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A rare baby Eland antelope born
I Love DN
Virgin Balloon Flights from Cusworth Hall
Le Jardin de Yorkshire
Local Hotel Manager on Bargain Hunt:
New Play Barn Unveiled at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Virgin Balloon Flights from Cusworth Hall
Award Winning Caribbean Hotel
Yorkshire to host 2014 Tour de France
Yorkshire is Champion of the World
Yorkshire Wildlife Park continue to help save the endangered Painted Dogs
Yorkshire crowned top UK destination
Giraffes welcomed to their new home at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Yorkshire Wildlife Park plant trees for rescued Romanian Lions
Thousands make a splash in at Doncaster pools
Yorkshire Wildlife Park wins Magnificent Attraction Award
The Dragon Boat Challenge is back!
Yorkshire Wildlife Welcomes new Baboons!
A rare baby Eland antelope born
A rare baby Eland antelope has been born at award winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
 
I Love DN
We contribute to I Love DN, the quarterly publication focussing on Tourism in Doncaster. Find out more about the magazine and read the latest issue online.
 
Virgin Balloon Flights from Cusworth Hall
Virgin Hot Air Balloon Flights will Launch from Cusworth Hall from March
 
Le Jardin de Yorkshire

In celebration of Yorkshire hosting the start of the Tour de France in 2014, the first ever Tour de France inspired garden will be unveiled at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this May.


 
 Local Hotel Manager on Bargain Hunt:
Ruth Cartlidge the Manager of the Premier Inn Central on High Fishergate can be seen on the BBC’s ever popular Bargain Hunt April 17th
 
New Play Barn Unveiled at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Award winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park is giving parents a fantastic new weather proof haven this Half Term to entertain their children in – a giant play barn.
 
Virgin Balloon Flights from Cusworth Hall
Virgin Hot Air Balloon Flights will Launch from Cusworth Hall from March
 
Award Winning Caribbean Hotel

TRIPADVISOR REVEALS THE UK’S BEST HOTELS FOR 2013
 CARIBBEAN -  the place to stay


 
Yorkshire to host 2014 Tour de France
YORKSHIRE will host the start of the 2014 Tour de France, it was announced today.
The county will host racing on July 5 and 6 before the Tour moves south for a third stage, finishing in London.

 
Yorkshire is Champion of the World
Yorkshire is champion of the world after the county’s tourism agency scooped a global travel
‘Oscar’ beating some of the world’s most famous locations.
 
Yorkshire Wildlife Park continue to help save the endangered Painted Dogs
Award winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s fund raising campaign to help save one of Africa’s most endangered large carnivores, the Painted Dog, from extinction has received an international seal of approval.
 
Yorkshire crowned top UK destination
Yorkshire capped a stunning week for the county by scooping two major tourism titles - one for being the best place to holiday in the UK - at the World Travel Awards gala ceremony in Portugal.
 
Giraffes welcomed to their new home at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
This week is all about Giraffes at award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Four of these amazing animals, the tallest mammal on earth, are the latest to be joining the Park and are arriving all this week to move into their £350,000 new enclosure.
 
Yorkshire Wildlife Park plant trees for rescued Romanian Lions
Fans of Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s rescued lions have raised an amazing £1,800 for the pride.
 
Thousands make a splash in at Doncaster pools
More than 7,000 people are learning to swim in Doncaster every week thanks to lessons from the town’s biggest leisure provider.
 
Yorkshire Wildlife Park wins Magnificent Attraction Award
Award winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park is celebrating after scooping Yorkshire’s Most Magnificent Attraction Award 2012.
 
The Dragon Boat Challenge is back!
After an exciting 2012 event the Dragon Boat Challenge is back for 2013 and promises to be even bigger and better! The event will be held on Saturday July 13th at the Lake at the Lakeside where participants will battle it out over the 200m course, watched by crowds of spectators, to be crowned champions on the day.
 
Yorkshire Wildlife Welcomes new Baboons!
Thousands of visitors braved the chilly winds to enjoy the Easter arrival of award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s baboons.
 

Did you know?
The signing of the Mayflower Compact
 

Pilgrim Father, William Bradford, who was born in Austerfield, Doncaster rose to become one of the principal figures in 17th century New England and became Governor in 1621.
 
He was the second signer and primary architect of the Mayflower Compact, which is often referred to as the foundation of the Constitution of the United States

 
 
 
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