<P> Dartmoor Zoological Park ( originally Dartmoor Wildlife Park ) is a 30 - acre ( 12 ha ) zoo near the village of Sparkwell , on the south - west edge of Dartmoor , in the county of Devon in the South West of England . It was opened in 1968 by Ellis Daw who ran it until its licence was revoked and it was forced to close in 2006 . The zoo was bought in August 2006 by Benjamin Mee who moved in with his two children Milo and Ella and reopened the zoo in July 2007 , later writing a book about his experiences called We Bought a Zoo ( 2008 ) . A 2011 film of the same title was loosely based on the book . </P>
<P> Dartmoor Zoological Park ( originally Dartmoor Wildlife Park ) is a 30 - acre ( 12 ha ) zoo near the village of Sparkwell , on the south - west edge of Dartmoor , in the county of Devon in the South West of England . It was opened in 1968 by Ellis Daw who ran it until its licence was revoked and it was forced to close in 2006 . The zoo was bought in August 2006 by Benjamin Mee who moved in with his two children Milo and Ella and reopened the zoo in July 2007 , later writing a book about his experiences called We Bought a Zoo ( 2008 ) . A 2011 film of the same title was loosely based on the book . </P>
where is dartmoor zoo from we bought a zoo
where is dartmoor zoo from we bought a zoo
near the village of Sparkwell , on the south - west edge of Dartmoor , in the county of Devon in the South West of England
near the village of Sparkwell , on the south - west edge of Dartmoor , in the county of Devon in the South West of England