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Beale Wildlife Park and Gardens is situated by the River Thames, between the villages of Pangbourne and Lower Basildon in Berkshire, England. It has three main areas of attraction: collections of small exotic animals, farm animals and birds; landscaped gardens and woodlands; and children's play areas. The park was founded in 1956 by Gilbert Beale as his own private park. He was a keen collector and breeder of peacocks and these birds still roam free in the park. The park is known locally as both "Child-Beale" (after the founding charity) and colloquially as "The Peacock Farm." ==Attractions== Over recent years, the park has expanded to accommodate a wide variety of visitors, especially the youngest ones. The park has recently built a roplay area, a pets area, sand pits, paddling pools, Little Tikes Play Area, and the Beale Railway, a section of narrow gauge railway on which is run a diesel locomotive, "Sir Humphrey Davy"; and previously a steam locomotive, "John Remmy", each capable of pulling 5 carriages and 50 people.〔(Beale Park - Attractions - Train )〕 Thirteen people were injured when a steam train crashed on the Beale Railway on Saturday, 27 June 2009.〔(Steam train crash on mini railway ), BBC News, Saturday, 27 June 2009〕 For older visitors, there are the gardens, lakes, and the model boat exhibition. There is also a gift shop, education centre, and restaurant on site. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beale Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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