Trentham Monkey Forest
About the product:
What is Monkey Forest?
Walk amongst monkeys and enjoy a unique day out for all the family.
Monkey Forest is home to 140 free-ranging Barbary macaques. Visitors walk along the 3/4 of a mile pathway. Walk, watch and be AMAZED as the endangered monkeys live as they would in the wild.
Situated in an ancient Staffordshire forest Trentham Monkey Forest is the perfect day out for all ages.
- A unique experience to see monkeys living freely
- No cages or bars, monkeys are free to roam
- Learn and find out about the conservation of this endangered species
- 1 species of monkey – the Barbary macaque
How long will it take?
Most visitors spend a few hours within the monkey enclosure and are free to re-enter as many times as they wish during their trip.
The woodland walk is just less than a mile long and there are multiple information boards along the way. Knowledgeable guides are situated throughout the forest to help answer any questions you may have during your trip and to ensure the park rules are followed.
Hourly feeding talks take place at quarter past each hour and are a must watch. It is always recommended to take your time around the forest, stopping to take pictures and take in the monkeys fascinating behaviour – they’re extremely entertaining to watch!
What's there?
- Hourly feeding talks
- Helpful guides to explain monkey antics
- Banana Cafe
- Jungle Shop
- Picnic Areas
- Adventure Play Areas
- Meadow Walk (seasonal)
- Hidden Trail
- Video Room
- Information Centre
- Free Parking
Approximate Price
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Days Out & Family BreaksOur Verdict
We were so excited to be invited to Trentham Monkey Forest. I think over the past few years we have all learned to appreciate the outdoors more.
Parking was super easy with a huge amount of spacious parking and we managed to get through the entrance turnstyles quickly in just a few minuites, although we can imagine at busy times you should prepare to allow a short time to get through these.
once you get through the turnstyles there is so much open space where the children can run freely, play on the park, there are plenty of picnic benches, a cafe and the lovely new shop full of everything monkey you can imagine.
We decided to head straight into the monkey enclosure are and save the rest for on the way out.
Once inside the enclosure it felt very much like we were out on a beautiful country walk with absolute pleasure of being joined by the monkeys. The paths were clear, well kept and everywhere clearly signposted and we were fortunate to have beautiful weather and despite the car park seeming very busy with cars it didn't feel too busy anywhere. We were surprised at just how many monkeys we actually saw of all ages from tiny babies to the grandparents of the monkey families. It really was amazing to see how relaxed the monkeys were and just went about their daily lives as we strolled by and stood to watch for a while. There are wooden benches dotted around the park giving you somewhere to sit and observe the monkeys at play.
There was one part of the park where the path became steep and hence sensible comfy shoes are advisable. The handlers gave some fantastic informative talks about the monkeys, their habitats, histories and daily life at Trentham. We would recommend trying to catch feeding time too!!
The monkeys walked freely around the park even crossing the paths right in front of us at times and we were surprised at just how many of them came out to say hello and play freely in such close proximity to the visitors.
We enjoyed it so much we actually walked back around a second time.
Outside of the enclosure the picnic area provides plenty of space to sit and enjoy a packed lunch or meal and snacks from the cafe along with a safe play park area for the children to play and ample wide open space. The new shop is a must visit packed with monkey themed plushies, pens, pencils etc to take home as a momento of the day.
We really enjoyed our visit and will be returning again soon.
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