Bristol Zoo Reviews

Fantastic love this zoo food fantastic plenty of picnic places. Resabled entry pric

Fabulous zoo with lots to do. Reduced admission prices due to a disabled child and they were very helpful about it. Will be returning for sure

Upu can enjoy a day out here if it's wet or dry. Great place to come.

A relatively small and compact zoo, but that doesn't stop them from having a wide variety of animals. Ranging from Asiatic lions to regal tangs in their aquarium. Perfect for a day visit with lots of interactive areas for kids.

Have been visiting for over 15 years and still love this place. Some areas looking a little tired but they keep renewing to maintain a good overall experience. Most fascinating for me are the reptiles and bugs. A must-see for visitors to Bristol with children.

It's a great place for the kids, but I would say it's in need of investment, it has a general feel of being quite tired and in need of investment.

We had a fantastic time at this lovely zoo. The enclosures are beautifully managed and the animals have lots of enrichment and seem very happy indeed. My last visit was as a child in 1977, so a lot has changed obviously for the better. We also had a great meal The Hide with lots of good veggie options. We didn t see the flamingoes sadly because the weather was so cold and there was slippery ice which may have caused damage to them but otherwise all animals were out in force. I would certainly return if I were in Bristol again and would highly recommend. Thank you

Always a good day out here, took my family a few months back, going back there soon, kids loved it...

Great place. The staff clearly care about the animals. Bristol Uni links are great!

Great zoo with a huge selection of animals but it is quite expensive

Nice ,but wish there was more to see and too small.

The zoo specializes in smaller animals, although they have lions and pigmy hippo's. They have a number of environments for penguins, seals, butterflies, meerkats, monkeys and many more. It's well worth a visit.

Really well thought out post Covid. They have a one way system that actually feels better. We booked for 10am and got round the whole zoo within one hour as we were more or less the first in. Take a picnic as they have a couple of grassed areas. Better to get a meal deal from your local supermarket and take that in with you.

Love this place and the kids do too. The entry fee is well worth it. The staff and volunteers are really friendly and knowledgeable. If you're local and visit more then once a year it's well worth becoming a member.

Lovely day out, very clean and happy helpful staff. Animals looked well car for and happy.

Had a really nice day well worth a visit if you decide to go I recamend you either get the tickets online or on the bus.

Going in the off season means it is very quiet, but the was also alot of building work going on.

The Zoo is very well kept. The gardens are pretty and tidy. The playgroup is lovely for kids up to age 8. The cafe needs a lot of work. It is freezing in the winter. Service is below average.

Beautiful gardens with plenty of benches for the elderly in between all the animals plus great play area for the kids.

Love this place! Beautiful surroundings, so much to see and do.

We love coming to the zoo with the kids - it is lovely and entertaining even on a rainy day!

Whilst the zoo is small, it has a lot of different animal enclosures which are well kept!

We spent whole after noon here, so many animals for children to see, will return

Bristol Zoo is great, just the right size to keep a little person entertained!

It is a small zoo, but I find we easily spend a couple of hours here. Plenty of parking. Range of indoor and outdoor enclosures and plenty of seating around the zoo. Some of the enclosures do seem small, but they do have a range of animals to see. The staff are very polite and welcoming, great zoo to visit with little ones!

Small scale zoo comparing to other famous zoos but lovely!

What a pity that the gorilla enclosure was closed today. Lions looked bored with their small enclosure. Toilet facilities awful.

Loved it. First thing I saw was my favourite, the flamingos. Would recommend to all

Lovely zoo. Really well thought out one way system snd good access to hand gels. Animals seemed quite content and well looked after. A fab 3 hrs that kept my boy very happy

A fairly decent little visit. Interactive staff that have a lot of knowledge.

We visited on a rainy day but didn't find it a dampener at all. This is a good day out if the weather is kind to you but equally as worth the money for a couple of hours as we did.

Great place with lots of picnic benches, good selection of animals and nice playground. Worth bringing spare clothes on a sunny day for kids to play in waster.

We enjoyed our day here, the staff were very informative and happy to chat and the animals are well lookrd after in lovely enclosured.

Great place, really educational but needs more parking. We had a lovely day once we found somewhere to park.

Brilliant Zoo. Definitely worth a visit. It doesn't have elephant, tiger or giraffe but don't this put you off. There is so much more to see. Go!!

Great place but some outdoor shops shut and no feeding the birds available.

Excellent day out with the family. Interactive displays for young and old all around. The ship displays are simply brilliant with sights, sounds and smells. Yes, smells as well!

Worse animal park/zoo I have been to in my life.

Lions run are absolutely tiny and plastered with poo. Viewing glasses are dirty and discoloured so you having a hard time seeing anything yet the shop that sells the stuffed animals is immaculate no trouble seeing anything there.

Staff was clueless about the animals they look after .

This park has gone steady downhill over the past few years and is now the most rundown zoo in the country. Never going to buy a membership again until you put the animals first.

Great variety of animals, my favourite were the seals.

Lovely staff good selection to see nice day out with the kids

Very well kept and this makes it all the enjoyable, take a picnic with you.

Great fun day out - and very cheap this time of year too. Especially if you're a student!

It was great for little ones and had great amount of activities.

Lovely and enjoyable day with 11 and 13 year olds. Chilled out wander around the zoo, enjoying the antics of the animals. Zooropia good fun. Favourite animals - cheeky seal, Maras, ducks!, and many many more.

Lovely well cared for place. Animals looked happy. Nice friendly staff. Go by park & ride. Good discount and saves driving through Bristol

Great place to visit with kids, loved the day out.
When we went it was not too busy, had ample things to do to keep our young children occupied for our half day visit. Can be taken at your own pace and even double back to revisit parts that the kids enjoyed most.
Eating facilities are good but a bit pricey but that's usual for an attraction like this.
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Lots of things to see and do. Great for the family and kids really enjoyed it.

Nice experience, animals seemed well cared for & it was enjoyable, but the increase in price for entry & expense of food onsite is a major down point for me & makes it definitely less accessible for families than it once was.

Best to visit in the summer, can see most if not all of the animals in a single trip.

Really enjoyable visit. Not so keen on seeing big cats in a zoo, especially such a small enclosure.

A great day out with animals spread within the gardens. Out door play areas for kids. Food outlets and gift shop. Various organised activities on throughout each day. Or simply wander around like we did. Staff were polite and helpful. It had been 10 years since our last visit and it was like starting a fresh with all we found to see. Will be going again when we are next up that way.

Excellent small zoo. Loved watching the gorillas being fed. Food and drinks available.

It was a little boring, very few animals and a few area's was closed.

Some bits where closed due to rehoming some animals due to the pandemic, apart from that a brilliant day out

Very poor but did visit in December so summer is probably a lot better

Went to the evening event, lots to do as well as seeing the animals. There was a bbq as well

We love the zoo. We go every year. Fun, friendly and easy to get too

Been coming to Bristol zoo for years and it s always been a favourite, you always without fail see the animals, fantastic viewing points indoors and out, there are plenty of talks & feeds to attend throughout the day which are packed full More

Lovely staff, fantastic facilities and animal enclosures all clean and animals look happy. One way system works very well although some areas still closed to the public.

If all areas were open to the public then I would have had no issues rating 5 stars.

Second visit in 11 months and will most definitely be back again and again.