The Sooty Show has found a new home at Crealy theme park, near Exeter, Devon. You can see live performances of the show as well as enjoy new Sooty-themed rides and take a trip down memory lane at the Hall of Fame at Sooty Land, which officially opened in June 2022.
Richard Cadell, who became Sooty’s right-hand man in 1998 after Matthew Corbett’s retirement, boasts that Sooty Land offers children a unique experience that they will not get at Peppa Pig Land or Thomas Land. The famous bear performs live shows and despite his old age is still cheeky, spraying audience members with his water pistol, like he did to Prince Philip when the bear turned 70 in 2018.
The magician and children’s television presenter who holds Sooty close to his heart said that the opening of Sooty Land last month was a very special day for him after the show nearly disappeared in 2008. Richard and his brother bought the rights of what is now the longest-running children’s TV programme.
