A new reptile education and experience centre has opened its doors to families across Nottinghamshire, with the aim of teaching children about the exotic animals. Cyril's Nut Hut - a popular adventure play centre based in Long Eaton - has launched a new venture, known as Cyril’s Gone Wild, which allows children to get up close with a number of reptiles, including Australian water dragons and snakes.
Kids will be able to meet 11 species of animals. There are snakes, lizards, tarantulas, scorpions and hermit crabs at the centre, which opened its new encounter experience on Sunday, June 11. Cyril's Nut Hut has been family owned by Michelle Palmer, her husband Warren Palmer and their daughter Emily Smith. for the last two years.
The family has now decided it wants to share its love of animals with those who come and play at the centre. Emily Smith, 29, who works as the manager at Cyril's Nut Hut and will be heading up the Cyril's Gone Wild experience, said: "I've always had reptiles myself and I have a two-year-old daughter that loves them as well.
