Combe Martin Wildlife & Dinosaur Park

I visited this zoo on a work holiday as I support people with disabilities.

Walking around this unkept zoo made me wanted to cry.

The animals are bored and have no stimulation. It’s like a prison and is so depressing.

I’m shocked that this is allowed to stay open and the animals are being treated this way.

The sea lions in particular have the smallest enclosure for such an active and large species. They are made to perform unnatural tricks for their dinner which the audience is told is for their benefit.

If this zoo meets ‘regulations’ then the regulations need to be reviewed and we need to do better for them.

I will not be going back and will look into making further complaints as I can’t sit back and do nothing for these poor animals who deserve better.

We had looked online, before arriving on our holiday for coombe martin, seeing what attractions were in the immediate area, and looking at the park agreeing to go there as it looked good for our family of seven, how wrong we were! The park is very run down and some of the animals of which are very few, looked miserable, the female cornball the Hudson bay wolves the Lions lacked no stimulation, and we hated seeing these like this.The reptile house was a joke with a few commonly kept pet species on show, the bug house was the worse with dead commonuk garden species as a example of a spider with poor labelling and non interesting species, this with some imagination could have been interesting.We sat down to have our picnic with other families doing the same and was asked to move as this was for paying customers to the restaurant, we went to the indoor play area and disgusted with the very rude older female staff member with glasses who was very abrupt and unwelcoming, we as a family will never go to this park again and will advise friends and family the same as it was a very pricey mistake.

The new owners of this place deserve huge credit. They've clearly made a massive effort and it's a fantastic day out.

Amazing value at under £40 for 4 people and so much to see and do.

If you're in the area this place is definitely worth a detour for.

I brought my niece here for a day out at the start of the season and had an amazing time!, the new owners for 2012 have improved this place so much and deserve a lot of credit!

Continue the good work is all i can say!!

GO GO GO! great value for a whole day out!

Just been back to the Combe Martin wildlife and dinosaur park, last time was a bit disappointing to be honest but they have new owners! There was a real vibe to the place this time and a new meet and greet animal section. All the staff were great, really cheerful and friendly, they made us feel special (last time they all seemed a bit glum...) Feeding the lemurs was awesome, what an amazing experience. The lions, sealion show, birds of prey, penguins, walking with Meercats and Wallabies, animatronic Dinosaurs...the list goes on and on. Just brilliant. Really exited to see what the new owners do with the place and can't wait to go back. Reading the bad reveiws about the place has left me baffled? Maybe some people just don't know how to enjoy themselves!

I felt the need to leave a review to show my disgust in this attraction, we have been as a family a few times now and on our visit last year we decided to purchase a return pass so we could get in free, partially for the inappropriate fee they charge. Arrived today only to be told we could not use it anymore because they have started a new season even though when we purchased this pass we were told it was valid for a whole year. We asked to speak to a supervisor and they did not care one bit, basically pay or leave.....suffice to say we left and will never return. The attraction itself is very poor, the only best bit about this place would be the sealion show, how they can class this as a dinosaur park beggars belief when there is one main display which I would hope they have fixed now ( 2 occasions we have been they were not working ) and then several models of dinosaurs scattered throughout. For the cost of the entrance you can have fun elsewhere and get more for your money....avoid at all costs

Entry to the car park is a little scary and accessability around the park is not for the faint hearted but we knew that before we came and were therefore prepared for steep hills and a bit of effort. We also knew that the wolves were no longer at the park because we have been following progress at The Wolf Centre on their website. We watched the Sea Lion show and were captivated by the bond displayed between the animals and their keeper - it was very special. I think the park could be better. It seems to have diversified in so many directions that it has lost its identity and become a bit random. I don't pretend to have answers to every question or know better than everyone else but I wonder whether making the park more specialised would suit it more. Doing only certain things and doing them really well. We wish them well for the future with whatever changes they will make.

I went to this Park 3 years ago and it was brilliant and good value for money,however,just been and it has really gone down hill.The cost is too much for what you actually get to start with,esp paying £11.50 for a 4 year old!Last time you could feed the Wallabies,but didn't even see any.lots of empty cages.last time there were dino's dotted around the park,but there were none apart from the moving ones at the end - they really could do with more dino's esp having the title of Dino park! Nasa show was a joke,curtain broke so didnt see any show just annoying music! waste of time.All the talks were much shorter than before.Most disappointingly no Shaun Ellis or even any wolves in the park - how can they get away with advertising this when he is NEVER there (i've asked friends who have been too)Train wasn't working,lots of the ride-ons were broken/full of water.Shops shut.The Sea-Lion show was brill and got a photo of my daughter kissing one.There seemed to be less animals/dinos and it was as if the whole park has really gone down hill, really disappointing :-(

Our 3 year old son spotted a flyer for this place because of the dinosaur on the front. We already had a place to go, but we looked at the impressive promotional material and decided to there instead. What a mistake!

Don't be fooled by the leaflet, you pay loads to get in, then keep paying!!

Lots of sit on rides and other pay more to do activities, the best one being the train ride!

It was so bad it was funny! Bearing in mind I just paid £38 to get in, another £6 for the train ride is a bit steep.

The train zooms of so fast with no warning you nearly fall out your seat, then slows down to a crawl, then after about 150 metres it stops. Then the driver pushes a button, some crappy puppets move about to a noise that is indescribable and then some water rushes down. Once the water finishes you go back to the start.

Every body looks at each other as if to say wtf! No wonder the boss has an Aston Martin and a Overfinch Range Rover, His ripping us off to pay for it.

We had lunch in the cafe, I had the worlds thinnest burger. I mean I have seen thicker toilet tissue. That came with a hand full of chips and cost £6.

Animals (if you can spot them) in small enclosures. The best bit is its called Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur park. I counted 7 dinosaurs in total. Two on the way in and 5 animatronic ones, of which 2 were dead. The laddersaurus, the one with the ladder holding his head up made me laugh.

Not as much as the NASA Light Show, which should really be called Really bad light BULB show. You climb some stairs and enter a room to a flight to Mars. Yeah right, You sit in a big room the lights go off and you watch some fairy lights whilst the theme from 2001 plays very loud. Then, you get to watch some random pictures and some very bright light bulbs blind you and some crappy music plays. My 3 year old summed it up in one word 'RUBBISH'

We struggled to make it last more than 2 hours and that includes wondering around lost because of the lack of signs telling you where to go. It's also very steep.

I only wish I thought of reading a review before I went, left feeling ripped off!

Avoid at all costs.

We found the park good value for money and experienced some good things during the day like the children had photos with a sea lion kissing them through glass they loved it and us as adults fed a loin it was amazing. I would go back there again. The children had a brilliant day they loved the dinosaurs waking up every hour and seeing all the animals. Well worth it. Afterall it is all about the kids.