Welcome to Kingston Maurward Animal Park & Gardens
We’ve got all of this and more!
At Kingston Maurward Animal Park and Gardens, we have 35 acres of beautiful formal gardens with year-round interest including two National Plant collections, sweeping lawns, lakeside walks plus a collection of livestock, poultry, and donkeys – to name a few – all set within Grade II listed parkland.
Enjoy a stroll followed by a cup of tea and a piece of cake from our Barn Café, let the children run and play in our indoor or outdoor play areas – or sit on one of our secluded benches, listen to the sound of birdsong and be inspired by a location that so influenced Thomas Hardy. We are free to enter and open daily and we welcome enquiries for group or event bookings.
View Opening TimesThe Animal Park & Gardens have some accessibility, please get a map from the Shop to plan your route.
Over the next few months, we have various activities around the park! Buy your Trail Pack from the Shop and off you go!
Bespoke Visits
We offer tailored visits to meet your curriculum or group needs, from self-guided to meeting the animal interactions, planting seeds and plants, talks and activities. All ages catered for – children and adults. Get in touch and start planning the possibilities for your next outdoor adventure.
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Facilities
We are pleased to welcome visitors who use wheelchairs and pushchairs. Accessible toilets are provided at the entrance. The garden is grade II listed; many parts of the garden are accessible but visitors should be advised that there are gravel paths, steps and steep slopes in places therefore certain parts are inaccessible for visitors with mobility difficulties and pushchairs. Please ask our staff for any help should you need it.
Reduced Access
Please note that from time to time there will be limited access to our gardens due to weddings and other events. View our restricted access timetable here.
Open Everyday between 10am – 4pm
Plenty of time for all the animal and garden fun you could ask for!
Outside Washing Facilities
Great for using after touching animals or getting ready for lunch!
Visitor Toilets + Baby Changing
We also have accessible toilets and baby change facilities located next to the Shop.
Picnics are Welcome
We offer extra treats including cheese, ham, crackers, crisps and cake from our Shop, all you need to bring is bread! We only ask that you kindly take all of your rubbish home please.
Dogs on Leads are Welcome
Dogs welcome on leads in the Animal Park and Gardens. Enjoy the visit with your pet, but please keep them calm and away from enclosure fences, do not let them poke their nose through fences. Be aware that your dog may become overwhelmed and start barking or lunging, if this is the case lead them away to let them calm down by our picnic benches.
Please clean up after your dog and don’t forget a towel for those muddy their puddy paws. You can also buy dog treats and gifts in the Shop.
Parking / Coaches / Bicycles
We have a car park adjacent to the Animal Park and Gardens entrance, additional Parking is signposted should this be full, with a bit further to walk – see map. Parking is partly on grass so can get muddy – keep your drive wheels on the gravel (most vehicles reverse in).
Coach and Minibus – Parking is available – for further information please email: animalpark@kmc.ac.uk.
Bicycles – We have a bike rack attached to the wall of the Shop to keep them safe and secure.
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