We attended in October 2023 as a Christmas present from my partner, had originally intended to go in summer but had to rebook due to an injury. The rebooking was handled extremely well, and it was easy to then book again. We had the meerkat experience, and boy was it worth it. I've loved meerkats ever since I was a small child, and getting to go up close with them was literally a dream come true. We met the group of five males first, and they climbed over us to get the food which Melanie would put in our (gloved) hands. We then moved outside to meet the group of 2 males & one female, the situation was much the same with them taking the food from our hands, sitting on our laps. I would recommend this experience to anyone, it really was incredible to be up close and personal with these amazing creatures. We also explored the rest of the zoo, which was very enjoyable, particularly enjoyed feeding the available animals with the pellets from the shop.

We had a great afternoon on our meerkat experience. We had a full hour with two different groups of meerkats, Hand feeding them was a brilliant experience, with them climbing on to your knees to get nearer to the food in your hands. Absolutely loved Steve and Stumpy. They are so funny. A very entertaining time. Our ranger Mel was also excellent. Very informative and answered all our questions. We arrived well in advance of our time and we had a good look round the rest of the animals. All of the staff are very welcoming. It is all very well looked after and we thoroughly enjoyed the whole time there.

We took our 5 year old here for her birthday and we’re greeted by the lovely Emma. That’s where the VIP element began. Emma was amazing with the kids (and us adults) and was so much fun. She balanced the tour with interesting information and lots of fun and messing about. She was hilarious, passionate and an absolute credit to the whole experience. We had the best time! (Lola and Mia say thanks Emma!)

We booked the Meerkats, lemurs and serval experience and it was all we’d hoped for and more. Visiting the rest of the zoo is included and they have a fantastic range of wild felines, some of which I hadn’t seen before (common genet, a tiny cuter than life creature, and a fishing cat, incredibly rare). Beautiful big owls, deer, llamas, silver foxes which had the gorgeous winter coat on, wolves too. The animals look incredibly well looked after with all enclosures clear, the staff very approachful, friendly and knowledgeable. The experience itself was a delight from one end to the other, we had meerkats climbing on us, the porcupine with whom they share an enclosure making a brief appearance just to enhance the moment, June the lemur decided that my partner and I were good climbing posts too and thanked us with a few kisses, which made my knees melt, as they are my favourite animals, and Zeus the serval looked as incredibly cute from close up as he does in photos. The group we were part of was a very good one too, everyone refrained from stroking the animals, as they don’t particularly like it (very hard to do, or rather not to, but we respected the critters), and accepting that they only interact on their own terms and will. I cannot recommend both the zoo and the experience highly enough, we cannot wait to return

Our purpose for the visit was for the Meerkat experience which was really good fun. The staff were knowledgeable and very friendly and the experience lasted for about an hour, visiting the various meerkat clans at the zoo. The zoo itself is small in comparison to other collections, but they seem to try and house a good variety of creatures and animals.

Wow, this experience and day was so much more than we thought it could be, and I cannot rwcommend it enough. We had the best day and cannot wait to come back again. Friendly, knowledgable staff, a fantastic animal park with loads to see and do. Absolutely brilliant.

As part of my 50th birthday celebrations my daughters had paid for us to take part in one of the animal experiences at Hoo Zoo. We chose the lemur, meerkat and serval experience and were not disappointed. The keeper was experienced, very knowledgable and friendly and made us all feel at ease. The lemurs were the stars of the show for us. Such great characters! If you have the time and finances to do this take a trip to Hoo Zoo and give it a go. Lots for younger children to do as well so we’ll be back with Grandchildren when they’re older.

Great Grandchildren loved it,we were there all day, Arlen fed the sheep,he loved the Dinosaur, he's 3 and baby is 6 months, and was roaring back at the Dinosaur. Both was fast asleep as soon as the car started to move. Fantastic Day Out. Thankyou

Really fun and interesting day on the carnivore animal experience meeting a celebrity owl 😀( from Harry Potter!) gorgeous Artic foxes, a beautiful Serval and friendly boa constrictor. Small groups that allows time individually with the animals. Melanie our guide was lovely and very knowledgeable. Rest of the day free to enjoy the rest of the Zoo. Particularly liked the Wallaby walk and loved seeing the wolves .. already checking out details of the Wolf encounter for a future visit.

Our daughter’s 10th birthday present, exceeded our expectations. Friendly and knowledgeable keeper who took the group round. Lots of hands on experience with the animals, our daughter’s highlight was having a snake wrap itself around her. Lots to see and do, and every member of staff we met was friendly and helpful. Will definitely return in warmer weather to spend more time wandering round! A note of caution to those with reduced mobility, although the site is flat, the ground is quite uneven in places, and it’s gravel paths. The menu in the cafe is burgers, chips, pizza, hotdogs or prepacked sandwiches. If these aren’t to your liking, then go prepared with your own picnic!