Lyell Deer Sanctuary

Headed out to the Deer Sanctuary for a Saturday afternoon outing with our 1.5 year old. It was a fantastic outing, greeted in the car park by a magnificent peacock and then some chickens and ducks on the walk down to the main area.
It shocked me to see the rather large deer standing in the middle of the sitting area haha I don’t know why but I thought it was a statue at first.
Really interactive experience and great for young kids to have an experience with uncommon household animals.
The owner gave information on what to do and what not to do, which Deer to be cautious of (mother with a baby) and told us a bit about the sanctuary.
Our son thoroughly enjoyed patting and feeding the deer in the paddocks and exploring a new environment.
While some of the previous reviews allude to this sanctuary not being ‘very nice looking’ I think it was perfect for what it is. The paddocks are large with plenty of big trees providing shade for the animals.
There’s picnic tables to sit at, variety of other animals and an area with lots of toys for children to play with.
We loved our time here and would absolutely drive back out to do it again!

Such a lovely experience. You can see the animals are well loved. Really enjoyed speaking with the owner and learning some new things. It’s a rustic vibe which was great.

What a great place! Rescuing deer in need, you can also sponsor one for $120 for the year which includes free visitation. Family friendly and lots of other animals to see also! Plenty of parking, not too busy either.

Nice place especially for children.
We spent great time with deers.

Really great day out with the "adopt a reindeer" event today, our daughter had so much fun and the activities organised were excellent. Definitely will be back again.

There are plenty of deer to pat and feed. You also can pat goats, cows and guinea pigs.
This lovely place exceeded our expectations with only $5 ticket.

What a lovely place!! 🦌🦌🦌
Plenty of deers to pat. They also have goats, cows and guinea pigs. Big kids covered playing area and picnic tables.
My suggestions to the owners - sell coffee and pastries and raise entrance price, $5 is too cheap for this lovely place and your hard work.
Will be definitely coming back

It was really fun to feed the deer, and afterwards it was lovely and peaceful to walk around and hang out with the animals. Great activity, I would definitely recommend it.

Went to Lyell Deer Sanctuary for the morning on Sunday. Had no i deer what to expect but this place was awesome. Firstly the owners are lovely and it’s genuinely all about the animals. Very causal and easy to get around. Also had no i deer that this place looks after rescued animals which was really cool. Bag of feed for the deer with entry fee which was crazy cheap so really good if your bringing the family. All in all this place was a heap of fun and just a lovely place to be! Would highly recommend!

My partner and I went there and it was such an amazing experience for us both. The deer, goats and cows were so adorable and her and I's face both lit up at how friendly and calm they all were.

The woman who was running the counter seemed so knowledgeable, but also friendly and inviting. I would recommend this to anyone. It seemed super family friendly and honestly, all ages there were having fun!

Nice to take some time out of a day and connect with calming animals like that.

Great place for a day trip with your kids, family friendly. Lots of variety of deers, that are all rescued. Friendly owner who was very helpful. they have a sink where you can wash hands after handling deers. Very cute place

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. An experience worth the trip. Look out for Holly, who stole my heart

Lovely little deer sanctuary tucked away near the mountains . If your an animal lover you cannot help but be impressed by the owners care and effort . $5 entry so a super bargain. It’s just one paddock basically with about 15 deer . A few goats and cows , chickens and a peacock. It can get busy . Not a big area so you don’t feel crowded but it did feel like we were fighting over deer attention. You can spend as long as you want there . I think most people would spend maybe an hour .

Very sweet place! Disappointing to see negative reviews because it’s not a large-scale zoo experience (which it doesn’t claim to be) - it’s an animal sanctuary with incredibly affordable admission and very cute and well cared for deer!

Beautiful Deer sanctuary. It's a small, quaint, family run Deer rescue. We really enjoyed our trip out this weekend. My 2 year old enjoyed the kids play corner, guinea pigs and other animals.

A fun adventure only a short drive from Brisbane. If you get the chance, I recommend the Christmas events - it's well run and the kids get to "adopt" a reindeer, take it to the vet, make Christmas decorations, decorate cookies and then feed the deer. A fun day out and you can even have a picnic there. We would do this again!

Such a beautiful place to go with the kids. Great for a quick stop in as we only spent about an hour there. Not an expensive trip for a family of 4 either which was great.

I have never seen deer before so I was an amazing experience for me. Located in the beautiful Mt Samson area.

The lush tropical vegetation and mountainous backdrop make for a perfect combination of animals in nature.

It was so awesome to be able to hand feed the baby deer and an experience I'll never forget.

They also had cows, goats, chickens and a peacock which were all amazing aswell.

A great place to take your kids and definitely a place I want to take my own daughter when she comes over from Perth for Christmas.

Affordable and worth it for any family to enjoy.

Very easy to find after a beautiful drive in. The owner was very friendly, incredibly helpful and was open to any questions. All of the animals were well looked after and and comfortable. Brilliant cheap family experience that is worth the drive from Brisbane.

Tranquil deer sanctuary close to Brisbane is a great weekend activity for the family. Plenty of deer to feed and they are gentle with kids. Few other animals like cows, chickens goats etc. Plenty of shade and trees as well as toilets. Worth the visit