Bristol Zoo Reviews

Great day out with younger children, as long as your expectations accept that it is a smallish inner city zoo not a sprawling Safari park, that said they really do make the most of the space.

lovely zoo with nice range of animals.. the gorillas are AMAZING

Really good zoo. Animals very well looked after and attendants very friendly and informative. Twilight nights particularly good as it's a lot cheaper and they do talks - the seals do tricks too! Cafe has good food but awful service

One of the best zoos I've ever been to. It's not large, but you could easily lose a whole day and not see everything there is to see. The animals are clearly excellently looked after, the grounds are beautiful, the seasonal extras they put on throughout the year are amazing. We were fortunate enough to have membership to the zoo as a gift and visited numerous times throughout the year. A truly amazing place and one I cherish in my favourite city.

Lovely zoo, one of the best zoos that I've been to :D

Great to be able to have gluten free option in cafe. Even though it was busy and carpark was full we had a great day

Very nice day out. Parking a nightmare if you go late

Not enough variety of animals to hold my attention.

Beautiful day out. Great place for all ages. Lots to see. Take a pack lunch though as the food is overpriced. Be careful of vending machines as it didn't provide the product and we couldn't get our money back as we paid by card (bit disappointing).

Normally I would give a five star but looking on the zoo website they mention nothing about attraction enclosures being shut. Disappointing when you arrive to find that out.

Clean, organised, good facilities, interactive & interesting talks

Seen it once that is enough. No rhinos, tigers or giraffes

Good array of animals, nice enclosures, loads of guides and talks. Lovely clean site, helpful staff, but a bit expensive and parking can be tough. Great day out!

Spent 6 hours here, staff knowledgeable & f friendly. Great day despite a rainy start, cuppa & cake in The Hide was scrummy. Friend ended up part exchanging her entry ticket for annual membership.

Good afternoon trip. Loads to see friendly staff. Misbehaving seals

Great day out. One way system in place and plenty of space to keep distance from others. Also plenty of hand sanitizer station's

Bristol Zoo has reinvented itself in many ways and it shows the conservation aspect well and I think the seals are in one of the best enclosures I have seen.
Some parts still need a lot of revamping but this does seem to be active in being done.
Tip. Take your own food and drink as the cafe was less than clean nor impressive in what was offered.

Great parking, lots to explore great value for money great location

Great animals at the zoo and great space for families. Gorilla enclosure is sad though so prepare yourselves

Fantastic as always but Aardman workshop today was sheependid, thanks.

Amazing kids loved it.Staff in the restaurant very friendly

Lovely day at the zoo and have returned again. We had a great time.

Loved all animals. Nocturnal, diurnal and cathemeral. Live talks are amazing.

Lovely. Thought you need to go in the morning to catch the feeding time to be able to see the animals more nearby. Lovely play station.

Awesome zoo. Great conservation work. Amazing volunteers!

Very beautiful zoo! It would be better if there was a wider diversity.

Haven't been for twenty year and was surprised by how thoughtful and we'll organised it was

What can you say, gotta love Bristol Zoo. The staff work really hard to ensure the animals are happy and well catered for. It's never an ideal situation when you place a wild animal in captivity, but the staff here genuinely care about them and go to great lengths to make sure they are as happy as can be. The Zoo has made lots of alterations to the enclosures to help give the animals more space and better living conditions.

Expensive but kids love Bristol zoo. A good out with the family.

Conservation, education, entertainment. Worth your time and support.

A great place to visit. Good value for money. Some really cool enclosures. The highlights for me were the gorillas and the sea lions. The restaurant served really good vegetarian and vegan food too. Definitely worth a visit.

Absolutely amazing zoo!! Very interactive and fun for the whole family.
Great value for money and staff very engaging.

Adorable place for both adults and children, well worth a visit

For a zoo of this size the number and variety of animals is incredible! Really good conservation programmes too

Beautiful Zoo. Missing some big animals, but still a nice day out for the family. Not a lot of parking so worth phoning ahead. Booking online is a lot cheaper.

Went on a Tuesday afternoon in winter. It was perfect as there were lots of indoor animals. It was blissfully quiet at that time. Everything was great! Except the lion enclosure was just to small. It looked really sad.

This is a small zoo with a good range animals to see. Lions, gorillas, penguins and lemurs to name a few.

There are lots of places to get food and drink, and because it is a relatively small zoo, it's easy to get around. It does feel bigger inside than you might think when on the inside!

Parking can be an issue, the main car park fills up quick if you don't arrive early, and surround streets are difficult to park on during busy periods too.

They keep some other larger animals at a different site a few miles away at a different venue, giraffes, hyppo and elephants for example, so you won't see those at the zoo.

All in all, it's worth a visit, but I would recommend not at peak times unless you are first there!

The one way system for the coronavirus means that the flow and otherwise enjoyable day at the zoo is now like a production line. And that detracts from the desire to just sit and watch your favourite animals without feeling like you're stopping the flow of foot traffic.

Did the sunset special. The que was massive considering it was online bookings only. But we got in after 15 minutes waiting. Had to park on the streets as all the parking was taken.

The zoo was rather small and we completed it and went back to the parts which were busy in just over an hour.

Not a lot of the animals were out, but the ones which were out looked lovely.

Definitely worth a visit.

My partner did the "Meet the Animal experience" through buyagift with the giant tortoises and it was just fab and very friendly staff worth every penny!

Unfortunately, we arrived rather late on a rainy day. All the animals had retired to their dens and lairs and we saw very little. This is a rather small zoo and the primates that we did see looked unhappy. A clean and pretty place but rather sad for those who respect and love animals.

Love the zoo :D My daughter loves the Fishes and little frogs. Can't wait for the zoo to open back up.

We had an amazing time. I've been poorly lately but managed to walk around for 2hrs and my little boy who's 6 loved it. We spoke to a lovely Lady about the Gorilla's. We just loved Jock and my little boy can't stop talking about him and wants to return in the summer holiday's. Another lady in the Aquarium was also very informative. It was a wonderful day. Thank you.

Due to the lockdown restrictions only a limited selection of exhibits. Quiet disappointed especially as the entrance fee remains the same

Fantastic for a family day out. Lots of well-cared for, unusual and interesting animals to observe (eg. the sand cat, gila monsters and fruit bats, which were among my favourites). The entrance and gift shop was extremely crowded but the rest of the zoo was not. My younger sister and I both loved the animal show (especially the raccoon and the skunk) which was entertaining and amusingly.

Well worth a visit. Very well planned and designed with lots of areas you can get up close with the animals. Nice variety of animals and creatures with well thought out ways to see and interact. The kids loved Gorilla Island but weren't too keen when in the Fruit Bat enclosure.

Love Bristol zoo so much. Always something different to see every time.

Overpriced, staff are unhappy, having to up prices to stay afloat. Not much there anymore, wouldn't be surprised if it goes under

An absolute gem in Bristol. Well worth membership as you will never tire of this beautiful park and zoo..they do have 'blue' day tickets online that are a lot cheaper!!

Was with a school trip, it was really cold and the children had to have they're food outside.