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You can pick up tickets for as little as £11 each for the Worcestershire attraction

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West Midland Safari Park is marking its 50th anniversary, and to celebrate, park bosses are offering visitors the chance to get their hands on half price tickets. The Worcestershire attraction boasts a four-mile safari drive and a large amusement park full of rides of all ages.

Online tickets usually start from £22 for adults and children aged three to 15. It is considerably more expensive to buy tickets on the gate. However, there's one day when the park will be offering tickets for 50 per cent off, meaning that you could enjoy a full day's entertainment from as little as £11 each.

The park has just been named 'Large Visitor Attraction of the Year' at the Visit Worcestershire Awards - for the second consecutive year.

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West Midland Safari Park park bosses have put out a tweet that says: "50% OFF ON OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY! We’re excited to share that we’ll be offering guests an incredible 50% OFF admission tickets, for one day only! Book to visit us on our 50th anniversary, Monday 17th April, and you can get 50% off admission-only tickets! Code: WMSP50."

The park has a new African Walking Trail where day visitors can now stroll up to elephants, giraffes and white rhino to see them in their new homes. A day at West Midland Safari Park, in Bewdley, also includes the chance to visit the Discovery Zone to see reptiles, bats, fish, insects, lorikeets and adorable red pandas. There's also the animatronic Land of the Living Dinosaurs and Ice Age experiences, which are great fun.

The African Village has lemur woods and meerkat enclosures you can walk through. There's also a Boj Giggly Park playground for younger kids and animal conservation talks and experiences for all the family.

Safari Lodges were recently introduced, meaning you can choose to stay overnight and get close to giraffes, elephants, rhinos and cheetahs. Read our review of the Giraffe Safari Lodge here . Find out more and book tickets via the West Midland Safari Park website .

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West Midlands Safari Park reveals new look...

The award-winning tourist attraction celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, so the Park felt like it was the right time to embark on a rebrand and truly mark the start of a new era.

Since being taken over by the Looping Group in 2018, the Park has grown substantially, with the addition of unique onsite accommodation, upgraded animal habitats and brand-new attractions.

The Park’s logo has had a complete revamp, with a new, fun font, vibrant colours and the addition of a giraffe icon, which reflects the attraction’s exciting offering of up-close animal experiences.

Head of Marketing, Rochelle Zare, explained, “We have grown so much as an organisation, especially in the last four years, so we felt that we needed a new logo and brand identity, that can grow with us into the future.

“After thorough research, in which we invited feedback from various stakeholders, including regular guests to the Park and prospective customers, we gained valuable insight into why people love our attraction and why guests want to visit. This showed we have one of the best, immersive animal experiences in the country, so we wanted our new brand identity to reflect that, hence the addition of a giraffe icon."

She continued, “As a family attraction we wanted to get the seal of approval from our core audience, so we tested the new logo with hundreds of local school children, aged 4-11 and it was a big hit! We hope all our guests love it as much as we do.”

Ahead of unveiling the new logo to the public, the Park gained important feedback from some of its esteemed judges – the animals! 

It was a hit with the lemurs, with the whole troop running straight over to investigate, whereas Rhianna, the reticulated python, was a bit slower to approach, but quickly gave it the ‘ssssssseal’ of approval by using it as a resting stop.

The new logo’s ambassadors showed appreciation the only way giraffes can – with prolonged staring, although Henry did give it a big lick!

Finally, the logo was presented to the family of Sumatran tigers and first to approach was dad, Nakal, who took a big swipe at it, knocked it over, then sat on it, fiercely protecting it with snarls and growls. When he finally moved on, mum, Dourga approached with baby, Lestari. The logo was such a hit with Dourga, she picked it up and dragged it into her sleeping quarters, expertly navigating it through the entrance hatch.

When keepers managed to retrieve the logo, it was left with the memento of four magnificent tiger teeth impressions!

Alongside the logo, the Park will adopt a new brand identity and although their name is not largely changing, they have added the ‘s’ back into Midlands (it was West Midland Safari Park for 50 years)!

From next month, guests can expect to see the logo change across the Park's signage and digital channels, including a brand-new website, shortly followed by the release of a range of new retail products as well as staff uniforms.

As well as the rebrand, the Park has announced new attractions and events for 2024, including a family ride called Jungle Jeeps, a refresh of its playground, the chance to see cheetahs on foot in an extension of the Park’s African Walking Trail as well as new hippo and wild dog lodges.

There will also be the chance to see the Park’s latest arrivals, including tiger cub, Lestari, month-old rhino calf Malaika and a troop of tiny pygmy marmosets, who will be venturing outside for the first time this Spring. Managing Director for West Midlands Safari Park, Chris Kelly, added, “This is an exciting time for all of us here at the Park and we’re delighted to be sharing our new look after months of hard work behind the scenes. This definitely signifies a new chapter and I’d like to take the opportunity to thank all our guests, past and present for supporting us. Without them, we couldn’t continue to take the best care of the animals who call the Park home and all the conservation efforts we support for their counterparts in the wild.”

The Park opens daily for its main season, from Saturday 10 February, including the Adventure Theme Park and the best prices can be booked online in advance. Children under the age of three are free.

Admission includes a Free Return to visit again within six months, only when booking online in advance. 

Further information about West Midlands Safari Park is available from the Park’s website www.wmsp.co.uk or by telephone 01299 402114 . Find out more on the Safari Park’s official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/WestMidSafari .

West Midland Safari Park is an award-winning visitor attraction, located in Worcestershire in the heart of England. It is home to a variety of all-weather attractions, including four miles of drive-through safari, the largest animatronic dinosaur exhibit in the UK and a theme park. With acres of versatile outdoor space, easy access from the M5 and free parking, WMSP is the perfect venue.

Derek Feb 13 2024 12:02 Oh, West Midlands Safari Park always brings back great memories! I was there last April, and even though it was pretty cold, the safari experience was as thrilling as ever. If you go there early spring, better to take something warm like rainbow fleece jacket https://www.wipeoutcreations.com/products/nhs-rainbow-fleece-jacket - it's cozy and perfect for country walks! The news about the park's new look is fantastic. It's always a fun adventure, especially with the diverse wildlife and interactive experiences.

Brookz Feb 20 2024 06:24 Does anyone know any trails around West Midlands? Thinking if I should get my hiking runners when I'll be visiting(Just picked em up at local running store https://rununited.com ). Thanks in advance!

williamwill09 Mar 01 2024 19:02 Just checked out the update on West Midlands Safari Park and it’s awesome to see their new developments! It’s all about evolving and keeping things fresh, right? Kinda makes you think about how important good management and planning are, not just in attractions but in any kind of business. On that note, if you're diving into the world of business management in your studies and could use a bit of a hand, I’ve had a great experience with https://mycustomessay.com/business-management.html . They’ve been a huge help with my business management essays, offering insights and support that make a difference.

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Spend an hour or stay the day! Your paid admission grants access to the Safari Drive-Thru & Safari Village Walk-Thru for the entire day. Present your receipt to re-enter the park.

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Law enforcement, active duty, and retired military receive a $4.00 discount on each paid admission *.

Law Enforcement, Active Duty, and Retired Military must show valid identification

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No Animals Allowed

No Outside Animal Feed Allowed

No Smoking or Vaping Allowed, except in the designated area

Minivan Sliding Doors MUST Remain Closed in Drive-Thru Section of the Park

Guest must stay in vehicles at all times while on the Safari Drive-thru.

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LUXURY ACCOMMODATION WITH AN UNFORGETTABLE WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE

Introducing the award-winning Safari Lodges at West Midlands Safari Park. A mixture of beautiful lodges and premium cottages, designed to give you an up-close and immersive overnight wildlife experience like no other.

Safari Lodges short breaks include dinner and breakfast, spectacular views of the animals, admission to the Park during the day and Theme Park ride wristbands*.

*Summer season only. Generally from mid-February to end of October. Please see wmsp.co.uk for exact dates.

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Eight exclusive, luxury lodges, designed to give you an up-close and personal overnight wildlife experience like no other.

They will be integrated into the newly-updated reserves, with spectacular views overlooking the elephant and cheetah habitats.

Nestled into their own secluded area, there will be six lodges offering the only overnight accommodation experience with African elephants in the UK.

Two more lodges will offer incredible views of our majestic cheetahs.

Watch the wildlife as night falls over the reserves, whilst you enjoy a sumptuous evening meal, freshly-prepared by our chefs.

Wake up with views of elephants or cheetahs enjoying their morning feed while you feast on a delicious breakfast.

Safari Lodges short breaks include exclusive views of the animals, admission to the Park during the day and Theme Park wristbands*.

*Summer Season only.

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WINTER VIP TOUR – EXTRA INFO

What’s included:

• Tour of the Safari in one of our jeeps
• A chance to feed a number of our animals
• Admission to the Safari Park
• Lunch voucher
• Pictures from your day on a memory stick, taken by your guide

Important Info:

• Minimum age for participants is 6 years. Children aged 6-15 years must be accompanied by a full paying adult.
• VIP Experiences can either be booked for a specific date or on an open-dated basis valid for the season. Whilst we will always try to accommodate changes in date, this is subject to availability and cannot always be guaranteed.
• Once an experience has been purchased, refunds will not be considered.

VIP INDIAN RHINO FEED – EXTRA INFO

• Meeting and feeding our Indian rhinos
• Minimum age for participants is 6 years.
• Children aged 6-15 years must be accompanied by a full paying adult
• Once an experience has been purchased refunds will not be considered.

VIP LEMUR & MEERKAT FEED – EXTRA INFO

• Meeting and feeding our lemurs and meerkats
• Children aged 6-15 years must be accompanied by a full paying adult.
• Only available during our Summer Season.

VIP FAMILY CREATURE FEATURE – EXTRA INFO

• Meeting some smaller animals which could include chinchillas, tenrecs, rabbits, cockroaches or giant African snails

VIP MINI KEEPER EXPERIENCE – EXTRA INFO

• Meeting, feeding and helping to care for animals such as chinchillas, rats, meerkats, ferrets, rabbits and even some fascinating invertebrates
• A keeper certificate
• Suitable for children between the ages of 5-9 years.
• One parent may accompany the Mini Keeper to watch during the Experience, but they will not be able to participate.  They will only have access to the Safari Walk areas, and will not gain access to the Safari Drive.
• Maximum two children per day.

VIP CARNIVORE KEEPER EXPERIENCE – EXTRA INFO

• Meeting, feeding and helping to care for carnivores, which could include tigers, lions or cheetahs
• Ride wristband to use in the Adventure Theme Park
• Suitable for guests aged 16+.

VIP ULTIMATE TOUR – EXTRA INFO 

• A half day experience
• Minimum age for participants is 6 years. Children aged 6-15 years must be accompanied by a full-paying adult.
• VIP Experiences can be booked for a specific date. Whilst we will always try to accommodate changes in date, this is subject to availability and cannot always be guaranteed.

VIP LION FEED – EXTRA INFO 

• A 45-minute experience
• Meeting and feeding our lions

VIP RHINO KEEPER EXPERIENCE – EXTRA INFO

• A half-day experience
• Meeting, feeding and looking after our Indian rhino
• A keeper for the Day Certificate
• Minimum age for participants is 16 years.

VIP GIRAFFE FEED – EXTRA INFO

• A 30-minute experience
• Meeting and feeding our herd of giraffes

VIP JUNIOR KEEPER EXPERIENCE – EXTRA INFO

• Meeting, feeding and helping to care for animals like rhinos, lemurs, meerkats and more.
• A certificate
• Suitable for children between the ages of 10-15 years.

VIP GUIDED TOUR – EXTRA INFO 

• A 90-minute experience
• A guided tour of the Safari Drive-through in one of our jeeps
• Minimum age for participants is 3 years. Children aged 6-15 years must be accompanied by a full-paying adult.

VIP STAR OF THE SEA LION SHOW – EXTRA INFO

• Meeting and feeding our sea lions during a Sea Lion Show
• Certificate
• A picture from your day
• Minimum age for participants is 5 years.
• Only one ‘Star’ per Sea Lion Show.

LION LODGE – OPENING SOON

We will be offering luxury overnight stays with lions in early summer 2023! The accommodation will be authentically integrated into the brand-new lion habitat, located past our African Village. Guests will experience an immersive and unforgettable overnight wildlife encounter, like no other.

The Lion Lodges will feature open-plan living and luxury interiors, with breathtaking views from every room into the new lion habitat, through floor-to-ceiling windows.

More details will be announced soon. To be the first to hear about updates, sign up to our e-Newsletter! Click Here .

TIGER LODGE

We will be offering luxury overnight stays with Sumatran tigers in autumn 2022! The accommodation will be authentically integrated into the newly built tiger habitat, giving guests an immersive and unforgettable overnight wildlife encounter, like no other.

The tiger lodges will feature open plan living and luxury interiors, with breathtaking views from every room into the new tiger habitat through floor to ceiling windows.

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2-Visit Pass tickets valid on any day within one year from date of purchase. Tickets cannot be combined with any other discount/offer/promotion. 2-Visit Pass cannot be exchanged for Value Days tickets. No reservation required.

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Enjoy visits to the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and SeaWorld® San Diego. The San Diego 3-for-1 Pass is valid for one visit per attraction—three total visits—by the same person on any and all days. Valid for seven consecutive days from the first visit.    

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No need to decide now, choose which attractions as you go. Visit the attractions at your own pace, in any order, over a 9-day period. No reservation required.

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West Midlands Safari Park

We celebrated the last day of the summer holidays in style we went all out. Spanked the last of the money on a treat for the boys and went to West Midland Safari park. 

This will have been the 2nd time we’ve visited and yet again like the first time. We absolutely loved every minute of it. Even the boys were well behaved. Not once did I have to call them dicks (in my head)

West Midland Safari Park 

I think most of us can agree that yes West midland safari park is bloody expensive. Not the kind of place you pop to for a couple of hours after school… not that i know of anyway. However there are several ways to save money. You can save up to 35% booking online (depending on which day). You can also use your Tesco club card vouchers too. 

Again you may still think its a lot of money but this place is easily on par if not better than some theme parks. With the added bonus of a free return voucher. How amazing is that! so technically you get 2 days out for the price of one. Although half of me thinks why don’t they just reduce the entry cost and do away with the return entry. 

Some people moan that they don’t see any animals or that they get stuck in the queue going round. I’m not a tit (well at least not when it comes to a day out here). We snack the fuck up and head to the gate before the place opens. We sit in the car, feed the kids while we wait and head in just as the safari park opens. 

If you do this you will have an amazing day. We have done this twice now and neither time have we had issues feeding the animals, seeing the animals, getting stuck in traffic or having to queue for the rides (yes there are rides we will get to that later). It is the best way to explore….maybe you could do the safari near the end of the day too and it may be just as quiet. 

Whats The Safari Part Like At West Midland Safari Park?

Please be prepared for morons. No matter where you go in a car. There will be others in a car too and they’re probably going to piss you off. Don’t beep your horn because some twat in a BMW still doesn’t know how to drive. Being in a safari park will just highlight these twats and their driving ability or lack of it. Only now you’re trying not to run over a fucking zebra as well (even if the twat did bite me). 

You don’t have to buy food but its a lot more fun if you do. We bought 3 packs and they lasted us the full way round. We could probably have bought 2 because it was only me and Elliot feeding the animals. Clark and daddy were cowering in the corner. Be prepared for a right bloody mess too. We had to have a valet after this trip. Food everywhere. 

Also don’t waste all your food on the first animals you come across. Be careful too those cheeky fuckers aren’t shy and will try and steal the box of food right out of your lap. There heads really do come in that far. 

If you’ve been sensible enough then just relax and enjoy the ride. We didn’t make the kids strap in. They took it in turns to sit on my lap while old grumpy bollocks drove us round. Thankfully he did though because I’d have frozen in fear in case I ran over a giraffe…or worse. An elephant!

My Favourite Safari Animals 

You’ll notice that in certain areas you wont be allowed to have your windows open. For example in the painted dog enclosure. Please listen to the notices if you try to feed some of the animals they will likely rip your hand off. Its for your own safety. 

We still got it see everything up close and personal. I loved the lions and both times there was a huge fucker sat on top of what can only be described as pride rock from the lion king. Didn’t see any baboons lifting any cubs up and dangle them MJ style over the edge though. We did get to watch them feeding which was pretty awesome. 

A camels breath smells like death and Jesus Christ they slobber worse than a dog. Take hand wipes or take gloves. Fuck it take both. Watch out for the zebra’s though they nearly took my shitting fingers off. Thankfully I managed to pull Elliot’s hand in on time before the zebra devoured it. He did want to bring his toy gun along but i didn’t want him turning into one of those pricks that hunt big game In real life so we left that at home. 

My absolute favourites though (both times) Had to be the giraffes. There’s just something about those lanky bastards that I absolutely adore. Hands down one of the best experiences of my life was hearing my child squealing with glee as he fed them while in awe of their tongues. Amazing. One of them even licked Clark on his head haha. 

Next Up…. West Midland Safari Park Rides

After the safari park and my near death experience with a zebra it was time to park up and head to the walking bit. The fun was no where near over yet either. Some people chose to skip the safari and head straight to the zoo. Maybe they do the safari later on when it quietens down. 

As we were some of the first lot of cars through though the zoo was quiet. You don’t need to do the rides if you don’t want to but we did because we know how much the kids love them. We bought 4 wrist bands giving us all unlimited rides. Next time we wont bother with 4 just the 2 for the boys then me and the husbeast can buy tickets separately. I think for us it’ll save us money. If you have older kids then they will be able to do most on their own so you wont need tickets at all if you don’t want to. 

The rides are brilliant. There was plenty for both boys too. If there was something that Elliot was too small to go on then we just split up briefly to save the hassle. Thankfully Elliot had just reached the 1 meter point. If he hadn’t I don’t think we’d have bothered with a wristband for him. I stupidly went on the viking ship and nearly vommed. My stomach cant take anything other than cake these days. 

Don’t get me wrong the adventure theme park has nothing on the likes of Alton towers or Legoland but they don’t try to be and its not the main attraction. It was perfect for what we were after and the queues were tiny too. There was even a wedding taking place in the house and the bride and groom came down for a ride on the carousel which i thought was lovely. 

Spot Of Lunch  

Even if you’re not going to use the theme park you’ll have to walk through it so good luck with that. Out the other side is the amazing free play area Boj Giggly park. I think its a cartoon character off tv but we don’t watch kids tv because of fucking you tube. 

The play park is great and we adults got to sit down and have a hot drink from the coffee van there while the kids played. As it was around lunch we decided to have our picnic here too. The kids gave most of there food to the ducks (then moaned they were still hungry afterwards ofc). There was also a moment when I wasn’t looking that Elliot fed a whole sausage roll to a duck and I thought the poor bugger was choking to death. I was ready to pounce and give it cpr but after a lot of head jerking it managed to dislodge it and spit the roll back out. 

Now normally I’d be saying don’t eat here its a total rip off blah blah blah. However on our way out I had a nosy at the menu in their Burger place because 1 it looked like a nice restaurant and 2 the food smelt amazing. So imagine my surprise at how reasonable/cheap it was. I think it was something like £7.50 for a burger. There are lots of other food choice options too. 

Right next to the play park is where you will find the African village….not a real one. This is where you will find the meercats, goats and the lemur walk through. Its on a big shitting hill though and Clark whined constantly that his legs hurt. To be fair we had at this point done a shit load of walking though. 

West Midland Safari Park Discovery Trail 

After food, play and one more ride which was the up and down elephant one. The attendant was a total jobs worth. Took him ages to get us going and told me to put my phone away. I like a child hid my phone until he buggered off then got it back out again. 

Anyway it was time to head to the zoo. Its brilliant there was so much more to see. From reptiles, to fish and even a free flying bat cave…not for Batman but real bats. There are loads of animal encounters and talks too so keep an eye out for the day program when you walk in which will have all the timings. 

My absolute favourite part was the Lorikeet landing. OMG amazing if you haven’t done one of these before do it. The £1.50 per pot of nectar was worth it. It was just me and Elliot the first time and within seconds of walking in we were swamped. Those Lorikeets gave no fucks they were all over us on our heads and our backs. Elliot was in stitches (they are a bit scratchy though so watch out for timid children) We had to go in again so Clark could have a go after realising it wasn’t just boring birds.  He loved it too. 

Right next to Lorikeet landings is the sea lion show. I really want to do this but both times we got carried away having fun elsewhere that we’ve missed the show. The queue was massive though so I’m guessing its great. We’ll hopefully be able to catch one when we go back with our free return ticket. 

Land Of The Living Dinosaurs 

As you can probably tell i’m trying not to go into too much detail otherwise I’ll be here all day. I mean I’ve already gone on a lot and you can hopefully by now tell just how much there is to do here. However its not over yet. Oh no its time for the dinosaurs!

There’s no two ways about it. The land of the living dinosaurs in west midland safari park is just bloody awesome. Even if you or your little one aren’t into dinosaurs they will love this….or be scared shitless and have nightmares for the next week. 

You will walk through all the ages and see all these realistic moving dinosaurs, mammoths and even a volcano. The kids loved it. The only down side was that some of the mammoths in the ice age area were a bit broken. I’m guessing that’s from people climbing on them though.

The boys (and us) had a great time finding them all and then digging for fossils in the giant sandpit. Watch out for the T-rex I think its about once every 10min it’ll do the Jurassic park roar and the first time I heard it i nearly shat myself. I’ve never been able to catch it on camera either. 

Calling It A Day 

After mooching round a bit more getting an ice cream and getting the boys faces painted. We headed over to the penguins. The first time we visited we caught them at feeding time so Clark got to feed them. They were giving out pots of fish for free. Not sure if this is something they still do or not but Clark remembered it none the less. 

As the boys had been so good which in itself was a fucking miracle we promised them they could have something from the shop too. Yes I know it seems like they have been spoilt and yes they have but the last couple of weeks of the summer holidays had been shit through no fault of their own and they deserved it. Plus I love a good gift shop. 

As you can imagine its full of awesome crap that you don’t need but you want. Clark went straight for a soft teddy pink snake with an annoying rattle (Since regretted that one. The fucker keeps walking him up when he moves). Elliot on the other hand wanted nothing. Bless him if he’d seen a gun it would have been a different story. He just didn’t want anything though. I did finally manage to convince him to take interest in a £1 bouncy ball. 

Quick toilet stop then off we went home. The boys (and myself) were flat out which was no surprise after hours and hours of fun. 

West Midland Safari Park Stats: 

Distance from Bicester: 1hr 20mins Sat nav: West Midland Safari Park, Spring Grove Rd, Bewdley DY12 1LF Click to load sat nav Wheelchair friendly:  Yes Equipment upkeep: 9/10  Cleanliness: 9/10  Facilities: Everything you will need  Age range:  All ages Safety:  9/10  Fun factor: 10/10  Dog friendly:  No but you can use their dog kennels for £5 deposit  Pushchair Friendly:  Yes Bikes and Scooters: No Public transport: From Oxford HERE (about 2hrs15) From Birmingham Here (About 1hr20) although i doubt they’ll let you walk round the safari haha. 

Conclusion 

Without a doubt West midland safari park was the best day out for us as a family this summer and we cant wait to go back again. There is so so much to do you cant possibly get bored. 

You can save money and you can have a quiet time if you plan in advance. There are a few tips that I would say and thats 1. Get there before it opens so you get in first 2. Go to the toilet or take a portable potty for smaller children especially if potty training 3. Buy some animal food 4. Zebras bite be careful 5.check out the rides before you buy everyone a wristband. and 6. Check out west midlands safari park offers first. 

Both times we have visited West midland safari park its been amazing. I’m sure as usual there will be people that disagree but for me and my family Its one of our favourite days and we will keep going back time and time again. 

I 100% recommend you try and visit here at least once. Its worth it. Even if you don’t drive there is public transport though I’m not sure if the bus will take you round the safari. You can pay extra for a safari tour though 

Check out their website HERE for tickets and more information 

For more reviews on other zoos there check HERE

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Enjoy our incredible 5-mile Safari Drive, then slow things down by parking for free and exploring our Foot Safari with a standard Knowsley Safari ticket. Animal talks and displays are also included with standard tickets, and you can add extras like the Baboon Bus and Guidebooks at the checkout.

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Guests booking tickets on the WMSP website are entitled to a Free Return Visit, within  6 months  from the date of their visit. Instructions on how to book your Free Return are provided by email after your visit date; this email is sent within 24 hours after visit. Please check your junk mail folders as sometimes our emails can fall in there.

Visit our bookings page and select ‘I already have a ticket’, then choose the option to book your Free Return Visit. 

Use the barcode numbers on each of your original admission tickets and input this barcode number for each guest when prompted, before confirming your booking.

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• Free Return Codes will  not   be valid during any school holiday dates , during any special events or evening events, nor on any Bank Holiday dates. Free Return Codes would  not  be valid on the following dates:  23 rd  December 2023 – 7 th  January 2024, 10 th  – 18 th  February 2024,  23 rd  March – 7 th  April 2024, 4 th  – 6 th  May 2024, 25 th  May – 2 nd  June 2024, 19 th  July – 1 st  September 2024, 26th October - 3rd November 2024.
• A Free Return Code is  only  sent when guests  book online in advance . Guests who arrive without pre-booked tickets will not be entitled to a Free Return Visit.
• Free Returns are valid for admission only for the same number as paid for guests on your original online tickets and do not include any extras or wristbands.
• Groups/excursions and school bookings do not include a free return.
• Free Return Codes are valid for 6 months from the date of your first visit and no extensions will be considered.
• Free Return Codes will  not  be issued to guests who have purchased a Combi Ticket, Spooky Spectacular Moonlight ticket, Safari Skating Only ticket, Twilight Santa ticket, Adult & Pre-schooler ticket, BOGOF offer ticket or any other special price ticket which states a free return is not included.
• Upgrade fees apply to see Santa on valid days during our Santa Safari event.
• Free Returns cannot be used for special events or evening only tickets/events (Twilight Safari, Spooky Moonlight, Safari Skating).
• If you received a complimentary visit from us, you will not receive a Free Return Code.
• Guests using Tesco Vouchers will not be entitled to a Free Return Visit.
• We now ask all guests to give their vehicle registration number when booking. You will need to return in the same vehicle in order to gain free entry. If the registration does not match, the full price will need to be paid on the gate.
• West Midlands Safari Park reserves the right to amend or alter the conditions of issue associated with the Free Return Visit offer, or to withdraw the promotion entirely, without any prior notification. 
• Similarly, should West Midlands Safari Park suspect that a Free Return Ticket has been wrongly or falsely amended or altered in any way to gain free admission unlawfully, the ticket will not be accepted and free admission not be granted.

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The ticket is not transferable  so if you have changed your vehicle from the one recorded on the ticket, you MUST bring proof of this vehicle with you i.e.: insurance document or V5. You will also need similar evidence for the new vehicle. We will also require photo ID.