Dudley Zoo

DUDLEY ZOO AND CASTLE Dudley Zoo is situated on The Broadway, Dudley, West Midlands . It is located about 3 miles from the M5 Junction 2 and Dudley Bus Station is a short walk from the Zoo entrance. The closest railway station at Dudley Port is about three miles away. Visiting Dudley Zoo is perhaps a somewhat controversial move. Although much of it's art deco architecture made it a modern innovation eighty years ago, the now dated enclosures do pose ...
...in the sixteenth century John Dudley rebuilt it into the form of a renaissance palace. The Earls of Dudley continued to live on site until the mid eighteenth century when the castle was gutted by fire. Although the family had moved out of the Castle they continued as owners of the site and founded Dudley Zoo in 1937. As a visitor to the West Midlands and the Black Country I found arriving at Dudley Zoo a somewhat disappointing experience. The main ...

LJOne 25.10.2007 · Read full review
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Dudley Zoo first opened in 1937, and now stretches over 40 acres. The zoo is located a short walk from Dudley town centre (located in the West Midlands), and is not far at all from the bus station. There is no train station in Dudley but there are buses that run to and from many different places in the West Midlands located near by, including Birmingham and Wolverhampton. There is also a small car park next door to the zoo. Located on a hill, the ...
...enclosure. ==The Castle== Dudley Castle is in the centre of the park. The Castle is very much ruined but in it’s glory days was a very large building and dates back to around 1086. The castle holds the honour of being the site of the first solid evidence of condoms and their use! There is a visitor centre which you can visit in the castle, this was closed when we visited but we were able to see most of it by joining a ghost tour which takes you ...

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...the animals given by Dr Dudley himself. Children can also meet some of the smaller animals during events throughout the day. Gusts are likely to bump into Bob the Barn Owl and the Alpacas during their visit aswel as the resident peacocks. A trip to the zoo can prove to be really educational for the children as there is a lot of information displayed next to all of the enclosures. Also, there is a Discovery Center in the middle of the zoo where children ...
...that i have been to, Dudley Zoo does fair well. This is becuase despite other zoos having some very interesting animal, they appear to keep as many animals as possible in a small space, Where as Dudley Zoo is spread out over many acres. My personal faveourites at Dudley Zoo are the giraffes! They are great, and so different from the everyday sights in Dudley. I also like the spider monkeys as they are very playful and love an audience. In closing, ...

priesty8899 18.04.2006 (20.04.2006) · Read full review
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Dudley Zoo, Well were do I start, I first went to Dudley as a teenager with a group of friends on a trip from our local youth club, were although we thought it was going to be a bit boring, we discovered it was a great and fascinating place, I have since returned a few times with my children, as little ones and when they were teenagers, and they have enjoyed it every time, Although I'm not overly fond of the idea of kept wildlife, I do understand ...
...beautiful. There is also Dudley Castle, which is a cracking place to walk around, and get a feel for the past, Although I haven't been on one, apparently they do ghost walks around the castle at set times. There's actually so much to see and do, it would take me hours to write it all down. They have a web site you can visit for all relevant information and prices. The web site also gives you all the information on how to get there, rail, bus ...

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The zoo is quite attractive, theres a good array of animals and plenty for the young children to do and see. I have visited the zoo twice and have always enjoyed the experience, walking around the zoo is very exhausting, as the zoo has been built around the castle which is situated on a hill, you seem to spend more time walking up hills than you do coming down them. One of the best features has to be the castle itself, much of this building still ...

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