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Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park

Ilfracombe EX34 0NG, England
01271 882486
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Ranked #10 of 19 attractions in Ilfracombe
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas, History Museums
Description: A wildlife park that demonstrates how life was for the dinosaurs.
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Bromsgrove, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2013 NEW

Visited here last week and found it a bit of a disappointment, half of the park was closed and we climbed the steep hills to find out that almost all the enclosures were empty. Definitely not worth the money!

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Mold
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 June 2013 NEW

First visit to the park and they seem to have done a pretty good job with the layout of the park considering its valley location steep in places but so is everywhere in north Devon . Where I feel they could perhaps improve is with some benches on the paths both to collect your breath and also to sit and... More

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alton
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2013 NEW

We had a superb day at this park well worth the money excellent attraction my grand daughter loves animals of every shape and form she got to hold a snake, and Tara with the birds of prey made her day letting her hold her little owl PIGWIDGEON she did not stop talking about Tara and her birds.Tara was the icing... More

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Dawn G, Owner at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, responded to this review
16 June 2013

Five stars, brill! I am sure Tara will read this as all our team are interested in the opinions of our visitors but just in case I will make sure she knows about it. Thank you so much for taking the time to post your review and we really hope to see you again some time in the future. More

Barnstaple, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 June 2013

Finding the car parks was a bit of a mission, and I'll say from the get go, the hills are steep... but they're worth climbing. The animal enclosures are plentiful, and there's plenty of chance to hand feed the wallabies right near the top. The sealion show was fantastic, and funny while remaining educational and informative. The egyption exhibit was... More

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Dawn G, Owner at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, responded to this review
16 June 2013

Thank you so much for your review and we are really pleased that you enjoyed your day so much. I know what you are saying about the close quarters of the Egyptian Tomb and the Bug World Cave being a bit intimidating but the intention was to create atmosphere! Unfortunately nothing we can do about the impatient person behind you... More

Exeter, United Kingdom
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6 attraction reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2013 via mobile

Our son loves going here, he loves the dinosaurs the best and has to be near them when they wake up.the sea lion show is great for young and old and the wolves and lions are great as well.its well worth a visit

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Dawn G, Owner at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, responded to this review
16 June 2013

Wow, five stars, thank you. I notice you live in Exeter so I hope you picked up the 50% return vouchers from the information desk which are valid all season. If you like wolves you may be interested to hear that in the next few days we have a couple of endangered white Hudson Bay Wolves coming to live here... More

Devon
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 June 2013

We visited with our grandchildren and had a good day. The walk ways are steep but there is no speed limit so you can go as fast or slow as you want to. The sea lion show was good and the kids loved it. The train ride was also a hit with the grandsons and well worth the £1 a... More

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Dawn G, Owner at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, responded to this review
16 June 2013

Thank you so much for your review and I am really pleased that you all enjoyed your day with us. I notice that you live in Devon. Remember to pick up your 50% return voucher on your visits which is valid until the end of the season. More

UK
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 June 2013

The owners have recently taken over the park ( a little over a year ago) and are doing a lot to improve it. Beautiful little zoo within landscaped gardens with Gibbons, lemurs, lions, wolves, penguins emus, to name a few. Talks and demonstrations happening all day and the sealion talk is an absolute must. They stole the show. Kids loved... More

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Dawn G, Owner at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, responded to this review
16 June 2013

Thank you so much for your review and I am really pleased that you all enjoyed your day with us and found our park beautiful, as we certainly do! I know the valley can make some of the pathways a bit steep here but without it we would not have the natural streams and waterfuls and the tropical trees and... More

Brighton
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5 attraction reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 June 2013

The park itself is a little faded - it needs a huge cash injection; but I was happy to see that the what money there is, clearly goes towards the animals care. It's very run down but the animals are all housed well, happy and healthy. All power to the staff who obviously love this place very much. The reason... More

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Dawn G, Owner at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, responded to this review
16 June 2013

Thank you for your five stars though I am a bit disappointed that you are of the opinion the park is very run down when I know just how much time and money as new owners we have spent on improvements in the last 12 months. In all attractions you are always going to get older areas but there are... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 May 2013 via mobile

during my recent stay in combe Martin we visited the wildlife and dinosaur park and it was a good day out the usual animals u would get in any zoo were there and it certainly helped me walk off some of the cream teas i had been indulging on while in devon! its good value for money and the shows... More

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Dawn G, Owner at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, responded to this review
16 June 2013

Thank you so much for your good review and I am really pleased that you enjoyed your day despite the issue coming out of the car parks. I have had them checked out and understand it is the lower car parks that for some reason have a bit more of a ramp at the entrance/exit that is not ideal for... More

Devon
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 May 2013

We were a group of grandparents, parents and six year old and had a super time. Even though I have limited mobility, with the aid of a walking stick I managed to walk most of the paths, albeit quite slowly as it is very steep in parts, but well worth it. Paths are marked as 'easier' or otherwise and there... More

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Dawn G, Owner at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, responded to this review
2 June 2013

I am always pleased when I read reviews like yours as it is lovely to see that even with your limited mobility you still appreciated the stunning valley with it's tropical trees, natural streams and waterfalls and thought it was worth the effort even though it must have been difficult for you to have got around. Yet occassionally other fit,... More

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