Zoo · near Lympne · Kent

Port Lympne Reserve

The site of Port Lympne Reserve, a zoo, is 100 m southwest of Lympne. Top of the 20 other places within 15 km is Lympne Castle, 1 km off. It is written up in 6 Wikipedias.

Photo: Port Lympne Reserve, William Warby (CC BY 2.0)

Where

100 m

southwest of Lympne

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Zoo near Lympne

Just outside Lympne

Port Lympne Reserve is 100 m southwest of Lympne. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

For warmth, aim for June to September (19–22°C highs in Lympne).

Jan7° / 2°77 mm

Feb7° / 2°66 mm

Mar10° / 3°49 mm

Apr13° / 5°49 mm

May16° / 8°52 mm

Jun19° / 11°55 mm

Jul21° / 13°59 mm

Aug22° / 13°68 mm

Sep19° / 11°66 mm

Oct15° / 8°102 mm

Nov11° / 5°105 mm

Dec8° / 2°100 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lympne, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lympne. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lympne’s full climate →

About

Port Lympne Reserve

Zoo.

Type: Zoo
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 100 m southwest of Lympne
Official site: aspinallfoundation.org/port-lympne/wildlife-park

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Visiting: the details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Orange is Port Lympne Reserve; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Port Lympne Reserve

Home to 14,613 people, Hythe is the largest of these 8. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · 100 m northeast of it

Lympne

1,074 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km east of it

Hythe

14,613 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km south of it

Dymchurch

3,097 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km north of it

Sellindge

766 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Port Lympne Reserve is	People	Places to visit
Lympne	100 m northeast of it	1,074	7
Hythe	2.5 km east of it	14,613	13
Dymchurch	2.9 km south of it	3,097	10
Sellindge	3.1 km north of it	766	4
Stanford	3.3 km northeast of it	409	6
Saltwood	4 km east of it	857	8
Aldington	4.7 km northwest of it	1,280	2
Brabourne Lees	4.9 km northwest of it	1,479	4

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Around it, within 15 km, lie 20 more, including 4 castles, a heritage railway and a fort.

CastleLympne Castle1 km away 2

CastleWestenhanger Castle2.8 km away 3

Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway4.5 km away 4

CastleSaltwood Castle5.4 km away 5

Fort · English HeritageDymchurch Martello Tower5.5 km away 6

CastleSandgate Castle 15399.7 km away 7

Abbey or prioryBilsington Priory6.6 km away 8

MuseumKent Battle of Britain Museum11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Port Lympne Reserve

Where is Port Lympne Reserve?

Port Lympne Reserve is 100 m southwest of Lympne, Kent.

What is Port Lympne Reserve?

Zoo.

When is the best time to visit Port Lympne Reserve?

June to September are the warmest months in Lympne, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Port Lympne Reserve?

Within 15 km: Lympne Castle (1 km), Westenhanger Castle (2.8 km), Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway (4.5 km) and Saltwood Castle (5.4 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 (9)

Port Lympne Reserve: William Warby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westenhanger Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saltwood Castle: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dymchurch Martello Tower: Steve Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandgate Castle 1539: The original uploader was Jamesedits at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bilsington Priory: Mat Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kent Battle of Britain Museum: Ron Hann, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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