Olympic Great Makes Friends With Our Lemurs!

We were delighted to welcome Luke Campbell, MBE, boxer and proud Yorkshire family man to our park recently when he took an unexpected break from his training camp in America to surprise his young son on his birthday!

They spent a couple of days with us exploring the park and enjoying one of our new Riverside cottages and, whilst they were with us they enjoyed making friends with our Lemurs in our Lemur Encounter experience – a great way to get up close to the mischievous Madagascan colony!

Known for their love of food and playful mannerisms our Lemur Encounter, which lasts about 30 minutes, is a great way for people to meet these animals up close, whilst learning a little bit more about them and their lives here at Flamingo Land.

Made famous in the film series ‘Madagascar’, Lemurs have become a firm favourite with visitors to the park and it is essential to book in advance for our ‘Lemur Encounter’.

Whilst the Campbell family were at the park they met with Gordon Gibb our owner who commented; "Luke is a great ambassador for his sport, his family and Yorkshire and it was a pleasure to have them with us. We wish him every success for the future."

Luke, who has earned the name ‘Coolhand’ for his calm capabilities won Olympic Gold in the Bantam Weight category at London 2012 whilst still an amateur. He turned professional shortly after and, in the 2013 New Year’s honours list, was awarded an MBE for services to boxing.

Luke concluded; "Flamingo Land was a great place to spend some quality time with my family after being apart whilst I train in America. There is so much to do and the boys really enjoyed their adventures in Dino-Stone Park, on the rides and seeing the animals so closely. It’s a great place in Yorkshire and we shall definitely be back!"

Luke, will return to training in America ahead of further fights planned in the future.

Further information about Luke can be found by visiting his website http://www.lukecampbellofficial.co.uk/ or by following him on Twitter @luke11campbell

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For further information and images please contact Sarah Mills, Director of Marketing, Flamingo Land Resort Yorkshire at sarahmills@flamingoland.co.uk

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