The Isle of WightZoo is open throughout the months of March to October. There is a charge of around £5 to enter the Zoo but you can spend as long as you want looking round the grounds.
The Zoo has just had a re-vamp and is looking far better than it did a few years ago. They have a good selection of animals there and most famously have a white tiger. Other animals include monkeys, reptiles and lemurs.
The Zoo has recently been featured on the ITV1 programme Tiger Island and this concentrated on the lion and tigers from the zoo.
The area that the zoo takes up is not overly large and I do not think it is a whole day out attraction. You could spend an afternoon there quite easily but I think the whole day would be stretching it a bit far.
There is a café on sight selling food and drink at reasonable prices and they also have a gift shop which sells the usual zoo gift shop gifts and slightly high prices.
All in all though the zoo is well maintained and has a good selection of animals (even if it is a shame that these animals are in cages in the first place). I would give the zoo a four starting rating and a RECOMMENDATION. It is definitely worth taking the time to have a look if you are visiting the island when the zoo is open.
I hope this has been helpful to you.
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