic if you so wish.
We had a lovely day and would fully recommend it, especially with families with 3-10 year olds.
We visited on a sweltering hot day so it was busy but there was plenty of free car parking. There was no queue at the entrance so we went straight in. You are immediately into the zoo area but you can bypass that if your kids want to go straight to the play area and amusements.
There are lots of small animals to see, generally in well kept areas. Some seem to be better than others for the animals and we saw plenty of small monkeys having lots of fun in the trees and rope areas in their enclosure. They have put in lots of effort into making it interesting for children as there are fun things to do relating to the animals all around the zoo and there is lots to be learnt too. Who ever knew that a group of parrots was called a pandemonium?
After spending a good couple of hours seeing the animal exhibits, you end up in a large childrens play area. Plan ahead by taking swimwear for the water fun areas but there's lots of other things to play on if you want to keep them dry. There's not lots for toddlers to go on, but there are some swings and slides which they can use. There is also a train ride, a Hello Kitty car ride and a spinning tea cups ride which the toddlers will like plus a few others which are a bit more boisterous for the older kids. All of the rides are included in the entrance fee as well, which makes it good value after all!
If you're happy to watch your kids playing for ages, you could easily spend a whole day here. There are drinks machines around the zoo and a cafe serving the usual Burgers and stuff in the play area. There are also three small souvenir shops and plenty of areas to sit, some shaded some not. You could even take a picnic if you so wish.
We had a lovely day and would fully recommend it, especially with families with 3-10 year olds.
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We decided to explore Drusillas Park on May bank holiday. Not only did we have the most glorious weather, the park it’s self was perfect for all 3 of my children aged 5/8 and 10. The zoo has so many different animals, with fun facts, trails and feeding times. We then went into the play area which was amazing, followed by the splash pad! The restaurant was delicious, we enjoyed the hotdogs (they are a must).
As if that wasn’t enough we went on the safari train ride around the whole park and found hello kitty’s garden which won my 5 yr old daughters heart. It wasn’t very busy, so we didn’t have to que for any rides. We can’t wait to return, So much fun!
As if that wasn’t enough we went on the safari train ride around the whole park and found hello kitty’s garden which won my 5 yr old daughters heart. It wasn’t very busy, so we didn’t have to que for any rides. We can’t wait to return, So much fun!
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As a member and frequent visitor to chester zoo in groups of adults only I was prepared to be undrwhelmed when my sister and I decided to take a trip down memory lane our last visit was 20 years ago, well wow!!! The only thing I recognised was the train and the copycat parrot the enclosures are both sympathetic to visitors and the animals and what a variety they have, can't comment on the play areas as we are both over 40 but had a fantastic day thank you
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We visited recently for my daughter’s second birthday and also had our 11 year old with us and we had a fantastic day.
The animal walk was really well laid out and a lot of the glass came down to floor level to allow the little one easy viewing.
We spent a lot of time in the water park due to it being a hot day, was a lovely way for the kids to keep cool.
The rides we great, our little one especially loved the flying cheetah ride.
The grounds are clean and tidy and the staff are friendly and helpful.
If we lived closer we would have loved a season ticket, sadly it isn’t practical with a long drive there and back. Having said this, we will be back!
The animal walk was really well laid out and a lot of the glass came down to floor level to allow the little one easy viewing.
We spent a lot of time in the water park due to it being a hot day, was a lovely way for the kids to keep cool.
The rides we great, our little one especially loved the flying cheetah ride.
The grounds are clean and tidy and the staff are friendly and helpful.
If we lived closer we would have loved a season ticket, sadly it isn’t practical with a long drive there and back. Having said this, we will be back!
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I am not on here to knock the park. It was my own fault I didn`t look clearly at the animals that were here. I assumed it was a zoo! Booked for my husband as it was his birthday. We arrived early only to see 5 coaches. Thought it would be quieter as a Monday. This is clearly a place for children. We enjoyed looking at some of the animals but were done in 1.5 hours. Yes, we would have spent longer with children but for ourselves there was very little. The Explorer`s cafe was ok but we just had a snack and drink.Luckily we were heading off somewhere else to stay so visited Chartwell. I would not have been so happy travelling 2 hours to spend 1.5 hours there! Great for children not for adults. Very overpriced for 2 seniors even. More expensive than Hever castle which was beautiful.Luckily, we used Tesco points!!
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Went for the day with my son and we had a fab day, this really is a lovely kids zoo with absolutely loads to see and do. Food prices are good as well, which meant we was well fed as well. Would highly recommend 👍🏻🦍🦓🦒
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Had an absolutely brilliant day at Drusillas today for our one years olds birthday. The zoo has so much to do that you can comfortably spend a whole day there and we did! Being a Tuesday during term time, the zoo was quite quiet so we had play areas and the water park bit to ourselves for a while. The zoo is so clean and tidy and staff are visible all the time. Chatty and friendly too. We love the zoolympics challenges and all the talking animatronics! Considering membership as I know we’d live in the water play section all summer. Fennec foxes, the gibbons and the giant anteater are our faves!
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We spent my daughter's 10th birthday in the very capable hands of Sam and Jess, both exceptional in their care and knowledge of the animals. The day ran so smoothly with particular highlights being able to feed the sloth, lemurs and having a flat tailed gerbil names after my daughter - Layla pancake..! I cannot recommend this experience enough.. it's absolutely amazing and totally worth the money. I would have no hesitation in sending all my friends and family to drusillas - you made a 10 year olds birthday very special!
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At first I hesitated about going on this trip because I never heard of Drusillas Park. Once I did some research on it, we planned to go from London to Drusillas Park. The journey trip was not so bad as less traffic early morning, arrived there and greeted with a lovely smile by staff. We showed our online tickets which is cheaper than paying at the entrance. There's toilet nearby for guests before going inside.
Once we entered inside, there's a lot of animals, it's not the same as the zoo. It's different kind of species. I paid £1 for my son to feed colourful birds which I forgot the name of it. He enjoyed feeding them.
Once the animal tour is over, we went to have lunch at a cafe. We had vegetarian burger meal which is nice. It's expensive but worth it because it fill us up. There's plenty benches outside to sit and eat near the park.
We went to the park and played for a while and allow kids to relax, we then went to splash park which kids loved. They enjoyed themselves there. Bear in mind the water is very cold. Luckily for us we went during hot weather time.
There was a mini funfair rides and fun maze. Kids had a lot of fun, even us adults enjoyed it. Went on few rides at the same place. There was a mini train ride around the park, it was nice ride. The best thing is they accommodate disabled wheelchair to join the train ride and the funfair rides. It's good to see they are able to enjoy themselves as we did.
There's paid activities for kids to do as well as shops, mini bar, cafes. My kids went for bouncing slide and they loved it, we paid 8 bands for £5 each slides. So basically it's 8 rides each slide. My son wanted fake tattoos, so we had it done for him. I paid about £4 for a tattoo. I'm amazed it lasted for 1 week and half. It was still on his arm.
The trip ended with a happy family smiles all rounds. It was a good trip definitely recommend it. Thumbs up.
Once we entered inside, there's a lot of animals, it's not the same as the zoo. It's different kind of species. I paid £1 for my son to feed colourful birds which I forgot the name of it. He enjoyed feeding them.
Once the animal tour is over, we went to have lunch at a cafe. We had vegetarian burger meal which is nice. It's expensive but worth it because it fill us up. There's plenty benches outside to sit and eat near the park.
We went to the park and played for a while and allow kids to relax, we then went to splash park which kids loved. They enjoyed themselves there. Bear in mind the water is very cold. Luckily for us we went during hot weather time.
There was a mini funfair rides and fun maze. Kids had a lot of fun, even us adults enjoyed it. Went on few rides at the same place. There was a mini train ride around the park, it was nice ride. The best thing is they accommodate disabled wheelchair to join the train ride and the funfair rides. It's good to see they are able to enjoy themselves as we did.
There's paid activities for kids to do as well as shops, mini bar, cafes. My kids went for bouncing slide and they loved it, we paid 8 bands for £5 each slides. So basically it's 8 rides each slide. My son wanted fake tattoos, so we had it done for him. I paid about £4 for a tattoo. I'm amazed it lasted for 1 week and half. It was still on his arm.
The trip ended with a happy family smiles all rounds. It was a good trip definitely recommend it. Thumbs up.
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A nice family park, but overpriced.
Has a small zoo, used to have Thomas the tank rio way, but now gone, a play area, hello kitty land with approx 3 rides?
A indoor soft play, that is difficult to get a table at.
A fun maze, a kids water areas, does seasonal events, which are normally dragging out a mascot for photographs.
We used to have annual passes, but the park is very same year no doesn't really mix it up a lot, so we did not renew.
They are trying to update it with the hello kitty rides and whatever they are doing to the train line but it is more for smaller children I'd say and my boy is now 10.
So if you have little ones and an annual pass it's worth going too, but for the daily prices go elsewhere.
Has a small zoo, used to have Thomas the tank rio way, but now gone, a play area, hello kitty land with approx 3 rides?
A indoor soft play, that is difficult to get a table at.
A fun maze, a kids water areas, does seasonal events, which are normally dragging out a mascot for photographs.
We used to have annual passes, but the park is very same year no doesn't really mix it up a lot, so we did not renew.
They are trying to update it with the hello kitty rides and whatever they are doing to the train line but it is more for smaller children I'd say and my boy is now 10.
So if you have little ones and an annual pass it's worth going too, but for the daily prices go elsewhere.
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Took the kids to see Paw Patrol and had a great day all round. Long queue to get in but moved quickly, plenty to do, didnt feel ripped off by prices. Left with two tired but happy kids.
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