Borth Animalarium, Borth

Name: Borth Animalarium
Address: Borth, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1970 871224

#1 among attractions in Borth

Top attraction, Outdoor activities, Park, Zoo

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Facts and practical information

Borth Wild Animal Kingdom, formerly known as Borth Animalarium, is a zoo, located in the seaside Welsh town of Borth, 7 miles north of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion, Mid Wales. It occupies 12 acres and in 2015 had some 27,000 visitors.. ()

Opened: 2000 (24 years ago)Area: 12 acres (0.0187 mi²)Animals: 400Species: 120Elevation: 16 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°29'8"N, 4°2'39"W

Address

Borth United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1970 871224

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Day trips

Borth Animalarium – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Padarn's Church, Constitution Hill, Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

5.3 miS
Monastery
St Padarn's Church, Aberystwyth
136 min walk • Saint Padarn's Church is a parish church of the Church in Wales, and the largest mediaeval church in mid-Wales. It is at Llanbadarn Fawr, near Aberystwyth, in Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom.
4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth
115 min walk • Constitution Hill is a hill in the Welsh town of Aberystwyth, situated to the north of the town. The hill overlooks Cardigan Bay in Ceredigion, Wales, running between the town and the coastal settlements Borth and Clarach to the north.
5.1 miS
History museum, Museum
Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth
129 min walk • Ceredigion Museum is a museum in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales.
4.9 miS
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Museum
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
124 min walk • Aberystwyth Arts Centre is an arts centre in Wales, located on Aberystwyth University's Penglais campus. One of the largest in Wales, it comprises a theatre, concert hall, studio and cinema, as well as four gallery spaces and cafés, bars, and shops.
5 miS
Bookshop, Library
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
128 min walk • The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales and is one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies.
5.2 miS
Pub, Hotel, Piers and boardwalks
Royal Pier, Aberystwyth
132 min walk • The Royal Pier, Aberystwyth is a pleasure pier located in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. The first pier to open in Wales in 1865, after a series of storm attacks, it is now a much shortened version of its originally constructed length of 242 metres.
2.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Sand dune
Ynyslas Sand Dunes, Dyfi National Nature Reserve
71 min walk • Ynyslas Sand Dunes are sand dunes located in Ceredigion, Wales. They border Cardigan Bay and the Dyfi Estuary between Ynyslas, Ceredigion and Aberdyfi, Gwynedd. The sand dunes are part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve.
4.9 miS
Museum, Art museum
Aberystwyth University Ceramics Collection, Aberystwyth
125 min walk • The Aberystwyth University Ceramic Collection & Archive is located in Aberystwyth, Wales. It holds one of the major collections of studio ceramics in Britain and is particularly noted for its studio pottery of the period 1920–1940.
~1600 ftSW
52°28'57"N • 4°2'58"W
Borth Community Hall, Borth
8 min walk • City hall
5 miSE
Forts and castles
Ystrad Peithyll
129 min walk • Ystrad Peithyll is the remains of a small 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle on the River Peithyll, near Penrhyn-coch in northern Ceredigion, Wales. The castle was attacked and destroyed by followers of Gruffydd ap Rhys in the early 12th century.
4.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Penglais Nature Park
123 min walk • Penglais Nature Park is a woodland situated in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion in Wales. The park is a combination of woodland and a disused quarry. Spring brings a display of a carpet of bluebells in common with the many other bluebell woods.