England
Central Bedfordshire
Whipsnade

Whipsnade Zoo

Whipsnade Zoo, formerly known as ZSL Whipsnade Zoo and Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, is a zoo located in , near , , England.
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  • Email: generalenquiries@zsl.org
  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: zoo near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England
  • Also known as: “Whipsnade Wild Animal Park”, “ZSL Whipsnade”, and “ZSL Whipsnade Zoo”
  • Address: Dunstable, LU6 2LF

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Whipsnade Tree Cathedral and Church of St Mary Magdalen.

Nature reserve
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 9.5-acre garden in the village of in , . It is planted in the approximate form of a cathedral, with grass avenues for nave, chancel, transepts, and cloisters and "walls" of different species of trees.

Church
Photo: Dave Skinner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Whipsnade Zoo.

Peak
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
are part of the , in southern , England; and are located near the town of . They are a chalk escarpment forming the north-eastern reaches of the Chilterns.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whipsnade and Holywell.

Village
Photo: Dave Skinner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and civil parish in , . It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the , about 2+1⁄2 miles south-south-west of on the top of the , which drop away steeply to the south of the village.

Village
Photo: Robin Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet located in the district of , England. The settlement is close to and , and forms part of the Studham civil parish.

Village
Photo: David Howard, CC BY 2.0.
is a village in the parish of , in , England. The place name is derived from the Old English for "Daegga's Knoll". In manorial rolls of 1196 it was listed as Dagenhale.

Whipsnade Zoo

Latitude
51.84732° or 51° 50′ 50″ north
Longitude
-0.54326° or 0° 32′ 36″ west
Inception
1931
Operator
ZSL
Open location code
9C3XRFW4+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37640477
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Wiki­data ID
Q373187
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Whipsnade Zoo” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “惠普斯奈德动物园”
  • Chinese: “溫比思奈得野生動物園”
  • Czech: “Whipsnade Zoo”
  • Danish: “Whipsnade Zoo”
  • Dutch: “Whipsnade Zoo”
  • Esperanto: “Bestoĝardeno Whipsnade”
  • French: “zoo de Whipsnade”
  • French: “Zoo de Whipsnade”
  • German: “Whipsnade Zoo”
  • Irish: “Zú Whipsnade”
  • Japanese: “ホィップスネイド野生動物園”
  • Korean: “휩스네이드 동물원”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Whipsnade Zoo”
  • Norwegian: “Whipsnade Zoo”
  • Portuguese: “Zoológico de Whipsnade”
  • Russian: “Зоопарк Уипснейд”
  • Russian: “Уипснейдский зоопарк”

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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 “Whipsnade Zoo”. Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.