West Midland Safari and Leisure Park Review

For me was a great experience...I can wait to go back ....10+++

Great place to visit, free return ticket is also worth using for a day out with the kids.

At safari park West Midlands not see much and kids are fed up its boring

Busy day out, lots and lots to see and do, including a lot of rides for the kids. Definitely a good weather option, and easy to spend quite a bit of cash!

I was expecting to see animals in a Safari.
- I saw Magpies, Crows, Rabbits, statues and lots of cars with very bored children being driven by equally bored adults.

The attractions are expensive and so is the food.

As I was ending the 2 hour boring safari I was greeted by 1 giraffe and 1 rhino at the exit gates.

My advice is, if you really want to entertain yourselves and your children, go to Drayton Manor. Don t put your kids through the boredom

If there was an option to not leave a star at all, I would.

Total rip off - don t waste your money!

Loved it driver though but was very busy but only because it was raining

Absolutely fantastic day out for a family. The children loved it and so did we. Accessible with a carer although self propelling wasn't easy on some hills. All exhibits were accessible so I was able to join in just as much. Brilliant.

Really good time had by the whole family totally worth the money spent on the entrance fee and rides

Absolutely great. I took various items of jewellery in for various reasons namely, cleaning, lack of backs on earrings, confirmation of whether silver or gold and a safety chain on a watch. Each item was polished to perfection, backs put on earrings in matching backs and safety chain on watch well matched. The price quoted was the price paid and did not at all break the bank. I can thoroughly recommend Jewellery Inspired. Also they have some beautiful items for presents for all occasions. Again not excessively expensive. Well worth giving them a visit if you are looking for an item of jewellery, also watches.

Great day out here something for everyone to see. Just remember when driving around the enclosures not to block the yellow box junction markings. Also, don't bring your own food to feed the animals unless you are a specialist you don't know what their diet is and some animals may even be on tailored diet plans for what ever reason. You wouldn't want to be responsible for poisoning an animal would you?

At the main area they have plenty of accessible parking and as you would imagine it's very wheel chair friendly although there are some small hills to navigate especially in the lemma walk area.

It's ok but expensive to get in then have to pay for the kids rides food way to expensive for what you get

Visited with niece and nephews. Was able to interact with few animals in the open field. We got a free return ticket with our vehicle number plate written on it.

Amazing place, large selection of animals, staff and are super friendly and chatty

It was amazing, except that we went on the safari towards the end of the day so a lot of the animals were lying down or inside so I would definitely recommend doing it in the morning.

I visited safari Park on last weekend before school starts and weather was also good, because of that there was rush at entry gate. I haven't had car so I had booked Safari bus. The good part of safari bus is, he can directly take you via short cuts or from small hills which saves little time. Bus was also in good condition and the driver come guide explains you about each animal. We can see all the animals from good distance so that kids can also enjoy. We can feed Jiraffe. Safari takes approx. 1.5 to 2 hrs depending on rush and time you take to see each animal. After that there is theme park just next to safari gate. You can purchase tickets inside only and there are so many rides available for kids as well as adults. Food options are good. Overall nice experience.

Love this place, great day out , love the summer nights , with the extended openings

Fun for kids and adults alike. There are never big queues for the rides in the summer so great for ride fans. Season ticket is good value. We go almost weekly with the nipper and he loves it!

A fantastic place to visit the animals are amazing especially the big cats

Brilliant place lots to see and do. The safari is excellent

Great to see and interact with the animals. Needs more rides for the adults

Good family day out however the food for the animals is very expensive and for so little. Also takes a long time to get in but when you are in the ques are not too long from there

Absolutely loved it! It was amazing to be able to drive through and get up close to some of the animals.

Great day out! Not everything is open due to covid restrictions but was still plenty to see and do.

Always a fun place to go to and spend the day with the kids

Great place for the family........but........if your child is less than a meter height I wouldn't buy a wrist band, as they cant go on much. Spent more money on the 50p car rides

We got every other week and my Daughter loves it, third year as season pass holder's but this time got pass plus for my daughter to go on rides, well worth the money, all staff are great.

Great little safari park. Not a huge park to drive around when viewing the animals which can be a nice change for the driver and of course helpful if you have children. The drive does put you right in with the animals so although smaller than others you certainly get to see all of the animals and up close too! There are lots of animals to feed which are all very friendly and will move away if you push there head a little. There is also a fair with plenty of rides which are not too expensive when you buy a full pass. Pretty much all of the rides are aim at younger children there is also an arcade which is fun and not too much of a rip off. Plenty of places to eat it does lack a little outside seating though but generally a great day out firework display here is great too

great day out, plenty to see and do, good rides, food a little pricey but expected. dinosaur exhibit was good, drive thru safari was amazing, up close to lots of animals

Amazing experience!! You can buy food from the entrance to feed the animals. Be aware of the camels and zebras, when you do it, as they might bite.Beside of the safari tour, there is also an area, with food stalls and amusment activity.

3 hours to get through the safari and more then half the enclosures had no animals in them. For the price they are charging, perhaps free binoculars for each car would be an idea. Rides were supposed to close at 7.30 but some started closing at 6.

Brilliant day out. Safari was great and so was the zoo/adventure park bit. Would definitely go again

West Midlands Safari Park is a great place for all the family! Make sure you catch the sea lion show when you visit and one of the many animal talks they have. The safari is jam-packed with a wide range of animals. I would avoid going at busy times if you want to spend time looking at the animals or else you'll be asked to keep on moving.
The land of the dinosaurs is fantastic for all dinosaur lovers they now have the spinosaurus which is extremely impressive! Food is good but a little pricey.
They also have a theme-park which has rides for the adrenaline junkies and smaller rides which are for all the family.

Great place for a day out with the family... amazing to see these great creatures from so close...

Great fun, well organised with a good mix of animals, information and rides for all.

Even with only having the drive around open the price is very fair and was still a lovely bit of time spent out of the house.

Overall a good day out. Despite arriving early it was very busy. Very long queues to get into the park even though everyone was expected to book tickets online. In the safari section, cars were literally bumper to bumper and moving incredibly slow. Kids became frustrated and we were forced to just take shortcuts and miss some animal enclosures just to avoid wasting time in standstill traffic for ages.

There were huge queues for most shows, the longest being for the seal show. People appeared to have started queuing hours before the show start time....an impossible feat with young kids in tow.

There was minimal, if at all, social distancing and no cleaning of rides / picnic tables at all. The park did not appear to limit numbers at all...in fact it appeared much much busier than any of my previous visits.

Hand sanitisers were dotted around which was good. In most indoor areas masks were compulsory however many guests entered without face covering and no one (inc staff) said anything.

We gave the shows a miss and just enjoyed the rides and seeing the animals/attractions.

Overall a good day but dont go if you expect high covid awareness in terms of decontamination, limited number of people and social distancing.

Loved this place so much that we are going back at the weekend. Staff couldn't be nicer and not overpriced like other attractions

Love this place. It's amazing.

The mix of being able to see animals roaming free, great shows and then go on some fantastic rides makes a great day out.

Great safari drive the kids loved feeding the different animals and loved the rides, buy your tickets and wristbands online to have even better value for money.

Brilliant place for all ages... Will defo visit again!

Well kept zoo and lots of varieties of amusements for kids of all ages.. Keep aside one full day to enjoy this place....

Great day out you get a free pass to return in the same car which was good. Get up and close to all the animals cheeky giraffes chewed my car ariel off. Take a picnic the food was not great there the vegetarian options were awful. I did win a large Peter rabbit that sleeps in my boot now.

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Disaster, visited on 1st September the place was packed. Having been sold a packet of food for the animals we joined the queue to get into the park, which took about an hour. It was basically a three hour traffic jam all the way around after that. When the animals approached for food if you slowed down you told to move on straight away. The problem was they simply try to get your money and jam as many people as possible in. The place was totally overbooked. I would not visit this place again, and i would recommend that do your homework before you go.

Brill place lots to do and see but take your own food cafes are extortionate

I thought this safari park was excellent. Great value for money. Plenty to do with lots of added attractions that you can walk around to stretch your legs after being in the car throughout the safari. The whole family enjoyed the fact that you are able to feed the animals. The fact that you get a free ticket to return with is a great added bonus!

My only moan about this otherwise perfect family attraction is that the Tigers and cheetahs are kept behind bars which was a bit disappointing from a safari point of view.

I would highly recommend this as a great day out for anyone of any age group!!

If you are going there to see and interact with animals this is a good place to go. But if you are going there for the rides, there are much better places. The rides barely gets my adrenelin going. However this is a good place to take young children.

I visited this safari park with my girlfriend, back in the Easter holidays. We were very pleased with the whole experience, the drive through safari is amazing, loads of amazing animals to look at. Plenty of interaction with some animals that are able to approach the vehicles, which was incredible. The walk through is also very good, the reptile how was a particular interest for myself and my girlfriend, being reptile lovers we were very happy with the range of reptiles on offer to see. The new dinosaur attraction was also very fun and a great experience. Only slight negative was the price of food and drink, but you have to expect that in these places.

Only disappointed point I have, is that we were given the Free Return Ticket upon entry, but have now found out that it cannot be used on a bank holiday, which is what we were wanting to do this coming Monday 25th.

Overall very pleased with this park.

Brilliant place. A giraffe put its head in the car through the window.

Would be much better if they had smoking areas away from the rides, I didn't appreciate me and my kids having to endure passive smoking whilst queuing.

Brilliant set up for all ages the added dinosaur park is great for younger ones

Fantastic day out! Lots to do and see, had a brilliant day. The free return ticket is a great bonus too!

The entrance fees are extortionate, as is the extra charge to go on rides. For the money you pay, you'd expect facilities to be a lot better, (an example being the poorly maintained toilets, which are few and far between).

The staff are friendly enough, and if it wasn't for the price, you can have a good time here.

Fantastic experience, got a lot of close up shots. Definitely recommend to anyone who wants to see the typical safari animals.

Quite a lot of other reviews mention long queues to get in and enter the safari drive. We arrived at around 10:45 on a Bank Holiday weekend and, yes, there was a queue but it only took around 20 mins to get in and into the Safari drive. If you arrive later there was no queue at all. The Safari drive is wonderful, you get to see some amazing animals really close by. For me the rest of the park is a bit confused in that it doesn't really know if it's a theme park or zoo, but I think if you have young children they would probably love it. Well worth a visit - all the park staff were incredibly polite & helpful too.

Drive through safari and other animal experiences very good. Food and attraction prices high but that's to be expected from a place like this !

Disgusted! Drove 2 hours on my baby s first birthday and my 8 year old, on the hottest day of the year so far to be refused entry for being 5 minutes late do to road works and a closed lane! Won t be coming again. Should be ashamed.

A cool place and worth seeing.
It's already worn out, but if you want to spend a few hundred bucks and see how much fun you gave your kids, it's really worth it;)
Lots of cool animals and attractions after safari;)

Animals. Queues. Sugary sweets. One for the kids and parents who can cope with the 2 hr drive around followed by screaming kids. Winner every time with mine.

It is definetely not worth for money! Be prepared to see nothing and stuck in safari traffic. You should change the name of park to traffic park..