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Gloucestershire has more than 80 tourist attractions.
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The county attracts over 27 million visitors a year -
so consider yourself lucky if you live here!
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One in 10 jobs in Gloucestershire is related to tourism.
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Birdland
Park, Bourton-on-the-Water
Tel: 01451 820480
Exotic breeds of birds and penguins, picnic and play areas. Open
all year. April-October, 10am-6pm daily, November-March, 10am-4pm
(last admission one houre before closing)
Butts
Farm, near South Cerney
Tel 01285 862205
Friendly traditional working farm with rare farm animals, opportunities
to feed and cuddle small animals and pony rides. Open Easter-end
October, Weds-Sun termtime, daily in school holidays, 11am-5pm.
(Phone for spring lambing times).
Cattle
Country, Berkeley Heath Farm, Berkeley
Tel: 01453 810510
American bison and other cattle. Also open-air adventure playground,
indoor play areas with giant slides, climbing structures, ball pools
and self-propelled go carts. Indoor activity area where children
can take part in craft work or facepainting. Open Sat and Sun 10am-5pm.
Also open every day 10am-5pm early July-early September.
Cotswold
Falconry Centre, Batsford Park
near Moreton-in-Marsh
Tel: 01386 701043
See eagles, hawks, owls and falcons in flight as well as breeding
pairs of many kinds of birds. Open mid-February to mid-November,
10.30am-5.30pm daily.
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Cotswold
Farm Park
Guiting Power near Stow-on-the-Wold
Tel: 01451 850307
Rare farm animals, nature trails, baby farm animals, lambing, sheep
shearing, etc. 'Meet the animals' touch barn. Facilities for disabled.
Children's education centre, adventure playground, pets corner,
farm trail. Picnic area, cafe and kiosk. Open late March to mid-September,
10.30am-5pm daily.
Cotswold
Wildlife Park, Burford
Tel: 01993 823006
Actually this is just over the border in Oxfordshire but well worth
a visit to see all sorts of weird and wonderful creatures including
rare Asiatic lions, leopards, reptiles, meerkats and red pandas
- very different from the giant variety we are all familiar
with. Open daily from 10am. Last admission 4.30pm March-September,
4pm October, 3.30pm November-February.
National
Birds of Prey Centre, Newent
Tel: 0870 990 1992
One of the largest collection of birds of prey in the world. Over
110 aviaries housing eagles, falcons, owls, vultures, kites, hawks,
and buzzards. Open February-October, 10.30am-5.30pm or dusk if earlier.
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Prinknash
Bird Park, near Cranham
Tel: 01452 812727
Actually more famous for its cute fallow deer, but you can also
meet pygmy goats, peacocks and waterfowl.
Open 10am-5pm summer, 10am-4pm winter.
Vale
Wildlife Visitor Centre, Evesham Country Park (over the Gloucestershire
border in Worcestershire)
Tel: 01386 443348
A "window" for the dedicated work done by the staff at
the Vale Wildlife Rescue Centre in Beckford near Tewkesbury which
isn't open to the public. The charity cares for sick and injured
wild animals and birds. Adults £3.50, Children £3. Under
3s free. Open from 10.30am daily (all year except Christmas and
Boxing Day)
The
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge
Tel: 01453 890333 or 890065
Founded by the late naturalist Sir Peter Scott, here you'll find
the world's largest collection of exotic wildfowl, interactive exhibits,
and holiday activities - voted Bird Centre of the Year by the Good
Britain Guide 2002. Open Summer daily, 9.30am-5pm, Winter daily,
9.30am-4.30pm. Closed Christmas Day.
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