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Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park

Ilfracombe EX34 0NG, England
01271 882486
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Ranked #6 of 8 attractions in Ilfracombe
4.0 of 5 stars 40 Reviews
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas, History Museums
Description: A wildlife park that demonstrates how life was for the dinosaurs.
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Sudbury, United Kingdom
2 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

We didn't go to the Wildlife and Dinosaur Park last year when we were in Combe Martin because of all the bad reviews we'd read. We felt that we didn't want to support somewhere that seemingly (according to reviews) didn't look after their animals well enough. A friend of ours visited, not having read any reviews, and gave us a... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

We headed to the Wildlife & Dinosaur Park after missing it last time we came to Devon. Have to say it was definitely worth the trip. All the animals seemed well looked after with good spacious compounds, informative staff talks who obviously enjoyed their work and cared for the animals. There were the usual hilarious English eccentricities such as the... More

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Exeter
2 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

Our first visit to this attraction was very much rewarded - it is exciting to hear of the plans to improve upon what is currently there and the passion in all the staff is admirable and obvious. Other reviewers have commented on the steep hilly habitat - its set in the natural beauty and terrain of a valley in North... More

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Exmouth
2 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW
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I went here as a birthday present and what an amazing gift, there are animal talks throughout the day, so plenty to do, we sat in the meerkat enclosure and had an interesting talk as the meerkats ran round us, I had the feed the lion experience, which was exhilarating and scary at the same time, simply fantastic to get... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

Came here for a day out of our holiday, lovely place to visit with children ages 4 and 1. We got there just in time for a sea lion show which was great not too long so the kids didnt complain! We had showers throughout the day but it didnt spoil it, was lovely countryside and excellent layout dispite the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

What a fabulous place, had a great time. Lovely and happy animals and lots of animal keepers about giving talks. LOVED the lose monkeys, they were happy sunbathing by the path and later out and up by the cafe area, also some lovely parrots lose too. Sea lion show was awesome and I would love to go back to swim... More

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Dawn Gilbert, Owner at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, responded to this review
26 May 2012

Really glad you enjoyed your day. It makes all our work worthwhile. I love our loose Lemurs too, although they are being rather naughty at the moment and starting to venture outside our perimeters so may have to be contained at some point in the future. You would have thought 28 acres would have been enough for them wouldn't you?... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

Went here beggining of may and after paying 40 for 2 adults and a 2 and 4 year old we felt very disappointed when we left shortly after ! Poorly staffed , dated and my opinion of the place hit rock bottom seeing the poor looking donkeys , begging for attention and Barely able to walk in their bogging field,... More

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Dawn Gilbert, Owner at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, responded to this review
21 May 2012

I was a bit bemused by your comments. First of all we do not have any donkeys so I can only assume you are talking about our ponies who because of the severe wet weather we had in April managed to turn their field into a mud bath in just a few weeks. This is a fairly normal condition for... More

Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

I had heard good reviews about this place , so my husband and i decided to take our 1 yr old grandson there, well What A Disappointment is all i can say, the cost of £27 to get in was poor value for what you get, the cafe was very expensive over £10 just for a bacon baguette each and... More

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Dawn Gilbert, Owner at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, responded to this review
21 May 2012

I am always surprised how we can all view the same picture and have completely different opinions. First of all we mention on our website and our main leaflet that the park is built around a valley which although beautiful can be steep in places. It also advises people to ring for more information if they have any disability. I... More

Ilfracombe, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

my toddlers loved the dinosaurs and the free animal experiences feeding the lemurs and meerkats, talks and displays were all fantastic! sea lion show is a must see! the cafe has an indoor soft play area for toddlers too which they loved! the train ride was great fun too would definately reccommend a visit!

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Dawn Gilbert, Owner at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, responded to this review
21 May 2012

I am really pleased you enjoyed your day. Our visitors always enjoy themselves so much more if they participate in all the talks, show times and encounters throughout the day. Thank you for taking the time to write your review. More

London, United Kingdom
1 review
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

The park was nice and contained more than we expected from such a local attraction. However be warned that the ticket office is not continuously manned. We hung around for a while looking for someone to pay but with two eager toddlers screaming to go in we decided that it would be easier to pay later. Hours later when we... More

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Dawn Gilbert, Owner at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, responded to this review
21 May 2012

I am sorry that your experience spoilt your visit. I assume you are talking about our second entry point which is adjacent to the disabled parking area as our main gate is continually manned until our last admission at 3pm. I will look into this personally. I assume that your lack of payment was noticed by a member of staff... More

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