Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens

Just eight miles outside of Great Yarmouth are the Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens.  This is a progressive zoo that takes in the casualties of construction and development, possibly one of the few last refuges for species who have nowhere else to go.  Thrigby Hall is a big supporter of the World Zoo Conservation Strategy of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the animals that live at Thrigby were some of the first to be given over to the Joint Management of Species Programme.

Thrigby’s animals range from large cats, including tigers, small mammals, snakes, crocodiles, primates, red pandas and birds.  Brave visitors can walk in the tiger tree.  This specially constructed walkway takes visitors up and over the tiger pen and provides them with a great view of the big cats in their natural habitat.  The Lime Tree Walk gives the visitor a bird’s eye look at the wildlife around the lake at Thrigby.

Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens is open all year long, every day, from 10:00am.  Animal feeding in the summer starts at 3:00pm ending with the tigers at 4:15pm.  Visitors are welcome to feed the deer and ducks around the lake, but management asks that they do not feed any of the other animals in the park.  There is a café and gift shop for visitor’s convenience and picnics are welcome.  Large groups of twenty or more are also welcomed to the park and reduced rates are available.  Admission fee is £8.90 adults, £6.90 child ages 4 through 14, and £7.90 for senior citizens.