Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary

Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary between Caehopkin and Abercraf in Powys, Wales. It became the Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary in December 2008, being previously known as Cefn-yr-Erw Primate Sanctuary.

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Henrhyd Falls and Cribarth.

Henrhyd Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Daimack, Public domain.

Henrhyd Falls in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, is the tallest waterfall in southern Wales, with a drop of 90 feet. Famous for its appearance as the entrance to the Batcave in The Dark Knight trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan. Henrhyd Falls is situated 1¼ miles east of Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary.

Cribarth

Peak

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cribarth is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, in the traditional county of Brecknockshire. The summit lies on the broken ridge at an elevation of 428 m at OS grid reference SN 831143.

Dan yr Ogof

Cave

Photo: Sloman, Public domain.

Dan yr Ogof, at the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, is a 17-kilometre long cave system in south Wales, about 5 miles north of Ystradgynlais and 15 miles southwest of Brecon, in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Dan yr Ogof is situated 2½ miles north of Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coelbren and Abercraf.

Coelbren

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coelbren is a small rural village within the community of Tawe Uchaf in southernmost Powys, Wales. It lies on the very northern edge of the South Wales Coalfield some six miles north-east of Ystradgynlais and just outside the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Abercraf

Village

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abercraf is a village in Powys, Wales, in the community of Ystradgynlais and within the historic boundaries of the county of Brecknockshire. A distinct dialect of English is spoken in the village, as well as the Welsh language.

Pen y Cae

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pen-y-cae is a village in Powys, Wales in the Brecon Beacons National Park between Abercraf and Craig-y-Nos Castle, in the community of Tawe-Uchaf. The village is mostly a linear settlement along the A4067 which runs approximately parallel to the River Tawe.

Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary

Type: Zoo
Description: zoo in Abercraf, Wales
Categories: animal sanctuary, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Tawe-Uchaf, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.79626° or 51° 47′ 47″ north

Longitude

-3.69019° or 3° 41′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C3RQ8W5+GW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 290767032

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=tourism

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=zoo

Wikidata ID

Q17032708

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In Other Languages

From German to Welsh—“Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary” goes by many names.

German: “Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary”
Welsh: “Gwarchodfa Epaod a Mwncïod Cymru”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St David’s and The Abercrave Inn.

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