Monkey Forest (Trentham) Reviews

Trentham Monkey Forest is a large sixty acre plot housing Barbary Macaque monkeys roaming the woodland very near to Trentham Gardens in Stoke on Trent, North Staffordshire. If you were coming out of Trentham Gardens, then take the 3rd exit onto the A34, then at the next roundabout take the 2nd exit and you will find yourself on a dirt track which ...  Read the complete review

I visited the monkey forest in Trentham for the second time this weekend and loved it as much as the first. I don't have any kids this was purely for myself and my wife! The monkey forest is 60 acres of woodland and contains 140 Barbary Macaques. The monkeys are left to roam freely as they would do in their natural habitat which ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

With two kids and a mother in law to entertain this week 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 ...  Read the complete review

Now I'm a little bit biased with this review because I LOVE monkeys. I totally adore them. We live in Manchester and it wasn't very far, about a 50 minute drive away to get to. When we got closer to the Forest it was signposted which helped so much because the sat nav didn't take us to the entrance of the Forest. The car park is very ...  Read the complete review

I love monkeys. A lot. So when figuring out what to do on one of my visits to my uni roommate we decided to check out the Trentham Monkey Forest. I had found out about it by reading a Dooyoo review and the fact that it was about an hour's drive from her home in Derby, and there were other things to do there such as an outlet and scenic walks, made ...  Read the complete review

I had read about monkey forest on the website and thought it would be a good place to take my children , i have to say i was slightly disappointed. upon arriving at monkey forest we had to queue but this moved pretty quickly as they had seperate lanes for cash only etc seemed pretty well organised. we headed straight for the monkey park ...  Read the complete review

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... ...  Read the complete review

We discovered Trentham Monkey Forest last October on the recommendation of my husbands work colleague. Set in Trentham, Staffordshire, the site comprises of 60 acres of English forest. Within this forest there are approximately 140 Barbary macaques roaming and interacting freely with each other, and more importantly with the visitors. The ...  Read the complete review

I always love going to stay with my friends in Derby as there's just so much to do in the surrounding area that we never end up at a loose end or tramping round the shops. My boyfriend and I turned up one evening in August and were told "we're going to Monkey Forest tomorrow". Not having a clue what 'Monkey Forest' was but being a ...  Read the complete review

We went here during the recent October half term and absolutely loved the place and fell in love with the Barbary Macaques. This is such an impressive place where the now severly endangered Barbary Macaques are able to roam free in a very natural environment. You walk around with the monkeys just literaly feet away and we ...  Read the complete review

MONKEYS!!!!!!!!!! The monkey Forst in Trentham is something not a lot of my friends have heard of. Shrouded deep in the trees lies a land of fury friends who roam free. This natural reserve breeds the rare and endangered Barbary Macaques who come from Northern Africa. On arrival there is a small entrance fee where you are ...  Read the complete review

Have just visited this weekend as well as going last July. The fact that I have gone twice in a fairly short period of time shows I think it is a great place to visit and has good value for money. This year I went with my brothers and sister inlaws and all nieces and nephews, so 5 children in total ages from 1 to 10. Each of them ...  Read the complete review

I've been to Trentham Monkey Forest on three occasions and now and I am so looking forward to going again when the weather warms up a little this year. Its a little to cold to wander round at the moment. Initially when I went to the Monkey Forest for the second time, I did actually wonder why I was bothering as I had been before and at ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

On Saturday the sun was shining and the birds were singing and everybody I knew were generally in a very good mood indeed. So with that in mind I was not going to spend my Saturday in the house so I rounded up my Mom, Sister and friend and we all went to visit Monkey Forest which is situated on the way to Stoke-on-Trent. We had an absolutely ...  Read the complete review

My daughter is absolutely nuts about animals, so what better way to celebrate her 10th birthday than with a visit to a park which promises monkeys roaming freely for visitors to get close enough to touch. Monkey Forest is just that place. You’re not, of course, allowed to touch the monkeys but you’re certainly close enough to if you ...  Read the complete review