Chantry Place Norwich is now home to 10 large animal sculptures as its free Safari Summer trail gets underway. The trail has got off to a brilliant start with over 200 trail maps given out every day since the trail launched on Saturday 22nd July 2023. The animal sculptures include a giant gorilla, a lion, a hippo, zebra and panda which will be at Chantry Place every day until Sunday 3rd September 2023. Free trail maps can be picked up from Deichmann on the lower ground floor at Chantry Place. Once complete, families can post their trail maps in the postbox in Deichmann, and collect a free goody bag offering a complimentary child’s ticket for free entry to Banham Zoo or Africa Alive, with a full paying adult, as well as an animal medal. Plus, everyone who enters their details will be in with a chance of winning a family annual pass to Banham Zoo and Africa Alive. Paul McCarthy, general manager at Chantry Place, comments: “Opening weekend of the safari trail has been popular, with our retailers handing out lots of trail maps and goody bags. Families are snapping pictures with the sculptures and taking selfies, and this free trail is putting a smile on little faces during the school holidays, and is also perfect as a rainy day activity too! Our Wild Wednesday arts and crafts sessions with SchooDoodle have sold out, and we’re confident that visitors will thoroughly enjoy all our free events this summer, including the zoos visiting us every Wednesday with educational activities. Feedback has already been brilliant, and we look forward to hosting a summer of safari fun for our visitors.” From Wednesday 26th July, ‘Wild Wednesdays’ will begin with local company SchooDoodle which is hosting free arts and crafts sessions, which are now sold out, and Banham Zoo and Africa Alive offering educational sessions. Banham Zoo and Africa Alive education’s team will be at Chantry Place with animal artefacts, animal information and other zoo-related puzzles and games, every week during the school holidays. Norfolk Wildlife Trust will be visiting Chantry Place on Monday 7th August and Monday 21st August, and will be educating visitors on urban wildlife, plus hosting free fun activities. For more information on Safari Summer at Chantry Place, visit www.chantryplace.co.uk
