Ponderosa Zoo
Ponderosa Zoo is a zoo in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England. It was originally opened in 1991 as the Ponderosa Rural Therapeutic Centre before being granted a zoo licence in 2004.Photo: TheArmchairSoldier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
10:00 AM—5:00 PM
December 24th—26 and December 31st: closed
January 1st: closed - Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England
- Address: Smithies Lane, Heckmondwike, WF16 0PN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dewsbury Bus Museum and Crow Nest Park.
Dewsbury Bus Museum
Museum
Photo: 24 Barnsley Road, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dewsbury Bus Museum is a museum in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, England. Opened to the public in September 1989, it is owned and operated by the West Riding Omnibus Museum Trust, a registered charity, and is run entirely by volunteer effort. Dewsbury Bus Museum is situated 1 mile south of Ponderosa Zoo.
Crow Nest Park
Park
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crow Nest Park is a Green Flag awarded public park located in the Dewsbury Moor area of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. Opened to the public in 1893, the park originated on the grounds on a country house estate dating from the 16th century. Crow Nest Park is situated 1 mile east of Ponderosa Zoo.
Church of St James
Church
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James is situated 1 mile north of Ponderosa Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dewsbury Moor and Norristhorpe.
Dewsbury Moor
Suburb
Dewsbury Moor is a district of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies to the west of the Dewsbury town centre.
Norristhorpe
Village
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Norristhorpe is a village in the township of Liversedge in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, and is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Ravensthorpe
Suburb
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravensthorpe is an area of Dewsbury, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Ravensthorpe is on the western outskirts of Dewsbury and is part of the "Dewsbury West" ward in the district of Kirklees.
Ponderosa Zoo
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Kirklees, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.69343° or 53° 41′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.67147° or 1° 40′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C5WM8VH+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 24402894OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q96399736
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In Other Languages
“Ponderosa Zoo” goes by many names.
- German: “Ponderosa Zoo”
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