Woburn Safari Park with Hyundai
On Saturday we had the delight of visiting Woburn Safari Park, near Milton Keynes, courtesy of Hyundai. All that was required for our wee family of 3.5 was to test drive the new Hyundai i40 Tourer around the Safari Park. That was more than doable! Test drive a new car that’s not even on the roads yet? Visit a Safari Park with animals and attractions? Yes, Cafe Bebe Family was happy to accomodate!
I decided to let Mark drive (as we could only have one driver and I didn’t want to get shouted at if I stalled the car!) and off we went on our Safari Adventure. The Hyundai i40 is exceptionally comfortable, I thought. Mind you, we had the cream of the crop car with gorgeous leather interior and all the bells and whistles that we probably couldn’t afford in real life BUT the seat hugged your body nicely, the ride was smooth and quiet and the panoramic roof was rather pleasant. Mark is 6’2″ so a panoramic roof isn’t perfect as it cuts into his head room a bit but Ella was most fond of it! I was really impressed with the spacious back seat and the MAHOOSIVE boot which would be really helpful for us when we are 4 instead of 3.5. The Cafe Bebe Family definitely approves of the Hyundai i40! Now, if we could just have a chance to drive it faster than 20 mph max!
Spending the rest of the day at Woburn Safari Park was really fun as well. There were plenty of animals to see on the Foot Safari and there were some activities and “rides” for the whole family which was great for Ella. The Two by Two restaurant had reasonably priced food that went over well with all of us and of course, we managed to find ice cream as well. My only challenge, with most “adventure/amusement parks” is the price. We were lucky enough to be granted free admission as a result of the Hyundai i40 test drive but adult tickets run £19.95 while child tickets are £14.95 (ages 3-15 yrs). That means that for the Cafe Bebe family to visit Woburn Safari Park it would have cost us £54.85! Basically £55 to drive around a park, in our own vehicle, to see animals. Now, we did enjoy our visit but if I had to pay £55 for our family to tour around a park, I would expect a little bit more. But unfortunately, sometimes my expectations are a bit high!
Ella’s favourite part of Woburn was feeding the Lorrikeets in the Rainbow Landing. She was so brave! Never once balked at feeding the birds. Thank God none of them got a nip in!
We also took a ride around Swan Lake in giant swan paddle boats which Ella was quite excited about. Too bad she doesn’t steer very well!
We had a great time walking around the grounds after our driving safari and, as I said, there are plenty of animals to see up close and several displays at different times of the day.
I think when Ella is a bit older, we would potentially get a bit more out of a place like Woburn Safari Park but on the whole, we thoroughly enjoyed our day out thanks to Hyundai. Here’s one of my favourite pictures of the day…you figure out why!
**Disclosure: We visited Woburn Safari Park courtesy of Hyundai for the test drive of the Hyundai i40 Tourer. Our admission was free but we paid for all other costs on the day (food, ice cream, etc). The opinions on the Hyundai i40 Tourer and Woburn Safari Park are entirely those of the Cafe Bebe family.**
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Haven’t been here for about twenty years! Do they still have a bit of a theme park there too? I remember nearly pooping my pants as a child there on one of the more ‘exhilarating’ rides!
Nice car!
We visited Longleat last year – which was a bit of an ambition for me, actually my son found looking at animals through the window of the car not very captivating. Last week we visited Chester Zoo – and much preferred it, bit more up close.
Do love those little birds though.