Comments on: Whipsnade Wild Animal Park http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/03/whipsnade-wild-animal-park/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:29:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/03/whipsnade-wild-animal-park/#comment-86718 Alex Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:53:19 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=766#comment-86718 We actually have <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/06/05/santa-pod-raceway/" rel="nofollow">some more info on the Santa Pod Raceway</a> already Andy :) We actually have some more info on the Santa Pod Raceway already Andy :)

]]> By: AndyM http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/03/whipsnade-wild-animal-park/#comment-85770 AndyM Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:12:47 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=766#comment-85770 Another of the WWII airfields put to alternate use is just outside of Podington, near Rushden, Northants (though it's actually still in Bedfordshire). http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=52.235159,-0.599699&spn=0.009304,0.019956&t=k&om=1 In 1966 it opened at Santa Pod Raceway and it widely accepted as one of the best drag racing tracks in the world. I could bore for England on the subject (drag racing that is) but I'll leave you to do your own googling if you're interested :) Another of the WWII airfields put to alternate use is just outside of Podington, near Rushden, Northants (though it’s actually still in Bedfordshire). Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
In 1966 it opened at Santa Pod Raceway and it widely accepted as one of the best drag racing tracks in the world. I could bore for England on the subject (drag racing that is) but I’ll leave you to do your own googling if you’re interested :)

]]> By: Andy http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/03/whipsnade-wild-animal-park/#comment-80301 Andy Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:05:37 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=766#comment-80301 I just love Google Earth! Nice resolution if you can actually see the animals, except for the lion...:) I just love Google Earth! Nice resolution if you can actually see the animals, except for the lion…:)

]]> By: Jel http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/03/whipsnade-wild-animal-park/#comment-78773 Jel Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:15:29 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=766#comment-78773 At the end of WWII, so many airfields were built in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, pilots reckoned you could taxi hundreds of miles from one end to the other without ever having to actually take off. At the end of WWII, so many airfields were built in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, pilots reckoned you could taxi hundreds of miles from one end to the other without ever having to actually take off.

]]> By: AndyM http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/03/whipsnade-wild-animal-park/#comment-68446 AndyM Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:36:57 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=766#comment-68446 The "abandoned airport" was actually RAE Bedford, later owned by QinetiQ. Wikipedia scratches the history of the place here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAE_Bedford. The airfield is onyl half of the actual base, the wind tunnel site can be seen a couple of mile south (now partly taken over by the Yarlswood IDC, the one that burned down a few years ago). The “abandoned airport” was actually RAE Bedford, later owned by QinetiQ. Wikipedia scratches the history of the place here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAE_Bedford. The airfield is onyl half of the actual base, the wind tunnel site can be seen a couple of mile south (now partly taken over by the Yarlswood IDC, the one that burned down a few years ago).

]]> By: Tim http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/03/whipsnade-wild-animal-park/#comment-44036 Tim Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:40:21 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=766#comment-44036 Woah, no way! I saw this lion a few days ago coming into London on a train, and flying out from Heathrow. Who knew that was actually Whipsnade? Woah, no way! I saw this lion a few days ago coming into London on a train, and flying out from Heathrow. Who knew that was actually Whipsnade?

]]> By: James http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/03/whipsnade-wild-animal-park/#comment-9428 James Mon, 06 Feb 2006 08:26:32 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=766#comment-9428 That airport is an amazing find! I'd love to hear more information on it. Cheers That airport is an amazing find!
I’d love to hear more information on it.

Cheers

]]> By: northern git http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/03/whipsnade-wild-animal-park/#comment-9410 northern git Sat, 04 Feb 2006 23:54:49 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=766#comment-9410 The airfield is: http://www.bedfordautodrome.com/ The airfield is:

http://www.bedfordautodrome.com/

]]> By: Ant http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/03/whipsnade-wild-animal-park/#comment-9408 Ant Sat, 04 Feb 2006 23:21:45 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=766#comment-9408 Yep, a lion alright. Yep, a lion alright.

]]> By: kjfitz http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/03/whipsnade-wild-animal-park/#comment-9392 kjfitz Fri, 03 Feb 2006 19:20:15 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=766#comment-9392 Based on the Map of the park: "species" link is a herd of Prezwalski's Horses. "animals" link is centered on the Bird Arena with California Sea Lions to the south, the discovery center to the north, and lots of homo sapiens all over the place (especially on the seating around the Bird Arena. The group of animals in the "several" link is, based on the artwork but not the key of the map, a herd of llamas. Map: http://static.zsl.org/files/wwap-map082005-95.pdf Based on the Map of the park:

“species” link is a herd of Prezwalski’s Horses.

“animals” link is centered on the Bird Arena with California Sea Lions to the south, the discovery center to the north, and lots of homo sapiens all over the place (especially on the seating around the Bird Arena.

The group of animals in the “several” link is, based on the artwork but not the key of the map, a herd of llamas.

Map:
http://static.zsl.org/files/wwap-map082005-95.pdf

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