Plenty for the kids to do. Good value for money

Great for kids good value for money

Visited Knockhatch to feed the meerkats using a gift voucher from our son. We were met by one of the pet keepers, Mark. What a knowledgeable young man! We were shown to the meerkat house , where he introduced us to the four residents - two Alphas (Parents)and two subordinates (Children). He put us at ease, telling us about these lively little creatures . We had the whole experience to ourselves and soon were feeding them their starter course of vegetables , followed by their main - chicks. Mark explained that this is a a cheap nutritious way of feeding the meerkats as these male chicks are not in demand for other purposes.

After checking first that we were happy, the meerkats were soon clambering all over us - even on our heads at one point - quite lively charming creatures. Mark answered all our questions about how they survive in the wild, where they are from, their habits of digging, acting as sentry , etc. we could tell what an ardent animal enthusiast he was.We were so impressed - thank you Mark.

We were pleased to see how clean their surroundings were and that much effort had been made to allow them engage in natural behaviours as far as possible - provision of sand mounds for them to burrow and high branches to allow them to keep watch.
Before leaving Mark, he presented us both with certificates for completing our meerkat experience and a couple of meerkat keyrings.

Our voucher also allowed us free access to the rest of the park and we were surprised at the variety of animals there - miniature ponies, emus, giant rabbit, goats,many species of owl, and many more. It is possible for everyone to feed the very tame wallabies which were very cute with their babies in their pouches. There is also a cafe and there are number of 'rides' . It is all on a modest , relaxed and pleasant scale and we would thoroughly recommend it for a very enjoyable family day out.

Amazing place for spend time with kids.

Lovely day out with family (nephews birthday). Great place for kids - parking tricky on busy days so get in early. A lovely family day out and you can take a picnic & lots of space to hang out between attractions.

BRILLIANT Entertainment for ALL the family with plenty to do ! if you live local or thinking of travelling to Knockhatch i would 100% highly recommend a visit animals amusements indoor out door facilities kids outdoor water play not one but THREE indoor play areas theres go karts too for young and old there are boats the list is endless.. great staff too.. the adventure park after our first visit we purchased a annual pass for all the family .. A+++

Lovely park, great to see animals and have a good old play. My kids absolutely adore this place. Food is good too.

5 stars fantastic place my boy loves it.

Fun day out. Grandson loved it! Great prices too. Thanks!

Very good day out

Booked the animal experience for my two girls and was shown around by a chap capped Ben who was brilliant. Really informative and brilliant with kids. We got to see a whole range of animals and it was very interactive, which they loved. Fed lambs, held snakes, hosed down emus, learnt about ferrets....

Afterwards, we spent the afternoon in the play park and didn’t have time to do everything. Great play area, ridiculously steep slides which I was forced to go on.

Worth the entry fee even if not doing the animal experience.

All in all, one of the best value days out I can remember for a while, and will definitely be returning.

Great place, good value, so much to do and not overpriced when you get in.

Favourite place is the lake, such a beautiful space.

Love the animals, there is something for everyone!

Absolutely brilliant place everytime we went on something or brought something thwy was so welcoming and polite I will continue to take my kids here and am already planning our next visit

Myself and my daughter visited after school this week for a wander round before tea. It was not very busy at all so it was lovely. Every single member of staff we walked past took the time to say hello to us which I found really nice as they are so busy with the various they have to do, regardless of how busy the park is. One staff member even took the time to have a brief chat with me while my daughter was playing. I have always found the staff here to be exceptional polite and friendly but I noticed it more this week.
Very happy visitor, thank you knockhatch for always making us feel so welcome :)

Nice place. Very relaxed layout. Clean and tidy and not massive but does what it says on the tin..at least it did for us.

Great place for all the family. Lots to do for little ones and older alike. Reasonable entrance fee for a family of five.

Huge amounts to do for all ages we took our toddler son and 6 year old niece, both loved their trip!
Plenty to do so much so we’re planning another visit to recap the bits we missed! The castle play area is by far the biggest I’ve seen and very impressive we had some burgers which were reasonably priced for this type of venue and tasty too

Amazing place been twice now and still haven't done it all. Kids love it

Well priced entry book online but door price is still good ,the food is lovely & catering for children is a plus It's a great family day out for all the family, new dragon park, free rowing, bird shows , even do keeper days flying days

Fantastic family day out! A lot of fun to be had here and at a reasonable price too. Plenty to do for all ages. We came for our daughters birthday and she had a fantastic day, we all did. It's an hour away for us but definitely worth it. We'll definitely be back!

Knockhatch is nice. It does leave you feeling slightly sad though the animal enclosures really could son with some TLC rather than the money being spent on a new adventure playground

Went along to do the meerkat experience which was great and the staff member carrying it out was very knowledgeable. Lots of stuff for kids to do as well so would be a great family day out!

Fantastic place. Good value and lots to do.

Visited knockhatch for the first time and had an amazing time. We booked to be zoo keeper for the day, then did the meerkat experience afterwards. Upon arriving we went straight in with no issues (on a Saturday), the staff were very helpful, the place was clean and well organised. We were then introduced to our guide, Ben. The zoo keeper experience lasted 2-3 hours during which we went fed the animals, sat with them in their pens/cages/hutches, went behind the scenes, helped the staff at the animal show and learned a lot about all the animals. Ben was very knowledgeable, polite and friendly, and the kids were amazed from start to finish. Ben was so good one of our children thanked him for inspiring him to want to work with animals. We had a couple of hours spare during which the kids experienced knockhatches various play areas and we went to the owl show. Prices in the cafes are reasonable and there is loads to do for the kids. The meerkat experience came next and this was equally good. Ben gave us as much time as we needed with the animals, chatting about them all the time and sharing his knowledge, experience and passion. This was all topped off with a gift bag and certificates for the children. An excellent day was had by all, very good value for money, made even better by the personalised experience given by Ben and all the staff at the venue. Thoroughly recommended.

Brought my parents a red letter day meet the meerkats gift and it was wonderful Tim our guide was fantastic he gave a wonderful talk and was extremely friendly and helpful. Worth a visit for adults you could spend a couple of hours, for children it's fantastic. Staff are very welcoming.