Africa Alive
Africa Alive is a British Zoo. It stands 800 m southwest of Kessingland. Around it, within 15 km, lie 28 more places, East Anglia Transport Museum (4.6 km) first on our list.
Zoo near Kessingland
Just outside Kessingland
Africa Alive is 800 m southwest of Kessingland. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
Aim for June to September, when Kessingland reaches 19–22°C.
Africa Alive
Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages.
- Type
- Zoo
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 800 m southwest of Kessingland
- Official site
- africa-alive.co.uk
Where it sits
Orange: Africa Alive.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
Of the 8, Lowestoft is the largest, at 71,308 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Kessingland
Lowestoft
Wrentham
Barnby and North Cove
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Africa Alive is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kessingland | 800 m northeast of it | 4,242 | 4 |
| Lowestoft | 3.2 km north of it | 71,308 | 13 |
| Wrentham | 3.2 km southwest of it | 874 | 3 |
| Barnby and North Cove | 6 km northwest of it | 906 | 5 |
| Wangford | 8.3 km southwest of it | 443 | 8 |
| Reydon | 8.4 km south of it | 2,369 | 9 |
| Southwold | 9.3 km south of it | 950 | 9 |
| Walberswick | 11 km south of it | 346 | 10 |
Combine it with these
There are 28 within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 piers and a historic house among them.
MuseumEast Anglia Transport Museum4.6 km away2
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens12 km away3
MuseumMincarlo - Historic Trawler7.6 km away4
Theme parkPleasurewood Hills11 km away5PierPierClaremont Pier6.8 km away6
PierSouthwold Pier9.1 km away7
MuseumLowestoft War Memorial Museum9.3 km away8
MuseumLowestoft Maritime Museum9.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Africa Alive in questions
Where is Africa Alive?
Africa Alive is 800 m southwest of Kessingland, Suffolk.
What is Africa Alive?
British Zoo.
When is the best time to visit Africa Alive?
June to September are the warmest months in Kessingland, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Africa Alive?
Within 15 km: East Anglia Transport Museum (4.6 km), Somerleyton Hall and Gardens (12 km), Mincarlo - Historic Trawler (7.6 km) and Pleasurewood Hills (11 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- East Anglia Transport Museum: Spsmiler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mincarlo - Historic Trawler: stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pleasurewood Hills: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southwold Pier: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowestoft War Memorial Museum: Robert Jarvis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowestoft Maritime Museum: Jack1956, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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