Janepie33 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Has anyone been to London to spot the elephants scattered all about as part of the Elephant Parade? It's a scheme to highlight the plight of the endangered Asian elephant. There are 258 elephants all over London and some of them are quite spectacular. You can download a map telling you where they all are. DD and I were out for around 5 hours yesterday and only spotted 58! There were loads of families out spotting too. The elephants are the same size as a baby elephant and have been decorated by a selection of artists. Such fun to go looking for them all. Good exercise and a chance to see bits of London you might not usually visit. http://www.elephantparadelondon.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 we're going to London this weekend, will have to keep an eye out for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 They did this in Norwich a while back and tthen they sold them off for charity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Wonder if the London ones will be sold off? Wonder how much they go for? Wonder if my neighbours will think I'm completely stark raving bonkers? 3 cats... 7 chickens... and then a baby Indian elephant appears at the end of the garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 all of the elephants are for sale by auction ooooh, wish i lived closer - i would love to see this cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janepie33 Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 You can buy little ones too. The smallest are 10cm and start at about £27. Some of the big ones are going to be auctioned 3rd July so if you've the odd 2 or 3 thousand lying around....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Oh wow, Peony (elephant 234) went for £7k :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I love these elephants, very The current bid on Number 198 is £50k, blimey Some of the designs are beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 We were in London last week end and only spotted (and photographed) 32 elephants. Some were really cool! There are about 20 odd in Green park right by Buckingham Palace. We were going to an exhibition on wildlife art and other works by David Shepherd at the Mall galleries so it was really close by - in fact they were also rehersing trooping the colour too, which was an added bonus! The horses were beautiful and very smart. I also fed some squirrels and one sat on my arm to eat the banana chip i was giving him. So cute. Oh and i saw the Victory in the bottle on the spare plinth. I love days in london like that, when something unexpected and wonderful brightens your day (Especially as the heavens opened) CLICKY THINGY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 wow arent they amazing - sounds like you had a great time cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miss_spent Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 They are brilliant, and everywhere. Here are some pics of me with them when we went up there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 They're great! I too saw the ones in Norwich a few years ago as well and they were great. There was a special beauty table elephant in bright pink in Jarrolds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 YS has just come back from a week at Scout camp. They took the train into London and saw the Elephants. I am so but I am so glad that you posted about this otherwise I wouldn't have known what he was talking about This was his favourite - The Polar Bear Elephant. It took me a while to 'see' the polar bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 wow, thats really clever - look at the polar bears feet cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janepie33 Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 4 of my favourite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Wow! So beautiful, I googled it and found this info on nanook awww Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Wow, what gorgeous nellyphants. I do like a lot of the artistry there - very talented people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 I really wanted to try and buy the small version of Nanook the Polar bear elephant but it doesn't seem to be in the shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 we did the tourist bus thing at the weekend & spotted loads of ellies, they looked great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Wow, they look brilliant! Shame I don't have any meetings in London in the near future otherwise I'd enjoy wandering around looking for them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Has anyone been to London to spot the elephants scattered all about as part of the Elephant Parade? http://www.elephantparadelondon.org Thank you so much for posting this, surprisingly I hadn't heard anything about it before. Now, several friends and family will enjoy this I'm sure, and I'll definitely be going soon myself. I learn so much on this forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Really like the first blue one The polar bear one is really clever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henriette Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Saw this one outside the V&A in London while also visiting the Butterfly Garden. Just so lovely - as were the butterflies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
