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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fish & chips! Fish & chips! Fish & chips!

[–] essell@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not at that place. Waaaay over priced.

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They must be to get their own brown road sign

[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago

Gnome World is a caravan and camping site with a fair few ornamental gnomes about.

Screech Owl Sanctuary and Animal Park (which is just a couple it minutes up the road by car) is the superior choice.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think the screech owl sanctuary is a part of gnome world. Personally, I would love to have fish and chips served to me by a recovering screech owl in a shelter run by gnomes.

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Google maps showing 22 min walk between the sites

I was hoping for a gnome wonderland but it's just a campsite with garden gnomes :(

You could get a fun park in on the same day though.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

I've found Cornwall to be bad for this. We were on holiday last year in Cornwall and it was pissing it down with rain so wanted to take the kids somewhere indoors. We'd seen the brown signs (in the UK, brown signs indicate a place of interest) for some "jungle barn" or something, thinking it was going to be an awesome place, but it turned out to be a normal run of the mill hellish soft play centre.

That Springfield Fun Park is actually quite decent for young kids though.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That is disappointing. I've decided to believe that the garden gnomes come to life when nobody is looking at them and freeze when somebody sees them.

[–] snaprails@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think you’re confusing Garden Gnomes with Weeping Angels 😯

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Perhaps that phenomenon is not unique to Weeping Angels and is common among a larger taxonomic group/clade of anthropomorphic, seemingly inanimate, beings. Further research is needed, and evidence is scant. Is it because it's a silly theory, or is it because researchers keep disappearing?

[–] TerraRoot@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago
[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Owls are real. Gnomes, fortunately, are not. Easiest decision of my life.

[–] loweffortname@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I only know gnomes from this documentary from the 80s. Perhaps it was propaganda from Big Gnome, but they seemed nice...

[–] sevenism@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

Both: port, and starboard

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I always wanted to visit these places, but it’s a long drive back North from the peninsulas. Must be really rough on the gnomes living in mortal terror that they could be snatched by talons at any moment.

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Are they dirty though?

[–] ideonek@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago

Go for the Owls and sent the letter up with a rumor that the De-Gnoming procedure is about to start. They are not that bright. They will run down to you.

[–] FrenchFoodInHand@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

This is like Sophie’s Choice all over again

[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 1 points 2 months ago

Fish and chips!

[–] discreetelite@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

I bet we can out screech one of those owls, challenge accepted