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Isle of Wight Zoo


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 5 attractions in Sandown
Traveller Description:
The Isle of Wight Zoo is home to Britain's largest collection of tigers, many of whom are rescue animals. With several superb new enclosures modeled...... more » The Isle of Wight Zoo is home to 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, the zoo is a great day out for all ages. « less
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Attraction type: Zoo
Address: Yaverland Seafront Sandown PO36 8QB
England
Tel: 01983 403883
Fax: 01983 401684

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19 Nov 2009

We found the zoo a little on the run down side with small amount of animals, could not see all there was as it is not possible to view all angles of the cages. However the cfe was excellant with wonderful fresh sandwiches and lovely cake. more

superb zoo
25 Oct 2009

we have now been to the Isle of Wight zoo 3 times this year and loved it every time, our 2 children loved it as they could see all of the animals, the zoo is a small and does not take long to walk round but is very nice and we will definatly be going back next year. more

10 Oct 2009

My daughter and myself recently visited the Isle of White Zoo and were very pleased to see the dedication the staff have to these wonderful animals in their care. You can hear the lions roaring before you even enter the zoo. The guide who gave us a talk about the Tigers, Lions and Jaguars was very informative and clearly knew... more

7 Oct 2009

This zoo is very small compared to others and is mainly a tiger sanctuary. This was my second visit to the zoo in two years. The second time around there weren't as many tigers as in 2008. The enclosures were very small to say they housed large cats (tiger, lions and jaguars) and two of the cats were pacing up... more

Management response from
IsleofWightZoo, Marketing Assistant

Hi Tarquin2009, thanks for your review. I'd like to make clear to readers, however, that the zoo doesn't actually have meerkats. We have a large collection of lemurs though - perhaps that's where the confusion lies. Tarquin2009 is correct that we have less tigers that before - as a rescue centre most of our cats are quite elderly and unfortunately...

29 Jun 2009

I went to the Zoo Easter time 2009, myself and the family had a great time. The Tigers are beautiful and you can get so close to them, it really lets you appreciate their natural power and grace. There are also a range of primates such as Lemurs, Gibbons & Capuchins, they have other big cats, 3 gorgeous Lions and... more

16 Jun 2009
1
person found this review helpful

We really enjoyed our few hours at the zoo, we knew it was small and we knew it contained mainly rescued tigers and lions. You were able to get very close to the big cats and it was interesting to read their back stories and good to see them well cared for. They did have some monkeys and some smaller... more

20 Apr 2009
1
person found this review helpful

This is a very quaint and pretty zoo. I will admit that the variety of animals is nothing like marwell or longleat, but then it doesn't cost a small fortune to enter, and it is made very clear before you enter that this place is mainly a TIGER SANCTUARY and one of the largest's in europe i believe, they also... more

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1 of 5 stars
daddydorset
26 Jul 2008
1
person found this review helpful

After reading web and leaflets it looked a good days outing, infact it was done in under an hour. Walking round you actually thought if the zoo was doing the animals any favours. It all looks tired and the loos are in some kind of cabin and had a long wait. The entrance charge is ok any more and would... more

7 Apr 2008

Quite small and a bit run down. We went on a freezing day and the lemurs had all gone inside! However they do seem to be investing in new larger enclosures and you really get to see the tigers up close - about 4ft from some of them so you really get to appreciate them. Limited collections, lions, tigers, lemurs... more

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2 of 5 stars
east sussex
4 Jun 2007
5
people found this review helpful

Really disappointed with this place - website looks great, but in reality - the place is very small, and the space the tigers have is also very small. Expensive to get in too - would have wanted to spend the whole day there spending that much, but in truth, we'd seen everything in an hour! more

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Isle of Wight Zoo Address

Yaverland Seafront, Sandown PO36 8QB, England
Tel: 01983 403883 Fax: 01983 401684