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Isle of Wight Zoo

Yaverland Seafront, Sandown PO36 8QB, England
01983 403883
Ranked #1 of 6 attractions in Sandown
4.0 of 5 stars 162 Reviews
Type: Zoos
Owner description: The Isle of Wight Zoo is home to one of Britain's largest collection of tigers, many of whom are rescue animals. With several superb new enclosures... more » Owner description: The Isle of Wight Zoo is home to one of Britain's largest collection of tigers, many of whom are rescue animals. With several superb new enclosures modeled on natural tiger habitats in India, the zoo is a fantastic place to see these wonderful animals relaxing. A number of other animals also live there, including lemurs, jaguars and lions. Family friendly with disabled access throughout. « less
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Bath, United Kingdom
2 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Really good zoo, a bit on the small side and not the biggest selection of animals, but those there were beautiful and the keepers were incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. The talks were the highlight, well that and an amazing water play fight by two of the tigers!

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Portsmouth
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

Jack Cornea the owner, makes this the best zoo ever due to interacting with the animals and being ruthlessly daring

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Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

i enjoyed the isle of wight zoo its was great to see all the lions when we went last year we adopt zena the white lion she has one eye and she the only white lion in the zoo its amazing to see them being fed the only thing i think was dear is the cafe it should be a... More

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London, United Kingdom
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

It was cold and raining but we had such a good time looking at all the cats and the lemurs especially MC-lovin, really is worth the visit.

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New Forest
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

great day. fantastic talks on the inhabitants and for big cat lovers a must do here. one great thing happened which wasnt supposed too but the pig got out and excited most of the big cats in the park. so we saw some very wide awake stalking jaguars and a perk lioness on the prow. we also did a fabulous... More

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Holbury
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53 reviews 53 reviews
Reviews in 39 cities Reviews in 39 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

Walking for an hour or so I really wanted to give it less stars as I do now. The Zoo really could do with a bit of updating. But we learned it unsubsidised, not charity funded that made it a bit better. Once a boar managed to escap it became even better, you can imagine what the lions and tigers... More

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Dorset
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

Took my Big Cat loving wife to visit while we were on a brief short break on the IoW and we both had a blast. Arrived bang on opening time at 10AM, expecting to find just an hour or 2 and then move on as we wanted to see more of the island, but in the end we stayed til... More

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Burton On Trent
2 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

We went as a birthday present for me and were very surprised at the price very reasonable. The talks and tours from staff are very informative and worth listening too.

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Kent
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14 reviews 14 reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

I liked the way the animals appeared to be at ease. Tigers are my favourite and I visit the zoo each time I go to the Isle of Wight.

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Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

I'm not a fan of the 'zoo' its tired looking and could do with some work on it. The animals are in relatively small enclosures, and look bored, although well kept. It's a bit of a let down, and you can really only spend a couple of hours there, max.

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