Animal Park
Animal Park is a petting zoo zoo. The site is 400 m northwest of Southgate. Within 15 km there are 36 more places to visit, starting with Pennard Castle (900 m).
Zoo near Southgate
Just outside Southgate
Animal Park is 400 m northwest of Southgate. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
Expect highs of 19–21°C in Southgate from June to September.
Animal Park
Zoo: petting zoo.
- Type
- Zoo
- Town
- 400 m northwest of Southgate
The way to Animal Park
On this map, Animal Park is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Animal Park
Among the 4, Bishopston is the biggest, home to 3,533 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Southgate
Bishopston
Crofty
Three Crosses
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Animal Park is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southgate | 400 m southeast of it | 1,938 | 6 |
| Bishopston | 2.8 km east of it | 3,533 | 11 |
| Crofty | 4.9 km north of it | 959 | 2 |
| Three Crosses | 5 km northeast of it | 1,476 | 3 |
More to see nearby
Within 15 km you can add 7 castles and a cathedral.
CastlePennard Castle900 m away2
Castle · CadwCastell Oxwich5.5 km away3
CastlePenrice Castle4.7 km away4
CastleOystermouth Castle7.1 km away5
Castle · CadwLoughor Castle8.8 km away6
Castle · CadwSwansea Castle12 km away7
CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral12 km away8
Castle · CadwWeobley Castle7.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Animal Park
Where is Animal Park?
Animal Park is 400 m northwest of Southgate, West Glamorgan.
What is Animal Park?
Zoo: petting zoo.
When is the best time to visit Animal Park?
June to September are the warmest months in Southgate, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Animal Park?
Within 15 km: Pennard Castle (900 m), Castell Oxwich (5.5 km), Penrice Castle (4.7 km) and Oystermouth Castle (7.1 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Pennard Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Oxwich: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrice Castle: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oystermouth Castle: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loughor Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swansea Castle: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Joseph's Cathedral: Saint_Josephs_Cathedral_swansea.JPG: Wiccasha derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Weobley Castle: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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