Port Lympne Hotel and Reserve
Port Lympne Hotel and Reserve

Book Giraffe Cottage BBQ Dinner

Breakfast and Dinner
Available from 2025-12-17
A short break at Giraffe Cottage is the perfect getaway with family. A delicious outdoor BBQ meal prepared by your personal chef, with drinks in the garden or snug, welcome you after your private ranger-guided safari through our Asian and African plains. Take in the far reaching views over the African Experience as chef puts the finishing touches to your meal. Enjoy a stunning sunrise the following morning before a hamper breakfast is delivered and a day exploring the 600-acre reserve. In accordance with revised government guidelines, only 1 household is permitted to stay within our accommodation units at any one time.

This wonderful stay includes:

  • Check in and safari 2.30pm.
  • Private safari to the cottage on the day of arrival Private safari from the cottage on the day of departure
  • Welcome drinks
  • BBQ cooked by a personal chef
  • Breakfast hamper included
  • 4 Bedrooms (1 downstairs double en-suite, 1 upstairs double en-suite, 2 twin rooms)
  • Sleeps up to 6 people
  • Morning Safari at 10.00am
  • Entrance to Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve
  • Entrance to Howletts Wild Animal Park
  • Guests are welcome to bring their own drinks, corkage fees apply

EXCLUSIVE ACCESS

You will have exclusive access to Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve during and outside of normal visitor hours from the day of your arrival to the day of your departure.

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SAFARI EXPERIENCE

Your safari will take you on an adventure through our South American, Asian and African Experience zones where you will see spectacled bears, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, camels and more.

All of our short breaks guests have a safari included in the cost of their stay. What’s more, guests can enjoy their stay knowing that they are directly helping conservation, with all profits from the park’s short breaks going back into Port Lympne’s animal conservation charity work in collaboration with The Aspinall Foundation.

EAT & DRINK

Choose from a variety of home cooked dishes, using local produce and ingredients grown in our kitchen gardens at our onsite restaurants and cafes.

The Garden Room - Warm, welcoming family-friendly dining in a peaceful, relaxed setting. Guests will find everything from classic British plates to modern European favourites, all produced using the very best local and seasonal ingredients Kent has to offer.
Babydoll's - Babydoll’s is a relaxed, authentic Italian restaurant with a family-friendly menu created with a focus on the wood-fired oven at the centre of the open kitchen.
Bear Lodge - Bear Lodge is a much-loved family dining destination for Port Lympne’s visitors and neighbours. The relaxed setting, spectacular views and varied menus are certain to delight your entire pride.

  • Hotel, Treehouse, Hog Deer Creek, Bubble, Forest Hideaway - 3pm check in and 11am check out
  • Pinewood - 3pm check in and 10am check out
  • Bear Lodge - 4pm check in and 10am check out
  • Giraffe Lodge - 2pm check in and 10am check out
  • Tiger Lodge, Wolf Lodge, Rhino Lodge, Lion Lodge -  2pm check in and 12pm check out
  • Giraffe Cottage (April – Sept) 5pm check in, October 3pm check in, (Nov – March) 2pm check in and 10am check out

Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate late check-ins for Giraffe Lodges and Giraffe Cottage. 

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