Trentham Monkey Forest, United Kingdom : Read reviews and compare prices at Ciao.co.uk

User Reviews

for Trentham Monkey Forest, United Kingdom

Rating Summary based on 10 reviews

		5

		2

		3

		0

		0

See all Reviews (10)

Detailed rating

Family Friendly
Is it worth visiting?
Prices
Transport links

	4.5

	4.3

	3.5

	3.7

Show most helpful reviews first
Newest first

32 of 32 Ciao users found the following review helpful

zoe_page

Member since 08/07/2001

Reviews written: 871

I See You Monkey....Scratching That Ass
Review with images
12/09/2009

User recommends the product

Advantages Monkeys!
Disadvantages Only one species, not the cheapest for a family morning out

It has been decided that I need to behave more like a Brit in Mexico when I am a Brit in Manchester. And by that, I don't mean eating ice cream every day (though I may) or filling any pauses with a 'Que más?', I mean actually getting out there and seeing places I always forget to bother with when I'm home. Touristy places. I live just off the A34 in Manchester. Monkey Forest is located on the A34 near Stoke, about 35 miles away. I don't even need driving directions (though we take them anyway, and they get us lost, tsk), so off we go. The park is signed but not as early as I thought it would ... more
43 of 43 Ciao users found the following review helpful

jo-1976

Member since 02/07/2009

Reviews written: 296

I saw some Monkey Business in the Forest! 28/11/2009

User recommends the product

Advantages Fascinating to watch monkeys at close quarters
Disadvantages Poorly designed facilities, cafe expensive, not a whole day's experience

With two kids and a mother in law to entertain during the Summer holidays we decided to take our little monkeys out for a trip in the forest. Trentham Monkey Forest in Staffordshire is within half an hour's drive of my home town, so it's a place that we've visited on several occasions now. The concept is apparantly unique within the UK as the forest is home to over 140 Barbary Macaque monkeys who are free to roam as they please, within the grounds of a 60 acre enclosure. On arrival On previous visits, we've just walked straight through to the kiosk and purchased our tickets but on our last ... more
44 of 44 Ciao users found the following review helpful

hollywoodmum

Monkey Business 29/08/2007

User doesn't recommend the product

Advantages The monkeys, clean
Disadvantages not much to see, not good value as you couldn't spend the whole day there.

As it was Bank Holiday and the kids have been off school and play group for about 5 weeks, totally bored and totally driving me slowly but surely insane by inventing new and exiting ways to be naughty, we decided it was high time for a family day out. We\'d already done our usual haunts this summer, Blackpool, Southport, Heaton park, etc this summer and we wanted to go somewhere we had never been before. Then a work mate of my other half\'s suggested Monkey Forest. What Is It As it\'s title suggests it\'s basically a forest (Trentham Forest) with Monkey\'s in. What\'s unique about Monkey ... more
49 of 49 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Clayeree

Take your little monkeys to see some monkeys 18/10/2009

User recommends the product

Advantages Reasonably priced; children will love it
Disadvantages Not enough to do there to fill a whole day out

Back in August, whilst on holiday in Derbyshire, my family found themselves trying to fill a dull and drizzly day. Then somebody spotted a leaflet for Monkey Forest in our holiday cottage and off we headed. What is it? Monkey Forest is a 60 acre site where you can walk amongst 140 or so Barbary macaque monkeys as they roam free in the forest. The leaflet and website for this attraction show visitors sitting in very close proximity to the monkeys, only a metre or so away from them. I was a bit disdainful when I saw this assuming, that the shot had been set up for the photograph. However, I was ... more
14 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Spudtastic

Monkeying around in the Midlands! 01/04/2009

User recommends the product

Advantages Ability to see monkeys behaving as they would in their natural environment
Disadvantages Not all of park accessible to wheelchair users

Monkey Forest consists of 60 acres of woodland inhabited by around 140 Barbary Macaques. What sets this apart from similar attractions such as zoos, however, is that the monkeys aren't caged - they have the ability to roam freely across the entirety of the forest, and so as a visitor you can actually come within touching distance of them... although, obviously, you shouldn't ACTUALLY touch the monkeys! Monkey Forest is in Trentham, near Stoke on Trent in the Midlands. There are also three other parks - two in France (La Montagne des Singes and La Forêt des Singes) and one in Germany (Affenberg ... more