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Drusillas Park
Alfriston Road
Alfriston
East Sussex
BN26 5QS
t: 01323 874100
f: 01323 874101
e: info@drusillas.co.uk
 

  • 26 February 2010
    Two red-bellied lemurs have been settling in well at Drusillas Park, Alfriston since their arrival on 11th February. Swali and Awa come to the zoo from Cotswold Wildlife Park in Oxfordshire and are a new species for Drusillas.
  • 16 February 2010
    The striking squirrel monkeys at Drusillas Park have enjoyed their annual pancake treat today, as keepers served up a tasty feast of customary fare to mark the Shrove Tuesday tradition.
  • 08 February 2010
    As the attention of the nation turns to love this Valentine’s Day, two meerkats at Drusillas Park are proving that matters of the heart really are very simples!
  • 20 January 2010
    Zoo Manager, Sue Woodgate has struck the first symbolic blow to one of the oldest areas of the zoo at Drusillas Park, marking the start of renovations to a brand new macaque enclosure due to open by Easter 2010.
  • 16 January 2010
    At eighty-one years young, Iris Brett proved that age is no obstacle at Drusillas Park today, when she fulfilled her life long ambition of working with penguins.
  • 13 January 2010
    It was all hands to the deck this week at Drusillas Park, as the zoo continued to cope with staff shortages due to the prolonged spell of snowy weather.
  • 07 January 2010
    As barometers around the country once again plunged to sub zero temperatures and the two legged nation struggled to cope in the snow, the animals at Drusillas Park were proving it takes more than a spot of white stuff to grind them to a halt.
  • 05 January 2010
    Drusillas Park’s annual New Year stock take got underway this week, as staff at the Park commenced the mammoth task of counting each and every animal in the zoo’s collection.
  • 15 December 2009
    Three southern ground hornbills have been given a new home at Drusillas Park, Alfriston following the closure of Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park in Somerset.
  • 03 December 2009
    Two tiny Emperor tamarins have been born at Drusillas Park and are settling into life at the zoo.
  • 24 November 2009
    Broadcasting live from Drusillas Park, BBC Children in Need took place on Friday 20th November, raising a massive £1,053,287 from the South East region.
  • 10 November 2009
    Drusillas Park in Alfriston has scooped two of the top gongs at the prestigious Sussex Business Awards.
    
Drusillas Park History

Drusillas Park is a family run business founded in 1922, when the late Captain Ann brought a derelict farm and 20 acres of land and opened the cottage to sell teas to passing motorists.

He named the tea rooms after his first wife Drusillas, adding attractions and animals to help boost trade.

Drusillas remained in the Ann family until 1997 when it was acquired by current owners Laurence and Christine Smith, after selling a nationwide recruitment business. Joined today by daughters Cassandra and Caroline, the Smiths have invested heavily in the Park over the past few years, including successfully securing a deal with HIT Entertainment to bring Thomas the Tank engine to Drusillas.

Going from strength to strength, in 2009 Drusillas scooped the prestigious Company of the Year gong in the 21st Sussex Business Awards, in addition to the much coveted Best Customer Service. This success came after an earlier triumph at the South East England Tourism Excellence Awards, w here Drusillas received the Silver Award for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year.
 
Media Contacts  
Please direct all media queries, filming and photo requests to:
Claire Peters
Head of Public Relations
01323 874112
claire.peters@drusillas.co.uk
See www.drusillasinpictures.com for more information and pictures of Drusillas Park
  Drusillas in Pictures