Wildlife park to reopen after dispute

A wildlife park in Lincolnshire is set to reopen this weekend after it closed earlier this year because of a dispute among the owners.

Wolds Wildlife Park in Horncastle announced its closure on Facebook in October, stating it was due to "the business owners having irreconcilable differences in the future direction of the park".

At the time, co-owner Andrew Riddel said: "We've got serious blips with the council and the authorities at the moment due to our problems in-house, but as soon as those are resolved it will be open as normal."

A post on the park's social media said it would reopen on Saturday, about two months after its closure.

The attraction opened in 2019 and is home to animals including lions, monkeys, zebras and bears.

At the time of its closure in October, Mr Riddel told BBC Look North: "We will be open once we get over this blip and we'll fulfil it and make it bigger and better than it is already."

After two months of being closed, the park is set to open on Saturday from 10:00 to 16:00 GMT, with the last entry being at 15:00.

The cafe will not be open until 2025, but visitors can bring their own food and drinks and dine in the tipi on site.

All previously bought annual passes will still be valid.

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