The Aspinall Foundation

Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve and Howletts Wild Animal Park have announced the return of their popular Kids Go Free offer.

Howletts Wild Animal Park is saddened to announce that Babydoll, The UK’s oldest female western lowland gorilla, has been euthanised today. Her dedicated keepers and the parks’ expert vet team, along with The Aspinall Foundation’s Chairman, Damian...

The Aspinall Foundation is always looking for new ways to give the captive animals in our care a better life and, if possible, a chance to live where they belong - in the wild. So, to this end, I am currently halfway through a whirlwind tour of...

Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve, near Ashford, has been awarded yet another coveted accolade at the hotly contested Kent Wedding Awards 2018. The popular venue won in the category Wedding Venue of the Year – Something Different, for the fourth year in a...

On Sunday 21^st October, volunteers from T.S. Churchill Ashford Sea and Marine cadets enjoyed a close encounter with Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve’s giraffe herd, to thank them for their valuable leaf picking skills throughout the summer months.

When planning your wedding, there are plenty of important ‘things to do’, whether that be choosing a venue, writing the guest list, or searching for the perfect dress. Whilst all of these are very important, the theme shouldn’t be forgotten about.

Keepers at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve, are celebrating the arrival of an endangered Przewalski foal, born to parents, Naim and Tergaan, on 20^th September 2018.Joel Bunce, Head of Hoofstock Section said: ‘We’re delighted to welcome this little...