Butterfly World
Butterfly World is a butterfly zoo located on the Isle of Wight. It opened on 1 May 1983 as part of the Medina Garden Centre, becoming the first butterfly farm opened in a UK garden centre, and the fifth Butterfly farm in the world.Photo: Ronald Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: butterfly house located on the Isle of Wight
- Also known as: “Butterfly World, Isle of Wight”
- Address: Staplers Road, Newport, PO33 4RW
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wootton railway station and Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
Wootton railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Jones, CC BY 2.0.
Wootton railway station is a former railway station, and now a recreated heritage station, at Wootton on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. Wootton railway station is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Butterfly World.
Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Museum
Photo: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is a heritage railway on the Isle of Wight. The railway passes through 5+1⁄2 miles of countryside from Smallbrook Junction to Wootton station, passing through the small village of Havenstreet, where the line has a station, headquarters and a depot. Isle of Wight Steam Railway is situated 2 miles east of Butterfly World.
Seaclose Park
Park
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Seaclose Park is a large parkland site situated to the North East of Newport on the Isle of Wight. It lies on the eastern banks of the River Medina. It has a variety of features which are available free to the community of the Island and to visitors. Seaclose Park is situated 1½ miles west of Butterfly World.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Binfield and Island Harbour Marina.
Binfield
Hamlet
Binfield is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight near Newport. It primarily lies along the A3054 road, which runs from Newport to East Cowes and Ryde. The primary site of interest in Binfield is Island Harbour Marina, formerly known as Binfield Marina.
Island Harbour Marina
Hamlet
Island Harbour Marina, on the Isle of Wight, UK, is a commercial marina on the River Medina in the small hamlet of Binfield. It is located approximately halfway between Cowes and the County Town of Newport.
Fairlee
Suburb
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Fairlee is a suburb of Newport, on the Isle of Wight in South East England, on the east side of the River Medina. Fairlee Road runs through the area. During a week in June each year the main road northbound is completely closed to vehicles during the Isle of Wight Festival.
Butterfly World
- Categories: zoo, butterfly house, and tourism
- Location: Newport, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.71204° or 50° 42′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.2555° or 1° 15′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C2WPP6V+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 535502489OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5002963
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