Welcome to Dartmoor Zoo
Set in 33 acres of lovely woodland with some stunning views from the surrounding countryside, Dartmoor Zoological Park is really a unique family owned zoo having a fantastic collection of animals.
Formerly referred to as Dartmoor Wildlife Park, the zoo was purchased through the Mee family and, following major refurbishment work, reopened in July 2007. The storyline of those early days are available here.Placed in 33 miles of lovely forest together with stunning views from the around countryside, Dartmoor Zoo is really a special, loved ones held zoo utilizing a amazing variety of animals such as the widest variety of huge kittens and cats within the south west regarding England.
Formerly called Dartmoor Wildlife Park, the specific zoo was purchased through the Mee along with following major repairs perform, reopened in June 2007 since Dartmoor Zoological Park. The storyline of the people early days are available in this article. It was also drawn in the BBC documentary, Ben's Zoo as well as in Benjamin Mee's book, All of us Bought a Zoo that has been published in over 20 countries. Within The show biz industry adaptation regarding All of us Bought A Zoo, Dartmoor Zoological Park will end up, €Rosemoor Wildlife Park€ placed in California.
The animals here include tigers, lions, jaguar, linx and cheetah (the biggest collection of big cats in the area), bears, wolves, tapir, capybara, racoons, meerkats, monkeys, an incredible collection of bugs and reptiles plus much more.
Our Education Centre is manned with a dedicated team of staff and volunteers. The animals in the middle include a fascinating varietry of stick insects, an excellent collection of snakes, tortoises, bearded dragons gerbils, poison dart frogs and gekkos, a few of which feature in Close Encounters.
They also provides an excellent education programme for schools both in the zoo and as an outreach service.
We work very difficult to ensure that the development of the zoo doesn't have an adverse effect on the gorgeous woodland environment that makes it quite unique among zoos. As a result we have plenty of open spaces for the children to run free and readers are very welcome to bring an open-air picnic and simply enjoy the surroundings.
We've regular daily events for example public talks at feeding times, animal encounters and special activities for the children during the holidays for example quiz-trails and face-painting. Our restaurant is a superb place to stop off for any coffe and cake or perhaps a freshly cooked lunch and there is space set aside for that under-fives to roll around with toys.
Formerly referred to as Dartmoor Wildlife Park, the zoo was purchased through the Mee family and, following major refurbishment work, reopened in July 2007. The storyline of those early days are available here.Placed in 33 miles of lovely forest together with stunning views from the around countryside, Dartmoor Zoo is really a special, loved ones held zoo utilizing a amazing variety of animals such as the widest variety of huge kittens and cats within the south west regarding England.
Formerly called Dartmoor Wildlife Park, the specific zoo was purchased through the Mee along with following major repairs perform, reopened in June 2007 since Dartmoor Zoological Park. The storyline of the people early days are available in this article. It was also drawn in the BBC documentary, Ben's Zoo as well as in Benjamin Mee's book, All of us Bought a Zoo that has been published in over 20 countries. Within The show biz industry adaptation regarding All of us Bought A Zoo, Dartmoor Zoological Park will end up, €Rosemoor Wildlife Park€ placed in California.
The animals here include tigers, lions, jaguar, linx and cheetah (the biggest collection of big cats in the area), bears, wolves, tapir, capybara, racoons, meerkats, monkeys, an incredible collection of bugs and reptiles plus much more.
Our Education Centre is manned with a dedicated team of staff and volunteers. The animals in the middle include a fascinating varietry of stick insects, an excellent collection of snakes, tortoises, bearded dragons gerbils, poison dart frogs and gekkos, a few of which feature in Close Encounters.
They also provides an excellent education programme for schools both in the zoo and as an outreach service.
We work very difficult to ensure that the development of the zoo doesn't have an adverse effect on the gorgeous woodland environment that makes it quite unique among zoos. As a result we have plenty of open spaces for the children to run free and readers are very welcome to bring an open-air picnic and simply enjoy the surroundings.
We've regular daily events for example public talks at feeding times, animal encounters and special activities for the children during the holidays for example quiz-trails and face-painting. Our restaurant is a superb place to stop off for any coffe and cake or perhaps a freshly cooked lunch and there is space set aside for that under-fives to roll around with toys.