Top West Midlands Outdoor Activities

Absolutely fantastic experience and lovely hosts really enjoyed every second of it and the air rifles

I went to the opening day of Alton towers scarefest with a few of my mates and honestly what a day I had ! Despite how busy it was there was so much we can do and watch ! The mazes was fantastic with my personal favourite being Alton ville mine tours and I just loved how fresh everything felt . The staff was so lovely and there was this young staff member who I spoke to called Kieran near edge of the forest scaremaze and honestly he made our day . He took time to speak to us ask how our day was and you could tell he was passionate about his job and loved what he was doing and honestly need more people like him he was fantastic ! He made our day 10x better so we can’t thank him enough for the time he took to speak to us . Can’t recommend this event enough we had a truly magical day !

We visited Hoo Zoo on both Saturday and Sunday with our SEN daughter Millie and had another absolutely wonderful weekend. From the moment we arrived, the welcome was incredible. Dave, Emily and Marc greeted us as soon as we arrived followed by a welcome off Metri Mark the dinosaur. The staff here truly make Hoo Zoo what it is. Every member of staff are so friendly, kind and inclusive.Hoo Zoo is a firm favourite for Millie—not just because of the animals and dinosaurs, but because of how the staff interact with her. Emily was fantastic as always—so patient, fun and engages so well with Millie. Millie loved helping with the animal enrichment activity, making bags and boxes for the bobcats. I would recommend joining in with this activity. It was also lovely to see Emily back doing animal handling and the dinosaur shows—she’s hilarious and always makes time to connect with Millie. Showing her “Mary” the baby dinosaur was really lovely.Dino Dave was brilliant as always, and the shows with Mark, Blue and Millie’s favourite Spino were so entertaining and interactive. Blue being naughty had Millie laughing so much! What really stands out is how aware and supportive the team are with children who may feel nervous—they adjust their approach, give plenty of warning, and even have calm “breakaway” areas during shows. I can imagine this makes a huge difference to those with nervous family members. The dinosaur breakout shows were, as always, funny, exciting and Millie loved being part of it. Bumpy, the new addition, was also fantastic!The SEN awareness at Hoo Zoo really stands out. The dedicated quiet area for autistic visitors is fantastic and makes such a difference to families who may need a calm, safe space. Combined with the staff’s understanding and flexibility, it makes the whole experience feel genuinely inclusive and welcoming.A big mention to Bron as well, who was part of the dino breakout team—she engaged brilliantly with the children.Max who volunteers is full of knowledge about the dinosaurs. Really interesting and clearly loves to be there.The animal care is clearly outstanding. The keepers do an amazing job—every animal is so well looked after, and despite being busy, they always have time to smile and chat.A very special thank you to Zac in the lemur enclosure. We had such an amazing moment when the lemurs gathered around Millie’s wheelchair. Zac made sure everything was safe while also taking the time to tell us about each lemur and their personalities. It was such a personal and memorable experience.Lauren in the shop was also lovely—serving us both days with such warmth and friendliness. Sets off the tone of the whole day. And Marcus, who welcomed us on arrival and even ran out with an umbrella for us on the second day—such kindness really doesn’t go unnoticed.Hoo-rassic Park continues to be a highlight—the dinosaurs are incredibly lifelike with brilliant sound effects, and Millie absolutely loves it every time.Of course, the animals are always a joy. Millie particularly enjoyed feeding the wallabies, deer and goats, and watching the lemurs interact with her.Thank you to everyone at Hoo Zoo for another fantastic weekend. Your extra mile kindness was appreciated so much!!! There is so much to see and do, the day flies by! We’ll definitely be back again very soon.

Absolutely amazing. Was not expecting the hotel, hotel food and entertainment to be as brilliant as it was. Very impressed. Great weekend

Lovely weekend away with the family!

Start to finish a great experience! The Badger Watching really topped off a fantastic visit. Emily was a brilliant guide and her true love and passion for the animals there was so lovely. Her knowledge really enhanced the whole experience too! Seeing all those lil’badgers was amazing!Nothing could detract from the experience but I just have a couple of quality of life suggestions. The chairs in the experience could’ve been comfier, you are there for four hours so would have been nice to have been a bit cosier to match the cosy experience. Also a note to say that you can bring food & drink as this wasn’t clear on the booking. And as we had parked on the furthest car park from the zoo we were told we’d have to move it to the closer car park as the further one would be locked prior to us finishing the experience. Again a note on the booking would’ve been handy here to avoid having to go back and forth.Would definitely go again to see our badger friends 10/10 ✨

Absolutely amazing time once again at Alton Towers. First time at the ScareFest and was brilliant to ride in the dark especially The Wicker Man as a family. We booked the trick n treat in the town - good costumes, friendly - was NOT worth £10 each for a family of 4 - music very loud inside so you couldn't hear any the actors speaking, was in about 10 minutes!Very busy, queuing was long as some rides were closed during the day but we still had a very good time .The Crakes

LOVEDDDDD this experience!! I took my boyfriend as a surprise for his birthday. I was super nervous to start but the 2 instructors we had made me so comfortable. They were extremely knowledgable and made me feel safe and confident. I ended up really really enjoying this experience and needless to say my boyfriend loved it! We cannot wait to do it again! I didn’t get the names of the 2 instructors but big props to them they really made the experience!

What a fantastic afternoon with qualifying and the race for a quality price. We were there in total of around 2 hours inc debrief, getting ready, qualifying, short break then race with trophies for top 3. It was a great atmosphere, albeit competitive, amongst our group. The staff were very knowledgeable and attentive to our needs. A very well run operation. Thank you

It was a great experience for my first time and I can't wait to come back

Husband & grandson (15) did a 20 clay shoot. There was plenty of parking & they were warmly welcomed & offered free tea/coffee/water. The instructor was professional & friendly. I'd really recommend this venue.

We did the Junior half day zoo keeper. Had an absolutley fantastic day. I want to say a big shout out for Emily our zoo keeper, she was so lovley and made the day extra special. It was my daughters 6th birthday and she says it was her best birthday ever. Thank you Emily you were great.

Great experience this scarefeast great actors and amazing friendly staff team its great to see that they have made the scare mazes more thrilling, overall great experience and definitely worth the price.

Amazing very good rides, highly recommend nemesis reborn and galacticor

I booked the full day keeper experience for my 21 year old daughter and her boyfriend and took my younger daughter with us where we were spectators. What an amazing memory for my older daughter, i cant remember the names of the lady that took them round for the day but she was extremely friendly, knowledgeable and tailored the day around my daughters interests. Highlights for them were definitely the lemurs, marmoset and meerkats, along with being able to cuddle the beautiful sleepy Skunk. Lunch for them was included too and even though it sounds expensive, for what you get it was great value for money. Im not sure we would manage a full day without the experience but it was a lovely zoo with well looked after animals and lovely staff. The dinosaurs are brilliant, especially the escapies. Thankyou so much for making it such a wonderful day for my daughter, memories that last.

Two day park stay No ride longer than 20 mins wait - most were 5-10 mins - every ride open Open 10-4 its the best time of year to go its very quiet Stayed in enchanted village its quite far from park that was adequate but all hotels as well have to use monorail Ate at Secret Garden in main hotel just dont its expensive and poor quality Recommend coming here late September before fright night