Beale Wildlife Park is located very close to my husband’s hometown and every time we visit England, we would drive past the road sign. I often wondered about Beale Park and imagined it to be another Highclere Castle type of estate. It turns out, it is an actual park, with amazing gardens and animals. Beale Park is exactly the type of place that I love and we finally visited it on our 2018 trip.

On a Saturday afternoon, Dan, Jan (my mother-in-law), and I, spent a few hours at Beale Wildlife Park. The parking lot is massive, but luckily it was not very crowded, even for a sunny weekend.

Admission prices were fair: 11 pounds for adults and 9.50 for seniors.

I’m not sure about the connection, but the front of the park a single old poster for Titanic. It also had a sweet drawing and thank you message from local children.

Peacocks, whether art or the real-deal, were all over Beale Wildlife Park. They were definitely the park mascot!

We started by walking around the various themed gardens, which were in transition between spring and summer. The abundance of statues, especially lion statues, was quite impressive!

We took a refreshment break at a quick-serve restaurant in the park. British cakes and sandwiches are the best. I don’t know why they are so much better than their American counterparts?

Refreshed, we moved on to the animals. The animal section, which included many smaller animals, like birds and guinea pigs, also had some monkeys. The lemurs were adorable. I always love animals, but this is where the concentration of visitors had gathered, including many excited children, so we just took a brief look. This part of the park, also had a children’s train and playground.

I can imagine that if I lived nearby, that I would be a frequent visitor to Beale Wildlife Park. It is a wonderful place for the whole family, a great escape from urban life. The park is big enough, that you can explore the grounds and truly feel like you are alone with nature.