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# Last chance to meet cute animals at Christchurch Mansion next week
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/last-chance-to-meet-cute-animals-at-christchurch-mansion-next-week/
- Published: 2025-02-10T10:19:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:22:25.000Z
- Description: Only two slots remain for next Monday's Amazing Animals event at Christchurch Mansion, which will feature live mammals and educational activities.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Events & Things To Do, #article, Colchester + Ipswich Museums, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**Why it matters:** The event offers kids a chance to learn about cute and fluffy animals, their survival in their environments, and how humans impact their worlds.

![A guinea pig](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1739182401-guinea-pig-1.png)

A guinea pig (Colchester + Ipswich Museums Service)

**The details:** The sessions will be held in accessible ground floor spaces at Christchurch Mansion, with all children required to be accompanied by parents or carers throughout the event.

- £6 per person
- 45 minutes per session
- Five sessions on Monday 17 February (10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 14:00 and 15:00)
- Only 11:30 and 15:00 sessions still available

**For context:** The Love Mammals themed event is part of the February half-term activities at the mansion. Due to health and safety guidelines, visitors will not be able to touch the animals.

**Worth noting:** While the Great Hall will be open to visitors attending the event, the rest of Christchurch Mansion will remain closed to the public on Mondays.

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