Welcome to Wetheriggs
Wetheriggs Animal Rescue & Conservation Centre (Registered Charity no. 1131536) is a county-wide animal rescue centre caring for a range of animals including Shetland ponies, alpaca, rhea, numerous reptiles, amphibians and birds of prey.
The animals are usually pets that can no longer be looked after by their owners or have been swapped for animals in other rescue centres. We also have a variety of rescued wild animals.
All our full time staff are experts in Animal Management and Care. We also have a number of volunteers who dedicate a few hours a week to help care for the animals.
Opening times / admission
- November to Easter: 10am to 4pm
- Easter to end of October: 10am to 5pm
- Closed Christmas Day & New Years Day
- Adults £3.95, Children £2.95
- Family (up to 4 children) £12.50
How to find us
- We are 4 miles from Penrith; 10 miles from Appleby; 17 miles from Brough
- Find us on GoogleMaps
- For SatNav our postcode is CA10 2DH
- Ample free parking
Coaches are very welcome. If you are bringing large groups, please phone ahead so that we can be sure to make your visit as enjoyable as possible.
Check our news page for the latest updates including new arrivals and messages from Wetheriggs Director Terry Bowes.
NEW ARRIVALS We have some new residents, eleven very cute Red Squirrels! They are waiting for their new enclosure to be finished off and will form part of the new ‘Meet the Red Squirrels at Wetheriggs’ project. You can see more photos of these gorgeous creatures courtesy of Linda Mellor Photography
SUMMER EVENTS Keep up with what’s happening and where we will be between now and September!
ARE YOU AN eBAY SELLER? When you sell items on eBay you can choose to donate some or all of the money you receive on sales to a charity and guess what — you can choose Wetheriggs! Search for Wetheriggs Animal Rescue and select us to donate. How cool is that?!
WHAT A LOT WE’VE GOT! Wetheriggs now has over 700 animals! It took Lisa ages to count the stick insects! Next time you visit why not see how many you can count? Meet some of them in our new photo galleries!
SATURDAY CLUB resumed Saturday 3rd April 2010 for the children of Friends of Wetheriggs. See the Friends special events page for details. Please book a place no later than the day before so we have an idea of numbers.
HELP NEEDED Please contact us if you are able to volunteer to help with the animals, in the cafe or shop or if you would like to give a donation of money or items to sell on our charity table (no clothes or electrial items). You can donate online using PayPal® or a credit card. We also need items to help the animals, for example timber for building, water bottles, feeding bowls, cages, hutches for all types of animals.
BRITAIN’S FINEST Check out our listing at Britain’s Finest.
