https://www.blairdrummond.com/plan-your-visit Blair Drummond Safari Park is a family visitor attraction located near Stirling in Scotland . It opened to the public on 15 May 1970 and is home to over 350 animals, many of which roam freely or are kept in large enclosures in the 120-acre (49 ha) estate. The Safari Park is open from mid March until the end of October each year. The park is one of Scotland's busiest tourist attractions. History [ edit ] The original Blair Drummond House was built in 1715. Sir John Kay, a tea merchant from Glasgow, purchased the house and its surrounding land in 1916. Because he had no sons, Kay passed the property to his nephew Sir John Muir, the grandfather of the park's present owner Jamie Muir. The house was a family home until it was sold to the Camphill Movement , a charity that cares for people with special needs, in 1977. [5] The current Blair Drummond House was built in a new location in 187...