Twycross Zoo Arvostelua 

Really wanted to enjoy this experience@ TZ ..was looking forward to visiting with fam but I was so disappointed my son couldn't wait to leave 5 mins after we got in....no animals out really.nothing to see just everyone trying to catch a glimpse of something worth seeing...only seen the tigers tail passing the viewing window??? ...so annoyed because no tigers or apes out...the grounds were unkempt.. the bbq and ice creams way too overpriced..extortionate prices for burgers etc ...however on the plus side the penguins were adorable and the weather was nice ..I will never visit this zoo again it was quite depressing...and the water near the flamingos was awfully dirty and depressing to see . On the plus side the guy at the entrance gate was professional polite and helpful. Also other staff I interacted with were helpful etc. If you want a zoo experience with a range of animals that you wouldn't see in your local nature center then please don't visit
Twycross zoo ...complete waste of money and time ..I personally will never visit here again.

Not happy with our experience. Luckily we took lunch because there was no where to get any food or drink.
The only place which was open was the fish and chip place. On a sunny day you expect ice cream and drinks everywhere but nothing to be seen.
We spoke to the lady at customer services and she was not helpful.
As many people have said a disappointment, and I totally agree.

£75 for a very disappointing day, except for staff on the gate, the rest were miserable. Gruffalo event didn't take place, children were crying and didnt understand why. Hardly anything worked on the gruffalo trail. Most enclosures were empty, we saw one very unhappy looking tiger in an enclosure which clearly needed something doing to it! One rhino, one snow leopard. Even monkeys were few and far between. Everywhere looked dirty and unkempt. I felt sorry for the animals we did see, awful. Twycross used to be a good zoo, what happened.

I just wanted to come on here and praise a member of the Twycross team, I had a disappointing experience from a staff member in Costa before I had even entered the zoo check in desk so was annoyed but that was soon forgotten about after I met a lovely helpful lady called Bernie. So lovely, smiley and chatty and I always think people are quick to be negative and moan but this member of staff should be praised and Twycross are super lucky to have Bernie as a member of there team, what a credit to the attraction. We shall look forward to returning :)

Went there on Mothering Sunday to see gruffalo exhibit. The displays didn’t work due to rain… great. Was very busy to the point of being unsafe and the place was a state. Only a couple of animals and they looked miserable and the whole place had the air of despair. Really over priced and generally a terrible experience.

Please don’t waste your money going to this zoo !! Me, my wife and son called in today for a mother’s Day trip out as there was a promotion where mothers get free entry into the zoo , this turned out to be the only saving grace of the day that we didn’t pay for 2 adults . So it took us 45 minutes to get into the zoo ,fair enough we thought it would be busy being mothers get in free but my god it wasn’t worth the wait !! Empty enclosures after empty enclosures , poor signage , pointless paths , extremely muddy , massive puddles of water everywhere on pathways , we seen people struggling with wheelchairs and pushchairs , toilets where filthy , food and drinks massive queues overpriced . The park is just drab , unloved and looks uncared for just a way of making a lot of money . The only upside was we enjoyed seeing the butterflies great for £24 quid . Do yourselves a favour and avoid ! Used to be a great zoo years ago but that’s not the case anymore . Shame .

Too many things closed. General vibe around the zoo was one of disappointment, which didn’t make for a great day out. It might be early in the season, but still open for business, so the expectation should be managed. Barriers/tape/not open signs aren’t great. Glad we didn’t pay full price.

Really disappointed hardly any animals and the ones there were looked really stressed and miserable. Hardly any kiosk open so really hard to get a drink or anything to eat. Such a shame I remember twycross from years ago it was great day out it looks like it's been ran into the ground some parts looked derelict we won't be going back !

Worst zoo I have ever been to. Me and my partner attended and at least 50% of the animals were not there, a lot of the enclosures were having matinence on them and this was not stated when we booked, we also couldn't feed the lorikeets due to bird flu which I understand but again this was not stated when we booked. There were 0 kiosks open to grab a drink from. A lot of the enclosures were run down and had massive cracks in the glass. Several of the animals looked stressed such as the leopard and snow leopard, they just paced in there enclosures. We also saw 3 giant tortoises, one of which we were 90% was dead and it was distressing to see. The zoo was barely functioning and we won't be attending again.

The toilets are disgusting.
We came from far as well and had the kids with us, otherwise could have just held in and go somewhere else.
We couldn’t go through the whole zoo because one of the kids didn’t want to use the toilet as they were dirty and horrible and so we just left to take him somewhere else before setting off home.

I visited Twycross zoo on 28/9/22 and bought a sandwich from the cafe in the gruffalo area. I purchased a bacon sandwich on sourdough bread and when eating it thought it tasted odd. When I opened the sandwich the bacon was green with visible mould growing on it. The cafe refunded my money however this ruined the rest of the day as I felt very ill after. I have contacted Twycross zoo twice via email regarding this and both emails have been ignored. Disappointing. The zoo was nice but take your own food or risk food poisoning.

This is the worst zoo I've been to ever!! Absolutely the worst. People don't spend your time or money here I beg you. So disappointed

I'm not sure if actually went to a zoo or a empty plot of land!.
I went in August with my family and was really looking g forward to it as this is one we hadn't been yo before,, but we literally didn't see anything apart from a few birds and small monkeys!. The grufalo area is OK but not all of the interactive areas we're working. All in all you'd be better saving your money and visit a park as you might see more animals!.

After reading some of these reviews I was unsure what kind of day we were going to have! But I was pleasantly surprised- it was bank holiday and it was busy but there were lots of staff on and really helpful too - my only critic would be the signage probably needs improving as the map and signs didn’t really make sense. But when we found the animals they were all out and happy and the kids had a great time!

So dissatisfied with this visit, will never be coming back. Ywp is far better and its not like twycross is really cheap to pay on the gates. Empty enclosures or poor access. Only thing worth going for was feeding the birds nectar. Waste of time, energy and money.

Absolutely disgusting
Came yesterday for a treat for my daughter staff were not interested in talking to you or even knew what they were talking about. Most of the animals were Either inside (where you cannot see them)or looking very depressed and not cared for properly the tiger looked so thin it looked ill. alot of the lorikeets had hardly any feathers. alot of the enclosures were either in desperate need of updating or were closed all together and they had no room for the animals to roam properly the whole zoo looked very run down and very dirty. food and drink were very overly priced and only saw 2 places to get ice creams open (temps of 34°) whith very long ques only 1 person trying to run them used to love coming here but WILL NOT BE RETURNING UNLESS IT CHANGES DRASTICALLY!!!!!

SAVE YOUR MONEY AND GO ELSE WHERE (YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE IS MUCH BETTER)

Absolute waste of money. Paid £60 to get in (for 2 adults and a child) to find empty pens, what animals you do find are in overgrown poorly maintained cages, the Rhinos are just on a concrete slab! There was no restaurant/food available, we came years ago and enjoyed our visit but now the Zoo is run down and poorly managed. Complained to the disinterested staff on the customer service desk to be told that all they could off was a free ticket! Why would I want a free ticket to a run down Zoo with no animals?! They were unapologetic about the lack of food blaming an external company.
Such a shame to say this but honestly save your money it’s really not worth it.

summer holiday treat. wish I hadn't wasted our money. whole place was just path after path place didnt flow. that wasnt really my main concern though. empty pen after empty pen, didn't see no rhino no snow leopard an no tiger an no gorilla, the pens are run down an not much greenery for them. not many staff around. my kids were so dissatisfied walking to each enclosure to find no animals in them! their was plenty of small monkeys tho an a few goats! lots of areas for picnics an play areas which is nice but I brought my children to see animals not play on a park! so dissaponinted an wish I spent that bit more an took a trip to Chester zoo or wmsp!

I wish we had read the reviews before we went today. I took my children here 30 years ago and loved it. Today I took my grandchild. Waste of our money. Wandered around from empty cage to empty cage. Signage not helpful. Spent 1 hour trying to find orangutans. Saw a sign post at one point, but no follow up sign. Seems to be no flow or pathway that leads around the park in a logical way so that no enclosure is missed.
Found shabby, overgrown enclosures with no animals. I feel sorry for the animals that we did see. Whole parks needs a complete rethink. Don’t waste your money.

Why are you not taking payment at the gate these zoos being awkward do not deserve custom probably start moaning in winter that they haven't took enough money 🤔