Redwings Caldecott, a Visit England Quality Assured Visitor Attraction, is a must-see for all donkey and mule lovers with a herd of over 30 of the adorable, long-eared creatures! Among the gorgeous, rescued residents, you can enjoy cuddles with cute little donkey Esther who was rescued from the horrific conditions at Spindle Farm in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, in 2008. Handsome Shire cross Fox and cheeky Shetland pony Sampson can’t wait to meet you either!
After a relaxing stroll, you can put your feet up with a warm cuppa and a slice of cake in Oliver’s Café. There’s also an on-site gift shop offering a wide range of souvenirs, with all proceeds supporting the hundreds of animals in Redwings’ care.
Having met the centre’s lovable residents, you might like to sponsor one of the charity’s adorable Adoption Stars. Available from just £2 a month, you can adopt for yourself or as a thoughtful gift for a friend or loved one.
Redwings Caldecott is open every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday all year round, 10am to 4pm (closed Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays). Paddocks close at 3.30pm.
Entry and parking are free, but donations of all sizes can really support the charity’s work if you would like to make one.
Dogs on leads are welcome.
There are around 10 disabled parking spaces in the newly resurfaced car park with a central concrete pathway leading to a fully accessible visitor reception. The wide grass tracks around the main paddocks and the gravel track around the stable yard can be negotiated in a wheelchair. A staff member will be happy to offer advice regarding this.
As per all listings on Dog Friendly Norfolk, we accept well behaved dogs.
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Gemma Smith
a week agoMy daughter adopted Lily so we had to come and visit this site to try and see her. Lovely spaces for the horses and donkeys. The staff we kind and friendly. Very happy little girl. Will be back for the birthday party hopefully
Nic
3 months agoBrilliant place and lovely to see so many happy looking animals after so many of them have suffered. It’s free to get in, parking is good (and also free), and there’s even a nice café. We were so impressed we ended up sponsoring a pony 🥰
Rach D
3 months agoToday I visited with my little family and our dog. We haven't been here in years. We had a lovely time, our 9 month old daughter loved seeing the horses and donkeys! My fiancé had a fruit scone with clotted cream and jam and a tea, and I had a delicious homemade cornish pasty and a bottle of diet coke at their lovely café :) Redwings relies on donations and fundraising, so we gave them a small donation of what we could afford. Will definitely be bringing our daughter back when she's a bit older! Highly recommend, the horses and donkeys look so healthy and happy!
Andrew Cartwright
5 months agoI went to Redwings when I was little with my nan - not quite what I remember, but the emphasis on looking after horses and donkeys has not changed. It's free to enter, bit obviously they are more than happy to take donations etc. Parking is free and easy, and once you have walked through the reception type area you are free to wonder round the paddocks and give the horses a stroke / cuddle (assuming they are ones that are comfortable with interaction!!) Once we had finished the walk about, we finished with a visit over to the cafe for a bit of lunch and drinks. We had only intended to pop in for a short time, ended up being there for a couple of hours! (Suggestion: the adoption stuff is great, but there needs to be some simple options for adoption for the small people who are keen to adopt - my son wanted to do it for a horse he really liked / got on with, but wasn't one of the options on the adoption list...! It could be a fact post card / an adoption certificate and a quick photo out with the animal perhaps? Just an idea!)
Michael Simpson
2 weeks agoWell worth a visit. Lovely Donkey talk by friendly young lady on Monday. Great cafe, dog friendly. Free entry, but please leave a donation for help with animals