A rugby world cup winner met one other world champion when he visited a hen sanctuary.
England rugby star Phil Vickery unveiled a brand new cafe The Nest Kitchen and Café at Birdland in Bourton-on-the-Water.
The park is home to a different champion in Spike, who was voted the World’s Most Popular Penguin earlier this 12 months.
The 16-year-old star’s triumph was revealed solely stay on BBC programme The One Show.
His subsequent coronation ceremony was then reported by BBC 5 Live radio presenter Colin Murray, who’s a giant fan of the park.
Spike now has greater than 18,000 Facebook followers.
Last 12 months the Penguin Shore enclosure underwent a dramatic redesign which is the place Spike the King Penguin now lives.
Mr Vickery, a former entrance row favorite at Gloucester, has solid a foodie profession since retiring from rugby after successful Celebrity Masterchef in 2011.
The 47-year-old, a former England captain who performed for Gloucester for 11 years, now works for meals service firm Creed, which is able to provide the café with a choice of cold and warm meals gadgets.
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The attraction has additionally created a Changing Places facility, a totally accessible bathroom to assist guests with restricted mobility.
Birdland basic supervisor Simon Cox stated: “We’re thrilled Phil came along to cut the ribbon on our brand-new cafe which will add a fantastic extra dimension to the visitor experience.
“Both he and Spike are top of the class in their respective fields and we aim to be just that at Birdland.
“The newly-renovated café and a new Changing Places facility are great examples of how we continue to improve and evolve as a visitor attraction.”
There are day by day penguin, pelican and flamingo feeding shows on the park the place guests can discover out all in regards to the totally different species, what they wish to eat, who’s essentially the most mischievous of the flock and interesting insights from Birdland’s group of knowledgeable keepers.
There is a ten per cent low cost at The Nest Kitchen and Café this weekend to mark its opening.
