Knowsley Safari Park Reviews 

Disappointing Experience – Not Recommended

I recently visited this safari and unfortunately, it was a huge disappointment. There were very few animals, making it quite boring, especially for kids. Many enclosures seemed empty, and the whole place felt neglected.

To make matters worse, a lot of the facilities weren’t working. You couldn’t even get basic food or ice cream, which made the visit even more frustrating. Overall, it felt like a waste of time and money. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone looking for an enjoyable day out.

After reading the reviews we wondered if we had made a bad choice booking tickets, please dont let it put you off as we had a great time yesterday, On our arrival we were greeted by lovely staff members who were very helpful and knowledgeable. The park itself was clean and tidy, the animals are well cared for. If you dont want damage to your car then dont drive through the baboons, we were one of the lucky ones. The only issue we faced were other vehicles lane hogging, atleast allow other drivers to pass there plenty of room.

The layout is incredibly well-designed, making it easy to navigate and ensuring that every exhibit feels immersive. The first stop was the African savanna exhibit, where we were greeted by a stunning array of animals, from majestic lions lounging under the sun to playful giraffes gracefully nibbling on leaves. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable, eager to share fascinating facts about each species.

What truly stood out was the zoo's commitment to conservation. We learned about their various initiatives to protect endangered species, which made the experience feel meaningful. The enclosures were spacious and designed to mimic natural habitats, allowing the animals to express their behaviors. We spent hours exploring, and every turn brought something new to marvel at. The interactive displays were a hit with the kids, and the scheduled animal encounters were the highlight of our day.

Not sure what people are moaning about on here. Knowsley is awesome, obviously they can’t control the animals so you’ll have a different experience each time.

We pay the monthly subscription and feel it’s great value for money. The rides are a bit dated, but still fun. There’s really so much to do there! We’ve been several times and still not seen everything.

Visited October 2024, 2 adults and 3 children. Half term special offer. Children free with full paying adults. Saw lions, camel, buffalo’s, rhinos plus many more animals on the drive safari. Did the walking safari, as well as travelled on the small train around the walking safari trail. We loved the water hogs, capybaras, tapirs and vacunas. We were also lucky to see the Andean Bears. We enjoyed the sea lion and birds of prey show. We brought a picnic so that not eat at the food outlets. All staff helpful and friendly. The only criticism was that some of the animals did not looked a little dishevelled. All in all a lovely day out.

Been here a few times but recently it’s been a sad experience, charged peak prices for an off peak experience, drive safari was ok as usual, seems to be a lot of deer, the walk round animals were very poor, you expect to see some empty pens but this time they were all empty, all the food stalls were closed and we were told we couldn’t order food in the cafe, this was at 13.30, charged us peak prices for this, we won’t be back.

If you've been to a safari park in France you will know how good it can be and for this place just give it a chance. We went on a wet day with disabled daughter and used our French experiences. Just take your time on the safari and hover regularly. Given the chance, animals may even cross the road in front of you. We didn't use binoculars and saw pretty well everything but don't be afraid to use binoculars or zoom on your phone. camera. We found staff made an effort to guide people for which we were grateful. This must have been one of our wettest days out but was still great fun.
You may also see our feedback on the sea lion show which was amazing. It was nice to have this at no extra cost too..

Double charged by these thieves refused to refund and kept hanging up despicable service from them

Very few " exotic" wild animals...mostly deer.Drove around twice,once at 11am and again at 3.30 in the hope of seeing a lion....or a camel.Judging by the coaches queuing to view a fenced enclosure, I suspect the lion was possibly in there.....so why let us drive around a totally empty lion enclosure. We are members,but it is not really worth the cost.We visited last Thursday,coffee shop sandwich bar shut as were most of the rides.Seriously need some more animals.Long queue to enter park,only one kiosk oope.Rhino were spectacular and like the water features.One tired looking Ostrich. Where have the animals gone.

No animals to see, couldn't get into the baboon enclosure, although I was in a camper and I get what the guy said about risk of them braking in, bears were absent, the nature walk was basically a walk around a pound with nothing to look at, apart from signs telling you about things you couldn't see. We had a 7 hr round trip to drive round a field with nothing but dear, RIP off day out

I’m disgusted that Knowsley Safari Park is rejecting Disabled people who do not own a ‘Nimbus Card’ which costs £15 to buy and to apply for a Nimbus card you need proof of DLA/PIP.

I have always visited here for past 20+ years and spend thousands of pounds but definitely won’t be spending another penny here now.

I think it’s discrimination to NOT accept a disabled person free of charge or their carer and leaves people very embarrassed at being rejected at the gates.

Shame on the owners!!
The money you get anyway from people visiting this park is enough. Very greedy move!!

You’ll lose out massively doing this.

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£50 for a 15 minute abysmal visit. Half the attractions closed little to no animals apart from deer. No advanced notifications of the closures nor did they tell us at the entrance. Very long round journey for a lot of money! The fair wasn’t open either. Offered to return in Feb but this wasn’t feasible for us. It also cost us £40 for a lost table booking we weren’t going to hang around 4 hours for!

Took two babes four adults today 4 jan.
To be honest didn’t see much three lions behind a fence and six car trying to get a look in.
Walk through with two giraffes in the distance.
If you like plastic animals this is for you.
Waste of hard earned cash.

Went to knowsley safari today where are the animals ? If I had travelled far I would have been gutted plus side seal lion and bird talk were really good really informative and fun. Food hall nice food but more animals please. Oh and by the way knowsley safari park open the giraffe house what's that all about giraffes inside and you can't see them !!!

Realy poor for the money you pay to come hardly any animals in the drive through part all that space wasted food was expensive and was taste less too defo wouldnt come back

I went on 25/08/23 2 adults 3 kids spent £120.50 (inc. stickers). It’s really wast of time & money. No animals just some deers and camels. I advise the people not go here if you like to see trees and grass just go for it. My kids were so disappointed. On foot safari also no animal. We just ask the staff about it they simply says they can’t force to come them out because it’s wild animals if they come out just see it😂

80 pound , 2 adults 2 children, next to no animals next to nothing open next to nothing in general if you want to see fields flowers and animal 💩 though go ahead , no money invested in this place at all hasnt been for over 20 years . Feel sorry for anyone who has travel more than 10 minutes to get here , avoid

What a waste of money and traveling 3 hours for needs closing down and animal welfare taking a look round could of cried at the state of the eagle in a small cage I don’t know we’re to start but it was awful

What a waste of money...complete rip off.
I paid £70 for two adults and one four year old,
All we saw was a few deer, some scaggy camels, one ostrich and three scrawny looking lions who looked very ill.
They have a so called " Tiger" experience which you walk around....Im sure that all it contained was one Stuffed Tiger....utter waste of time and money.
After wasting £70 you then have to buy a wristband to go on the fair rides which you feel obliged to do due to the disapointment of the children,
Only plus side was that the staff on the rides where all very pleasant.
If you are thinking of going here PLEASE save your money

What a disappointment cost £67 for a family of 4 seen more trees and bushes than animals it a rip off