Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Sandown and Shanklin

Name: Wildheart Animal Sanctuary
Address: Yaverland Seafront, Sandown and Shanklin, PO36 8QB, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1983 403883

#1 among attractions in Sandown and Shanklin

Top attraction, Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo

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Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Sandown and Shanklin

Facts and practical information

The Wildheart Sanctuary, previously known as the Isle of Wight Zoo and Sandown Zoo, is a sanctuary inside the former Sandown Fort on the coastline of Sandown, Isle of Wight. The zoo was privately owned but became a charitable trust in 2017. The collection focuses principally on big cats and Madagascan animals. ()

Elevation: 13 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°39'41"N, 1°8'22"W

Address

Yaverland SeafrontSandown and Shanklin PO36 8QB United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1983 403883

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Day trips

Wildheart Animal Sanctuary – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brading Roman Villa, Dinosaur Isle, Culver Down, Bembridge Fort.

1 miNW
Art museum, History museum, Museum
Brading Roman Villa, Brading
26 min walk • Brading Roman Villa was a Roman courtyard villa which has been excavated and put on public display in Brading on the Isle of Wight.
~1110 ftSW
History museum, Museum, Natural history museum
Dinosaur Isle, Sandown and Shanklin
6 min walk • Dinosaur Isle is a purpose-built dinosaur museum located in Sandown on the Isle of Wight in southern England. The museum was designed by Isle of Wight architect Rainey Petrie Johns in the shape of a giant pterosaur.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Culver Down, Bembridge
31 min walk • Culver Down is a chalk down to the north of Sandown, Isle of Wight. It is believed that its name derives from "Culfre", which is Old English for dove. The down has a typical chalk downland wildlife on the uncultivated areas. This includes plants such as Small Scabious, Harebell, Cowslip and Lady's Bedstraw.
1.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Bembridge Fort, Bembridge
30 min walk • Bembridge Fort is a fort built on the highest point of Bembridge Down close to the village of Bembridge on the Isle of Wight, England. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built around Portsmouth during the period of the Second French Empire, as a safeguard against a perceived threat of French invasion by Napoleon III.
0.9 miSW
Locality
Sandown
22 min walk • Sandown is a seaside resort and civil parish on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the resort of Shanklin to the south and the settlement of Lake in between. Together with Shanklin, Sandown forms a built-up area of 21,374 inhabitants.
1.1 miSW
Church
Christ Church, Isle of Wight
30 min walk • Christ Church, Sandown is a parish church in the Church of England located in Sandown, Isle of Wight. Rev. William Darwin Fox, naturalist-clergyman, second cousin of Charles Darwin, is buried in the graveyard, with most of his large family.
~300 ftS
Forts and castles
Sandown Fort, Sandown and Shanklin
2 min walk • Sandown Fort is a fort built in Sandown on the Isle of Wight in the middle of Sandown Bay. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion.
0.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Yaverland Battery, Isle of Wight
11 min walk • Yaverland Battery is a battery on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It was constructed between 1861 and 1864. It originally mounted eight 7-inch Armstrong Rifled Breech Loading guns, and enclosed with a Carnot wall.
1.5 miNW
Park
Brading Down, Brading
38 min walk • Brading Down is a chalk down southwest of Brading, Isle of Wight. It is a prominent hill which overlooks Sandown Bay, with views across the bay towards Shanklin, Sandown and Culver Down. It is a Local Nature Reserve.
1 miSW
Piers and boardwalks
Sandown Pier
26 min walk • Sandown Pier is a pleasure pier in Sandown, Isle of Wight, England.
0.7 miNE
Church
St John the Baptist Church, Isle of Wight
17 min walk • St John the Baptist Church, Yaverland is a parish church in the Church of England located in Yaverland, Isle of Wight.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Wildheart Animal Sanctuary open?

Wildheart Animal Sanctuary is open:

Monday 10 am - 4 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 4 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 4 pm
Thursday 10 am - 4 pm
Friday 10 am - 4 pm
Saturday 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday 10 am - 4 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Wildheart Animal Sanctuary?

Nearby attractions include Sandown Fort, Sandown and Shanklin (2 min walk), Dinosaur Isle, Sandown and Shanklin (6 min walk), Yaverland Battery, Isle of Wight (11 min walk), Church of St John the Evangelist, Isle of Wight (17 min walk).

How to get to Wildheart Animal Sanctuary by public transport?

The nearest stations to Wildheart Animal Sanctuary:

Bus

Isle of Wight Zoo • Lines: 24, 8 (3 min walk)
Meadow Way • Lines: 24, 8 (6 min walk)

Train

Sandown (27 min walk)
Brading (30 min walk)