The finest collection of native wildlife in Britain
Meet the Animals!
Get the most from your visit with our half-hourly keeper talks which give you a further opportunity to learn about the animals and see them up-close.
Opening Dates
We open at weekends & during state school holidays. We recommend that you allow at least 3 hours for a visit but
you’re welcome to stay all day.
Admission Prices
Adult – £12.00
Senior (Aged 65+) – £10.50
Child (Aged 3 – 15) – £8.50
Family (2 + 2) – £37.00
When can you visit?
We open every Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday,
and also daily during state school holidays
(excludes 21 to 26 Dec 2020)
Our next holiday opening is spring half term:
Saturday 15 February to Sunday 23 February
Please note: On weekdays in term time we are closed to the public but are available for pre-booked school trips, private tours and photo events.
Read more about our opening times
Download our 2020 leaflet
New wildcat enclosures - work in progress
Construction of our new wildcat enclosures is underway, so our Scottish wildcats are temporarily off-display. We hope to complete the work soon. In the meantime our perky polecats will be substituting at the keeper talks.
revised keeper talk times
Bush Fire Crisis
In this time of environmental crisis our hearts go out to the people and wildlife of Australia. Two wildlife charities appealing for donations are: WIRES Wildlife Rescue
and WWF
Brrr... Beat the winter blues with a free return visit!
During the cold winter months, we are giving all paying visitors free admission vouchers for a return entry. The vouchers are valid until the end of March 2020. This means you can have TWO visits for the price of ONE!
Membership
Photo Days
Visit Shop
In 2019 the Centre was awarded TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence for the 6th consecutive year
The Centre is accessible
by wheelchair
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We are proud to be a Visit England Quality Assured Visitor Attraction
All images featured on this website, unless credited otherwise, were taken at the British Wildlife Centre
by our Head Keeper and resident photographer, Matt Binstead.
BWC Ltd is a company registered in England & Wales with company no. 06568854. Registered office: Eastbourne Rd, Newchapel, Lingfield RH7 6LF
