Welsh Mountain Zoo
The Welsh Mountain Zoo is a zoological garden located near the town of Colwyn Bay in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The zoo was opened on 18 May 1963 by the enthusiastic naturalist Robert Jackson. The zoo covers an area of 37 acres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in Conwy County Borough, Wales
- Address: Colwyn Bay, LL28 5UY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bryn Euryn and Colwyn Bay railway station.
Bryn Euryn
Peak
Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bryn Euryn is a hill which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Conwy County Borough, Wales. There is a trig point at the summit. It lies above the seaside town of Rhos-on-Sea and village of Mochdre, Conwy.
Colwyn Bay railway station
Railway station
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colwyn Bay railway station is on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line serving the seaside town of Colwyn Bay in the Conwy County Borough of North Wales. Colwyn Bay railway station is situated 1 mile east of Welsh Mountain Zoo.
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Colwyn Bay
Church
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is on Conway Road, Colwyn Bay, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The Roman Catholic parish church of Colwyn Bay, it is part of the Diocese of Wrexham. St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Colwyn Bay is situated 3,100 feet east of Welsh Mountain Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colwyn Bay and Bryn Pydew.
Colwyn Bay
Photo: Kentholke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colwyn Bay is a coastal town in north Wales. As with much of the north Wales coast, the town has suffered with the decline in the tourist industry since in the mid-20th century.
Bryn Pydew
Village
Photo: Jonathanpepe66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bryn Pydew is a small settlement to the east of Llandudno Junction in North Wales. The limestone hill of Bryn Pydew reaches 128 metres above sea level. Bryn Pydew is situated 1½ miles west of Welsh Mountain Zoo.
Old Colwyn
Village
Photo: Kentholke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Colwyn is a large village just to the east of Colwyn Bay, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Prior to local government reorganisation in April 1974 it was part of the Municipal Borough of Colwyn Bay, but the reorganisation established it as a separate community, whose population at the 2001 census was 7,626, increasing to 8,113 at the 2011 census. Old Colwyn is situated 2 miles east of Welsh Mountain Zoo.
Welsh Mountain Zoo
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.29481° or 53° 17′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.74757° or 3° 44′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C5R77V2+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 238502641OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q7981946
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Welsh Mountain Zoo” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Welsh Mountain Zoo”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات ويلز الجبليه”
- Welsh: “Sŵ Fynydd Gymreig”
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Highlights include Coed Castell and St Andrews Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Welsh Mountain Zoo”. Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.