We had the best time at the Santa Safari today. All the elves were sooo bubbly and friendly. We really loved the "coolest elf". He loved our glasses and he was very pleased when we made the nice list and the elves in santa's grotto gave us a "personal" welcome 😁😁😁😁. Santa was lovely: it was great to chat to him and talk to him about Christmas. Everything looked wonderfully Christmassy and magical and sparkly. You have worked so hard on this and it shows. The Fenn Bell is fantastic value for money too, as you get the chance to walk around the zoo before or after the santa safari to see all the wonderful animals. The food in the pub/restaurant is very good price and you get sooo much food!!!! Cannot wait to come again next year. We love you Fenn Bell ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Today (27/12) I took m 2 children (7 & 10 year old) on the Junior Keeper for a day experience. And it was fantastic. Th day started with an in depth talk about each animal on a private behind the scenes tour, moved to food prep before we had a pre-paid lunch (for the kids) and then 5 animal encounters. The whole day was brilliant. The keeper taking us around (Sam) was great. And worked with us to help my highly anxious 7 year old to relax in the hectic lemur cage. There was nothing that we would change. Over all a brilliant experience that has to be one of Santa's best presents ever.

We traveled from southampton . I had the fox experiance bought for me for xmas. On arrival we spent half an hour having a look round at the animals. We met up with luke our experiance tour man x We went into the fox enclosure and spent half an hour hand feeding the foxes pellets nuts and fruit. They were a bit nervous of us to start with but soom the dad ghost was soon running back and forth for the chicks. Gradualy they all came round apart from mum fox peggy she held back. Luke told us all we needed to no about these beautiful animals, how ghost and peggy were rescued from a fur farm. So glad they were. All the other foxes in there are there daughters So ghost is out numbered he is the one with one ear When it finished we carried on around the rest of the zoo to see the other animals . Great day out as it was my bday x So worth the travel to get there. Thankyou luke for all the information you gave us. A great experiance being that close to the fox family x

Really enjoyed a family afternoon here. Great for my toddler as he could walk all round with it being one of the smaller zoos we have visited, but the zoo itself is really nicely laid out, with good paths and wooden walk ways. My son had a lovely time, especially as the viewing panes are actually at a great height for the little ones, not like some places we've been where you spend the whole time picking them up to see! The lady in the pub after was great with our little one, playing stacking cups with him whilst we had a decent coffee, we really appreciated that, such a small gesture but just a friendly and welcoming place. Thank you. We visited on the January £2.50 offer but would be more than happy to pay full price as we love the work they are doing with the animals. Oh and the play park is great! The slides are fast! Ha. Definitely recommend!

Visited today for a birthday fox experience from my daughter Emma. Even though the weather was lousy we got a warm welcome. The sanctuary is not huge by any means but the enclosures are large and animals well cared for . The Fox experience? Fantastic! Our keeper Managing the experience Sam, was knowledgeable, loved his job and knew his stuff. Go visit! Buy an Experience and support this great Project. Will definitely visit again. Thanks Guys! Joy and Emma Kelly

Lovely little zoo. Reasonably priced for tickets, gift shop and drinks. Lovely picnic area. There is a playground there for the children. Large indoor hall to eat if raining. They do serve food at pub prices but didn't eat there myself as went in morning and had breakfast before I went. The staff were all very friendly. If you down in Kent or staying at holiday park up road and have children or just want to go as adult. I would definitely recommend it and you will help to keep this little zoo going.

The Fenn Bell has been transformed since my last visit. Such a pleasurable experience. The animals, as always, look well cared for and the staff are friendly and helpful. The play area is great for running off steam. The pub does great food too!!

My daughter(age 8) had a junior keeper for the day experience today and loved every second of it. She spent the day with Amy who was very knowledgeable and friendly. My daughter got to feed 6 different animals, lemurs, meerkats, racoon dogs, pigs, otters and marmosets. We had lunch in the pub (my daughter's food was included in the keeper for the day experience) there is a great choice of food which is reasonably priced and it all tasted great. All the staff we interacted with throughout the day were very helpful and friendly. Although I wasn't a "spectator" I was still able to follow around to watch my daughter take part in most of the experience. Her favourite part was being in with the lemurs and she said there are no bad parts "I even loved the poo picking!!" She learnt so much from Amy and I would highly recommend the experience to anyone!!

Great family day out! We have 2,under 3's. They loved the playground- slides and climbing areas with tunnels to crawl through. The zoo itself is small, but compact. They have otters, flamingos, white foxes, birds, owls, binturongs.... Easily accessible with pushchair or wheelchair- wooden platforms with anti slip strips. The keepers are very friendly. Toilets were clean, the gift shop is nice. Food service was good, fairly priced also. We are visiting a few times a year, worth checking the Christmas, Halloween attractions.

Visited with our 2 year old and although we enjoyed the couple of hours we was there, the zoo is smaller then we expected. There is a climbing frame area for the children to play on. A small selection of animals to view and a cafe on site which we didn’t use. The zoo is kept tidy. We was there 2 hours but definitely aimed at smaller toddlers as there isn’t a vast amount to do.