The Big Cat Sanctuary Open Day – Smarden

Full-day sessions running from 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
Dates from 25th – 27th July and 31st July – 3rd August
Join us next year for a full day of fun, conservation, education and most importantly, BIG CATS!

Thursday 24th July will be a sensory-inclusive Open Day. This day will have reduced noise levels, talks, and activities to ensure all our guests with additional needs can enjoy the day in a more comfortable setting. BSL interpreters will also be joining us on this day to make the event more accessible to our deaf guests.

Booking onto our Open Days help us to achieve our four pillars of ethos: Welfare, Breeding, Education, and Conservation! You are supporting us in looking after our beautiful cats and helping us support in-situ conservation work around the world.

We are home to around 35 cats ranging over 11 different cat species.

Our keepers will be giving our cats lots of treats, such as different forms of enrichment or tasty snacks like blood lollies! Some keepers will be delivering training sessions with our cats, so there are plenty of opportunities for you to see our cats and ask our keepers as many questions as you’d like!