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Drusillas Park
Alfriston Road
Alfriston
East Sussex
BN26 5QS
t: 01323 874100
f: 01323 874101
e: info@drusillas.co.uk
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01 September 2010
Drusillas Park in East Sussex is currently celebrating the birth of rare fennec foxes for the second time this year.
25 August 2010
Make tracks to Drusillas Park on Bank Holiday Monday 30th August and celebrate Thomas & Friends™ 65th anniversary in style.
24 August 2010
On Monday 23rd August, celebrity hairdresser Jal Clarke visited Drusillas Park to offer free haircutting and styling to staff and visitors in aid of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
11 August 2010
Two rare binturong have arrived at Drusillas Park in East Sussex from the Rare Species Conservation Centre in Sandwich. Penh and Angkor took up residence on 5th August; since then they have been settling in well and getting into the swing of life at the award-winning zoo.
29 July 2010
The llamas and alpacas of Drusillas Park, East Sussex have donated their freshly shorn fleeces in aid of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
28 July 2010
On Wednesday 28 July, Barclays’ mortgage advisers from across the South swapped their briefcases for buckets in order to carry out voluntary work at Drusillas Park as part of the bank’s community investment programme.
23 July 2010
Chinchillas John and Edward from Drusillas Park made a special appearance at Alfriston School on Thursday 22nd July, for the end of term assembly. The unusual guests attended on the expressed invitation of Headteacher, Linda Appleby who leaves the school this summer after 5 years of service.
21 July 2010
One thousand three hundred adults and children visited Drusillas Park on Saturday 17th July, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Mothers’ Union Parenting Programme.
14 July 2010
Drusillas Park has been assisting the wild penguin populations of the South Atlantic after handing over a cheque for the sum of £631 to Falkland Conservation. The money was raised during the last 12 months thanks to the generous support of visitors, taking the grand total collected at the zoo to a massive £8,786 in the last fifteen years.
09 July 2010
With temperatures forecast to reach the dizzy heights of 30 degrees in some regions of the South East this weekend, keepers at Drusillas Park are taking extra precautions to ensure the animals remain cool even when thermometers are rising.
06 July 2010
This summer get ready to soak up the fun at Drusillas Park, East Sussex; the ideal place to occupy your little monkeys during the school holidays.
30 June 2010
As the Wimbledon finals get underway this weekend and the nation tunes into their television sets, the Drusillas Park penguins have been enjoying a game, set and splash of their own.
01 June 2010
As Volunteers’ Week gets underway between 1st and 7th June, Drusillas Park in East Sussex is highlighting the outstanding contribution its team of volunteers make to the success of the zoo.
27 May 2010
Spring is an uplifting time of year for many people but at Drusillas Park in Alfriston, East Sussex it also heralds the arrival of many baby bundles of fur and feathers. Amongst the baby boomers of 2010 are three rare fennec foxes, a silvery marmoset, a dwarf mongoose and two Sulawesi black crested macaques.
26 May 2010
To celebrate her eightieth birthday, Peggy Stone from Fairlight proved that age is no obstacle at Drusillas Park today as she fulfilled her longstanding ambition of having an up close and personal encounter with meerkats.
18 May 2010
Two critically endangered monkeys have been born at Drusillas Park, East Sussex as part of a European breeding programme. This is the first time Sulawesi black crested macaques have been bred at the zoo and staff are delighted with the new arrivals.
06 May 2010
Drusillas Park has undergone its annual VAQAS inspection, comfortably retaining the accreditation of Quality Assured Visitor Attraction. Based on objective quality benchmarks provided by the industry, the assessor praised the “excellent customer care” of the staff and observed that Drusillas offered “a very informative, educational and fun day out.”
20 April 2010
Miss England, Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge visited Drusillas Park, East Sussex today on behalf of the Variety Club Children’s Charity. Making a special guest appearance, Katrina met students with a wide range of learning difficulties who were enjoying an educational and fun day out courtesy of the award winning zoo.
01 April 2010
In a fusion of fun and fantasy, excitement will reach epic proportions this Easter as Drusillas Park unveils their ambitious new attraction, Eden’s Eye.
25 March 2010
The race is on at Drusillas Park, Alfriston to complete their ambitious family attraction for 2010, Eden’s Eye. Due to open on Good Friday 2nd April, work has been delayed throughout the winter months due to bad weather and the project team are now pulling out all the stops to ensure the exciting new addition will be ready in time.
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| The History of Drusillas Park |
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Drusillas Park is a family run business founded in 1922, when the late Captain Ann bought a derelict farm and 20 acres of land and opened the cottage to sell teas to passing motorists.
He named the tea rooms after his first wife Drusilla, adding attractions and animals to help boost trade.
Drusillas owners: Laurence, Christine, Cassandra and Caroline
Drusillas remained in the Ann family until 1997 when it was acquired by current owners Laurence and Christine Smith, after selling a nationwide recruitment business.
Joined today by daughters Cassandra and Caroline, the Smiths have invested heavily in the Park over the past few years,
including successfully securing a deal with HIT Entertainment to bring Thomas the Tank engine to Drusillas.
Going from strength to strength, in 2009 Drusillas scooped the prestigious Company of the Year gong in the 21st Sussex Business Awards,
in addition to the much coveted Best Customer Service.
This success came after an earlier triumph at the South East England Tourism Excellence Awards, where Drusillas received the Silver Award for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year.
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Media Contacts
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Please direct all media queries, filming and photo requests to:
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Claire Peters
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Head of Public Relations
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01323 874112
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claire.peters@drusillas.co.uk
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