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Quingo Scooters Accessible Attractions: Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Quingo Scooters has some fantastic family fun for you this week – at Yorkshire Wildlife Park! It’s billed as the UK’s No.1 walk-through wildlife adventure and is another great British attraction to add to our Accessible Attractions series.

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Yorkshire Wildlife Park is home to some of the most amazing animals on the planet – from polar bears, lions, camels and baboons to creepy crawlies – all set in 70 acres of beautiful countryside. There are  over 400 animals and 70 different species, with a range of attractions, activities and displays:

  • Project Polar – the Yorkshire Wildlife Park and Polar Bears International’s flagship project working towards saving and improving the welfare of this iconic species.
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Quingo Scooters Accessible Attractions: Imperial War Museum Manchester

Quingo Scooters are back in the North West this week with another great British attraction to add to our Accessible Attractions series. A city known for its pop culture, as well as its love affair with music. We’re taking you to Manchester.

The iconic Imperial War Museum in Manchester tells the stories of those people whose lives have been shaped by war. Through their galleries, displays and events, the Imperial War Museum aims to challenge people’s perception of war.

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The Museum

Within the museum there are a variety of exhibitions on display to give insight into wartime life, such as:

  • The Big Picture Show – using surround sound and projected digital moving images, this exhibition brings to life people’s experiences of war.
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Quingo Scooters Accessible Attractions: Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh

Quingo Scooters aims to bring you a wide range of Britain’s best attractions as part of our Accessible Attractions series, this week we have one that’s perfect for keen gardeners. So why not take a trip out this summer for some gardening inspiration!

This week, we’re at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, founded in 1670 as a physic garden, it is now a world-renowned centre for plant science, horticulture and education.

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The Gardens

The Gardens are dedicated to discovering and describing plants and their relationships, evolution, conservation and biology.

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Quingo Scooters Accessible Attractions: Madame Tussauds London

Here at Quingo Scooters, we aim to bring you the best attractions the UK has to offer. This week, as part of our Accessible Attractions series, we’re travelling to one of the world’s most popular attractions, within England’s bustling capital.

Madame Tussauds London, is home to hundreds of life-size wax replicas of famous people and historic icons. It has over 300 wax figures on display, from Audrey Hepburn to Usain Bolt!

Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds was founded by Marie Tussaud; she learnt wax modelling from a physician, Philippe Curtius.

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Quingo Scooters Accessible Attractions: The Whitworth Manchester

Quingo Scooters once again takes you to one of the UK’s incredible attractions as part of our Accessible Attractions series. Travelling to the North West of England; we’re exploring one of the most impressive art galleries.

The Whitworth is a £15 million development that transformed the existing gallery by adding a fully integrated surrounding park. Since first opening in 1889, The Whitworth has been a gallery in a park – a space to learn and try new things.

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The gallery

As part of the University of Manchester, The Whitworth is considered a place of research and academic collaboration.

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