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Beat the crunch with a day out at Redwings!
Our Visitor Centre near Great Yarmouth opens its doors on Saturday – and entry is free!
Redwings' Quality Assured Visitor Attraction at Caldecott Hall in Fritton, Norfolk is home to lots of friendly horses, ponies, donkeys and mules and is open to visitors from this Saturday March 28th every day until the end of October.
There is a café, gift shop, ‘Horse Wise’ education centre and children’s play area on site and entry is free of charge – making this a great and cost effective family day out!
Residents include Oliver Twist, a very cute pony born with a twisted muzzle, Denise the cheeky but cuddly donkey, and Darcey, a gorgeous dapple grey pony who was once used as a cover for drug smuggling across the Channel. Several of the residents can be adopted for just £12.50 a year, with all the proceeds going towards our work, which is entirely funded by public donation.
Meanwhile the ‘Nosebag café’ has a new improved menu which includes jacket potatoes, paninis and baguettes, afternoon tea, soups, delicious cakes and even Fair Trade teas and coffees, and once you have refuelled, you can enjoy a tractor ride or walking tour of the site with a member of the horse care team!
Some feedback from visitors to the site …”An excellent visit”…”what a wonderful tranquil places for these lovely horses. Keep up the good work”…“full marks all round, even my dog was made welcome”… “the tour was brilliant, very helpful and horse care talk very informative and worthwhile” … “you are doing an excellent job, you can tell the animals are well looked after, keep up the good work.”
Redwings Caldecott Visitor Centre is situated on the A143 between Beccles and Great Yarmouth, at Caldecott Hall, Norfolk. From Saturday it will be open every day from 10am to 5pm until the end of October and entry is free of charge. Find out more in our Caldecott section or by telephoning 0870 040 0033. And don't forget, we also have centres in Essex and Warwickshire that are open all year round!
