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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 08:03 PM
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ok ive got a few days before i start my new job so ive decided that tommorrow im gonna take my little one to a safari park like the old winsor safari park but,,, well dont know what ones are good and have got proper animals rather than when i went london zoo a few years ago and the elephants where replaced by hairy pigs ect

so where is good to go these days
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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drive through london , cant be much different lol
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 08:17 PM
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only one place to go mate imo,thats longleat shithot but take a shit car
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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where abouts is that ?

the cars got tiger stripes so it will blend in im sure
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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Longleat is near warminster, Wiltshire
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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remember im from london,,,, so idea of distance and a area to point too

mention places i might have heard of like blackpool, manchester, france,newcastle,essex ect

wiltshire,,,,, pass aint got a clue tbh
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 09:47 PM
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West Midlands Safari
http://www.wmsp.co.uk/index.php

or try one of these:
http://www.safaripark.co.uk/parksinfo/index.asp
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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LONGLEAT ginge for sure

Its near Bath...cant remember exact place but its fooking great
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 09:51 PM
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West mids is spot on

Bit far from London though
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 09:52 PM
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woburn? not that far from you.

as above , you may get on tv with longleat
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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especially for you ginge this is longleat

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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 10:00 PM
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Prepare to be underwhelmed.

Apart from the monkeys, they cool.
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 10:06 PM
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try whipsnade zoo, Dominic Burn off radio 1 recommends it
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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was thinking woburn as thats localish but wanna take her to a zoo thats pukka if that makes sence

i dont mind the drive tbh as its just me and my little one as the missus has her exams soon

shes been to whipsnade but she loves that tv program on sundays about africa and she loves lions and giraffes ect

i aint taking her to fucking africa for a safari though so drive through safari park is the option

another advantage is having aircon i wont need to open the sunroof in the lion pound
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 06:20 AM
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Town centre on a friday/sat night plenty of animals there!!
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Ginge !
was thinking woburn as thats localish but wanna take her to a zoo thats pukka if that makes sence

i dont mind the drive tbh as its just me and my little one as the missus has her exams soon

shes been to whipsnade but she loves that tv program on sundays about africa and she loves lions and giraffes ect

i aint taking her to fucking africa for a safari though so drive through safari park is the option

another advantage is having aircon i wont need to open the sunroof in the lion pound
longleat is defo the best place.i visited alot and its spot on there but you should really do an over night stop cos its a good 4 hr drive and there and back in a day will knacker you all out mate.but its well worth the drive down.its huge and so much to see.
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 07:57 AM
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If you don't mind the trip then I'd def say West Mids.

Last time we went they had a "baby" giraffe and we were feeding several giraffes through the sunroof - that was amusing to say the least

They got white lions - and a couple new white lion cubs now as well.

The tigers are fenced in but the normal lions are loose where you can actually drive through.

They got the rest of the stuff like the sea lions and reptile house as well once you've had enough of driving around (you can drive round as many times as you like).
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 09:01 AM
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I'd say Longleat but you've prob already left..

Was there last week and the kid loved it.. Got the monkeys ripping cars apart which is funny and also giraffes which you said she loves
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 09:06 AM
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Not Longleat Ginge - as Stav says it's nothing special.

Just up the M1 motorway, you've got Woburn Safari Park.......

Woburn Safari Park
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Tel: 01525 290407
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 09:18 AM
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Aside from the monkeys, one thing that we found to make Longleat fun was having a loud speaker setup that makes various animal noises, and make them at the animals and see how they react

Most didnt seem to give a fuck, but the Rhinos was NOT amused by the cow mooing, safe to say we left that section very quickly
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Stavros
Prepare to be underwhelmed.

Apart from the monkeys, they cool.
What were you expecting?

Chimp v orangutan, no blades allowed?
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 09:34 AM
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No way.

I wanna see a monkey knife fight.

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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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www.twycrosszoo.com is good, bit of a drive from london (Its east of Leicester)
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