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Home of Rest of Old Horses

Bulrhenny, Richmond Hill, Douglas
01624 674594
Ranked #4 of 8 attractions in Douglas
4.5 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
Type: Tourist/ Visitor Centres
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littleborough
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

Spacious fields with plenty of retired horses and one tram car! More

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Berlin, Germany
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36 reviews 36 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

What a really neat place to see with these retired friends of the human species. We were really impressed to see these animals enjoy there meadow in retirement village! Super good initiative too, I will add pictures when I find them made some! More

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Isle of Man, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012

It's only a small venue but has an on site cafe and lots of horses and donkeys to greet you. A small bag of food only costing 25p is a bargain nowadays and the kids just love it - can't wait for summer for it to re-open! More

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See 3 more reviews by MarieSkillicorn for Douglas
Glasgow, United Kingdom
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100 reviews 100 reviews
Reviews in 32 cities Reviews in 32 cities
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2012

Beautifully upkept, striking white and green and just full of love. Its a pity people cant go somewhere as nice as this, never mind the horses. More

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See 4 more reviews by Travel_Teddybears for Douglas
Douglas, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

I had a really nice time at this place feeding the old horses it's a great place to take the kids Good parking spaces and a lovely tea shop on site More

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Isle of Man, United Kingdom
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35 reviews 35 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
46 helpful votes 46 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2012

Horse lovers will enjoy meeting the retired tram horses and having a cuppa in the cafe More

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Port Erin, United Kingdom
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62 reviews 62 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
44 helpful votes 44 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2011
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it was easier stopping by the roadside to see the old roan,the best part was was leaving, free wheeling to the bottom of richmond hill, give it a miss,more fun watching paint dry More

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Bridgnorth
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15 reviews 15 reviews
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 November 2011
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When we visited it was lashing down with rain so we visited the coffee shop. As another reviewer said, very cheap. We had a huge slice of cake and some tea while the rain eased off. We then went and bought a bag of food for the horses and went out to the fields to feed them. They run over... More

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See 5 more reviews by BridgnorthWinterfish for Douglas
Glasgow, United Kingdom
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 September 2011

Buy a few bags of food for 1 pound a bag and have fun feeding the horses and donkeys!! All the horses are retired working horses and love nothing better than food and attention. This is a charity which makes its money from donations and sales in the gift shop and coffee shop. One of the cheapest coffee shops we... More

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London, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 July 2011
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This attraction does pretty much what it says on the tin. There are fields of horses, and you can buy bags of food in the shop to feed them with. It's not going to occupy a whole day, but it's certainly worth popping in, spending a pound on a large bag of food, and then going and meeting the horses.... More

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