Newpark hotel

Jurassic Newpark, the new "prehistoric" attraction in Co Kilkenny, will open to visitors at the end of this month.

The "dinosaurs" will be fenced in paddocks similar to those depicted in the Jurassic Park movies. Accessible trails will link the paddocks and Park Rangers will give informative talks about the different dinosaur species. So far everything is going really well since they arrived on site - no raptors have escaped into the kitchen and the T-rex hasn’t swallowed any of our staff.” Jurassic Newpark will be free to hotel guests, with tickets for the general public costing €11pp. Children under the age of two are admitted free, and family rates are available from €35. He continued: "The Newpark Hotel family loves to offer our guests amazing and unique experiences, so we can’t wait to see the look on their faces when they have the unique opportunity to see dinosaurs up close that move and roar! The new park will be home to a number of dinosaur species that have been extinct for over 66 million years, including Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Brachiosaurus, and Velociraptor. Visitors may also see some dinosaur eggs, reports The Irish Independent.