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Theme park turns away single adults that don't have kids with them.

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  • Theme park turns away single adults that don't have kids with them.

    Matthew Richards (pictured), 54, from High Littleton, Somerset, was turned away from Puxton Park by bosses - despite visiting the centre just days earlier with his three grandchildren.


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    A theme park has banned adults unaccompanied by children from entry over fears that they could be paedophiles.

    The bizarre rule at Puxton Park, in Somerset, came to light after a bird enthusiast was forbidden from watching a falconry display at the centre on his own.

    Matthew Richards, 54, had visited with his three grandchildren just days earlier and wanted to return for another look at the birds of prey area - but was turned away.

    The centre has appeared to contradict itself in justifying the rule - first claiming it has been in place for seven years - before then blaming it on last year's visit from jailed paedophile Phillip Judd - the former mayor of Weston-super-Mare.

    Father-of-three Mr Richards was turned away at the theme park's gate on Thursday with staff telling him they did not admit single men and women on child protection grounds.

    When he complained, bosses at the tourist attraction near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, defended the bizarre rule and insisted it is 'in line with other parks' - before sanding him away.
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