World Owl Centre

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Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria CA18 1RQ01229 717 614

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by brady58

Chester, England, United Kingdom

June 20, 2012

Best of IgoUgo We spent nearly an entire day visiting Muncaster Castle and Gardens as there was so much to see and do there. We all enjoyed different parts of the trip but for my son his favourite part of the day was going to see the Owls at the world owl centre. ...Read more We spent nearly an entire day visiting Muncaster Castle and Gardens as there was so much to see and do there. We all enjoyed different parts of the trip but for my son his favourite part of the day was going to see the Owls at the world owl centre.
The world owl centre is home to the world owl trust which is one of the planets leading conservation groups dedicated to the protection of owls. The centre also houses one of the largest collections of owls in the world.

There are loads of different owls to see at the owl centre and loads of different species some of which I had never even heard of.
The centre is a non-profit organisation and all the owls in the centre are there for rehabilitation or protection of some kind.
You can adopt an owl for only £1 so we all decided to do this after seeing them in the flesh and hearing the horror stories or how the owls came to be at the centre.

The best thing was getting to watch the birds fly and hear a talk from one of the keepers who told us more about the owls and how they hunt and live in the wild. This was not only fascinating for me but also for my son who was completely enthralled by the entire talk. After watching the owls fly we got to go and talk to the keepers and also get our photograph taken with the owls up close which was a real pleasure. I was a little nervous as I am not overly keen on birds but the owl was perfectly well behaved and sat really still and didn’t flap its wings or try and fly off.

I would thoroughly recommend that you go and visit the owl centre given the chance as it was a lovely experience seeing the owls close up and I also liked the fact that I was actually helping even if only in a small way with helping to save these beautiful creatures.
Kids will absolutely love being close to the owls and hearing the informative talk from the keepers and adults can enjoy the owls whilst also taking in the breath taking surroundings.

Entry to the owl centre was by way of a combined ticket which also gave entry to the castle and the gardens and it cost me £13.00 for myself and £7.50 for each of my children. As we spent so long here we also ended up having lunch at the castle so it was an expensive day out but I have to say that I found it to be completely worth every penny spent.
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