Zoo
Monkey World
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United Kingdom 20 spp. present
The Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre is a 65-acre (26.3 ha) ape and monkey sanctuary, rescue centre and primatarium near Wool, Dorset, England. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
50.697° N 2.218° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
20
speciesOpened
1987
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–17:00Jul–Aug · Every day · 10:00–18:0025 Dec · closed
Getting there
- Phone
- +44 1929 462537
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
Who runs it
- Founded by
- Jim Cronin, Jeremy Keeling
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Monkey World?
United Kingdom
Monkey World is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 50.697° N, 2.218° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 263 km away.
What animals can you see at Monkey World?
20 species
Citizen-science photos record 20 species at Monkey World, including Common Squirrel Monkey, White-faced Saki, Red Junglefowl, Helmeted Guineafowl and Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Monkey World in the wild?
Common Squirrel Monkey: Anavilhanas National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Monkey World also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Squirrel Monkey (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Anavilhanas National Park), White-faced Saki (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Brownsberg Nature Park) and Red Junglefowl (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kaziranga National Park).
Does Monkey World charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Monkey World lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Monkey World open?
Every day · 10:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Monkey World is open Every day · 10:00–17:00; Jul–Aug · Every day · 10:00–18:00; 25 Dec · closed. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Monkey World open and how big is it?
Opened 1987, 20 ha
Monkey World, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 1987 and covers about 20 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 20 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)