Dartmoor Zoological Park

Dartmoor Zoological Society is a 33-acre (13 ha) zoo just north of the village of Sparkwell, on the south-west edge of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon in the South West of England. It was opened in 1968 by Ellis Daw who ran it until its licence was revoked and it was forced to close in 2006. The zoo was bought in August 2006 by Benjamin Mee, who reopened it in July 2007, later writing a book about his experiences called We Bought a Zoo (2008). A 2011 film of the same title was loosely based on the book. In September 2014 the zoo became the charity Dartmoor Zoological Society, a charity that focuses on conservation, education and research.

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Compton Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, Devon, England, UK
Lydford Castle ⓘ
castle in Devon, England, UK
Totnes Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Totnes, United Kingdom
Berry Pomeroy Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed English country house in South Hams, United Kingdom
Antony House ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Cornwall, England, UK
Ashburton Museum ⓘ
museum in Devon, United Kingdom
Cotehele ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Calstock, Devon, England, UK
Cotehele Mill ⓘ
watermill on the Cotehele estate in St. Dominick, Cornwall, England, UK
Crownhill Fort ⓘ
Royal Commission Fort built in the 1860s in England
Dartmouth Steam Railway ⓘ
heritage railway in Devon, England
Devonport Naval Heritage Centre ⓘ
maritime museum in Plymouth, Devon, England
Elizabethan House Museum ⓘ
museum in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Greenway ⓘ
former house of Agatha Christie in Kingswear, Devon, England, UK
Hemerdon House ⓘ
country house in Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
HMS Courageous ⓘ
1970 Churchill-class submarine
Kelly House, Devon ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Kelly, West Devon, England, UK
Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum ⓘ
independant museum in Kingsbridge, Devon, United Kingdom
Morwellham Quay ⓘ
historic river port in Devon, England
Overbeck's ⓘ
Historic house museum in Salcombe, Devon
Plym Valley Railway ⓘ
heritage railway in the UK
Port Eliot ⓘ
Grade I listed country house in St Germans, Cornwall, England, UK
Saltram House ⓘ
George II era mansion located in Plympton, Devon, England, UK
Totnes Fashion and Textiles Museum ⓘ
museum in Devon, United Kingdom
Totnes Guildhall ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, United Kingdom
Totnes Museum ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Totnes, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
Mount Edgcumbe House ⓘ
house museum in Cornwall, England, UK
Royal Citadel ⓘ
fort in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
South Devon Railway ⓘ
heritage railway in the United Kingdon
Becky Falls ⓘ
waterfall and tourist attraction in Devon, England, UK
The Box ⓘ
art museum and history museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom
Paignton Zoo ⓘ
zoo in the UK
Dartmoor Zoological Park ⓘ
British zoological garden
Salcombe Maritime Museum ⓘ
museum in Salcombe, England, United Kingdom
Mary Newman's Cottage ⓘ
museum in Saltash, Cornwall, England, UK
Tavistock Museum ⓘ
museum in Tavistock, England, United Kingdom
Saltash Heritage ⓘ
museum in Saltash, England, UK
House of Marbles ⓘ
museum in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England, UK
Dartmoor Prison Museum ⓘ
museum at HMP Dartmoor, Yelverton
National Marine Aquarium ⓘ
marine aquarium in the city of Plymouth, England

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1968 Dartmoor Zoological Park

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1496 Berry Pomeroy Castle

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1711 Antony House

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1547 Mount Edgcumbe House

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1592 Royal Citadel

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1800 South Devon Railway

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1903 Becky Falls

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1910 The Box

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1923 Paignton Zoo

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1974 Salcombe Maritime Museum

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1984 Mary Newman's Cottage

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1985 Tavistock Museum

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1986 Saltash Heritage

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1991 House of Marbles

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1992 Dartmoor Prison Museum

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1998 National Marine Aquarium

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Frameless

Land Rover (4554988219)

Goodamoor Park

House at Dartmoor Zoological Park

Ben and Matt

Lynx cat from Dartmoor Zoo

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

site	castle		Compton Castle	English country house, historic house museum, history museum, fortified manor house	Wikidata
site	castle		Lydford Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Totnes Castle	motte-and-bailey castle, independent museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1496	Berry Pomeroy Castle	castle, English country house, independent museum	Wikidata
site	garden	1711	Antony House	English country house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ashburton Museum	museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Cotehele	English country house, historic house museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cotehele Mill	watermill, museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Crownhill Fort	bunker, military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Dartmouth Steam Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Devonport Naval Heritage Centre	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Elizabethan House Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Greenway	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hemerdon House	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Courageous	museum ship, nuclear submarine, preserved watercraft, fleet submarine	Wikidata
site	museum		Kelly House, Devon	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Morwellham Quay	open-air museum, mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Overbeck's	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Plym Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Port Eliot	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Saltram House	English country house, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Totnes Fashion and Textiles Museum	local museum, independent museum, fashion museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Totnes Guildhall	local museum, historic house museum, city hall	Wikidata
site	museum		Totnes Museum	local museum, historic house museum, museum building, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1547	Mount Edgcumbe House	country park, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1592	Royal Citadel	fortification, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1800	South Devon Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1903	Becky Falls	zoo, waterfall, tourist attraction	Wikidata
site	museum	1910	The Box	art museum, natural history museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1923	Paignton Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1968	Dartmoor Zoological Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Salcombe Maritime Museum	maritime museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Mary Newman's Cottage	historic house museum, cottage	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Tavistock Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Saltash Heritage	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	House of Marbles	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Dartmoor Prison Museum	prison museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	National Marine Aquarium	charitable organization, public aquarium	Wikidata
commons	image		Land Rover (4554988219)		Commons
commons	image		Goodamoor Park		Commons
commons	image		House at Dartmoor Zoological Park		Commons
commons	image		Ben and Matt		Commons
commons	image		Lynx cat from Dartmoor Zoo		Commons
commons	image		Lynx cat from Dartmoor Zoo		Commons
commons	image		Lynx cat from Dartmoor Zoo		Commons

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