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York Bird of Prey Centre

Sutton Park, Sutton on the Forest, England (Formerly Minster Falconry)
01347 811042
5.0 of 5 stars 54 Reviews
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
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Selby, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

Had a brilliant day,Chris showed us around centre, we held owls and hawks. After a lovely lunch we went on the hawk walk through the woods, absolutely incredible experience seeing the hawk fly down onto your arm, so gently! We learnt so many interesting facts from Chris who is extremely knowledgeable! Would highly recommend the day! More

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Leeds, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

My wife and i booked to go in April unfortunately we were rained off.The staff kept us fully informed of the situation and we rebooked, the expericence was amazing not only learning about the birds but just how they are kept in peak condition theand the hawk walk flying was out of this world .We can highly recomend the whole... More

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Selby, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

My Wife and I went on Thursday for a full day. We had the morning on our own with Chris who was very good and certainly knew what he was on about. In the afternoon we were joined by some other couples where we went on the Hawk walk, and then back at the centre for more interaction with the... More

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Leeds, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012 NEW

York Bird of Prey Centre - brilliant place, friendly staff, fantastic day out. I booked a hawk walk for my 8-year-old daughter and she had an excellent time and was looked after really well during the whole of our visit. We spent most of the afternoon there. The hawk walk took about an hour. A group of us went out... More

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Hartlepool, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012 NEW

I bought a full day experience at the centre for both me and my husband and I am absolutely gobsmacked at how many birds we got up close and personal with. In the morning Steve walked us round the owls telling us about their natural habitats and how they had arrived at the centre. We then had a go at... More

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Nottinghamshire
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012 NEW

Attended the full day falconry experience and was not disappointed for any moment. The staff were very friendly and knowledgable about the birds and very keen to encourage hands on experience with the birds. There were plenty of opportunities to fly the birds both within the centre and also on an hours long hawk walk. Steve was fabulous as were... More

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Warrington, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012 NEW

We were due to visit here on the way to a couple of days in Filey i had contacted the venue before hand to check and was told that as long as it was not rain they would be open.. HA !! After traveling miles out of our way we got there the sun was out is was a lovely... More

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Driffield, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

Brilliant Brilliant Just brilliant !!! Get down there and see for yourselves young or old you will be amazed!!! We will certainly go back again and again. Reasonably priced and honest. J&C Yorkshire. More

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Castleford, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

Wow! Just, wow! I had a full experience day at York Bird of Prey Centre and was blown away by how amazing it was. Chris, the handler, was very friendly and knowledgable. He certainly knows his stuff and his passion for the birds shows and as he's a volunteer at the centre, I very much appreciated his time. The Hawk... More

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Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

We visited the centre yesterday, 2 adults, a 12 year old and two 8 year olds. What a fantastic day we had. We arrived about 12 and thought we might be in for an hour or so.......finally leaving at 4.30. The care and love lavished on the birds by the staff (most of whom are volunteers) is immediately apparent. The... More

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