My adult daughter was given a voucher (plus 1) for the private owl experience on the occasion of a milestone birthday. We had a fabulous day. Good value for money as it included entrance to the gardens and to the flying display plus the opportunity for us to fly 3 different owls. We arrived at 10am which allowed time to walk around the Botanical Gardens before heading up the see the flying display of 5 different birds, excellent commentary and skilful handling of the birds by the falconers. We then flew 3 different owls with the assistance of a falconer who was very knowledgeable and helped to make this a memorable day. We spent the rest of the day walking around the gardens. We need to go back as we ran out of time to see everything. Well worth a visit, highly recommended but allow the whole day.

We are regular visitors to the centre, but this was the first time we’ve done the Owl Encounter. We had an amazing time! We got up close with Alan, Frodo and Ozzy, walked with them through the beautiful grounds of the botanical garden and flew them to the glove. Emma really knows her stuff and taught us all about the birds, their personalities and their behaviours. A great day, thoroughly recommend!

The most amazing morning spent in the company of incredible birds and experienced and knowledgeable handlers. I booked a private owl experience and, due to the poor weather, I was expecting not to be able to fly any of the beautiful owls but Alex went above and beyond to be flexible - always with the welfare of the birds in mind - to make sure that we enjoyed our time at the centre. A big thank you to everyone, especially the awe-inspiring birds for making our visit so special. I would thoroughly recommend a visit.

My husband came along today for an encounter with four birds of prey guided by Alex. Myself and my daughter went along also(paid extra to spectate). Well worth it!! Alex was really knowledgeable with each bird also moving around the gardens and getting opportunities to take pictures in different areas added that extra touch. Alex even took some great pictures/videos for us to. Overall fantastic experience and would recommend to anyone.

An absolutely wonderful experience, which I keep reminiscing on ! We had the group voucher, but it turned out there was only the 2 of us at the session. We had a long time with a black kite, feeding her on our arm, watching her fly free, and throwing food in to the air for her to catch. It was very special to see closeup how skilled, clever and beautiful this bird of prey is. The handler with us was excellent. Also really enjoyed looking at all the other birds of prey at the centre....the Eagles are huge!

I booked a Bird of Prey Experience which was on my "bucket list". Alex the falconer knew his stuff and was very friendly. Midas the golden eagle, Popeye the eagle owl and Aquarius the sea eagle didn't disappoint. It was a totally amazing experience and my husband took some lovely photos. Also saw one of the Flying shows run by Poppy, everyone so very friendly thank you so much

Exceeded our expectations. We booked Private experience. Ceylwn/Holly was the best guide ever. Genuinely enthusiastic for her birds and showed us what to do. My 12 year old loved it and her confidence grew. We flew 4 different birds multiple times. Made some great memories. Worth every penny.

I booked the Eagle Experience and can honestly say, it was truly an amazing day! The centre is lovely. The birds all looked beautiful and the staff were really happy and helpful. I loved seeing a Goshawk in a display for my first time, very special toe as the last birds I saw with my Mum before she passed away. The Eagle Experience was something else though, I've been on quite a few different experience days but this was the most awesome, it can't get better than being up close and personal with an Eagle Owl, Golden Eagle and White Tailed Sea Eagle. Fascinating being to interact with these huge birds and being able to trust them because of how they've been raised so well there. I'd go back and do it all again in a heartbeat! If you've never held a bird of prey, give it a go, there are lots of smaller ones too! Well done to all the staff and volunteers, you're doing an amazing job. PS Thank you for photos and videos!

My son (11) and I really enjoyed our visit. Whilst the aviary is pretty small, the show was fantastic and the additional experience with the black kite was great value and really made the trip. Staff were very helpful and friendly. We’ll definitely be back.

I bought my husband a half day flying experience back in March for his birthday. The first date we had booked the weather was horrific and we were asked if we lived locally and if it would be ok with us they could reschedule and hope for better weather. Obviously if you’re visiting from afar this won’t be an option for you and they will go ahead with flying the birds with you, but pack waterproofs and sturdy footwear just incase and you’ll still have an amazing time. The birds need some flying time every day so they’ll be out in all but the very very worst weather. As we’re only 20 minutes away we happily rescheduled, unfortunately for us our second attempt was an equal wash out with the horrific weather and storms we’ve had in summer 2023 and we rescheduled to fit in with our work schedules again. Today the weather was blustery and showery, but not the storm force torrential rain on the days we’d previously booked. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience. We dodged the showers, were warned that certain birds didn’t like the blustery winds ahead of the storm that is due to hit here tonight. But what an amazing afternoon. James our guide for the afternoon was so chatty and knowledgeable and passionate about the birds. My husband had the time of his life and his previously slightly bird phobic wife would love to repeat the experience as a proper pair and potentially try and hold one of the birds next time too. Thank you Alex, James and the rest of the team for a fabulous day. And thank you for allowing us to reschedule the first two attempts. Weather today wasn’t perfect, but was still a perfect day!