点评:We arrived and straight away whilst parking up we saw Highland cows , Emus and donkeys all in the same pen next to the car park. The entrance fee is extremely good value and you can't help but wonder if perhaps it's almost too cheap?
We queued briefly to enter the zoo part and what strikes you most is how compact the whole place is. Clearly animals can see each other which I am not sure is right. As we walked around the park we were able to get good views of most animals. However the tiger enclosure design doesn't work as we can't see the tigers anywhere. Their bed area isn't full in view from the windows. So the whole visit we don't see them. Likewise the bear again not seen at all. So two of the biggest attractions were never actually seen. Also there was an enclosure for another large cat that again there was no sign of! We also noticed a distinct lack of staff in the zoo area too. The zoo is extremely trusting of the public. For example in the goat area the goats were getting into the holding area and close to escaping beyond their area and people were not using the gate system correctly. Likewise we saw no staff members at all in the crocodile / reptile house.
The highlight were the otters and Capybara's which were all being very playful and were excellent to watch. Indeed we timed our visit with when a family were feeding them and this is the only time we saw a staff member in the zoo area -interacting with the animals and family. We did also see the lions - although their enclosure isn't that big- neither were some of the other enclosures.
There appeared to be a barbecue which smelt good although we ate in the tea room which was good value and good quality. Although given the recent heat perhaps some tap water on the side may have been a good idea. There were big queues developing when some just wanted ice creams and drinks and others wanted meals so perhaps this needed addressing.
We went into the farm shop which had some excellent products and gifts and kitchen products.
All in all we enjoyed our morning in many ways but felt perhaps better signage / more staff and enclosures that allowed greater visibility would have improved the experience.
翻译:我们到达后,刚把车停好就看到高地牛、鸸鹋和驴子都在停车场旁边的同一个围栏里。门票价格极其实惠,让人不禁怀疑:这价格是不是太便宜了点儿呢?
我们稍作排队便进入了动物园区域,最令人印象深刻的就是整个园区规模相当紧凑。显然,各种动物都能看见彼此,不过我不确定这样做是否妥当。沿着园区漫步时,我们得以清晰地观赏到大多数动物。不过,老虎饲养区的设计并不理想,因为我们根本看不到任何老虎。从窗户也无法完全看到它们的休息区,所以整个参观过程中我们都没见到老虎。同样,也完全没看到熊的踪迹。这样一来,两个最具吸引力的动物都没能看到。此外,还有一个饲养大型猫科动物的区域,那里也毫无动物的影子!我们还注意到动物园内工作人员少得可怜。这家动物园对游客的信任度实在太高了。例如,在山羊区,山羊们总是钻进围栏区,甚至差点逃出该区域,而游客们也没有正确使用门禁系统。同样,在鳄鱼/爬行动物馆里我们完全没有看到任何工作人员。最精彩的环节则是水獭和水豚的展示,它们表现得十分顽皮,十分值得观赏。确实,我们特意挑选了有家庭带孩子来喂动物的时段前来参观,也正是在那时我们才看到有工作人员出现在动物园区域——他们正与动物及游客互动。我们也看到了狮子——不过它们的围栏面积并不大,其他一些动物的围栏也是如此。
现场似乎有个烧烤区,闻起来十分诱人;不过我们是在茶室用餐,那里的食物性价比高且品质不错。考虑到最近天气炎热,如果能在旁边提供些自来水或许会更好。当时排起了长队,而有些人只是想买冰淇淋和饮料,其他人则想用餐,所以这个问题或许需要加以解决。
我们走进了农场商店,那里有许多优质的产品、礼品以及厨房用品。
总的来说,我们在那天上午玩得很开心,不过我们认为如果能有更清晰的指示牌、更多的工作人员,以及能提升视野可见度的围栏,体验应该会更好。