点评:Five of us spent the day at Drayton Manor on the first day of the Feb half term 2026, and it was dire.
There were no welcome smiles as we queued to show our tickets; the park was eerily quiet, no music playing as we entered and many ‘ride closed’ signs as we made our way to the zoo area; a general feeling of this is not very child-appealing or friendly.
Loads of excited children and their parents on this miserable rainy half-term day, but we all found it very disappointing. It had been advertised as no thrill rides, just Thomas Land and the zoo, but it was so much less than that. So many rides and features closed, delayed or unexpectedly needing maintenance. Even sold-out ice-creams mid-afternoon on the first day of half-term - what bad planning.
My grandchildren were so disappointed, hence the photo on our departure.
I complained to Guest Services who placated me with some fast-track tickets - but they’d placated so many other visitors with the same that the fast-track queues were longer than the normal queues!!
I took up the matter with Drayton Manor and asked for a partial refund - I certainly felt I’d not had value for money. They refused, instead offering a discount on a more expensive ticket in a limited time frame. I declined as we won’t be returning again for another disappointing visit, and now they suggest there’s no need for further communication.
What an appalling customer service. I paid a lot of money for what was advertised as a fun day out - but a lot of it was closed, the park was unfriendly and badly managed - and Drayton Park still keep all their ticket money.
Steer clear and you won’t be disappointed!!
翻译:2026年2月假期第一天,我们一行五人去了德雷顿庄园,结果糟透了。
排队出示门票时,没有看到任何友好的笑容;公园里静得出奇,入口处没有音乐,前往动物园的路上也到处都是“游乐设施关闭”的牌子;这种氛围对孩子来说一点也不友好。
虽然在这样一个阴雨绵绵的假期里,到处都是兴奋的孩子和他们的父母,但我们都感到非常失望。之前宣传说没有刺激的游乐设施,只有托马斯乐园和动物园,但实际情况远非如此。很多游乐设施和项目都关闭了,要么延误了,要么突然需要维修。甚至在假期第一天下午,冰淇淋都卖光了——这安排也太差劲了吧。
我的孙子孙女们非常失望,所以才有了我们离开时的照片。
我向游客服务中心投诉,他们给了我一些快速通道票作为补偿——但他们也用同样的票安抚了太多其他游客,导致快速通道的队伍比普通队伍还要长!
我向德雷顿庄园提出了申诉,要求部分退款——我感觉这次体验完全不值这个价。他们拒绝了,而是提出在限定时间内以折扣价购买更贵的门票。我拒绝了,因为我们不会再来这里体验一次令人失望的旅行了,现在他们竟然说没必要再沟通了。
真是糟糕透顶的客户服务!我花了大价钱,本来以为能玩上一整天,结果很多地方都关了,公园管理混乱,工作人员态度恶劣——而德雷顿公园却把所有的门票收入都据为己有。
千万别去,否则你会后悔的!