Chestnut Centre Otter and Owl Sanctuary (Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire)

*** Our Special Offer *** I have had a few holidays in the Peak District, but despite the Chestnut Centre being well advertised in the area, I was in no hurry to visit it. This is because when I had seen otters in captivity before, in various locations, they were only active briefly at feeding time and their enclosure stank of fish. Then this summer Morrisons gave us some Buy One Get One Free vouchers for days out, as a reward for shopping there, so me and hubby decided we would use one at the Chestnut Centre. We were pleasantly surprised at the lovely time we had there. *** The Estate and Wildlife *** The Chestnut ...

I am very lucky. I live within 45 minutes drive of this place. And what a superb place it is. Many people will be going-otters and owls are boring -but here they are not. The Chestnut Centre sets new standards for sheer beauty and animal welfare It is truly excellent. The Chestnut Centre is one of two otter centres that are run by the Heap family-the other being in New Forest. They also own the Battersea Park Childrens Zoo. History ----------- The Centre is named after a big chestnut tree in the park which was planted to commemorate Queen Victoria's 50 years on the throne. In 1984 it officially opened as an otter and owl conservation ...

The Chestnut Centre is a wildlife sanctuary located in Derbyshire near Chapel en le Frith. I had seen the signs to this attraction many times on my regular visits to Castleton and I decided to pay it a visit one Sunday afternoon a few weeks ago. The Chestnut Centre opened in 1984 and covers 50 acres of open land. Within this there are various woodland trails. As you follow the sign posted footpath trails through the woods and across the open grassland you are likely to see several Fallow Deer. There distinctive Deer with their tiny white spots roam freely around the park and can often be found in quite large groups. We saw three separate groups within quite a ...