We visited the donkey sanctuary on the 13th of June. We have adopted two donkeys and it was our first visit to the sanctuary. What a lovely afternoon it was. We had a lovely stroll around the... See more
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Would appear the Donkey Sanctuary don't prioritise donkey welfare. Our fostered donkeys who are healthy and well cared for being removed next week.
Just visited Donkey Sanctuary Leeds, amazing place. So informative and the lovely people who work there will answer all your questions and have a mound of information to give you. We sponsor 2 donkeys... See more
We spent the day yesterday at the Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth, Devon. Just WOW. Such a beautiful, huge and well maintained heaven for donkeys. Around 220 animals on site. Very instructive day, full o... See more
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The Donkey Sanctuary was founded by Dr Elisabeth Svendsen in 1969. Since then, the charity has steadily grown into an international animal welfare organisation at the forefront of transforming the lives of millions of donkeys and supporting the people who care for them. Over the last 50 years we have grown to be world leaders in donkey welfare. Our mission is to improve the lives of donkeys every day so we create a world where every donkey has a good quality of life.
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- www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk
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Just a perfect day
We spent the day yesterday at the Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth, Devon. Just WOW. Such a beautiful, huge and well maintained heaven for donkeys. Around 220 animals on site. Very instructive day, full of information available on site about the life and organisation of the sanctuary and their 4 legged hosts. Visibly the animals are loved and looked after and the staff is friendly. We made a donation, bought nice items from the shop and had lunch at the restaurant. The food is really delicious. We took loads of pictures and we were delighted to pet some of the donkeys. For animal lovers like us it was fabulous to get close. We spotted Beau the cat too. Lovely day guaranteed.
September 8, 2023
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Absolutely Excellent place
Just visited Donkey Sanctuary Leeds, amazing place. So informative and the lovely people who work there will answer all your questions and have a mound of information to give you. We sponsor 2 donkeys and it’s only £3 per month each, they don’t pressure you, but you will just fall in love with them all. A beautiful magical relaxing place. It’s 10 stars minimum from me & my daughter🥰🥰🥰
August 20, 2022
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An absolutely brilliant place to go
An absolutely brilliant place to go, totally family friendly. Free entry and a lovely day out.
The donkeys are so well cared for by the friendly wonderful staff, you can stroke the donkeys as well if you like. The café is really nice and the coffee is very good.
To adopt a donkey is only £3 a month, so worth it for the free entry and the day out.
So worth a visit, and nice to support such a worthy cause.
July 30, 2021
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Fantastic place - can’t wait to come again
Fantastic place, popped in for lunch at the cafe and had Tuscan Bean soup - best I’ve ever tasted. Staff are really friendly and incredibly helpful.
Most importantly the donkeys are happy - looking forward to coming again, lots to explore & see :)
June 24, 2021
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We went to The Donkey Sanctuary 6 stars …
We went to The Donkey Sanctuary Sidnouth in June 2021 for half term & it did not disappoint. In fact it was so good we went on 2 days. It was incredible; peaceful & a place of complete tranquility. There were so many donkeys. They were definitely cared for. Dean who did a talk about the place was so informative & helpful. The food was literally incredible. A vegan option that was 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 I highly highly recommend it. The best thing is it’s free to enter & the gift shop is fabulous as is the cafe & I really cream parlour. I’d give it 6 stars if I could!
June 5, 2021
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