Exmoor Zoological Park

Having already visited the wildlife park at Combe Martin nearby, we had high hopes for Exmoor Zoo. I have to say this was a disappointing visit. The zoo feels quite run-​down and in need of some tlc. All the animals seemed healthy enough however.
The café was appalling — not at all clean and the quality of the fare on offer was not great.
This is an expensive day out for a second class venue. Thankfully we used Tesco clubcard vouchers so didn’t feel we had wasted too much money.

This is a lovely little zoo with plenty to do.
I am a local to the area and this zoo is brilliant in winter as well as summer, its enclosures are spacious and well maintained with healthy happy animals inside.
The staff are happy and always willing to help or answer questions, the talks they do throughout the day are witty and full of facts and information.
The prices are very reasonable and I think it is one of the cheapest pleaces to visit in the local area, they have a lovely little café and a gift shop near the exit.
I have a wonderful time every time I visit and the kids love it, I woudl highly recommend this zoo for an unexpensive, fun and educational family day out.

We visited this zoo while on holiday at the end of the season, and had such a good day! The only downside which I’ll mention now is the café seemed unable to cope with the lunchtime rush, and by 1pm had no sandwiches left and a half hour wait on hot meals!
Great value tickets, nice little gift shop on the way out.
They have such a wide range of animals for a fairly small space, all with wonderfully large enclosures, and all naturally managed — all the enclosures are as close as possible to their natural habitat, so the animals are happier and in better health. This can mean that they’re hard to spot because they can be hiding in plant growth, but when you do see them they’re so animated and fun to watch. Informative, educational and amusing talks are given by the keepers on the animals, there are various encounter sessions during the day where you get to hold some of the smaller animals, and reptiles and spiders and so on. The kids had a wonderful time, as did we, though we were surprised at how tired we were when we got back to the car — it’s a deceptive space! Though on quite a small plot for a zoo, the paths and enclosures are arranged so that you get the impression you’re walking round a much bigger place.