Bristol Zoo Reviews

Very good service and wide range of animals. I had so much fun and couldn't ask for more.

The animals are well kept and look happy. Good to see research happening in the zoo.

Loved it. Visit for the day. My husband and I went and we voted the pygmy hippo the best. Yes even saw a free robin flying in the zoo!

Great little zoo. The seals and gorillas are beautiful. Loved the gorilla feeding talk.

Greay variety of animals and they all look happy amd content

Very nice place indeed got very close up to the silverback gorilla was quite impressed very nice stuff to keep it clean and well looked after

It was a good day out but seemed a bit run down in places.

Gentle enlightenment in peace and tranquil surroundings well done

Great place for a day out an get to see some of the animals close up too

Absolutely amazing
All the animals seemed happy and so did the staff.

Good place to spend a day with your family and friends. Well maintained and clean. Closes at 5pm so be there by 3pm to cover all the sections on time

Lovely little 'City Zoo'. The have made good enclosures considering the small amount of real estate available.

Fantastic zoo! It's small but there is a lot to see. The enclosures for the animals are nice, and there are fun sculptures throughout the park and plenty of areas for kids to play. The gift shop was great and priced reasonably. Look forward to going again.

Lovely zoo beautiful gardens only criticism would be bins on site seemed to be limited.

Really nice zoo with well maintained and manicured with little intricate details of landscape along the footpath (i see details like that) taking you on a sort of journey. Really beautiful and enjoyable!
Seen the spider monkeys - which are incredibly cute and fascinating - and as we had a guide dog with us they were very drawn to us and behaved in all sorts of funny ways.
The gorilla in house was super cool too! They walk over your head!
I can only imagine how much more beautiful and active the zoo would be in summer.
We even had a lovely ranger in the name of vicky (i think) who volunteered to walk us around giving wonderful array of information and little story about every animal! She was wonderful, so friendly and helpful as we were a little lost.
She also held the guide dog for my friend so we could go in certain areas dogs are not aloud.
Shame about the reception stuff being a bit awkward.

Red Panda Experience - fantastic to get so close to these beautiful animals, and my accompanying keeper Becky was excellent, very personable and informative

The site is a very beautiful and interesting historical place, but there are few animals.

twilight evening was ok, half the animals were already away. Band and atmosphere was great even with the rain.

Very nice food and facilities for corporate events.

It's a amazing. Lots of animals, impressive gardens, nice food. I want to be back again.

Great day out but be prepared for parking problems make sure you have coins because the parking machine don't take notes or card and it only a max of five hours my advice get the bus

Great zoo, parking can be slightly difficult on busy days but still was able to to find a place.

Had a great day out. Staff were friendly and more then happy to answer questions. Small zoo but entertaining.

Always enjoy visiting here, one way system in place and works really well

Even though they announced the penguin show at the entrance, I couldn't see them!

Definitely not the biggest of zoos for sure! They have some lovely animals and some parts are kept nice but certain parts of the zoo are very outdated and not well looked after.

Horribly small lion enclosure with the lion walking up and down next to the walls the whole time I was there. The penguin enclosure absolutely stank of fish, overpriced gift shop and most of the vending machines wouldn't take my perfectly fine notes. However their nocturnal area wasn't too bad and you could walk through most of the enclosures like the fruit bats and so on. Still in shock how bad that lion looked however.

Great day out, the membership is great value for money if you have a young family. Lots for everyone to see and do

Easy to get around & fun activities talk & feed times with the animals!

Had a lovely time, staff we very friendly and helpful ; only thing I would say as a disabled person could do with more seating around the park.

Zoo great however left waiting to place order in restaurant for 10 minutes and then told too late to order pizza which is what we'd been told was available. 2nd time this has happened (on last 2 visits) - need to be more attentive to customer experience in restaurant.

Really good day spent here, easy to get to by train. Recommend watching the seals being fed, staff very helpful and informative and seem to enjoy what they do.

Very nice interesting zoo. enough there to fill day. Staff very friendly and informative. Worth a visit. Grandkids loved it

Had a fantastic time at the Zoo with the family. All the staff was so friendly. However, the hide restaurant was poor and if I could give it a 2 star I would. Food was nice, but the orginastion of the staff and service was so bad, wouldn't recommend the restaurant.

Really good place to spend your time and very educational for children.

Took kids here for the day. Really enjoyed by both them and us. will come again in the future.

More of a garden than a zoo. Not much to see and the animals look so sad. Kids had more fun in the park!

Really enjoyed my day, so much to see and do, fantastic place to bring your family

The zoo is well maintained and very big. The layout is a bit confusing though. You do get a map with the tickets, which doesn't help much. But you don't really need to worry about that.
There are lots of different animals including a gorilla that was born here. There is a Butterfly forest where kids would be very happy as the butterflies fly around them. Lots of different species there and you can also see larvae and newly hatched butterflies.
There is a reptiles section, a Bugs and insects section, a small aquarium and a Penguin & Seals section as well.
Don't miss out the animal feed timings.

Loved it... One of the best City Zoos I've been to for years. Loved the baby gorilla.

The way that the lions were kept was so heartbreaking. It really opened my eyes to how zoos operate

Super fun, great experience. Very big and entertaining. Easy to get to, nice and helpful staff. Very reasonable prize.

Lovely day put with he little ones and a great restaurant to recharge batteries although was very busy

Really good day out with lots to do and see. Staff are informed and talk shows are really interesting.

It is a zoo that is fine. It's not huge, which makes visiting with young children nice

Its a really lovely place with lots of green spaces , the only thing I'm disappointed at is there is no elephants or giraffes , i was expecting more big animals .

The animals and exhibits here are really great, from watching lions and gorillas to walking under swimming sea lions. It also has activities for children such as a maze and a high ropes course. However, it is incredibly busy on school holidays etc.. and it can become hard to get a full, clear look at the exhibits due to how many people there are.

Not much in there now was good long time ago lot of money to.go in

Great for kids and adults alike! We love going there

Excellent zoo on a relatively small site. Well set up for children. Food available on site, and picnic facilities, as well as water bottle refill points. Though we didn't find any good option between the catering shacks and the restaurant. If there isn't one, then a cafe style option would be good.

The talks are good, and plenty on site to fill more than one day.

Brilliant zoo, and small enough to see everything in one day, membership prices really reasonable. Nice cafe/restaurant. Animals all healthy and well cared for. Lemur walkthrough, and underwater tunnels for seals and penguins. Playground and sandpit for little ones and splash area for paddling when the weather's warm. Very interactive and fun and lots of info about their conservation work.

Better of there were more attractions however very good