Drusillas Park
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This was the best park I have ever visited. We spent five hours here with a toddler. It was wonderfully clean and the rides in Hello Kitty land were excellent. We fed the birds with nectar which was an anazing experience. Staff were helpful. We visited the water park, soft play and adventure playground. So much to do. Very impressed!
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My wife got me a Zoo keeper for a day experience for my 40th birthday.
Clare from Drusilla's was really knowledgeable and very easy talk to. She has a clear passion for the park & the animals.
Cannot recommend the Zoo keeper experience enough as you get to interact and handle animals you don't normally see. Especially Marcel the Marmoset!
Clare from Drusilla's was really knowledgeable and very easy talk to. She has a clear passion for the park & the animals.
Cannot recommend the Zoo keeper experience enough as you get to interact and handle animals you don't normally see. Especially Marcel the Marmoset!
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I treated my boyfriend to the 'close encounter' experience with a sloth for his 32nd birthday. The experience was everything we could have ever wanted and more.
Our guide Charlie was great! He was very friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the sloths and other animals. He showed us around 'behind the scenes' at the zoo seeing how all the food is prepared for the animals. We then got to spend lots of time up close feeding Sophocles the sloth who was wonderful. It really was the perfect experience for any sloth lover!
Entry to park itself was also included. The majority of exhibits are aimed at young children but the zoo was brilliant for adults and children alike. We had a full day at the park including a picnic lunch in the dedicated picnic area. Overall a fantastic day!
Thank you Charlie and Sophocles!
Our guide Charlie was great! He was very friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the sloths and other animals. He showed us around 'behind the scenes' at the zoo seeing how all the food is prepared for the animals. We then got to spend lots of time up close feeding Sophocles the sloth who was wonderful. It really was the perfect experience for any sloth lover!
Entry to park itself was also included. The majority of exhibits are aimed at young children but the zoo was brilliant for adults and children alike. We had a full day at the park including a picnic lunch in the dedicated picnic area. Overall a fantastic day!
Thank you Charlie and Sophocles!
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Tiny hello-kitty land but if you are with a toodler, then it's absolutely fine. Lots of picnic area and facilities are family friendly, unlike some bigger theme park.
Lots of parking and even when visiting during holiday, it was not too crowded. Zoo area is also a nice place to visit - with good information and various education games for children.
Pre-book for discount!
Lots of parking and even when visiting during holiday, it was not too crowded. Zoo area is also a nice place to visit - with good information and various education games for children.
Pre-book for discount!
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It was the best experience of my whole entire life. Even though it was raining it was still the best day
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My wife and myself and 2 year old son visited yday 9th May and just had a brilliant day! we went last year when he was one and again it did not disappoint,
10/10 faultless everything
lovely staff/ everything clean / good food ( massive portions in explorers cafe)
Our son loved all the rides, good idea with the timed rides at off peak season all the animals looked clean and well fed,
all in all a wonderful day, we will return many times :)
10/10 faultless everything
lovely staff/ everything clean / good food ( massive portions in explorers cafe)
Our son loved all the rides, good idea with the timed rides at off peak season all the animals looked clean and well fed,
all in all a wonderful day, we will return many times :)
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What a great day we all had at Drusilla's Park - very hard to fault it really! The weather was amazing (which always helps) and as we went on a Friday there were virtually no queues for any of the rides. We were there to celebrate our daughter's 2nd birthday & both her & her big sister (4 1/2 going on 14) loved it.
We were a bit sceptical when we first got there & realised they didn't have any of the big zoo animals ("Where are the lions Daddy??"), but all was forgiven with the Meerkats, Servil, many types of monkey, farm area, mice, lemurs & rides acting as suitable distractions. The splash park was such a hit I ended up having to coax the birthday girl away with the offering of chocolate biscuits!
We arrived just after opening at 10.30 and left about 15.45 having been on all the rides a couple of times, played in the splash park, played on both the playground's & been through the zoo twice. All in all a brilliant day out!
We were a bit sceptical when we first got there & realised they didn't have any of the big zoo animals ("Where are the lions Daddy??"), but all was forgiven with the Meerkats, Servil, many types of monkey, farm area, mice, lemurs & rides acting as suitable distractions. The splash park was such a hit I ended up having to coax the birthday girl away with the offering of chocolate biscuits!
We arrived just after opening at 10.30 and left about 15.45 having been on all the rides a couple of times, played in the splash park, played on both the playground's & been through the zoo twice. All in all a brilliant day out!
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Its a fantasric place for dayout!Just been today with our 18months little boy and he absolutely lived it!!Beautiful place...very well maintained...we took our food but they have quite a few restaurant's/cafe inside...however not too much variety food and bit expensive! But if you take your own food thn its a lovely place for day out!
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I cannot praise this amazing place enough. We go here every year. I have been bringing my nephews and young cousins here for the last 13 years. Never been disappointed. True value for money. Excellent childrens zoo where they can be educated abd enjoy trying out some animal tests eg can run as fast as a rat, badger otter etc. Little stamp book to mark off what animals they have seen. The playground area and splash park are great fun. The small rides are cute and the queues mive quickly. Clean toilets lovely staff....i would give 10 stars! You won't be disappointed
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Not the first time I visit Drusillas and never disappointed. The zoo is great, you can interact with the animals (always supervised by a member of staff) and that is lovely for little ones, and not that little... :-). Then, the part with the play area for children and restaurants is amazing( be sure you take spare clothes if sunny as you will need them.. :-)) and all food at reasonable prices... I will Definitely come back as it is a wonderful and enjoyable place to spend a day with your family.
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We went to Drusillas Park at the back end of the school Easter break and it was a rather overcast day, but still at 10am the main Car Park was filling up! There was enough cashier windows open to ensure we didn't have to queue up long to get in. From there you enter the zoo part and as everyone came in it did get a bit busy as there were no other routes through, but once you came out and into the main park it opened up and we could walk at our own pace.
There are plenty of animals to look at for the children and some nice activities that they can do at various points, such as timing how long they can stand on one leg near the flamingo's or seeing how fast you can run and comparing it to other animals. Then you go through to the play area!
We visited most rides at least twice, and in some instances our child got off the ride only to run round to the front and get on it again! There was certainly plenty there for a young child to play on. We had a few spots of rain, but nothing that lasted, which was good as there didn't seem to be too much to do under cover.
We also bought our lunch there, and although it was a rather limited menu, the price and the size of the portion was certainly good. Managed to keep us going for the reminder of the day. By the time we were leaving the car park was nearly empty, but it was certainly a good place to visit. Possibly not at the height of summer though!
There are plenty of animals to look at for the children and some nice activities that they can do at various points, such as timing how long they can stand on one leg near the flamingo's or seeing how fast you can run and comparing it to other animals. Then you go through to the play area!
We visited most rides at least twice, and in some instances our child got off the ride only to run round to the front and get on it again! There was certainly plenty there for a young child to play on. We had a few spots of rain, but nothing that lasted, which was good as there didn't seem to be too much to do under cover.
We also bought our lunch there, and although it was a rather limited menu, the price and the size of the portion was certainly good. Managed to keep us going for the reminder of the day. By the time we were leaving the car park was nearly empty, but it was certainly a good place to visit. Possibly not at the height of summer though!
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Lovely family day out, quite expensive but we spent 4 1/2 hours there.car park is free and easy to park. Entry was also good with staff that seemed happy. Lovely and clean and the enclosures for the animals were clean and fresh, guess this is that it is the start of the summer season.. in all a good day out, would I recommend ....yes.
Would I go again yes but in a few months.
The food outlets were good value, food hot.
Well done all.
Would I go again yes but in a few months.
The food outlets were good value, food hot.
Well done all.
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Staff couldnt do enough for you and try to go above and beyond to help. Park not massively big around about 10 rides but the encounter with the animals is amazing and cafe prices are reasonable too (£4.50 for a hot kids lunch)or they have plenty of picnic areas if you would prefer. I would definitely recommend this attraction to anyone thinking about visiting with younger kids
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Took my 1 year old! You can spend all day! Playground and water park and toddler rides! Zoo area was fantastic! Low glass for little ones to see through. Brilliant day!
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We went on a Saturday in April ,We took a 5 and 6 year old boy and for the play area for kids this was perfect. Both kids had an amazing time saw lots of animals in the zoo. Went on the rides without queing for more than a few minutes overall I would definately recommend a trip here if you have children in this age group. We had to travel 2 and half hours to get their but it was definately worth it.
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I bought this for my daughter as she is a very keen animal lover and particularly interested in conservation. She had a fabulous day. The keeper she was working with was very knowledgeable and personable. It was very well organised and covered a good mixture of animals, providing a useful insight into the reality of being a zookeeper.
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Having traveled down to visit the kids it was a brilliant day out with the grand kids they loved every minute and not to overly expensive either love how rides and animals fit together so well
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I went with my 2 children - aged 6 & 9. Plenty for both of them to do though I would say it's aimed at children under 10. The zoo area is lovely though so if you like animals this is nice whatever your age!! Definitely worth a visit for Hello Kitty fans too as lovely Hello Kitty themed rides.
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First off ,if you know when your going ,book in advance , family four saves £8, not a lot I know but still £8, have not been here for a couple of years , and still throughly enjoyed it , it nice that it has everything , zoo , rides , play area , water area , we went round the zoo once , and another bit of advice , go round it again a few hours later , all the animals are out more etc... love feeding the birds , only a quid for a little nectar , well worth it , on a nice sunny day I reckon with kids under 12 you could easily spend 6 hours here , so much for them to do , massive massive play areas , not sure if indoor play area you had to pay for as unfortunately we ran out of time,
We ended up eating at the explorers cafe (nearer the end) as we found it a lot more quieter as the other place to eat was near the outdoor play area , food wasn’t too bad and price was reasonable too, came to just over £25 for four of us and we all left full.
The rides here are aimed at the younger kids , my 5 year old loved them all, and my 10 year old enjoyed them too.
I was also impressed that the whole of the park was wheel chair friendly and stroller friendly ,
My favourite part of this zoo is definetly the lemurs (favourite animals) and definetly recommend going there at there feeding times.
All the staff we talked too were very nice and all the zoo keepers we talk to were very knowledgeable and didn’t seem to mind giving up 5 minutes of their time to talk to you.
Thank you for a great day drusillas
We ended up eating at the explorers cafe (nearer the end) as we found it a lot more quieter as the other place to eat was near the outdoor play area , food wasn’t too bad and price was reasonable too, came to just over £25 for four of us and we all left full.
The rides here are aimed at the younger kids , my 5 year old loved them all, and my 10 year old enjoyed them too.
I was also impressed that the whole of the park was wheel chair friendly and stroller friendly ,
My favourite part of this zoo is definetly the lemurs (favourite animals) and definetly recommend going there at there feeding times.
All the staff we talked too were very nice and all the zoo keepers we talk to were very knowledgeable and didn’t seem to mind giving up 5 minutes of their time to talk to you.
Thank you for a great day drusillas
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Wow wow wow!!! My Daughter and I took my granddaughters aged 5 & 2 here for the day and what a great day out. Was wonderful to have a family day out that was value for money and nothing and I mean NOTHING was a rip off the entry fee, the food outlet, even the inflatable slide you had to pay separate for was good value at 8 slides for £5. There was so much for the girls to do, water park, swings slides, rides, mazes, the animals were well looked after and there were plenty of keepers about taking care. On the website Drusillas is described as small , we didn’t think so. We thought it was a clean tidy well kept and safe young children’s park that was family affordable. Well done Drusillas we will definitely be back.
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Visited Drusillas Park with my five year old during the Easter holidays after using the online booking for a 10% discount. He was quite impressed with the animals, and asked a lot about them. Favourites were the owls, bats and pets enclosures. He also loved the go wild play area, with lots of climbing and exploring.
2 negatives things though - 1. The toilets by the Amazon Adventure didn't have any soap left and 2. There's no shortcuts to the restaurants ( I think there may be one early one though) - so we were rushing the last animals so that we could get something to eat .
2 negatives things though - 1. The toilets by the Amazon Adventure didn't have any soap left and 2. There's no shortcuts to the restaurants ( I think there may be one early one though) - so we were rushing the last animals so that we could get something to eat .
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Expensive but quite well done with lots of animal exhibits. Well designed and specifically for children under 12.
The display pens were clean and appropriate for the animals and very interesting.
There is a mistake in the Saltwater Crocodile exhibit, which had the range of Salties all over Australia, including Tasmania, as well as NZ, which is nonsense!! It was a silly exhibit anyway, as of course they could not have live crocs there.
The play areas were great and kept our 8year old fully entertained for the rest of the day.
Facilities were very clean and well spaced around the park, as were the numerous cafes and picnic areas.
The display pens were clean and appropriate for the animals and very interesting.
There is a mistake in the Saltwater Crocodile exhibit, which had the range of Salties all over Australia, including Tasmania, as well as NZ, which is nonsense!! It was a silly exhibit anyway, as of course they could not have live crocs there.
The play areas were great and kept our 8year old fully entertained for the rest of the day.
Facilities were very clean and well spaced around the park, as were the numerous cafes and picnic areas.
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We took our Grand Children ages 10 yrs 8 yrs and 2 yrs for a day here overall we were very impressed with all parts I do however feel that it is a little expensive especially considering the age of child it is aimed at under 12. Unfortunately half way around and where the picnic area is there are some activities that are priced extra I feel this was sad as it felt a bit money grabbing and I do not think that the park needs these things especially as at least one of them was more for older teenagers. The cost of the entry for myself and my husband (who is over 60) and our three young grandchildren was £98.00, but these extra activities would have added if all three children used them something like £36.00 to the price. I would say that overall the zoo and activities were very good but not sure how young families are expected to be able to afford??
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Both of my children have grown up loving Drusillas as their regular place to visit in South East.
They love visiting the animals, the shows throughout the year the great swings and ride.
It's a must for all pre school and primary aged children. I still have a tear for my boys last ride on Thomas which he is now too big for.
Great good and friendly staff
They love visiting the animals, the shows throughout the year the great swings and ride.
It's a must for all pre school and primary aged children. I still have a tear for my boys last ride on Thomas which he is now too big for.
Great good and friendly staff
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We went to visit you on Thursday 5th April and we has such a wonderful and perfect day that I wanted to drop you a big thank you note.
Web site and flyer found at Tesco which give me the idea to come are telling the truth and keep the promise.
My kids had so much fun on that lovely day that they will remember long.
Many thanks,
Web site and flyer found at Tesco which give me the idea to come are telling the truth and keep the promise.
My kids had so much fun on that lovely day that they will remember long.
Many thanks,
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