Drayton Manor Zoo
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Anyone been here recently? I'm thinking of going tomorrow and I'm wondering whether it's more a place for kids. Am not too fussed about the rides although I might have a go on a few, so I won't bother if the zoo is crap. It is only £10 tomorrow, and the kids are at school so I'm hoping it may not be busy.
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Twycross zoo is much better and not far away. You're better off going there.
I'd second that - it isn't far from us so we go at least twice a year.
Still don't really like some animals in captivity but the Snow Leopard enclosure is HUGE and they have worked with Monkey World to improve the Great Ape habitats. Their Elephant enclosure is pretty big for a Zoo.
Can't recall the cost - it has gone up a lot over the last couple of years - but IIRC, it was in the region of £28 for me and the boy last time - so not much more than your £10 but many more animals.
Dudley Zoo has apparently improved, but bombing it would have improved it.
West Midlands Safari Park is cool if you're going by car.
Butterfly park in Stratford? Not just butterflies there. They have moths too. (And fish, reptiles, humming birds, invertebrates, fish) there is also a Shire horse centre in Stratford.
Sealife in Birmingham? That a sort of watery Zoo?
Desford Parrot Park? Again, not a lot of variety compared to a proper zoological garden.....
I'm sure there are more animal places in the West Midlands - if you give us the area you are OK travelling to and the sort of animals you like I might think of some more.:)
I fancy the aquarium in Birmingham too but it's a bit expensive, you can get tickets online for £10 but only if you go in late in the afternoon!
I don't have any kids to take and I'm not sure my husband is particularly fussed about going anywhere which is why I wanted somewhere cheap!
West midlands safari Park is quite good.
If it is not too far from you the Cotswolds Wildlife Park is good to visit, although you would need good weather for that. Woburn Safari Park is also a good place to go. So is Warwick Castle but of course that is not animals, but it is very interesting and in school holidays and at weekends there is usually a lot going on.
I find the drive around the Safari part is enhanced if you play some African music in the background, seriously, it really is.
Safari!
Monkeys run free there. No - seriously they Run. Free.You walk amongst them *shudders at the memory*
I still have nightmares
But - its a cheap day out at £7.50 a ticket if a bit of a trek from Nottingham.
I may give that a go, and pick up some Staffordshire oatcakes while I'm there.
Nah, it was great really:D
Just somehow despite all the advertising saying the monkeys run free I thought there would be some kind of fence between me & the monkeys. I was a little shocked when there wasn't:o
Time it right & you'll see them getting fed - that was cool:D.