A date to a wild animal park - whether it’s your first or your hundredth - is fun, creative and unique, with so much to see and do. At Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve, you can hop on board a safari truck and have the chance to see over 700 animals as...
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14/08/2018
Make a Date with Port Lympne and Howletts!

If you and your partner love to try new things and face up to new challenges, you’ll probably want more than just a stroll in the park or sit down meal. You want excitement, adventure, thrills and once in a lifetime experiences!
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09/08/2018
Our First Date Ideas
Meeting someone for the first time, just the two of you can be nerve-racking, which is why many people opt for alternative first date ideas. Something fun and exciting can often be a lot less intense and allows the initial meet to be less awkward.
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07/08/2018
Gelada Born At Howletts
Primate keepers at Howletts Wild Animal Park, near Canterbury, have announced the birth of a baby gelada.
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Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve’s female giraffe calf has taken her first steps out onto The African Experience – 110 acres of Kentish savannah, at the popular wild animal reserve, alive with African animals.
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16/07/2018
Introducing The Mighty Achilles!
Howletts Wild Animal Park, near Canterbury, have announced the arrival of Achilles, a male Sumatran tiger.
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Gorilla keepers at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve are celebrating as Tamba, a western lowland gorilla, gave birth to her 6th infant on Friday 25th May. This is the 17th gorilla infant to be sired by silverback, Kouillou.
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21/06/2018
It's A Girl!
Latest Addition Takes Giraffe Herd Numbers Into Double Figures At Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve.
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With less than 2500 mature Rothschild giraffes left in the wild, Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve are celebrating the birth of a healthy male calf, born on Thursday 7th June at the popular visitor attraction. This is mother, Lehana’s second calf to be...
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