Thorp Perrow - Arboretum and Bird of Prey & Mammal Centre

Sad beyond words

We were left saddened by the plight of the birds, most in isolation in small dark cages.I live in British Columbia Canada where the ravens live in communities, chitter chattering amongst themselves hi...

Good animal welfare? Didn't look like it.

The birds (at around midday) did not have any water to drink, as it was frozen solid. The ravens were pecking quite urgently at the frozen water to try and find some. When we tried to tell somebody ab...

Avoid the Santa it traps you paying more fees to even get to Santa

I came here with my boys today for Santa. At first I thought £20 bargin as it’s so expensive these days. It does state that it’s not the entrance fee but I never had thought it would be £40 so I paid ...

Lack of dairy free alternatives

Visited Santa's Grotto today with 12 children. Spoke for weeks beforehand to the manager, explaining that we would also be celebrating a 2 year olds birthday whilst there, explained she has allergies ...

A good day out!

Made a day visit here as a family of four, two adults and two young children. The grounds are immaculate with incredible views of the house and streams that run across the estate. The cafe was ok, n...