Monday, February 11, 2008

Willowbank

Perfect place to visit the animals - a 'must see ' for tourists, but a well attended place by all the locals - the annual pass is a bargain. Buy your food for feeding the animals on entry. Get up close to the deer (they'll feed from your hand usually), the sheep, ducks, geese, llamas, goats, donkeys, horse, pigs... See the kea and stay as long as you like in the kiwi house. Cafe is okay - free water available. Toilets in the main entrance area.

Wonderful place to while away an hour or an afternoon - particularly in hot weather - due to lots of shade.

Don't be put off by bus loads of tourists - it really is worth the visit. Go late afternoon if you want it quieter and the animals to be more lively.

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