Isle of Wight Reptilarium
Isle of Wight Reptilarium
4.5
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
About
The Isle of Wight Reptilarium and Terrapin sanctuary is a small Licensed Zoo set in the brick Arches of the old Victorian Gun Casemates at Fort Victoria Country Park with FREE PARKING. Explore the four themed rooms featuring Reptiles, Amphibians and Invertebrates in just over 30 displays. There is a Desert Room, Rainforest room, Nocturnal Room and Turtle temple. - The turtle temple houses our Pond which provides a sanctuary for unwanted pet terrapins. The Nocturnal room, where day is night and night is day so grab one of our explorers torches to spot our night time creatures in the moonlight. The gift shop is well stocked with reptile themed gifts, fossils and gemstones and on the wall you will see our Fossil art trail mural by local artist Tony Trowbridge depicting what was living off the coast of Fort Victoria some 30 million years ago! The Reptilarium has all day entry so a visit is best enjoyed alongside exploring the country park and beach plus other attractions.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Emily D
8 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
For a smaller zoological attraction the Isle of Wight Reptilarium is jam packed full of fascinating insects and reptiles, which are very well looked after! The reptilarium is well worth a visit if you are holidaying on the Isle of Wight, as for our party of four adults it was only ÂŁ24 (ÂŁ6 per person) which is great value for money in my opinion and a fair bit cheaper in comparison to other animal attractions on the island. I love this place, as there is always something new to see in spotting a creature that might have been hiding or sleeping on a previous visit.
Written 17 June 2024
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thank you :)
Written 25 November 2024
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Emma Braun
Wellingborough, UK92 contributions
Jul 2024 • Family
A lovely little place set in a beautiful location. They have a great collection of reptiles including snakes, geckos, terrapins, skinks etc. The staff were very friendly and knowledgeable. Nice little find
Written 2 August 2024
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thank you
Written 25 November 2024
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Markcook32
19 contributions
Oct 2022
Wife and I popped in here, as it used to be an aquarium, so we were interested to see the transformation. The lady (and owner) was in a full witches outfit (it was half-term) and greeted us with enthusiasm and warmth.
Although some of the creatures hide themselves away in their 'terrariums', those that we did see were terrific. Our favourite was the bearded 'lizard' (so handsome).
Recommend buying some food to feed the terrapins in the pool at the back; a real treat.
Please find the few pounds to give them your support.
Although some of the creatures hide themselves away in their 'terrariums', those that we did see were terrific. Our favourite was the bearded 'lizard' (so handsome).
Recommend buying some food to feed the terrapins in the pool at the back; a real treat.
Please find the few pounds to give them your support.
Written 7 November 2022
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sue
17 contributions
Sept 2022 • Couples
So, we visited in Sept 2022, and was pretty disappointed, ÂŁ6 each for about 5 -10 mins, has about 20 geckos, about 10 snakes, and a few other things, the terrapin enclosure is pretty large. Dog friendly. It's good that you pay and can go in and out as many times as you want in that day, but not sure if I would want to.
BUT, this is just my opinion.
BUT, this is just my opinion.
Written 9 September 2022
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Hi, thanks for your opinion, we have 33 enclosures housing 33 different species spread across four themed rooms. If you spend a few minutes looking at each animal and reading its accompanying information as most people do, you can spend an hour or more enjoying the reptiles, amphibians and inverts that we house in the zoo. If you do it in 5 minutes im afraid to say you havent allowed yourself enough time to enjoy the experience.
Written 25 October 2022
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Anon
8 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
The Isle of Wight Reptilarium is a great place to see a range of reptiles in large naturalistic enclosures. From various lizards, to rare snakes and loads of turtles too! The animals looked happy, healthy and not stressed out, unlike lots of other zoos with reptile enclosures. Staff were informative, and the giftshop was well priced (compared to many other zoos!). I'd recommend the Isle of Wight Reptilarium to anyone! ÂŁ18 for a family of 4 is well worth it!
Written 17 August 2022
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Tony F
Ventnor, UK115 contributions
Sept 2020
Even though we have lived on the island for over 10 years this was our first visit to Fort Victoria and the Reptilarium. We found it very interesting and spent time reading about all the reptiles housed there. It was also fun trying to see some of the exhibits as they were so well camoflaged. Great addition to spending time at Fort Victoria. We will definately look to take our grandchildren with us next time thay are visiting.
Written 12 September 2020
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Thank you :) we look forward to seeing you again. Thanks for taking the time to enjoy our exhibits
Written 21 September 2020
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CarolynHerb30
Newport, UK12 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
We visit the Reptilarium regularly to satisfy my snake-loving son's obsession! Personally I love watching the terrapins bumble around in their special sanctuary and feeding them is good fun too. It's so great that they have all been saved from such a terrible fate. The rooms of this interesting building are beautifully decorated and the owners are lovely and very informative. It is one of the few places on the Island that does not charge a ridiculous fee in return for an underwhelming experience; it is worth every penny. Well worth a visit when combined with a trip exploring the rest of Fort Victoria.
Written 25 August 2020
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Thank you, we believe we have the cost vs experience balance right and your review confirms it :)
Written 26 August 2020
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Matthew G
6 contributions
Jun 2021 • Family
The little reptilarium is a fab little place with a surprising amount of animals. The different tanks for each reptile has great little info panels and there’s a couple of displays about the island - the archeology one was a big fan.
You can go through the whole place in under an hour, but to really appreciate the info you might want more. Given the size of the the place there’s a lot, but for a little kid (like ours) there needed to be more interactive things to keep her really
Lovely gift shop also.
You can go through the whole place in under an hour, but to really appreciate the info you might want more. Given the size of the the place there’s a lot, but for a little kid (like ours) there needed to be more interactive things to keep her really
Lovely gift shop also.
Written 25 July 2021
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MummycarleighB
18 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
Great for somewhere to go on a rainy day, but as others have said - it really doesn’t take very long.
Feeding the turtles is the best bit.
The fort itself has a strange shop and a cafe (we didn’t go into) there are lots of walks and it is on the coast.
Feeding the turtles is the best bit.
The fort itself has a strange shop and a cafe (we didn’t go into) there are lots of walks and it is on the coast.
Written 25 August 2020
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Thanks for the review, try us on a sunny day too as then you can explore the beach and the forest. I hope you liked the strange shop :)
Written 26 August 2020
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PLF90
10 contributions
Aug 2020
A great little place, well worth a visit.
Although you wouldn't spend all day in the reptilarium, when combined with the beach/BBQs/cafe/other attractions here it is easily a whole day out. The very reasonable price reflects this. Parking is free.
My children enjoyed it very much and covid 19 requirements were followed. We'll be back :)
Although you wouldn't spend all day in the reptilarium, when combined with the beach/BBQs/cafe/other attractions here it is easily a whole day out. The very reasonable price reflects this. Parking is free.
My children enjoyed it very much and covid 19 requirements were followed. We'll be back :)
Written 25 August 2020
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Thank you for the review, we look forward to welcoming you back :)
Written 26 August 2020
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Did you used to run a reptile experience in Saundersfoot? I do hope so!!! When we visited there last year the amazing owner said he was looking to move to Isle of Wight.
Written 13 April 2019
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