Monkey World, Wareham

Name: Monkey World
Address: Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre, Longthorns, Wareham, Dorset BH20 6HH, Wareham, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1929 462537

#1 among attractions in Wareham

Top attraction, Nature and wildlife, Park, Zoo

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Facts and practical information

The Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre is a 65-acre ape and monkey sanctuary and rescue centre near Wool, Dorset, England. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1987 (37 years ago)Area: 65 acres (0.1016 mi²)Species: 20Elevation: 131 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°41'45"N, 2°13'2"W

Address

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre, Longthorns, Wareham, Dorset BH20 6HHWareham United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1929 462537

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Wareham

Day trips

Monkey World – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Tank Museum, Lulworth Estate, Clouds Hill, Fossil Forest.

1.1 miW
History museum, Military museum, Museum
The Tank Museum, Bovington Camp
29 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Dorset, The Tank Museum in Bovington Camp stands as a formidable archive of armored warfare. This impressive establishment is not just a museum; it is a journey through the history of tanks and their impact on global conflicts.
3.9 miS
Park
Lulworth Estate, Lulworth
100 min walk • The Lulworth Estate is located in central south Dorset, England. Its most notable landscape feature include a five-mile stretch of coastline on the Jurassic Coast. Part of the area is a World Heritage Site. The historic estate includes the Lulworth Castle and Park.
2.1 miNW
Museum, History museum
Clouds Hill, Wareham
55 min walk • Clouds Hill is an isolated cottage near Wareham in the county of Dorset in South West England. It is the former home of T. E. Lawrence and is owned by the National Trust. The site is in the parish of Turners Puddle in Purbeck District.
5.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Fossil Forest, Lulworth
143 min walk • The Fossil Forest is the remains of an ancient submerged forest from Jurassic times, located to the east of Lulworth Cove on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. It lies on the Jurassic Coast, on a wide ledge in the seaside cliff. The site is within the Lulworth Ranges and thus has restricted access.
5.1 miNW
Church
Church of Saint John
131 min walk • The Church of Saint John the Evangelist is a Church of England parish church in Tolpuddle, Dorset. The church is a Grade I listed building.
5.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hambury Tout, Lulworth
139 min walk • Hambury Tout is a large chalk hill by the coast near Lulworth, Dorset, England. It overlooks Lulworth Cove to the west. Hambury Tout is the site of an ancient burial mound.
5.1 miNW
Museum, History museum
Tolpuddle Martyrs
132 min walk • The Tolpuddle Martyrs were six agricultural labourers from the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, England, who, in 1834, were convicted of swearing a secret oath as members of the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers.
4.8 miE
Specialty museum, Museum
Wareham Town Museum, Wareham
122 min walk • Wareham Town Museum tells the story of the Wareham area of Dorset in southern England from prehistoric times to the present day, with a special exhibition on Lawrence of Arabia, who lived nearby.
2.7 miW
Church, Architecture
St Nicholas' Church
68 min walk • St Nicholas' is a Church of England parish church at Moreton, Dorset, England. It is known for its thirteen windows, engraved by the poet and artist Sir Laurence Whistler. T. E. Lawrence was buried in the separate churchyard.
4.7 miE
Forts and castles
Wareham Castle and town defences, Wareham
119 min walk • Wareham Castle and the town defences, known locally as the Walls, were fortifications in the town of Wareham in Dorset, England.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Povington Hill
130 min walk • Povington Hill, at 198 metres high, is one of the highest points on the chain of the Purbeck Hills in south Dorset on the southern coast of England.