KENTSTAYCATION
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Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve aspinallfoundation. org / port-lympne
Arguably the most well known animal encounter in Kent, Port Lympne’ s reserve is not only home to more than 900 animals across 75 species in over 600 acres, but also offers a myriad of staycay options from pinewood pod glamping to luxury secluded lodges with floorto-ceiling windows peering into the lion and tiger enclosures. Perfect for families who want safari without the flight, you can wake to giraffes galloping past your luxury tent, leopards prowling the perimeter of your wigwam or brown bears lumbering past your terrace. These luxury boltholes all sit inside the reserve itself, offering front-row seats to feeding time, golf buggies to explore after park closure and bedtime rituals you’ d normally need a passport to witness.
LION LODGE, PORT LYMPNE
The Big Cat Sanctuary thebigcatsanctuary. org
Perfect for conservation-minded couples or teens who’ ve outgrown petting zoos, this leading big cat rescue centre offers genuinely thrilling encounters with lions, tigers and cheetahs- close enough to hear them purr, far enough to keep all your fingers. The feeding sessions are spectacular, the conservation stories moving and the sleepover option limited to feel even more exclusively special.
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THE BIG CAT SANCTUARY
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