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1 / 3Dan-yr-Ogof, The National Showcaves Centre for Wales
📍 Swansea, Wales
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Best for children and grown-ups who want to walk deep into real limestone caves and meet roaring dinosaurs in the same visit, with a farm and play area to round out the day.
🏆 Funzaroo Verdict
The odd pairing of serious limestone caves with roaring animatronic dinosaurs turns out to work for children and adults alike, with a farm, shire horse centre and gold-panning stretching it into a full day. Weigh the cost first: entry and especially the on-site food run expensive, and the bone cave can disappoint fossil-hunters.
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💬 What Families Are Saying
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G Reviews from Google
Victoria Fesenko
a month ago
“Absolutely AMAZING place! ❤️ We only planned to pop in for a quick visit, but ended up staying until closing time! The animals are incredibly friendly! They come right up to you, happily pose for photos, and some will even take selfies with you! 😂 Everything is so clean, beautifully maintained and well looked after. You can really see how much care and love goes into this place. We were absolutely blown away! We've visited similar places all over the world, and honestly, this is probably the BEST one we've ever been to! Such a wonderful experience. We absolutely loved every minute and can't recommend it enough! ❤️”
Richard Burton
2 months ago
“Thought it was a strange mix of caves and dinosaurs when looking online but it was a good mix for adults and children. Caves were super impressive and you can walk through quite a bit of them, 3 separate ones and we did the main 2. The dinosaur part is very good too, lifesize and some move with sound etc. very good for kids but adults enjoyed too. Shire horse/farm/play area a short free train ride away. Lots to do and we thought a very fair price for entry overall. Recommend.”
Lady J
2 months ago
“This is such a great day out. We have come in rain which has been fine because we are in the caves. If my children were little again this would be a whole day out- bring a packed lunch or visit the cafe for sandwiches and basic but good hot food. The shop is full of lovely things to see and there's so much to do around the park. The children will love the animated dinosaurs- well worth the money!”
📊 Commonly mentioned in Google reviews
Based on Google review tagsDinosaurs
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Overview
Three separate show caves let families wander well inside the limestone, then the path opens out to lifesize animatronic dinosaurs, friendly farm animals that wander up for photos, shire horses and gold-panning. There is enough here to fill the hours, so a packed lunch suits those settling in for the day. Parking and pram access make arriving with little ones straightforward.
