Not only are they an award-winning wildlife day out and a charity dedicated to conservation, but they also provide excellent care for their animals. Additionally, they ensure their guests are well catered to with various events and meeting spaces.
Each event space comes equipped with state-of-the-art audio visual setups, projectors, and sound systems. The venue offers three private meeting rooms, and the expansive gardens are perfect for enhancing your event with outdoor activities. Standard provisions include notepads, pencils, and water, while projectors or whiteboards are available upon request.
The Long Room:
Nestled in the heart of the mansion, it merges the opulent tradition of a country house with the exotic tastes of its former owner, Sir Philip Sassoon, who commissioned its striking hand-painted animal murals. This space is ideal for larger meetings, training events, or private dinners. With views over the South Terrace, guests can extend their gathering onto the terrace for drinks and more. The capacity is 35 broad room style, or 50 lunch/dinner set up.
Spencer Roberts Room:
Decorated with Arthur Spencer Roberts’ stunning hand painted animal murals, this is a smaller and cosy space with special historic value as once great minds gathered to debate the political and cultural landscape of the 1920s here. Accommodating 24 board room style or 35 lunch set up. Can also be used as a private check in area or welcome drinks when combined with other rooms.
Martin Jordan Room:
A hugely versatile and elegant space within the mansion, The Martin Jordan Room is adorned with exquisite floor-to-ceiling hand-painted murals. It’s a multi-functional space which can be tailored to your exact specifications
The Orangery
A glass orangery and terrace creative to salute the theatrical entertainment style of the Gatsby era. Truly private and available for exclusive use only, it has capacity for 120 seated guests in addition to a dance floor, cloakroom, and luxury washrooms. It includes its own fully incorporated kitchen for all fine dining requirements, as well as the option to add additional marquees or a food station on the adjoining lawn.
Team Building Activities
With bespoke team building experiences available you can find yourselves creating a puzzle feeders for gorillas, platforms for tigers, dig boxes for meerkats or climbing apparatus for monkeys, the rewarding feeling of seeing your finished items put to the test in our enclosures is one to cherish.
Animal encounters
Unique animal encounters offer you the opportunity to come face-to-face with some of the planet’s most iconic species, including Western lowland gorillas, black and white rhinos, giraffes, primates, big cats, and more. Accompany a keeper as they introduce you to your chosen animal, share fascinating facts, provide feeding opportunities where possible, and grant behind-the-scenes access, allowing you to dive deep into our extraordinary animal kingdom.
Additionally, a private safari experience is available, offering a guided tour across the Kentish Countryside, encompassing the African, Asian, and South American Experiences. This tour lasts about an hour, accommodates up to 50 guests per truck, and multiple trucks can be dispatched to cater to larger groups.
Whether you’re a group aiming to reconnect with nature, acquire new skills, embark on a novel experience, or a business seeking to enhance your employees’ wellbeing, they provide a wide range of activities that can be customized to fit your schedule and budget.
- Yoga & Meditation
- Wine Tasting
- Conservation Talks
- Lawn Games
- Garden Tour
- Cooking with a Conscience
- Team building – enclosure construction / animal enrichment
- Indoor and outdoor team building
- Corporate Volunteering