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Is Cricket St Thomas still a zoo?

Anybody been to Cricket St Thomas this year? We were gonna visit at easter, but website www.wild.org.uk/ takes you to Warner Holidays for adults page with talk of gardens and bulbs. The word at work is that most of the animals have been sold. Can anyone confirm for us please?
Thanks...
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  • caris
    caris Posts: 730 Forumite
    The zoo part closed last year. Sorry if this has caused you disappointment.

    caris
  • caris
    caris Posts: 730 Forumite
    Found this for you, hope it helps. There has been nothing posted locally about it reopening yet.



    Opening Times

    Note: the park is currently closed for redevelopment over the winter of 2009/2010. It should re-open in the spring of 2010
    Admission Prices

    Unknown
    Official Website

    www.wild.org.uk
    (Opens in separate window)
    Facilities

    Attractions

    Animal Collections

    Note: The animal pictures on this page are merely representative of this type of attraction; they do not mean that the animals can be found at this specific attraction.
    Description

    The Cricket St. Thomas Wildlife Park has closed permanently as a zoo. It is currently being redeveloped as a lakes and gardens attraction with only a few animals.
  • crankup
    crankup Posts: 343 Forumite
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    Thanks for being able to confirm. Paignton or Marwell then :)
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  • BargainGalore
    BargainGalore Posts: 5,243 Forumite
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    Oh thats a shame I liked that zoo

    caris wrote: »
    The zoo part closed last year. Sorry if this has caused you disappointment.

    caris
  • caris
    caris Posts: 730 Forumite
    Paignton Zoo for us, it has a lovely open desert type area where the large ginea pigs run freely, there are lizards running about in there too. We went a cople of years ago now with or 2 grandsons and had a wonderful day there, we will be going again.

    We have only ever been to Marwell once and that was many years ago when our daughters were young, it was dreadfull, we vowed never to return and we havent, others post how nice it is, but for ust to go back it wold have had to make drastic changes. Back then it cost us a fortune to get and all was done in just over an hour!!!

    It boils down to personnal choice, but for us it would be Paignton. After the zoo you could always go the sea front.

    Hope this helps

    Caris
  • Plushchris
    Plushchris Posts: 3,592 Forumite
    Its a real shame about Cricket St. Thomas

    We went for the first time last year and were looking forard to going back this year :(

    I got slapped by a marmoset there last year! The lemur enclosure was really good.
    Missing Tesco R&R since Feb '07 :A & now a "Tesco veteran" apparently! ;)
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