American Couple Reacts: England's: Port Lympne Wild Animal Reserve & Hotel! FIRST TIME REACTION! ❤️

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Our UK Trip Announcement Too! We have found our #1 place to visit next year when we come to the UK! This place is absolutely incredible and so amazing! Find out what makes it so special and NOT a zoo! Animals are one of the most important things to both of us as we do our own non-profit work for them. Port Lympne in Kent, England is an impressive animal reserve with lots of conservation efforts for many species. This is so special and we hope you love it as much as we did. We are DEFINITELY going here next year! We think we found our British couple equivalent too, loved them! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

[@selina.c]

Just to add love your channel ❤

[@neilgayleard3842]

Kent / the garden of England. It's the best place in Britain. Your in for a surprise, in a good way. We have a lot of the things you like. Including castles. Don't overlook the county town of Kent Maidstone/ my home town.

[@CPDutch]

The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent is also worth a look at

[@scottwebb1978]

Wait! It's not Alana your staying with 😅 she's a Canadian moved over here lives in Kent 6 or 7 years now has a youtube channe ' Adventures and Naps..does reaction to british stuff like you guys do..

[@clivenewman4810]

Check out Canterbury cathedral while in Kent.

[@Budski73]

Most zoos & wildlife parks in the UK have conservation programmes, helping to prevent the extinction of animals.

[@PortilloMoment]

One of the first being Jersey Zoo, founded by Gerald Durrell in 1959.

[@sarahealey1780]

The UK is big on the conservation side of Zoos, Chester Zoo is the biggest in Europe and does amazing work in their breading programme.

[@jen6879]

Chester is my nearest zoo! I absolutely love it there and the work they do. So happy they made it through lockdown ❤❤

[@sarahealey1780]

@jen6879 it's also my closest Zoo, I'm in Shrewsbury. My family actually do all the building work for Chester Zoo, they are currently doing the new wedding pavilion, that would be a cool place to get married.

[@JJ-of1ir]

In the lake district I took my daughter to a place where the animals were allowed to roam, but the people going to see them were often fenced in. We walked between a long narrow wire fenced corridor between two fields of roaming animals at one point. Up ahead of us - when we were half way along - we saw an ostrich running towards us in OUR corridor. It was too far to run back so we froze as this 6ft creature came speeding towards us and awaited our fate. She stopped a foot away and waited. I have never looked a bird in the eye before. She had such enormous eyes. She looked us over and just waited. Realising we were in HER way we pressed ourselves hard into the wire fence and she got by us and began her run again. I expect she huffed a bit as she ran on and thought "bloody tourists!" We on the other hand never forgot the experience.

[@jen6879]

South Lakes is a fantastic place 😊 As far as I know, that was probably an emu you encountered as they are absolutely everywhere. I had one standing right in front of my face for the whole of the lemur talk. I almost got stuck in one section as a squirrel monkey had taken a shine to my rucksack and wasn’t letting go in a hurry 😅

[@Choppy698]

My backside is falling right out for you

[@bethcushway458]

Longleat Animal Park is another incredible conservation park but the animals have free roaming in enormous enclosures.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We did a video on Longleat last year. Go back and have a look

[@Smudgie33]

I’m Kent born and bred and Port Lympne was a staple growing up. Have been there on and off for 40+ years and still love it to this day. ❤ Whilst it is expensive it’s a once in a lifetime experience and all the money goes back into the conservation of the animals.

[@fender282]

Thank God for these exceptional people and all the conservation zoos around the world. Thankfully the numbers are growing.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Absolutely!!!

[@fender282]

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow I know what it is like to wake up to lions roaring...when we lived in town, we had a large park across the road. The house was very open,like my own house now. The circus came to town and set up in the park. The kids thought it was great walking past all the animals on their way to the bus stop each morning.WELL! The first night we woke up to the roaring and it sounded like it was in the house!!!! Didn't know what to do! Didn't sleep well that night even though we worked out they were still in their cages. Hated seeing them like that though. Also had an elephant break loose. It raced toward the caravan park next door. When the handler tried to get it, it grabbed a huge palm frond and started waving it at him. It was funny to watch This was 35 years ago and thankfully things have changed. But our experiences taught us that things had to change and we have to treat our fellow creatures with respect and love.We have quite a few nature reserves in Oz and help with giraffes, rhinos, primates etc. If you know of anyone who has exotic animals as pets, chide them that they are being cruel and perhaps killing a species. Have heaps of fun on your travels and don't drown in the hot bath!

[@georgebarnes8163]

Everyone can do their bit to conserve the planet, even token gestures like planting wild flowers for the bees makes a big difference. I am fortunate to live right on a large sea Lough in the UK and have let my garden go wild as it should be, since doing so I have a good variety of wild animals that I would never have seen with the perfect lawn, my favs are a family of Otters that have been visiting my wild garden for the last 3 years. IMO it was humans who destroyed a lot of the planets nature and we do have a duty to put it right.

[@mayajrj]

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[@markedz8695]

Totally agree

[@emilycox3623]

One of the best things about Port Lympne is that the enclosures are not made with viewing ability but so that the animals are in as natural a habitat as they can possibly be offered, even the grasses have been specially grown❤ the safari AAA drive is incredible getting up close with the giraffe and rhino!

[@KarenMilligan-hd8xx]

Hi ladies look up the Aspinall foundation who developed the parks, both Port Lympe d Howllets,John Aspinal did a lot of preservation work for various species great man. They had a baby rhino born at he park and named him Neal …. So he was Rhino Neal 😅

[@andrewjeffery6324]

This place looks amazing ! ..like so many other places in the UK I would never have heard of it without you .Thanks Natasha and Debbie 😊

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We are blown away!

[@sandrahughes8645]

Bless them for helping endangered species x

[@megfreeth4377]

Thanks

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you so much 💓

[@TaoistYang]

I live nearby. 🙂 As I recall, both Poty Lympne & Howletts are run by the Aspinal Foundation. The UK is home to some of the leading conservation spaces & projects in the world, the Aspinal Foundation is one of them. While you're there you could also visit Wildwood, outside of Canterbury (not far away) where they focus on native species conservation like red squirrels, etc.

[@SarahHaselgrove]

So glad you have featured this wonderful animal park. I live ten minutes away from here in the small seaside village of Dymchurch. We have so much history here dating back to the Roman period. Port Lympne was the site of a Roman Port. I stayed for two nights in their Wolf Lodge which was amazing. Hearing the wolves howl is so spine tingling. You can also try out the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch railway, which is a miniature locomotive which takes you through the Romney Marsh.

[@vikingraider1961]

There are two zoos in Kent that John Aspinall set up - Port Lympne (pronounced "Lim") and Howletts Wild Animal Park - they have different mixtures of animals in each.

[@kathchandler4919]

Have you heard about the Born Free Foundation? Google it, there's actually a classic film called Born Free , a true story & the couple Bill Travers & Virginia McKenna started the charity up to make sure their first saved lions weren't the last...the story of Elsa &, eventually, her cubs will make you cry...even to this day I still need a handkerchief xx

[@smigunc3024]

I actually am subscribed to this young couples channel, have been for ages. They are very good.

[@michellewatson4843]

Same here, they are one of my favourite travel vloggers.

[@lisawallace5987]

My husband and I stayed here a few years ago at Elephant Lodge which i think is now re-named Bear Lodge. It was an amazing experience. We were next to the Cheetah enclosure. After closing time the Rangers would take us into the park. We stayed three nights and did the big cat tour twice, it was different each time, and the small cat tour. Dinner was in the club house, amazing chef! You will absolutely love it x FYI the lions roar ALL night!

[@johnmh1000]

Do I get the very slight impression that you ladies are reasonably excited to be coming over to the old Country? You are going to be made so welcome!! Your support and appreciation of all things UK is highly valued, and I'm putting in the papers to make you honoury Brits right now!

[@AnaIBarker]

Another fantastic video! Thank you Natasha and Debbie 🙏🏻☺️

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@misolgit69]

Kent, known as the Garden of England, Some Like it Hot one of the Great comedies of all time, how on Earth did Tony Curtis keep that pout ?

[@robertalaverty5440]

This place sounds Amazing. Kent is strewn with Castles, Hever, Leeds and Rochester are all worth a look.

[@stevieduggan1763]

Port Lympne is, literally a ten minute drive from me. So glad your base is in Kent. London is a great city, and well worth a visit. But there is so much more to Britain. The good thing about having your base in Kent is London is very accessible. So many tourist choose to stay in London, and I understand why. But you need to experience Kent and Sussex. They are terrific counties. You might want to watch " Damian Aspinall and the gorillas ". It's truly heartening. Sending big HUGS from across the pond. 🇬🇧🇺🇸💜

[@celine4evauk]

Yay!!! Kent, my home county. I'm in Folkestone - 15 minutes from Port Lympne. Pronounced the same as limb. This place is a reserve, not the old fashioned zoo where you think of animals in cages . I'm not a big fan of zoos either, but to stop extinction etc I am in favour. Until humans can be trusted to stop killing etc. I know people go to PL every year, know people who've gotten married there. Its a great place, sooooo pleased you'll get to go there and especially see a bit of Kent while you're over here. You've just got to decide which animals you're going to stay with LOL So many people ignore Kent, they only go as far south as London. But not you guys!!! YAY! 😁

[@garyballared2077]

you just reminded me that i attended a wedding there aswell about 15 years ago!

[@Heather.C-kiwi-ninja]

Wow! 😮 This place is amazing. I would absolutely love to experience being so close to these beautiful animals. I love Debbie’s human stew 😂 It warms my heart knowing that the wonderful people at this sanctuary are trying so hard to help these animals ❤

[@steveoliver4418]

Hiya girls, so glad you're coming to Kent , you'll love the County known as the Garden of England. Lived here all my life wouldn't move for the world. Great video again 😊

[@samk9729]

Congratulations reaching 60K subscribers ladies, Next goal 100K

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thanks!

[@junecaffyn357]

Kent - the garden of England - have a great time Ladies!

[@anselmvonkoroisau9095]

Menu Today... Human Soup 😂 - love your brain Debbie❤... love you too Natasha ❤

[@mjdavidson7185]

Being a Kentish man myself and only live 15 minutes away from Port Lympne, I had no idea they had the cabins you could stay over night in. This looks amazing and is now something I’ll be looking into booking for my wife and myself as a treat. Another place which I love to visit is a place called Dungeness, look it up, it’s a strange but beautiful place and also has a nature reserve there too. Thank you for sharing and hope you enjoy Kent when you come to the UK!

[@russellesgate8822]

We live in Kent ladies,and my wife is a Regional Tour Guide. Happy to show you a few places while you are over.

[@kellieprice8776]

Love port lympne and howletts both in Kent both run by the aspinal foundation. When I was a teenage veterinary nurse student my vet frequently treated animals for them it was fantastic

[@s-jk3ui]

This brought back memories! My grandparents lived not far from Port Lympne and they would take my siblings and I there whenever we stayed with them. It’s probably the main reason why I love animals!

[@Tidybitz]

I'd never heard of this place or even knew it existed. What a lovely place it is, it will look even better when you two ladies visit in the summertime.

[@NeilTurner-k4h]

Yes, we stayed there and loved it. Feeding the giraffes was wonderful, and the hotel has a really good restaurant too.

[@clareturner6078]

Exciting that you are coming to Kent! I was born in Canterbury and now live in Dover, Kent. I've been to Port Lympe a few timed but never stayed there. I'm sure you will love it! Xx

[@deniseelgie-cook7553]

Hi I live in kent lots of places too visit hope you enjoy

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you, we plan on it, deniseelgie. 😊

[@douglaswright2143]

Wow| That was astonishiny. Kent is a beautiful starting point for your visit to the UK, it is known as "the garden of England". I grew up in Somerset, which is utterly beautiful, but I would suggest that you stick to the East side of the country as it is much older, the West only developed through Industrialisation in the north. I would suggest Avebury, in Wiltshire, which is an enormous stone circle, twice as old as Stonehenge, and if you do that, you might as well dip your toe into Bath. When you hit London, I am more than happy to show you around.

[@elizabethworthington5228]

I've been following the Travel Beans channel for years and saw this video when there first published it. They have a campervan in America where they spend 6 months of the year traveling around. They even had a van explode on them whilst they were driving it. It's a brilliant channel. I just love their style!

[@OriginalHandprint]

My ‘local’ conservation zoo; easy to spend the whole day walking around, and seeing the animals in more open environments. The views are pretty amazing too

[@tinatomkinson7932]

You lady's are very welcome to come and stay with us while you are in the UK xxx

[@catbevis1644]

Hello from a little bit further west than Kent! This whole coastline is packed with history as it's the bit that faces our old enemy France, so you won't be short of things to do. Loads of castles etc and some of the best fish & chips in the country (I may be biased). I could recommend a dozen places to visit easily but I'll stick to just one- Brighton Pavilion. It's unlike anything else you'll see in the UK 🙂

[@susangarvey9415]

The Pavilion is great, also Charleston House, weird and wonderful I love them both. I love the Seven Sisters walk and Beachy Head too, so so much here in Sussex, these girls would miss so much if they didn't visit here.

[@lorrainehall157]

Also in Kent is The Big Cat Sanctuary... not generally open to public, but they do have open days throughout the year. They're also big on conservation and saving big cats.

[@claresewell7388]

I've been to this place quite a few times, it's a wonderful experience, not stayed there, but even a day trip you can see the brilliant work they do introducing the animals back into the wild. Exceptional place run by exceptional staff and the aspinall family ❤

[@margaretnicol3423]

Pocahontas is buried in Gravesend in Kent. There's a little statue of her. Probably not worth a visit when there's so much else to do. Just an interesting little fact.

[@EileenGoehring-lb8hy]

Didn't know this place was there ,would love to stay there good luck girls 😱🦁

[@sharonsmith9817]

Hi Natasha &Debbie Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸🎉🥂

[@rowlandcole5670]

The staff put the water on for them, meanwhile the Lions were peeling the carrots! 🤣🤣

[@juliajoyce4535]

I have just come back from holiday in Kent, I so wanted to visit Port Lympne and their other other park Howletts, but I got out voted by my family, we were only 9 miles away, 😢 I hope you both get your wish when you visit Kent next year, I did visit Dover Castle after seeing you reaction video, it was brilliant,

[@alisonrodger3360]

"Boiled Human"🤣😂🤣😂 I'd heard of a Giraffe Hotel, in Kenya. It appears to be connected to Port Lympne through the Aspinall Trust.

[@saturdaysun5724]

Lovely to see the turnaround, humans shut in and animals roaming free.

[@robert-hh2ft]

you are so lucky what a fantastic place hope you savour every second of it

[@wilsonmurillopalacio6953]

Congrats for the 60K I will have a nice cup of tea when we get to100K. Big hug mujeres hermosas

[@colinhea]

It has a sister park also in Kent called Howlets it´s near Canterbury it is the original park of the two .They were founded by John Aspinall .I used to visit both Port Lympne and Howlets regularly This hotel theme is obviously relatively new as it was not there last time I went to Port Lympne .That was a good few years ago.

[@bethcushway458]

Ooh Kent is next door to Sussex where I am. Please look at the South Downs Way for a beautiful walk/hike, Alfriston and Rye!

[@kimmarievan-ever6599]

WOW... I must admit I knew absolutely nothing about this wonderful place..oh my goodness what an experience it will be for you both..which animal have you chosen to share your time with?.. if I was mobile I'd love to have been able to visit it as I absolutely adore these gorgeous animals..as a species we humans have done and still do terrible things to animals..it makes me ashamed to be human..I'm past it now but will love seeing you two lovely ladies experience this wonderful place.. the fact that they are breeding to reintroduce to protected areas is wonderful and to know that they are successfully breeding too us just amazing..wonderful video ..congrats on the 60,000 subs..said you'll easily do 100,000 by year end and get your KZbin plaque..great video ladies..hope you really have a great time over here ..🇬🇧💞✝️🙏👍👏🦁🤣🇺🇸

[@grahamgresty8383]

If you are visiting Kent, then go to St George's church in Gravesend: a famous American is buried there.

[@weedle30]

Dartford Kent girl here! So happy you are staying in my lovely County for a short time - it’s the Garden of England! Port Lympne is a wonderful “animal park” - it is huge! Please wear sensible shoes! And Howletts, the sister park - more Gorillas have been born at Howletts than at any other animal park/zoo anywhere else! All due to the way the gorillas are cared for. You will love Kent - there is just so much to see and do - and the beauty of the open scenery is all there for the taking!

[@genwoolfe]

Port Lympne zoo is a wonderful place to visit, as is Howett's (it's sister in nearby Canterbury).

[@michelletrudgill4573]

Yet again girlies, the pure joy on your faces is wonderful to see you are going to love staying there I envy you right now. This place do such alot for wildlife. Well done on another fantastic show xx

[@DeadPaul_1989]

Before I moved out to Australia, Kent was were I was born and raised. I actually lived within a 20 minute drive of Port Lympne. They do some great work.

[@carlosallen85]

Great hair Debbie 😊

[@keithcornish5073]

Port Lympne (pronounced lim) and Howletts are both in Kent and were the brainchild of John Aspinall. he used to go in the enclosures with the gorillas and tigers and just chill out with them. I've been to both places and they're pretty big so you need to have plenty of energy to walk round them.

[@gaynorhead2325]

So glad you will be staying in the Garden of England! I was born in Kent.

[@danielferguson3784]

Lympne comes from the name of the ancient Roman fort of Lemanis, built in the 3rd century as one of a series known as the forts of the Saxon Shore, stretching around the south & east coasts from Portchester in Hampshire, the best preserved, to Brancaster in Norfolk (Portus Arduoni & Branodunum). Just part of the historic background of the UK. Enjoy it all girls when you get here. Great video. Wonderful hotel. God bless those who honour & protect our animal companions in this world.

[@DrDaveW]

I've been following the beans for a long time (Been on the beans - sorry!) They're a lovely couple and make excellent videos. Alex shares my sense of humour, which is basically "dark"! My other favourite "digital nomads" are Alison and Eric - The Endless Adventure.

[@herindoors3552]

We stayed at Port Lympne and had a wonderful night in a luxury safari tent in the spectial bear area, where there were a good few tents, a BBQ area with log fires, and an animal viewing area, also a lovely restaurant, you can also go in a large army truck to view all the animal areas, the best for me was the lowland gorillas and the silverback is known for walking tall on his back legs just like a human, the log fires we had in our tent and the smell of wood burning, wonderful place, wonderful memories to store, hope you enjoy your visit to the UK.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Sounds Amazing, herindoors3552.

[@margaretflounders8510]

I think that gorilla must be Adam?....I've seen vids of him walking upright, and hope he's still amazing people.....

[@davidlocke534]

Staying in Kent there is lots of places to visit, Dover Castle, Leeds Castle, Canterbury.. Enjoy your visit ladies.x

[@kimarnill7648]

I think this was your best video ❤, I loved it . What a great place.

[@angelatester2471]

Kent is lovely!

[@TwistedTiara]

Human stew 🤣🤣 good one Debbie. Yip, I think the hubster and I have just added another place to our bucket list, cost does not matter if it helps these animals and the paople that care fro them. Loved this reaction and video, thanks girls.

[@alangauld6079]

The Travel Beans are one of my regular watches. They did a great series of videos on the NC500 drive in Scotland a couple of years ago. Probably too long for you to react to but definitely worth researching. Also, they have an ongoing project to visit all the US national parks, which is a bit closer to you. I watched the Lions' video when it came out and was blown away. But I don't think I could sleep knowing they were just outside!

[@tonybennett9964]

I was a visitor at the two reserves in Kent when we lived there in the 80s. They were developed by a man called A Aspinal who had a casino in Curzen street in london,we went to see the gorillas, truely magnificent

[@richardhood8589]

I was in Kent last Friday, there is a lot to see, and do, Bird reserves, Cathedrals, castles, countryside, seaside, Lifeboat Stations, ancient towns the Cinque Ports, Dover (and the cliffs). Well worth exploring, but then every county is unique.

[@michaelisles4756]

Unbeatable video loved every moment ❤❤❤❤

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

So glad! Please sub to the original creators channel

[@neiltwy]

Lots of history at port Lympne, a hotbed of the arts when owned by Philip Sassoon in the 1920's.

[@jenlaw398]

Oh my, what an incredible place. Exploding their website as we speak. A definite stop over that’s for sure. Would be worth every cent.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Make it happen Jen!

[@jenlaw398]

Definitely will be

[@littlemisskate4254]

I love Kent as it’s so pretty. It’s called the garden of England and hopefully you will see some hops and oast houses which are beautiful. I loved about 40 minutes away from Kent in West Sussex and I’ve never heard of sleeping with lions at this wildlife centre.I don’t know whether you have seen the TV series call Darling buds of May which was filmed on a farm in Kent and was just so picturesque. If you haven’t, you’ll have to look it up as it’s beautiful. I managed to go and see the farm where it is filmed until they turned it into a B&B. I assume you’ll be going to Hastings and visiting the area where the Battle of Hastings took place. I hope you enjoy your trip and that we put on some nice weather for you.

[@2Sheds30619]

Yay. Kent is my birth county and where I grew up until I left home. Still go back quite regularly. Lived in the village of Kemsing (which dates back to at least 961 when Saint Edith of Wilton, a daughter of the Anglo-Saxon King Edgar I was born there.) It is situated right in the foothills of the North Downs.

[@KnowPorcelain1]

Liked and subscribed, Born in Kent in 1970, Port Lympne has always been a leader in animal survival, rather than animal exploitation, its always been about the animal as natural as possible outside its real habitat. Glad you are coming to visit us, I have visited the US on many occasions and found your country fascinating, its regional differences, its country parks, its vast Views and vista's. Most Americans want to visit London, and I understand that, but its just like a Brit visiting New York and saying they visited America, We are smaller, but just as amazing, but my advice would be avoid London if you have visited it before, try Bristol and Bath (would gladly show you around the west of England), you have to Visit Wales, then move north, north Wales is a mini version of the Rockies, the peak district, the lake district, Into Scotland, where you will want to stay forever, great vista's, great people and great produce (you will not beat the sea food anywhere else in the world, or the beef or Whisky I say that as an Englishman), north Wales X 10, then visit Newcastle, you will love those folk, as you will Yorkshire and the east coast of the UK, and try the all the local food, dumplings in east Anglia, one of our oldest regions, you will have a fabulous time, just as I did visiting the US, so much so, you will come back time and time again. OOH if you do visit the west country you must visit Castle Coombe in Wiltshire.

[@megfreeth4377]

Never heard of this place looks amazing you will love it😊

[@mikedignum1868]

Many years ago I as on a tour of Kenya with my then-girlfriend and our hotel was on stilts in the middle of the park with nighttime visits from elephants..lots of weird noise throughout the night kept us up so out came the night vision glasses and the wine. It was amazing. I hope that the glass is nice and thick.

[@joemorris5288]

Port Lymph and Aspinals do a lot for conservation and returning animals to the wild.

[@deborahconner2006]

They also have a second zoo in Kent owned by the same people also a conservation zoo called howletts it's smaller than port Lympne up until covid we used to go every year to both of them

[@comfeycushion7944]

And less than an hour away is the Big Cat Sanctuary

[@martinrudeforth4465]

Debbies mind! My mind of gal😃 love the idea of human stew.

[@terencecarroll1812]

And the lions come along and check if you're done lol 😂

[@markedz8695]

Hello fave Ladies. Congratulations on 60 k subscribers. I’ve learnt more about the UK and I live here! Thank you so much. MarkEdzWA14 xxx

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thanks so much ♥️

[@markedz8695]

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow welcome ladies. MarkEdzWA14

[@eileenobrien3337]

Wow this is so amazing and 100% would love to go here. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊

[@joemorris5288]

We regularly go to Herne Bay to swim with our dogs, going tomorrow, 3,July, BBQ on the beach and meeting friends. Would live to meet you when you are here.

[@kitkatbrabson2794]

Wow,wow,wow. What an experience. I agree definitely a bucket list place. I love your reaction to it... My husband is a tiger 🐅 enthusiasts so need to look at this for our anniversary. Can't wait for you both to be here with us in the UK in person 💕 ❤️ 😊

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

You must go for your anniversary!!

[@Dagrdottir]

I live in Dungeness, near the power station which you can see from Port Lympne. I used to work very close, 5 mins door to door and would get an annual ticket so I could have my lunch breaks there. It was such a privilege eating sandwiches watching well cared for gorillas and rhino etc. Take it from me these animals are extremely well cared for and if you see any pacing - remember there are some that have been rescued from inadequate and cruel enclosures and situations. As well as the lodge there are glamping type tents in the style of the Egypt archaeologists which look out on a Serengeti style enclosure. You wake up to see gazelle, zebra and wildebeest at a watering hole which is just in front of the tents balcony. Howletts, the sister zoo, has the same ethics and is close by, near Canterbury. Although this is a more traditional style zoo the cages are being changed into enclosures where the animal almost doesn't know they are captive. All the cages have areas where the animals can remove themselves from view if they want to. I also had a day at the zoo where I was able to help make feeding equipment for the tapirs and meet a tapir up close - absolutely fantastic - wish all zoos were as ethically sound as these two.

[@delb64]

What an absolutely wonderful place to visit. Also to know all the good they are doing for the animals. But, who CLEANS THE WINDOWS ???

[@annashear7331]

Wow what an amazing video loved every minute of it and congratulations on 60 k

[@sandrabeaumont9161]

Kent is considered the Garden of England. It used to be full of hop farms producing hops for the brewing trade. Not so much nowadays sadly. Look out for buildings called Oast Houses.

[@Keith-wd5ey]

As a local to the park I do like it. It's got a lot more commercial but it does good work. The mansion is not to be missed when you stay/visit. It has some amazing rex whistler rooms with huge murals. Charlie Chaplin had his own room in the house and it's so 1920s.

[@johnwelch5132]

That was wonderful 😊 A very special place and so pleased you discovered it. I’d love to stay there👍

[@MalcolmTyler-p3m]

I have been, it is amazing. You are going to love it!!

[@davidholland4675]

I live around a 15 drive away and was always the place to go for days out with my brothers when we were younger. A friend of mine has stayed there recently and very much enjoyed it. I’m sure you will too. I hope you enjoy Kent (The Garden of England)

[@animalian01]

As a Kentish man,you will love it, Kent is known as the garden of England.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We can't wait to explore it, animalian!

[@stewartrimmer8327]

Love the sound of lion's roing