Abbotsbury Swannery

You get an almost tangible sense of history at the Abbotsbury Swannery. They've been looking after swans here for 650 years and the swannery has been owned by the same family since the time of Henry VIII. The monks farmed the swans for the table: though the motives are now more altruistic the husbandry is little changed.  |discount vouchers|  |more days out| 

Feeding times are noon and late afternoon - and the swans know it. With 700 swans in the colony new-born cygnets often get separated from their parents and the staff reunite them - even taking cygnets away from incompetent parents and putting them with foster parents. Social workers will love it! |map| |next attraction|

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