When you have the responsibility for arranging a school outing you need to feel confident about your choice of venue.
Confidence springs from knowledge, and at Porfell Wildlife Park and Sanctuary can meet your needs in two ways:
Firstly, we are open for school parties and are able to provide guided tours on request. We have a computer room in our animal barn. We can provide close encounters with the animals so that both children and adults can get close and personal with creatures such as snakes, ferrets, tortoises, owls etc. We have a wonderful woodland walk where we can talk through native british animals and plants. You can also visit the Maasai village where you can see animals co-existing and learn all about life in Africa as a Maasai member. To book in advance please contact us by email or phone.

Wendy + Jaz the Bengal Eagle Owl
Secondly, staff members directly invloved with the visit are welcome to arrange a free pre-visit. This will give your staff an opportunity to become familiarised with the layout and facilities, enabling them to produce a schedule for their visit.

Our objective is to ensure that staff as well as pupils are enriched by a visit to Porfell. We aim to achieve a balance between education, conservation and entertainment, and to help everyone enjoy the wonders of life thorugh observation, stimulation and discovery.

HISTORY OF PORFELL

Over a period of several years we’ve collected many different animals, then in 1989 we decided to open to the public as a small farm Park. Since those early days, our regular visitors have seen dramatic changes with each year, the addition of more enclosures, animals and facilities, making Porfell a much-acclaimed Wildlife Park and Sanctuary.

Developing the park within our beautiful Cornish countryside has required careful planning, as has the design and build of enclosures taking into consideration all the individual needs of many species of animals in our care.

While building continues – we will always be making changes and improvements. We hope you and your group enjoy your visit and find it rewarding.

John and Joy Palmer

Tel: 01503 220211