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. It lies on National Trust land, in the county of Powys. 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″ northLongitude
-3.69019° or 3° 41′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C3RQ8W5+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 290767032OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=tourismOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q17032708
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St David’s and The Abercrave Inn.
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