Vet Dept Bristol Zoo Gardens – Vets in Bristol
Clinic Overview
- Many visitors describe it as a good family day out, with repeated praise for the play areas, spacious setting, and chances to get close to animals, especially giraffes. - Staff, volunteers, and keepers are often described as friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable, and animal experiences such as the lemur feeding session receive especially warm feedback. - A recurring mixed theme is that the site is still a work in progress, with some visitors happy to return regularly while others felt there were too few animals visible or that some areas were closed.
Services
- •Emergency veterinary services are listed in the clinic information.
- •There is no clear public evidence of routine first-opinion pet care such as vaccinations, neutering, or everyday consultations for dogs, cats, or other household pets.
- •Public feedback mainly refers to zoo-based animal experiences rather than clinical care, including lemur feeding experiences, keeper talks, and close-up viewing of animals such as giraffes, bears, wolves, wolverines, and lemurs.
- •One review gives extra detail on the lemur feeding experience, mentioning time with a zookeeper, food preparation in the zoo kitchen, and access to the ruffed lemur walkthrough before it opened to visitors.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Ben (zookeeper) is named positively for leading a lemur feeding experience, with reviewers describing him as knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful.
- •Keepers and volunteers are regularly mentioned as welcoming, friendly, and happy to answer questions during talks and around the site.
- •No veterinarians, nurses, or other clinical staff are named in public feedback.
Reviews
Google reviews: 4.4/5 from 7,048 reviews. Recent public feedback continues to focus on the zoo visit rather than veterinary treatment.
- •Many visitors describe it as a good family day out, with repeated praise for the play areas, spacious setting, and chances to get close to animals, especially giraffes.
- •Staff, volunteers, and keepers are often described as friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable, and animal experiences such as the lemur feeding session receive especially warm feedback.
- •A recurring mixed theme is that the site is still a work in progress, with some visitors happy to return regularly while others felt there were too few animals visible or that some areas were closed.
- •Value and accessibility draw the clearest criticism: some reviewers felt tickets or food were expensive, and there are recent concerns that gravel paths, potholes, and uneven surfaces make parts of the site difficult for wheelchair users or less steady visitors.
