My son & I visited in Sept 2022, he had bought me the experience as a birthday gift. What a fabulous idea. We didn’t realise you could spend the whole day there, or pop back in after visiting Helmsley, great idea about the wristbands to enable this. We will definitely be back & do that next time. As everyone has said, the birds look very healthy and happy, with ample room in there clean aviaries. The info is clear, concise and humorous on occasions. We enjoyed walking around and taking in the info & seeing the amazing birds. We saw one flying demo which was informative, amusing and amazing to be part of. We didn’t expect that the birds would be flying so close to everyone, that is a great idea to make you feel so inclusive. Charlie is a true entertainer as well as a great handler. We went on the hour Hawk walk with Amy & Palomar, Amy made us feel at ease & gave clear advice on what we needed to do. An excellent experience. Can’t wait to go back soon.

Really interesting day out - fascinated by all the extra info (did you know some birds of prey poo on their feet to keep them cool???) and loved the flying displays. Staff were friendly and entertaining. Simple but tasty soup and bread for lunch in the cafe. Well worth a visit.

Very easy to find this place. Good information about the birds, watch out for the humorous ones. Small cafe with good coffee, didn’t eat as it was shortly after our breakfast. There’s only one loo near there, so I expect there could be queues in busy times The flying displays were excellent but wear warm clothes as it’s quite exposed where the birds fly from

An excellent evening. The evening started promptly at 7pm, we were welcomed with a warming winter drink of either mulled wine, or spiced apple. We were taken an a walk around the aviaries with the handler giving a through talk about each owl and a few great stories mingled in. Before moving on to the second half of the aviaries we were treated to an indoor flying display by the smaller owls. The walk around the second half we were again given in-depth information and stories about each one. At the conclusion of the aviaries, a warming two course meal was served, thoroughly welcomed on a cold autumn evening. The finale of the evening, is the night flying display, by three of the owls. Thoroughly enthralling under a star lit sky. Silent flight is extraordinary. Well worth it, an experience to do again.

We nearly didn't visit due to the weather when we woke up that morning and having checked the forecast for the day. It was raining heavily but we made the decision to go and despite the terrible weather I'm pleased we did. Don't get me wrong it's all outside and the cafe was closed which we only realised when we tried the door. We arrived for the 1st flying display and had a good look around then sat in the car to try to dry off for 1 hour before the afternoon display. We both really enjoyed the day and can only imagine how much better it would have been in good weather. We will be back.

We came along for the raptor experience day and had an amazing time, despite the weather being bad. As a spectator with my wife, we were able to follow and observe for most of they day. The priority is the birds in a place like this, and it shows. Staff were very knowledgeable and friendly. A good variety of birds we flown and it's great for a close encounter. We learnt that their sister business was the IBPC in Newent, which had the brilliant Jemima Parry Jones at the helm. So it's no wonder the Yorkshire centre is as good as it is. We will be back within a couple of months. Keep up the great work.

I was bought an owl experience as a present and hadn't done anything like this before so didn't know what to expect, but it was amazing. The staff were so friendly and knowledgeable and its clear they really care about the birds. The owls fly freely and are trained to fly on to your hand (special gloves provided). We held 5 different types and there was plenty of time for owl selfies and awesome photos :-) The setting is so nice looking out over fields, I thoroughly recommend it!

We watched two bird flight demonstrations. The burrowing owl (called Denali) was a highlight and a real character! We had lunch at the cafe, would highly recommend the cheese and ham toastie! Thanks to Charlie and the rest of the team for a enjoyable day out and for a great job in looking after the birds. We will be adopting the burrowing owl and when we are in North Yorkshire on holiday again we will visit the Centre again!

Had a lovely day out. Incredible staff who were clearly passionate about their jobs, along with incredible birds as well. The best flying displays I've ever seen. Brilliant value for money if you stick around for all three displays.

We spent a really interesting afternoon at the centre and we will certainly visit again. The demonstrations were so informative and enabled us to see the birds up close showing us their amazing natural skills. I do recommend taking in as many of the demonstrations as you can. The centre itself is also in a very lovely spot and the staff were helpful and knowledgeable. I felt that the birds were very well cared for and it was a privilege to be able to see so many different birds of prey in one location. This is a "must visit" place to see how incredible these birds are. It left us more informed and reinforced that we must protect these species and I feel the centre is striving to do that. Free parking and a nice cafe rounded off the experience too!