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Castleton Animal Farm (Derbyshire)Newest Review: ... still fairly early days it would seem as if this plan has worked. The Animal Farm is located just outside the Derbyshire village of Castleton, right in the heart of the Peak District National Park. Its setting is idyllic at the flat bottom of a lush, green valley. Furthermore it is located directly opposite the main car park to the Treak Cliff Cavern, which is one of the most popular tourist ... more |
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In April 2006 the Castleton Animal Farm finally opened its doors to the public. For the owner, Sarah Champian this was the realisation of a lifelong dream and even now, nearly two years into the project she sometimes still finds it difficult to believe that this farm is hers. The idea behind this project was to provide a habitat for rare breeds of British farm animals to live, but more importantly it was to provide a suitable environment where they would breed and thus increase their chances of surviving their threat of extinction. Sarah, now 38 years old, spent most of her adult life saving up until she finally had enough money to buy a ... Read the complete review
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