Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve celebrates 50 years of conservation and wildlife heritage

Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve marks its Golden 50th Anniversary in 2026, celebrating five decades as one of the UK's premier wildlife destinations. The reserve, which opened to the public in 1976 under conservationist John Aspinall's vision, now houses over 900 animals from more than 90 species across 600 acres of Kent countryside.