Johnsons of Old Hurst in Huntingdonshire

Animals were lovely but this place isn't as accessible as it says it is. Paths were uneven and steep. Some of the exhibits were hard to reach or completely inaccessible. Inside is cramped and difficult to navigate, barely anyroom to turn or move.

Couldn't fault anything, amazing service, amazing food, lovely place, would recommend

5 pound entrance fee brilliant place

Fantastic place! Admission price is great value, really enjoyed a great day out with my grandkids, only negative is the toilet ques!! Need more or bigger toilets for sure and fixing in the steak house!

Came out for a lovely family trip and got greeted by traffic and no clear spaces to park. Absolutely gobsmacked! Nearly had a asthma attack from the sheer gobsmacking amount of smoke in the air! Honestly should have a better ventilation system. Cafe took many minutes to give us our food. Drinks didn’t come out till we had to beg for it. Only gave one stars for the eggs Yum Yum!!

I'd have given 0 stars if I could have as I never got any further than the car park. I drove in and because I didn't park where the car park assistant wanted me to I was told I wasn't welcome and was asked to leave. Basically he stood there, didn't indicate where to park so I 'started a new row' his words. An exchange of words followed and I had to leave. Absolutely bizarre.

Excellent value for money; wildlife including crocodiles children love; excellent shop including butchers with amazing quality meat. Steakhouse great place for food , again very reasonable

Really good, until it comes to eating. They have a policy of no food bought in on site, fair enough. However, I have been standing in a queue for lunch now for 35mins, they should be better equipped to cope with busy times

A lovely day out for the family. Great value and fabulous farm shop. Well worth the visit

A great place to spend a day. Lots of animals, attractions and a great atmosphere. The cafe and restaurant serve good food. I recommend

Great zoo, wasn't expecting it when I went to the steakhouse. My nephew loved it

Weekday meal in restaurant .Prawn cocktail.Excellent steak( cooked to perfection) and fish and chips. Apple crumble afters.£20 with the sweet.Quality and value with pleasant staff.Will come again...Farm shop is not to be missed while here

Thoroughly enjoyed the animals well worth the low entrance fee. Homemade burgers in the cafe were fab.

Absolutely loved it here first visit was last week had never heard of the place beforehand but a great few hours out halve day lots of well looked after animals and great cafe and restaurant the farmshop was really big too lovely place will be back again to try the restaurant next time

Great place to take children, plenty to see and the play area is fantastic!

Nice little zoo with farm house most impressive thing is the tropical house which hosts lots of snakes and crocodiles have a farm shop and two restaurants too nice to go on a weekend

We booked a table in the morning, have wanted to try the steakhouse for a long time now, visited from Peterborough. And definitely worth it 🌟 When we arrived we were greeted in a lovely welcoming happy manner, The restaurant was clean beautifully presented staff were well dressed polite and professional We were seated easily in a booth that was spacious clean and had all table settings cutlery menu's condiments. Etc.. The overall customer service by Bethany was fantastic.. Attentive, helpful, fun, not over board pestering that you can have sometimes at places but at hand if needed engaging and informative made our experience enjoyable and relaxing thank you we hope you are recognised and appreciated. We didn't have starter's or desert as had been a long day for us both but wanted the chance to experience the steakhouse mains Omg the main... I had medium fillet Max had rare medium ribeye with king prawns and we had the homemade coleslaw and onion rings to share, both had peppercorn sauce. 100% perfect thank you to the chef and all catering colleagues cooked to perfection and plentyful, I even said to Max I had my feet/legs doing the happy dance with the beautiful flavours and perfectly cooked steak and sides his was also cooked to perfection and I had a tiny slice he wanted me to try of his and omg melt in the mouth perfection and am now looking forward to switching from medium to rare medium, Will absolutely visit again and tell others as it was wonderful from start to end Extremely happy content and grateful

It’s ok. But it is difficult if you’re on your own with a dog.

The Carvery was lovely and service with a smile....definitely going back. Looking forward to going in the summer. 👍👍👍

I like walking around the park. Very nice for my son after lots of rain there should be gravel paths so people can stay clean. In the tea room ordered some chips. As shown in picture they are dark brown very greasy and for nearly £3 For small bowl. It's not acceptable to send out food in that state. I will not be buying from the tea room anymore.

OK, so it's been very wet of late, but frankly this place needs to invest in some proper pathways to their exhibits. Admission fee cannot cover the operating costs, but we had to abandon the woodland walk as it was impassable. The emu's looked bedraggled and miserable, pecking forlornly at the ground looking for food. I question the size of some of the enclosures for the puma's and lions. The latter in particular needing a lot of space. The saving grace was the cafe with the cake and coffee going down nicely. It seems the priorities of this place need to be realigned to the visitor experience and the welfare of their livestock.

(Steak house )First time here and it certainly won’t be our last . The food tastes amazing ( steak and ribs) and the portions are very generous . The staff are friendly and polite and very attentive. Food was served hot and we didn’t have to wait too long . We cannot fault this place and we will definitely be going back . Thank you for a lovely evening .

Excellent place, excellent food BUT please fix the bloody holes in car park entrance Becomes not worth it to shop here when car gets damaged

The Zoo itself is an embarrassment. Only zoo in the country to have a sloth bear and yet they have a chimney blowing smoke into its enclosure ALL DAY, this chimney also filled up the Racoon dog and Eurasian eagle owl enclosures with smoke, suprised none have died of lung cancer yet. Reptile house had alot of still stagnant water in some enclosures, but some cool crocs, very clear theres low animal maintenance levels, further more little to no educational value for the different exhibits (no signs/broken signs). Cats were very visibly distressed. The restaurant and shop were lovely, though.

A nice day but very busy. Not the best for the disability scooters or wheel chairs though

Good value and fun for the children but I do feel like the animals are in quite small enclosures; I don't know how happy they are...

Value for money, its a great place for a family trip. It has a very extensive farm shop, including a well stocked butchers. They have a few animals and enclosures and some play equipment. This will keep young ones entertained without breaking the bank.

Been many of times, before it was free and also now you pay for admission, but it's not to expensive like other places and it's worth every bit of money, the animals are good and even the little walk in the woods, the park also. The resturant is very yummy and price is worth it. Parking can be a nightmare if busy.

Good quality butchers and farm shop there's a mini zoo for a small fee too well worth a visit the new lion enclosure is a hit with the visitors

Bigger than you might think with some impressive animals especially the crocodiles and meerkats which my grandson loved

A must visit. Loved the lions. Great choice of food.

We went Sunday for the carvery; got a couple drinks and sat down for ten minutes before getting our lunch. As we started eating a family with a baby came in and sat in one of the booths near us. The baby starting crying and screaming, without any apology or attempt to take the child out to the baby changing rooms and changed the baby's nappy on the seat. We could not hear ourselves think and many of the other people were looking to see what was going on. As for the food itself, the topside beef was chewy, the vegetables were cold and the Yorkshires were tasteless. Will not be visiting for Sunday lunch again. The butchery department is superb.

We visited for the first time today and I can highly recommend this zoo. We took our three children and although it was raining and places of small flooding we had a fabulous time. The animals are amazing and the view you get it’s really something special. The zoo keepers were feeding the animals and he took the time to talk to my children and explain alittle bit about the animals which I thought was lovely and my children were amazed at the facts. This place is beautiful and well worth a visit. We can’t wait to come back in the summer

Perfect steaks consumed in the Steakhouse by three of our party. Its not cheap but perfect steak is worth it. Service was friendly and attentive without being suffocating. Thumbs up all round

Their sausages and butchery are good and the animals are great for the kids

One of the best Farm shops around, (if not the best). It would do very well on a nationwide basis imho.

Lovely coffee shop with tasty food. Great service

Fabulous place, only £4.00 to enjoy all of it. Amazing food and great shop too. Staff are lovely, friendly and highly recommend this wonderful place.

Great day out and a fully stocked shop and butchers.

Good quality food and a nice walk with a variety exotic and normal animals, highly recommended

Super shop and great meat selection

Just found this place, restaurant was lovely. Busy but ok. Food was delicious. Checked out the shop and butchers shop to get treats, will definately be coming back again. Cant comment on steak house or seeing animals as we didnt use.

Lovely place to visit £4 to visit the animals ranging from lions to a sun bear to crocodiles. Lovely walk around the area.

Love it here. Such great price for what it’s worth and the park is so well kept. Lovely steakhouse and definitely can’t wait to come back! Animals were amazing to see ☺️

Beautiful pork and apple sausage and some really great potatoes. Lovely coffee and cake

Farm with exotic animals, farm shop with butcher's, cafe and steakhouse, one of my favourite places to revisit.

Great place to visit with kids, always adding new animals and enclosures etc. Great value for money 👍

Absolutely brilliant. Farm shop is very well stocked with a wide variety of products. Cafe is very well priced and good selection of food. Service was good . Highly recommended.

We only went into the shop part purchased from the butchers excellent produce. Will definitely visit again

The place said it was open drove over an hour and turned up and was closed really a downfall on my day

A very enjoyable old fashioned English breakfast with fried bread and bacon that actually tasted of bacon

We went to one of their Christmas party nights, fantastic atmosphere, food delicious. Great night will defently be going again

Great place to spend an afternoon at. A little zoo, with an amazing addition of lions recently, a gift shop, farm shop, restaurant & cafe. The zoo part is great value for money and includes a tropical indoors area with exotic reptiles, fish, birds. Highly recommended for a family or any animal and/or good food lovers. The steak house has a lovely hunting lodge style decor and the food is delicious!

Me and my family came here to visit the small zoo and steakhouse for my dad’s birthday. It was a horrible rainy day, but even then we had an awesome time. For a small place the zoo has a wide range of animals from raccoons to lions. Only taking us 30 minutes to walk around and watching them feed the animals, it was still a good time. After a fun but wet afternoon we settled in at the restaurant for the Sunday Carvery. I chose to have the beef and turkey, both were simply delicious. The steak was beautifully cooked, probably the best I’ve ever had, truly a fantastic steakhouse. The service was lovely and even helped us with the wifi while dealing with our 3 month old daughter. Quite pricy but honestly worth the pennies. Even with our belly’s full we visited the farm shop of which was narrow but had everything u could think of, we only left with a cherry pie but we could have spent thousands on the pastries, rugs and knives they had on sale. A lovely experience for those wanting a a good day out!

Best meat and produce around, the lamb was so juicy when cooked.

Really great local farm who care about all that they do. Especially good for festive season needs, and have been going there for years now. I realised I hadn't reviewed them, so am doing so now as they were particularly helpful with the festive order - there was a small mistake which could have happened to anyone, and one of the owners apologised in person and gave us a larger bird than what we ordered. People like this deserve your money - not supermarkets.

Lovely farm shop and wild life park just a shame it's so expensive

During my recent visit to Johnsons of Old Hurst, I was thoroughly impressed by both the zoo and the shop. The shop stood out with its wide variety of items, all of which were of excellent quality. Whether you're looking for unique gifts, local produce, or specialty items, the shop has something to offer for everyone. The attention to quality is evident in every product, making the shopping experience truly enjoyable. The zoo is an absolute delight and well worth the price of admission. It offers an intimate and engaging experience with a variety of animals. The zoo's layout is visitor-friendly, allowing for close-up views and interactions that are both educational and fun. It's a fantastic destination for families, as well as for anyone interested in animals and nature. Overall, Johnsons of Old Hurst provides a unique combination of shopping and wildlife experience. The commitment to quality and the value for money make it a must-visit destination. Whether you're a local or just passing through, this place is definitely worth a stop.

Six of us had Sunday lunch. Food was lovely and the service from the staff could not be faulted.

This place is absolutely amazing, we had a syall at the christmas event and fell in love with it! So much to do and see. The restaurant is fantastic, but we went for dinner one evrning in the steakhouse and had the most amazing steaks ever! Staff are ALL so friendly, just arranging a family day out for next weekend so we can see all the attractions! Must visit this place if you get chance!

Sehr tolles Restaurant mit ausgefallenr Location. Leider im Herbst besucht, für den "Zoo" zu spät . Gastgeber sowie Bedingungen waren sehr aufmerksam, das Essen vorzüglich. 👍👍👍👍👍

Amazing service at the Christmas party, catered for my allergies without making me feel awkward, the service was fantastic. The food was delicious. Thank you.

Visiting Warboys Christmas Tree farm, we were recommended to visit Johnson's for some lunch as well as the zoo, which I didn't at first believe in the combination. It turned out to be delish local food as well as an incredibly cheap zoo experience with all sorts including some lovely zookeepers to explain the site to us

Brilliant a cold day but it was an amazing day out the zoo was so different from most the shops were brilliant, and the restaurant was fantastic I would recommend it 💯 %

Nice place to visit, the animals are easily seen and make a nice walk around. The wooded area is a nice touch, with a viewing platform over the pastures. The farm shop is a real gem, stocking locally sourced produce. They sell fruit and veg that looked so vibrant in the chillers. They have an on-site butchers, so have all the meat you could want, a deli and cheese bar. Even a few nice frozen treats. Then, there is a wide range of jams and chutneys, wine and spirits. Nice cakes, sweet treats, and gifts.

Do an absolutely banging steak here. They do really great food. The staff are friendly and there are crocs here. Really enjoy coming here and will be visiting again very soon. 29/11/23 Revisited for another steak, once again it didn't dissapoint. I really enjoy eating here great service and awesome food 😋.

Extremely disappointed. I would NOT recommend. What I thought would be a highly recommended meal turned out a Saturday evening disaster. We arrived and were over pleasantly but politely shown to our reserved table. After waiting 35 mins and still not being asked if we wanted a drink before our meal, we had to finally call over one of the only 2 members of staff that were actually taking food & drink orders. There is no strict eye contact made by any caring staff, so you have to wave your arms in the air to get attention. Believe me, this was a Saturday evening, however it was NOT busy with only about 10 tables of people dinning ( which now I understand why!) When the starters finally arrived they were fine apart from being slightly cold, the 3 chicken wings for £8 did seem a little extortionate! Again, when the main meal turned up the steak was cooked well, but like the single mushroom and additional sauces it was mostly cold and the chips were dry and overcooked. The salad garnish was exactly the same as the starter. Does the fault lay in the kitchen and lack it's ability to get the right food out at the right time, or communication with the waiting staff? There were enough staff taking empty plates and resetting tables, but only one staff member behind the bar, so why did it take so long for the meals to be served nearly cold. (Possibly too much social media chatting and not enough professional catering experience) It seems their system of service needs some serious attention if they want people to recommend their restaurant. To be very honest I've had a better and cheaper meal at a Miller & Carter steak house. So why has this restaurant deteriorated in such a short time? Indeed, to a critical status which has provoked me to write this review.

Johnson's has changed so much in the past decade, The farm shop, tea room, crocodiles, ostrich, goats, deer and play area was a big draw for us as a family when the kids were young. The development of the dedicated lizard house was a brilliant addition but the more recent addition of Lions, bears and owls elevates the experience in ways I didn't think possible... particularly when the Lioness starts stalking your dog from behind the fence 😅 A great day out.

Definitely not a 3 hour visit, an hour at most... (unless eating inside) Just visited the Christmas Market today, entry price is OK, not worth more than £4 an adult and under 4s go free. Unfortunately there were a few issues as follows: 1. The chaps manning the car park are of no help, entered the car park and unable to find a space, all the drivers entering are going around like lost sheep. 2. We headed into the overflow parking and got a decent spot. 3. If you have a pushchair/wheelchair then I would give it a miss. The paving is horrendous and we struggled with our pushchair. Being more wintery weather the grass was muddy and slippery. 4. The animals were a hit to see, our 3 year old thoroughly enjoyed it, the signs for the animals need a clean nothing a bit of spray and a wipe before the day starts wouldn't sort. 5. Signage needs improving, so you know where toilets are, where to locate each animal area. 6. Toilets - 1 gents loo, 1 changing room. For an event, despite a small event, you need portal's or something to handle this. Farmshop was OK, bit cramped due to several pushchairs but we do look forward to tucking into the pork pies!

It is no farm. It's a zoo that has lions, crocodiles, a bear and some other undomesticated animals. The farm keeps growing and more and more animals are kept. I would not be surprised to see an elephant the next time I go there. The food is also good

Been a regular customer for some time at the tea room. My wife inadvertently left her prescription sunglasses on the table as we left. I went back in less than 2 minutes and nobody had seen them. Nothing handed in apparently and staff really not interested in helping. Very upsetting as these were new and useless to anyone else. Won't be back.

Lovely place. Able to go around at your own pace. The farm shop is nice to. You are close enough to really see the animals

Great family experience for very little money

Amazing day! Lovely cafe and shop and loved all the animals. A great place that is evolving into a fab farm/Zoo

Enjoyed our visit very much. Grandson had been before and was looking forward to getting his hand stamped for entry - lovely zoo keeper went above and beyond to find the stamp - thank you! (been put away for quiet season I guess) enjoyed the tropical house full of fish, crocs and massive snakes easily visible through low windows for children. Clean, well kept and beautiful grounds. We will be back !

Brilliant! £4 adult, under 4's go free. Lions, bears and crocs amongst others! About 50 quid cheaper than a trip to Woburn for me and little one who wouldn't have appreciated Woburn anymore than she did Johnsons!

Omg apart from meeting two beautiful lions and loads of amazing creatures that completely blew my mind there awesome food and an amazing shop go there don't even question yourself you can take your dog I will defently go again such good value ..... Amazing

I can't believe I have never heard of this place even though I live 30 mins away. Great value zoo with the most amount of crocs I have ever seen. The farm shop was amazing along with the butchers, I picked up some marmite sausages and they were fantastic! Visit this place you will not be disappointed

Had a great time there,and the food was spot on,many thanks.

This is a farm /butchers/restaurant and tearooms that I’ve seen grown in size since 2006 and it’s such a amazing place to come with the family,the butchers have a huge range of meat,pies,cheese and gifts..the sausage is a must to try with a big range of different flavours,the tearooms have a wide range of teas and lovely coffee with cakes and huge breakfasts,the steak house restaurant is amazing it’s so relaxing and friendly with stunning meals and all the steaks are fresh from he’s own animals so you know exactly what your eating but today we had the amazing fish and chips which is handmade chunky chips followed by apple pie and custard..there’s lots of animals to see with the family including crocodiles,snakes,pumas,and now lions…there’s always something for all the family…

Great place, fantastic food too.

Steak house is great. Food and service are both wonderful. Their Sunday roast is worth going to. Butcher and farm shop also well stocked. Their cafe is lovely too but a bit awkward with the pram. I would just go to the steakhouse if I’ve got the pram.

What a crazy strange place but really good. Could go for the shopping with the farm shop being full of lovely items. Or you can go for the animal farm with the lions and huge numbers of crocodiles. Friendly staff good grounds and shopping. Food tasty as well in the coffee shop. Will be back again.

What a hidden gem! This place just kept on giving. We were recommended to try the farm shop and tea room but had no idea of the zoo or steakhouse. The tearoom was very cute and a good choice of fresh food. The shop had everything you could imagine with a fine butchery. The zoo is just amazing for £4 per adult with lions, crocodiles and so many other animals!

Fantastic place to take the kids. Brilliant butchers and farm shop too 👌🏻

Very good carvery. Fantastic butcher and many more. Only a thing; do not go to refill veggies or you will pay the second carvery despite the very kind blond lady who allowed us but the man do not agree so I leave the idea. Also he try to put on us other 20 pound .. but I went to refill gravy.. probably he didn't believe me. Not kind. So, for this, 4 star instead 5.

Lovely steakhouse, great food, nice friendly staff, fantastic range of meats in the butcher shop, well recommended

Amazing place to take family and friends. The wildlife is unreal, complete value for money. The lions and Croc's are the star attraction. After a little walk around you can visit the farm shop which is full of delicious food and ideal gifts. The coffee shop is quaint and serves Amazing cakes.

Well I took the kids here to do the halloween woodwalk, they loved it. The animals were adorable there was deers, donkeys, lions, a puma, a bear, crocodiles, parrots and other reptiles. A nice play area, and then they had a fire pit so we could toast our marshmallows. Then we went to the farm shop and got some yummy food! Kids absolutely loved it.

Amazing food, a lot to see with the family, just a great day out for family and friends!

Excellent shops, good variety of produce. Can be expensive. Great cafe and steakhouse. Excellent breakfasts

Hi firstly can I just say that we were celebrating 🍾 our daughters 21st birthday, the restaurant placed 21st banners on our table and weights for our balloons 🎈 such a lovely thoughtful gesture 😊 the carvery was outstanding amazing food, however one of our guest requested an alternative a (non roast dinner guest) The manager went out of her way to accommodate with an alternative that wasn't on the menu, that meal also was outstanding. Thank you all so much ❤️

This place is great the food is awesome 👌🏼 it has a great little farm shop on site and the tea room is very friendly we live coming here and with the added bonus of the sanitary where the crocodiles is awesome to see also 😀

Excellent as always. Great for all the family.

Really good, priced very well was impressive

Little disappointed as they only serve carvery now on a Sunday due to lack of interest from the main menu when the carvery is on.

Pricey but excellent quality food, highly recommended

Nice place, lions are a good addition but £8 for a hot dog... really!

Brilliant Halloween Special..... Great place to visit.....

Awesome little hidden gem. Went for a little gathering and couldn't fault it! Well except the whether but then what idiot tries camping end of October, this idiot! Staff were phenomenal, food was astounding and the zoo was just amazing! Definitely going again!!