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Trentham Monkey Forest

Trentham Estate, Stone Road | Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 8AX , England
01782 659845
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Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Owner description: Monkey Forest is completely unique to the UK. It is the only place that you can walk amongst 140 Barbary macaques roaming free in 60 acres of... more » Owner description: Monkey Forest is completely unique to the UK. It is the only place that you can walk amongst 140 Barbary macaques roaming free in 60 acres of beautiful English Forest. Walking in the park transports you into a different world through close contact with the monkeys. « less
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Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2013 NEW

Lovely walk, brilliant environment to see the monkeys living free in! Fun day out and the monkeys are hilarious, all got funny personalities! MUST take a camera :)

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Oldham
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2013 NEW via mobile

Brill few hours spent watching the monkeys playing, eating and climbing the trees. Went with our 4 yr old and 2 yr old who loved it. A much different experience than a zoo. Take your time and enjoy spotting the monkeys everywhere and their babies. The guides were really great and all said hello and started talking monkeys without prompting.... More

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Redditch, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2013 NEW

Monkeys roam free so no caged monkeys. Lovely to walk around. We went here with our 4 year old grandson and he loved it. We have been here before and will visit again :)

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Wolverhampton
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11 attraction reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
54 helpful votes 54 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2013 NEW

We visited the Monkey Forest on a cool, rainy day in May. Unsurprisingly there were hardly any visitors, but that gave us chance to enjoy it more without huge crowds and almost have a 1-2-1 with the staff. We spent about an hour and a half wandering around the forest trails, watching the monkeys and listening to the guides talks.... More

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LONDON, ENGLAND
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31 reviews 31 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW

Visited the monkey park today and really enjoyed the visit. The monkeys were really cute and very tame. Their habitat is large and well maintained. It is great to be able to get up close to them on foot. My only disappointment is the cafe. The staff were nice but the selection of food was poor and the quality of... More

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Stafford, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

This is well worth a visit, to see the monkeys so close up and observe their behaviour, it was very interesting. There were a few new babies, I believe one was only two days old, so these were nice to watch, with their protective Mothers. The staff are helpful, with lots of information and a talk is given at feed... More

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monkeyforest, Manager at Trentham Monkey Forest, responded to this review
May 23, 2013

Thanks for your fantastic review. We are very pleased that you had a great experience at Trentham Monkey Forest and got to see the new babies. Have you seen our video on our website of one of the babies’ first steps? Thanks for taking the time to write a review for us and we hope to welcome you back soon. More

Knutsford, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

Trentham gardens is a stately home with extensive formal gardens and a well laid out shopping village. The 'Monkey Forest' is also part of the complex, next to an adventure style tree tops experience accessed further along the A34 from the main entrance (At this point it has a number of speed cameras so beware). It is well sign posted... More

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monkeyforest, Manager at Trentham Monkey Forest, responded to this review
May 23, 2013

Thanks for your marvelous review. We are really pleased to hear that you and your daughter had a wonderful experience at Trentham Monkey Forest. We agree that it’s a place to really take your time, understand and reflect on the natural behavior that the monkeys display. Thanks for taking the time to write a review for us; we hope to... More

Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013 NEW

She enjoyed it but I think she preferred visiting a zoo to see different animals. It is lovely to see the monkeys close to and the day we visited we saw quite a lot of mothers with their young baby monkeys.

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monkeyforest, Manager at Trentham Monkey Forest, responded to this review
May 23, 2013

Thanks for your review. Glad to hear your daughter enjoyed coming to Trentham Monkey Forest and were pleased that you got to see the baby monkeys! We hope to welcome you back soon. More

Birmingham, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013

Well somewhat disappointed with the day, we were expecting a lot of different types of monkeys, but there was only one type, for the cost, not worth it, getting close to the monkeys it is OK. on entrance of the forest you have to walk about 10-15 mins and you will see some monkeys, but before all this, on a... More

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monkeyforest, Manager at Trentham Monkey Forest, responded to this review
May 23, 2013

Thanks for your review. The reason there is only one species of monkey is so that you can see them exhibiting the same behavior as they would in the mountains of Morocco and Algeria in the wild. You visited on Bank Holiday Monday which was very busy and the normal waiting time in our queues is no more than 15... More

Horsham, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013

This has to be the most unique attraction I have ever visited in the UK. It is basically a huge area of woodland where Barbary Apes are free to roam as they like. There are marked walkways for the visitors so the animals are free to get away for peace and quiet if they want it. It is nothing like... More

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monkeyforest, Manager at Trentham Monkey Forest, responded to this review
May 23, 2013

Thanks for your wonderful review. We are very pleased to hear you had a great experience at Trentham Monkey Forest. Glad you have got photos and videos of the monkeys and got to see the babies too! Thanks for taking the time to write a review for us; we hope to welcome you back soon. More

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