tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post6320492222379637678..comments2023-11-15T14:38:13.417+00:00Comments on Hidden Plymouth: National Shire Horse Centre, YealmptonHidden Plymouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12608871135432911971noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-328917357155317212014-11-22T10:48:05.248+00:002014-11-22T10:48:05.248+00:00http://www.reiterhof-henninger.de/LD/NationalShire...http://www.reiterhof-henninger.de/LD/NationalShireHorseDevon/Yealmpton.htmAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198836508509450014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-18687765728386172862014-10-22T10:38:50.418+01:002014-10-22T10:38:50.418+01:00Many happy memorys of this place. Found a page of ...Many happy memorys of this place. Found a page of facebook couple weeks ago. Give me updates. I think they might be reopening as all the horses are back and they are renovating the deathslide and jungle mainia. Why would they be doing all this work if they weren't reopeningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-32140613424403320102014-10-15T22:47:53.122+01:002014-10-15T22:47:53.122+01:00We live near the site and have been told it is re-...We live near the site and have been told it is re-opening soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-48304015672794391192014-07-04T11:03:17.395+01:002014-07-04T11:03:17.395+01:00Can anyone remember the maze they had there? Almos...Can anyone remember the maze they had there? Almost certainly the first thing to be lost to nature. King was the tallest shire horse in the worldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-18385303614038101782014-06-27T19:43:07.327+01:002014-06-27T19:43:07.327+01:00As a teenager in the 1970's, I used to work th...As a teenager in the 1970's, I used to work there at weekends and during the school holidays, when it was owned by Tony and Diane Flower. There were loads of us who used to work there, American tourists used to think we were all related and one big happy family. We did a bit of everything, manning the gate, helping out in the shop, café and ice cream kiosk but mainly we worked with the horses feeding and grooming them and taking them into the daily parades. When I was there it was a huge grey called Duke who was the tallest and the youngest was a colt called Regent. I'd always loved horses and have two of my own now, but it's heavy horses that really captured my heart and I would love to be able to do something in the future to help preserve the breeds. Names I remember from way back then are Simon Grant, Simon Giddings, Ian Mollard, Gary and his brother Peanut, wonder what they're all doing now? :o)Dionnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-22225797950687223832014-03-21T09:22:18.457+00:002014-03-21T09:22:18.457+00:00very [pleased to find information about this, as i...very [pleased to find information about this, as i have many happy memories, when it first opened.<br />still have an ornament made by the potter there, made with the red devon clay.<br />went back to the area, only last year, with intention of visiting the place again, only to find no information about the farm, so i assumed it had closed down, such a shame.<br />would love to visit the derelict site to explore though.<br />at least i have my memories and guide book of the placeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-24440357286886392302013-12-15T17:03:34.603+00:002013-12-15T17:03:34.603+00:00I have 2 old guides from the centre from my visi...I have 2 old guides from the centre from my visits in the late 1970's and another probably from the early 80's the '80's' guide notes the Flower family as owners .....Very sad indeed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-62112980347342781902013-08-30T17:46:33.819+01:002013-08-30T17:46:33.819+01:00Wow so sad! my mum used to work there when i was a...Wow so sad! my mum used to work there when i was a child! I remember Boringdon Black King so well, he did indeed stand on mums foot once, i remember the arena and the death slides like it was yesterday... so sad to see the stables still and empty. What a shame it has closed down, came across this page whilst googling for KIng, to show my daughter ! Cannot believe i remembered his name all these years later! feeling sad now :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-46663631681136919762013-07-16T13:56:48.897+01:002013-07-16T13:56:48.897+01:00We visited twice. In the early 1990s, the place hu...We visited twice. In the early 1990s, the place hummed with life and things to see, so we thought it would be a good place to see the total eclipse of the sun in 1999. It was cloudy, of course. There was hardly anyone there. We had the arena entirely to ourselves, as the sky turned black. It was a lovely day, but melancholy. 14 years on, I have just searched the web to find out what became of the place. Very sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-28015391542801796202013-07-03T20:13:34.858+01:002013-07-03T20:13:34.858+01:00i have many happy memories their a few sad but mai...i have many happy memories their a few sad but mainly good few mistakes you no who you are ? lol i would love to come c the site but probably will nether get the chance good luck to the new owners beutifull site . Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251798666351521438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-14957949832853558482013-05-20T11:33:09.494+01:002013-05-20T11:33:09.494+01:00My father worked on the buildings at the shire hor...My father worked on the buildings at the shire horse centre when I was a kid and my parents were friends with the owners so I spent alot of my childhood there. It was a fantastic place and they were a lovely family, I am still in the area so when the airsoft was there I used to play (I had an advantage as i new all the places to hide and sneek around!) It looked like everyone just upt and left leaving stuff as it was. Very sad. Fingers crossed it will be taken care of now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-77820860269095230992013-04-19T16:08:58.692+01:002013-04-19T16:08:58.692+01:00I grew up in Yealmpton and spent so many days at t...I grew up in Yealmpton and spent so many days at the centre, it was fantastic, I can't understand how it ever closed down. i would have loved to be able to take my girls there when visiting my parents :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-14012969019193293412013-03-16T10:25:01.224+00:002013-03-16T10:25:01.224+00:00When our children were small we always holidayed a...When our children were small we always holidayed at Paignton - we lived in East Anglia then - and from the time we arrived at Goodrington until we visited it was always the same question "when are we going to see the horses Dad?" Very many happy memories of days spent there, so sad to see it derelict now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-63368722025545370792013-03-07T11:17:48.847+00:002013-03-07T11:17:48.847+00:00I just came across your site trying to find out if...I just came across your site trying to find out if the shire horse centre is still open.So sad. I have good memories of this place whilst on a family holiday some 20 years ago.<br /><br /><br /><br />speckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440256471694935958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-77833621471159250902013-02-09T20:11:15.740+00:002013-02-09T20:11:15.740+00:00One of the best places in Devon that i visited wit...One of the best places in Devon that i visited with my family as a kid in the late 80's. I was MAD on Horses, I was obsessed with Boringdon Black King.....should have a photo or two somewhere with him and i very much remember the commentator of the Shire display saying "remember, if a Shire Horse treads on your foot, the horse wont feel a thing but you will". What happened to King does anyone know??<br /><br />We loved the death slides......first ones we had ever seen and we had hours of fun on them. Although my poor little sister managed to rip her leggings on them and had to spend the day with a coat round her waist!! Oooops lol.<br /><br />I was really saddened to hear of its closure. Its been a trip down memory lane reading about your revisit. I hope the new owners have as much love for the Shire as all its visitors did and may it bring them many fond memories as it has thousands of families :0)<br /><br />Cassienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-59405070122115617672013-01-13T22:25:51.884+00:002013-01-13T22:25:51.884+00:00Well you never know what's round the corner :)...Well you never know what's round the corner :)Do you have any old photos for the Shire when it was open?Hidden Plymouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608871135432911971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-43495980797446357652013-01-13T15:04:25.621+00:002013-01-13T15:04:25.621+00:00am so gutted i spent many days out here as a child...am so gutted i spent many days out here as a child.it was awesome you never tired of it.so gutted my children will never get to experience itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-27965858440001097402013-01-05T13:39:22.151+00:002013-01-05T13:39:22.151+00:00Always remember the grand display of Shires in the...Always remember the grand display of Shires in the display arena - at the end the guy commentating would say: "I'm going to leave these horses here for you to come and look at now. But remember, if a Shire horse treads on your foot, the horse won't feel a thing ..... but you will!!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-24007229351435808782012-09-05T02:54:53.272+01:002012-09-05T02:54:53.272+01:00Very happy memories of being taken there as child ...Very happy memories of being taken there as child and of many cars in Plymouth who displayed the car sticker which is featured in your first photo. I also went there in the very late 90's for a Eurobell Christmas meal probably not long before it closed for good.Garethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-54451493771251464892012-08-16T22:23:53.830+01:002012-08-16T22:23:53.830+01:00This is amazing, ive been trying to find out what ...This is amazing, ive been trying to find out what happened to this place for years! Loved the place and would do anything to just have one more look around. Would love to know the future of the site, i would hate it if developers turn it into a housing estate. Would be the place i'd buy if i won the lottery!wildecamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608397284264279204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-36740657222018614162012-07-27T18:52:47.907+01:002012-07-27T18:52:47.907+01:00Thanks Joe! We sat for a while to eat lunch in the...Thanks Joe! We sat for a while to eat lunch in the old outdoor arena, trying to imagine all the fine displays that happened there & a buzzard flew down to one of the old perches. Great to see, & I think one of the other lads managed to grab a photo. It looks like the new owners will be making as much use of the original buildings rather than them be torn down which is fantastic.Hidden Plymouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608871135432911971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-69635331402853807202012-07-27T03:25:44.582+01:002012-07-27T03:25:44.582+01:00Amazing!! Forgot all about this place. Kind of ass...Amazing!! Forgot all about this place. Kind of assumed it was still open somehow. Like everyone else it brings back memories I almost forgot I had as I was quite young when I went. It's a little sad to see it like this bit I prefer that than to see it flattened, and I think in places it looks really cool when nature takes over. Another good find!!Joe Tretheweynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-82918029612193458232012-07-26T21:32:02.407+01:002012-07-26T21:32:02.407+01:00It's amazing what gets left behind at some of ...It's amazing what gets left behind at some of the sites we see. We have seen a fully stocked abandoned pub in the past. That went down a treat!Hidden Plymouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608871135432911971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-29503799328707893532012-07-26T21:29:25.925+01:002012-07-26T21:29:25.925+01:00Thanks Derek! I'll push people your way to vie...Thanks Derek! I'll push people your way to view it. I'm waiting for a family home video shot in the eighties to be delivered & will upload that once received.Hidden Plymouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608871135432911971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389462314479989500.post-90606468119640737862012-07-26T21:18:17.037+01:002012-07-26T21:18:17.037+01:00I've got a film on YouTube from the 1970s of t...I've got a film on YouTube from the 1970s of the Shire Horse Centre. If you want to check it out, it's at: <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em-_WpnDS9M<br />Best wishes,<br />Derek Tait.derek taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420179495782939026noreply@blogger.com