I went to the UK's 'best walk-through wildlife park' - it was six hours well spent

Located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire Wildlife Park is the "UK's No.1 walk-through wildlife adventure", according to the zoo's website.

Having last visited the wildlife park before the pandemic, I was excited to see some of the park's changes and see some of the new residents.

After parking in the impressively large car park, we entered the park via its new entrance at the east of the zoo, also known as 'The Yorkshire Hive'.

If you're not keen on spending the entire day exploring the park and looking at animals then you can explore some of the shops, restaurants and cafes at The Yorkshire Hive.

The area, which is free admission, includes Evolution, an immersive dining experience restaurant, Wilds Café Bistro, a rustic eatery that's perfect for a quick coffee and a hearty lunch, and Uproar, a dinosaur-themed fully immersive indoor play area.

Shops include Rupert's Candy, Vintage Buzz, Wildlife Clothing Co., Bon Bons Baby and Toddler Wear and the Safari Store.

Once we had explored some of the shops, we entered the park and headed straight to the new 'Dinosaur Park' known as Pangea.

This new reserve allows visitors to explore the five lands of the supercontinent known as Pangea. Fully immersive with 30 life-sized moving and roaring dinosaurs, the mini park was an instant hit with educational signs explaining where each dinosaur species lived, what they ate and how long ago they roamed the Earth.

Despite being in a group of adults, we were completely immersed in the experience and found the Cathaysia Mountains section particularly interesting.

Leaving the park's dinosaur section, we visited the sea lions at Point Lobos next. These Californian sea lions are extremely entertaining, jumping in and out of the water,