Took my Dad for a Hawk and Owl experience for his Birthday. He's always had a fascination with Birds so the opportunity to get up close with Falcons, Hawks and Owls was a great experience for him. Our Falconer, Katie, was relatively new to the centre but her knowledge and passion for the birds was apparent and she took the time to educate us and answer all the questions posed. Flying the Birds was a wonderful experience. Really enjoyed the afternoon. Thank you

My partner bought me an owl experience at Millets as a surprise for our anniversary. I had no idea what it was. Most experiences I've seen or been to are fairly short events but this was anything but. We had the opportunity to meet and greet several birds including an in enclosure encounter with two burrowing owls and several flying experiences. I even had the opportunity to be one of, if not the, first public experience with a juvenile owl newly trained. Katie was incredible and knowledgeable, fun and engaging without overloading us. Honestly this is one of the best animal experiences I've ever done. I cannot recommend this enough.

Had a breakfast in the garden centre restaurant. Was excellent. Scones & coffee went down a treat. Had a nice day finished by a walk to see the animals in Millets park. They had a big wheel & horses merry go round for the kids.

My wife bought me this experience for our anniversary as she knows I'm absolutely obsessed with racoons. We turned up at 10.30am ready to meet Ben the trainer and guide. Ben was absolutely brilliant, he made it exciting and educational. You could definitely tell that he absolutely loves the animals and his job. I couldn't recommend this experience enough. The rest of the animal sanctuary is really good as well, all different types of birds, meerkats etc. There's a crazy golf course which we all love and lots of little boutique shops. A great family day out for all ages.

An excellent day at the centre despite the grey and rainy weather. We had an hours owling experience with Katie and it was SO much fun, amazing to be so close to the owls and learn so much about them and their personalities! The earlier flying display that we also caught was fantastic as well and definitely worth the damp bottom (top tip - bring a bin bag to sit on if it’s damp!) It’s really great to see the centre is doing so well and now expanding to add in more animals and areas, I’m excited to go back and see what happens next.

Had a great time wandering around and seeing all the different animals, did meet the meerkats and loved it . The very informative guide was a good host. But the meerkats were the stars . Will definitely be booking to come back again with more people. Can recommend

I purchased the Walk with a Hawk for my husband as part of our first wedding anniversary. We were wonderfully greeted through the door and led straight out through the falconry centre to meet Echo, the Harris Hawk we would be walking for the next 40 minutes. We didn't know how far we would walk and although it was a short walk, it was highly engaging and a fantastic experience. Echo is a beautiful bird whom we got to hold and see up close. He flew a countless number of times for us and it was magical to see him in flight across the walk. We were sad to come to the end of the experience but we would love to do it all over again. As part of the experience, we also got access to the rest of the centre for the whole day - we went round at least twice and saw three bird displays and talks. Each member of staff knew so much about each of the birds that they were bringing out and told us some interesting facts we did not know. I would certainly recommend visiting, and if you are able to, go on one of the experiences that they offer.

Had a fantastic visit for a meerkat encounter. In a small group of 8 people, we all sat in the enclosure with the meerkats running around our feet while Ben introduced the meerkats and told us about them. Then it was feeding time and the meerkats jumped up on our laps to get the food. At the end Ben was very patient answering all our questions. Wonderful experience for anyone who loves meerkats. Definitely recommend!

We did the meerkat encounter and it was fantastic. We had an amazing experience getting to feed the meerkats, getting up close and learning all about them. Ben the mammal keeper was extremely knowledgeable and very engaging. He is clearly really passionate about wildlife and that made for a really great experience. We watched two of the bird of prey displays in the afternoon as well which were fab. Definitely recommend this for animal lovers looking for a lovely day out.

I visited the centre for the Really Wild Encounter with my partner. We got there early so were able to have a walk around the centre looking at all the animals including birds of prey, owls, ferrets, wallabies, skunks and more. Each area was well marked with info about the animals and their names. The experience itself was led by Ben who was absolutely brilliant! We started by meeting and holding ferrets which are way more wriggly than I thought they would be! Moving from there we got to see the skunks Coco and Chanel and learn about how they are reared and cared for, and how to avoid being sprayed. We then got to experience feeding wallabies hawthorn branches whilst learning about them. It was great to be able to have them walk up to you and watch them enjoying the leaves. Finally we learned about the raccoons and how incredibly and cute they are. Throughout the experience Ben showed how passionate and knowledgeable he was about the animals he cared for at the centre. It's very clear he enjoys his job and I can see why. His enthusiasm made the experience even better than I was expecting. If you are planning to go for an experience set some time aside to make you visit the whole centre and watch the falconry displays again. I will definitely be back.