Really enjoyed my day lots to see and do

We will coming back 😎

Great family day out

What a lovely place !! Adored all the animals

Great for kids 2-12 jears.

Lovely zoo! A lot better than I was expecting and has a lovely range of animals

Very helpful staff, loads of free parking, also a very fun place for all of the family. Would defo again.

Lots of fun

Fantastic day out! Animals, challenges, spot it books, indoor and outdoor play... maze, on site food and a train ride. The kids will love it especially hand feeding the birds.

It's my daughter's favourite place in the world

Fantastic park. Great play area for kids, ride .best zoo I have been in UK, for kids.

great place for kids

Great day out for the kids

Great day out for the family

Always a great day out with the kids.

Great for kids

We had a lovely day, thank you, it was a magical time for our children we enjoyed the Father Christmas experience and we loved the lights and huskies. The staff were very helpful and friendly we would recommend to other families.

Visited Drusillas with a very excited 3 year old last week with the intention of also meeting Father Christmas. The park takes you round a zoo route with lots of animals to see, there are stamp points for the kids when they spot the animals as well as lots of interactive learning areas the whole way round too.
The zoolympics is always a hit and my son loves to see how long he can hang like a monkey for.
There are a few rides too, cars, flying cheetahs, teacups to name a few and a train that runs periodically.
Father Christmas was amazing, I actually belive he is the real one! Everything about him was magic, his beard, the way he spoke, the wink of his eye, and I'm sure his belly would have wobbled like a bowl full of jelly! It was set in a lovely little grotto and he was fantastic with my son and he recieved a lovely drusillas themed gift too. I believe again!
Will be back next year!

Decided to have a day out somewhere different. The park itself was a bit smaller than we expected but it was a nice day out. The outdoor park area was fab for our toddler. The indoor play area was crowded and a lot of unsupervised children running around and my son got pushed down the slide head first (poor thing). The rides maybe could be updated as starting to look a bit dated. The entry to the park was a bit on the expensive side but we did have a good day.

Took my friends 6 year old daughter here. She absolutely loved it. There was loads of info that she loved reading about. Her favourite part was the hello kitty rides. Literally couldn’t make her leave. The food was reasonably priced too which suprise me.

With a degree of excitement 2 adults and 3 children set off on a cold and crisp Sunday morning to visit Drusillas Park. We arrived at around 10.55 a.m. and in the cold air joined a lengthy queue for entry. It took 48 minutes to reach the point where hard earned cash, £95.00 was handed over for entrance, oh and an extra £11.00 each for the 3 children to meet Santa. If bought online £10.00 could have been saved from the entrance total. Given that these prices are not on the low side I think it is not unreasonable to expect the queuing time to be nearer 10-15 minutes.
Once inside the way finding around the Park is very good and the animals on show are interesting if unspectacular, and there is plenty of information available to interest the youngsters and to help them learn facts about the animals.
After a couple of hours walking around lunch was needed. The facilities are pretty good, but the food is definitely low key with prices above average for what was on offer.
When we went to use the voucher to see Santa the queue was again very long. By now the sun was down and the chill was gnawing at the bones of old and young alike. There was no indication of expected queue time at various points. Another 47 minutes was spent in the queue to see Santa for 3 minutes.
In summary, it was a good day out tarnished badly by the queuing times. If you are going to charge high end prices then more polished systems for queue times and handling the queues must be introduced.

I bought this as a birthday present for my wife. I was allowed in too as part of the package.
Our guide Charlie was brilliant from the outset: amiable & knowledgeable.
Our tour started in the food prep area, where we learned about the different types of food for various animals (older animals or those with particular health issues have tailor made diets).
Our first animal encounter was with a perky pair of meerkats whose enclosure featured a mini waterfall & pool, plus little rock pile and a tree stump. (Charlie had already shown us their indoor nest box - as he demonstrated how to clean it.) There was an area below a walkway where the animals could shelter if they wished.
During the morning we had encounters with a diverse range of animals: a pale gecko with fat tail to store water; penguins - none of which wanted to eat: too well fed (including the world’s oldest Rockhopper) and a pair of capybara in an enclosure with a group of beavers. We were able to feed these under Charlie’s careful guidance. Throughout the day, he gave ample opportunity for photos - and indeed took a few of the pair of us. Charlie demonstrated a good knowledge of all the animals (both as individuals and members of their species) and proved to be an excellent guide.
Following lunch (my wife’s was included as part of the package), we visited an old pig - a real character. Although his sight was poor, he knew the exact spot to come for food and stood by the fence waiting with his mouth open. Very amusing.
A visit to the donkeys was next, followed by a pair of miniature mongooses.
After this, Charlie advised me to use the slo mo mode on my camera so that I could capture the beautiful sight of a barn owl feeding from my wife’s gauntleted hand.
An encounter with a milk snake next (like a corn snake), followed by the opportunity to hold a mini hedgehog and then (grand finale of the day!) a visit to the lemur enclosure. We helped Charlie put food onto the various feeding stations - although one of the more adventurous animals named Shadow helped himself from the bucket!. We enjoyed watching these animals ( our oldest ancestors) interacting and learning about specific individuals’ social issues and the reasons for their place within the hierarchy.
We had an excellent day, which was superbly curated by Charlie. He is an excellent ambassador for Drusillas and an inspiration for other young (& old!) people with a passion for animals.

I’ve been going to Drusillas for years now. We’ve been members/ pass holders. Going for the first time in 6 months I have to say the new rides are great and the investment is obvious but the Zoo itself it’s a bit tired. Teletubby land, the vampire bat bit with drucula (been that way for like 25 years), even the farm zoo part are all desperate for investment. I know the stock response will point out how much the water park, go safari etc have cost but I love the Zoo part and it’s desperate for some investment. Even the restaurant and the indoor play is still a nightmare when it’s busy. I love this place and it has so many memories (I remember the old barn) but it’s starting to be less essential as a visit.

I went with my mother to Drusillas on a drizzly day. (She’s in her late 50s and I’m in my mid 20s - this park is great for all ages). As the weather was quite gloomy, some of the animals were preferring to stay inside, but it meant that it wasn’t overly busy.

We had a really great time. The animals all seemed very content and cheerful, and well looked after. The keepers clearly care about the wellbeing of the animals. We saw them cleaning the enclosures well and providing enrichment by scattering food all around the enclosures. One explained to us about how they were medically treating a lemur that had been injured (by rough play with his lemur friends). The park was really educational too and engaging. There were funny animatronic animals that danced and sang, which I imagine kids would love.

There were only a couple of things that I thought Drusillas could improve on. Firstly, a couple of the very first enclosures were a little small (in my opinion) for the animals that were in it - the first lots of mice, the enclosure with the sloths and other animals and the one with the Arabian rock hyraxes. They weren’t overly cramped but it would be nice if these animals could have a bit more space. The second possible improvement might be for the animatronic hens in the farm section not to sing the same song on repeat quite so frequently. It became a bit tiresome for me (but more importantly I felt for the animals there who had to listen to it all day, every day - especially the cows!).

All in all, it was a great trip and I’d highly recommend Drusillas to any animal lovers or anyone with children of any age. I’ll definitely be wanting to go back again.

During our family trip to Drusillas we discovered a park that included a variety of fantastic zoo animals. Although there was a large variety of monkeys, my two year old nephew's favourite was the red panda!
The staff at Drusillas were all incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. The onsite food options were fit for purpose and better still, for my family and I who had prepared a packed lunch, there were plenty of picnic tables available. Perfect for a late summers afternoon. Towards the rear of the park, there was also an impressive play area which my nephew spent so much time playing in....and consequently left me somewhat exhausted! In addition there were a variety of interactive challenges for children of all ages to participate in and this seemed to be a great hit with families. My nephew also LOVED the train ride around the park. Overall we had a fantastic day as a family at Drusillas park and would recommend to any of our dear friends and family.