点评:What a lovely, little hidden gem this place is! We arrived yesterday as a party of four adults and one disabled guest and we had a great time. We had only recently heard of the zoo’s existence and were very pleasantly surprised at how good it was. The zoo isn’t huge but there was plenty to do and see and we spent a good 4 hours wandering about the different enclosures and learning about the huge variety of animals. You can really tell the amount of effort and thought that has gone into the design and upkeep of the enclosures and public areas (shout out to Hog Springs). The animals seemed very happy and well cared for and it was lovely to see many animals that I’d never seen in other zoos before- the snow leopards and bats being the icing on the cake! We loved that the zoo is non-profit and that they make a huge effort towards conservation too.
We did encounter some very bumpy gravel paths which made pushing a wheelchair very difficult but we managed. This is pointed out on their website and they do intend to tarmac all paths eventually, which will be great for disabled guests. In terms of food and drink, we believed that whilst the cafe has been done out very nice and was immaculate, we didn’t get the best service as our order got mixed up twice. Some of the food was quite tasty but some we thought could have been better value for money but that is just our opinion. The cafe also had what looked like a fabulous play area for young children and plenty of picnic benches so you can bring your own food if you wish.
Overall, despite the very few niggles which the zoo are already working on to fix, we had a fantastic day and we will be returning very soon.
翻译:这地方真是个隐藏的宝藏!我们昨天一行四位成人和一位残障人士来到动物园,玩得很开心。我们最近才听说这个动物园的存在,对它的精彩程度感到非常惊喜。动物园规模不大,但有很多可玩可看的地方,我们花了整整四个小时在不同的围栏里漫步,了解种类繁多的动物。你真的能感受到他们在围栏和公共区域的设计和维护上倾注了大量的心血和心思(特别感谢Hog Springs)。动物们看起来非常快乐,得到了很好的照顾,而且很高兴能看到很多我以前在其他动物园从未见过的动物——雪豹和蝙蝠更是锦上添花!我们很喜欢这个动物园是非营利性的,而且他们也为动物保护做出了巨大的努力。
我们确实遇到了一些非常颠簸的碎石路,推轮椅非常困难,但我们还是设法做到了。他们的网站上已经提到了这一点,而且他们最终确实计划铺设所有道路的柏油路面,这将非常方便残障人士。至于餐饮,我们认为虽然咖啡馆装修得非常漂亮,一尘不染,但我们并没有享受到最好的服务,因为我们的订单被弄混了两次。有些食物非常美味,但有些食物我们觉得性价比可以更高,但这只是我们个人的看法。咖啡馆里还有一个看起来很棒的儿童游乐区和许多野餐桌,所以如果你愿意,可以自带食物。
总的来说,尽管动物园已经在努力解决一些小问题,但我们度过了美好的一天,我们很快就会再来。