Dartmoor Zoo
Dartmoor Zoo is a British zoological garden. It stands 2.1 km east of Plymouth. A short trip away is Saltram House, 6.7 km off, the first of 38 within 15 km.
Zoo near Plymouth
Just outside Plymouth
Dartmoor Zoo is 2.1 km east of Plymouth. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
In Plymouth the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–21°C.
Dartmoor Zoo
7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Zoo
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 2.1 km east of Plymouth
- Official site
- dartmoorzoo.org.uk
Plan your visit
- EntryA fee is charged
Where it sits
On this map, Dartmoor Zoo is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Home to 266,970 people, Plymouth is the largest of these 8. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Plymouth
Ivybridge
Sherford
Brixton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Dartmoor Zoo is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | 2.1 km west of it | 266,970 | 40 |
| Ivybridge | 4.2 km east of it | 12,485 | 1 |
| Sherford | 6.3 km southwest of it | 1,311 | 7 |
| Brixton | 6.7 km south of it | 857 | 5 |
| Yealmpton | 6.8 km south of it | 2,007 | 3 |
| Ermington | 7.9 km southeast of it | 681 | 0 |
| Bittaford | 8.8 km east of it | 482 | 0 |
| Modbury | 10 km southeast of it | 1,687 | 0 |
More to see nearby
Around it, within 15 km, lie 38 more, including 2 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.
Historic house · National TrustSaltram House6.7 km away2
FortDrake's Island13 km away3
CastlePlympton Castle4.6 km away4
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral12 km away5Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · National TrustBuckland Abbey13 km away6
Castle · English HeritageRoyal Citadel11 km away7
MuseumHMS Courageous14 km away8
MuseumPlym Valley Railway6.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Dartmoor Zoo
Where is Dartmoor Zoo?
Dartmoor Zoo is 2.1 km east of Plymouth, Devon.
What is Dartmoor Zoo?
British zoological garden.
When is the best time to visit Dartmoor Zoo?
June to September are the warmest months in Plymouth, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Dartmoor Zoo?
Within 15 km: Saltram House (6.7 km), Drake's Island (13 km), Plympton Castle (4.6 km) and Plymouth Cathedral (12 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)
- Dartmoor Zoo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltram House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Plympton Castle: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Citadel: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Courageous: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plym Valley Railway: Mark A Coleman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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