Knowsley Safari Park Avis 

We visited yesterday (Wednesday 26th Aug) with my 8 yr old daughter and she absolutely loved every minute! The monkeys were hilarious and my daughter to great pleasure in watching them jump around. We were particularly impressed with the level of knowledge and professionalism from the team leading the birds of prey talk at 3:30pm and sea lion talk at 4:30pm. Well done all. We will be back!

Please do not listen to the negative reviews this place is absolutely brilliant, sealion show absolutely amazing with knowledgeable staff Baboon bus was absolutely amazing, walking safari was brilliant to lots of animals, well looked after we travelled over 100 miles and it was well worth it

Run down and tatty … Save your money because I’m here today with broken rides and hardly seen an animal .. what a rip off .. whole place is shabby it needs investment or closing down , opens at 11 am and most people leaving by 2.30pm

I just love this place and go all the time. I love that parents or carers ride free with their children. I love the sealion show and the birds of prey show. The handers are so knowledgeable. But what stood out for me yesterday was a lovely young girl called Ashleigh who was learning a new section of the park on a food stand. She was so pleasant and eager to learn alongside her manager who was showing her the ropes. She couldn't do enough for the visitors. I would highly recommend a visit to this fab place. So much to do and see and prices are very reasonable.

My granddaughter is visiting me so went with my sister and brother in law and cost was £20.19 each as pensioners same price as children. Loads of deers and antellope, herds of rhino and camels, there were very few animals that we could see. Extremely disappointed to only see 1 lion, 2 tigers in the distance, no bears, no tapirs, capybara- all having enclosures. A lot of very empty spaces. We watched the Birds of Prey show which was quite interesting and an amazing sea lion show, both of which were educational. We took a picnic but with 3 coffees, 2 waters, a doughnut and an ice cream this visit cost over £100 and that wasn't going on rides or buying anything from the gift shop which really didn't have much for anyone over 6. All in all, extremely disappointing

What a real shame this was. I remember going as a child at it being a magical experience. I visited yesterday and after paying £70 for 3 of us. We often found ourselves driving or walking around with nothing to look at. Which i suppose is great that there are less animals in captivity but id assume given what you pay there would still be some that need homes like the safari park. We followed the map, we didnt see any wolves, we saw 2 lions laying down in the far distance. Absolutely nothing walked around near our cars, the rhino's and gazelles/deer id say were most visible. So many viewing platforms to see the tigers, again 2 far away asleep In the distance. We did the nature walk hoping to see some animals and a couple stopped us and said it was pointless to walk on, we did it anyway and saw nothing other than some information about trees. The highlight was the sealion show, they are magnificent and clever and atleast you are guaranteed to see them. The park is difficult to understand and find what you want. Its could easily be so much better. We had no idea where to get tokens for the rides or wristbands or how to get on the little train. It needs some really care and attention this place as it could be amazing again.

Booked for a family of 6 x adults and 3 x children.. paid for the Baboon Bus so we could be together .

Arrived at 10.30 but only the Cafe was open ( crisps, cake and drinks).. hot food didn't open until 11pm. Returned at 12.30pm to the Restaurant only to be met by full tables and a queue out the door... no facilities for outside hot food such as Chips, burgers, hot dogs etc.. yes you could buy an ice cream or coffee outside .. one if the outlets couldn't open due to the till not working. So unless you had brought your own food, there were very limited options..

Regarding the animals in the safari.. there are 2 x Lions, no tigers, no elephants.. lots of Baboons and deer.. was expecting more to be honest.

Unlikely to return

After reading reviews we were sceptical. Heard great things, but not a brilliant read. Have to say, pleasently surprised. Place kept well, saw lots of animals, avoided the monkeys (saw the damage of other cars), had an overall great time.

Went there today all animals didn't look happy baboons asleep all lions under cover all animals so far away couldn't see them coffee shop closed most rides closed nothing to do so went home early paid 93 pounds for 4 people and a child never again need to get a refund concerned about animals may contact RSPCA

I saw nothing, most of the animals were in sheds, doing nothing, too far away to see them. The park were running all the rides, without anyone on them. All the children were asking to ride them, the answer was NO! The train was driving round and round, with just the driver. When asked could we ride, they said NO! Why are you testing all the rides when there are children in the park, this is so unfair, unnecessary and unacceptable.
ALL THE BIRDS LOOKED REALLY DEPRESSED ESPECIALLY THE EAGLE OWL.
There was nothing at all to do and no animals to be seen., It took ten minutes to drive the whole park as there was nothing to see.
Absolute waste of time and money, I feel well and truly robbed.
The staff in the cafe were unatentive and extremely unorganized, seeming to be serving staff members, while customers wait without direction.
Every aspect of the park was disappointing to say the least.
The best and only good part was the sealions, not enough to encourage anyone else to waste their hard earned cash.
Disappointed is an understatement. I think it's about time the park shutdown, closenit forever, it's old and tired.
Don't waste your money please.

Wow! What a disappointment. Been looking forward to going here for a while. But to be honest it’s a deer park with a few other animals thrown in. The rhinos were lovely to see, and the lions were fine, but that was about it. The foot safari wasn’t much better. Giraffes we didn’t see because somebody was having a ‘giraffe experience’ so you couldn’t go in! Very very disappointing we won’t be returning. The two stars are because it was clean and looked reasonably well maintained.

Very disappointed if you like different types of deer you will be happy because that’s about all they’ve got. Rhino about 8 of those a few lions which were in an enclosure with out proper gates were the young female guard was standing in the open. The was one cafe that only had pizza chips or hot dogs. So so disappointed drove a very long way to go round it. Yes tigers best bit! Would never recommend it.

We had a nice time but gotta say it's not great!

The actual safari aspect is pretty pants to be honest and we were thankful that we paid £72 using Wowcher and not the over £100 it would have been had we gone through the normal channels.

We even offered the kids the chance for us to drive around again before we left and they declined!

Nice little nature walk!

One ride cost £3 quid each for the kids & we sold them on that one go by reminding them they have Gulliver's world in 2 weeks time.

Wouldn't recommend as it took less than 40 mins to go around & then you basically walk around a little zoo area and if inclined as I was, do the nature walk!

£3 or £2 per ride or £14 for a wristband of unlimited rides. Again though, it's just over £20 to go to Gullivers World so if you're wanting the kids to have fun like that, then go there!

We are season ticket holders at Blackpool zoo and the only thing we can say is that he animals as Knowsley look a lot healthier!

I'd recommend West Midlands Safari over this park, where we had a fantastic day out!

If you're looking for a zoo experience then I'd suggest Dudley zoo which is a zoo on a hill which sees you climb through it until you reach the top. Once at the top you will find yourself within the ruins of Dudley Castle where there are grounds in the middle to have a nice picnic.

For this review the main part is the fact that half way round the "safari" part of our trips I had a 7 year old reading a book, a 9 year old humming to herself and an 11 year old environmentalist reading an article on her phone as we went through empty spaces.

When you're kids say no to having a second trip around the safari park to see if more animals are out and about and they say no! You know it's been a bit of a bust!

Awful experience,
Doesn’t worth the money at all!!!
And monkey stole my wiper and broke my windscreen , that cost me £500 and I stay 6 days without my car because I can’t drive with huge crack on the middle of my windscreen.
And when I asked what I should do now, the staff at monkeys said “it’s on your own risk”
Very disappointed from whole experience at safari park. Expensive, boring, nothing to see except monkeys which broke my windscreen and stole my wiper. Was very expensive day out. Never ever!!!

Dear customer care, l came from Rhyl in North Wales for my sons 39 th birthday today, he's has loved monkeys all his life. My son suffers from Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Epilepsy and severe Scoliosis, and he's double incontinent.
We came here today to try your park because we always go to Chester Zoo. We wanted to enjoy the drive through safari, we did enjoy the walking safari , however I found that the park is not very disabled friendly when it comes to the extra rides, he was only able to go on the train.
We were all set to drive through the safari park but unfortunately my son had opened his bowels, and he needed a full change of clothes. It took longer in your adapted toilets because you have a slim bed and no raised sides to keep him safe while changing him.
l am not allowed to help his carer due to the insurance policy.
Due to these unforeseen circumstances , we missed the last drive through safari, Bradley was so disappointed he was signing car, car all the way around the park because we had told him he was seeing the monkeys before going home.
l am registered disabled with Scoliosis and Fibromyalgia, l am on disability benefits, so l had saved up for this special treat. I am hoping that you can give Brad , Mam, and his support member a kind gesture of good will , a pass to visit the drive through Safari in the near future so Brad will link it to his Birthday memories .
l look, forward to hearing from you.
kind, regards,
sharon be Beverley-Hughes
This was sent to Knowsley Safari park July 19 th 2025 l still haven’t received a reply off them

I have made several safaris in South Africa and this experience matches it on a hot sunny day. The only difference is the animals look happy and very healthy.
A brilliant day was had by all and is one of the best experiences I have had in the UK

Lol terrible waste of money
Waste of time
Hardly any animals
Just acres of woodland and thousands of deer

Recommended- WEST MIDLANDS SAFARI PARK

My whole family really enjoyed a fabulous day in Knowsley safari Park, we will especially never forget the Bird display by Kane .He was so passionate and knowledgeable ,the birds looked happy and he obviously loved them.We all came away hoping we can do more for conservation, he told us so much in such a short time not only about birds but all animals all over the world , we will definitely recommend going .

Really really disappointed. Took our 5 year old grandson. Paid £60 in total saw loads of deer and rhinos. He was beyond excited to see lions. There was ONE lion and ONE lioness. No elephants, nor giraffes. Such a rip off. As for the food...beyond overpriced. Our grandson said don't bring me here again please. Let's go to Chester zoo.!!