So another couple of days out, primarily to visit The Harry Potter studios with our little one. But as it was so far away we decided to stay a couple of nights in Kings Langley and visit the Zoo today and HP tomorrow.
Whipsnade zoo was quite surprising, as it seemed to be more of a wildlife park than a zoo, which was good. It was spread over a wide area and had large open “pens” for the majority of the animals. You can bring your car on site, for an additional £20, but they also have a small bus which goes around the perimeter which is fine to hop on and off. Unfortunately if you don’t have a carriage to yourself you get to enjoy the company of humans in various states of evolution and put up with the noise they bring with them. Anyone with any money just drives in for the extra 20 quid!
There was a good variety of animals, and we caught the sea lion show which was okay. Luckily, again there were not too many people there which made the majority of the trip a pleasure. Even the canteen wasn’t too bad. We saw pretty much everything we intended to, even saw the elephants walking passed us, which was nice. It rained for a short while and we sheltered miles from home, but all in all it was a good day out.
Once finished we made our way back to Kings Langley and had a couple of beers in the pub next to the Premier Inn. Then into town and passed one pub which stated it had no license for children, to the pub at the end of the village – which was very pleasant. Decided on an Indian for supper (http://www.cinnamon-lounge.co.uk), and the place we went was quite nice, and the staff were very friendly – even got a couple of photo’s of the owner and staff. And they served Mongoose, which I don’t think I have had before… Nice Vindaloo, but Keema Naan was far to well presented!