Zoo · Southwick · Wiltshire

Hope Nature Centre

In Southwick, Hope Nature Centre is a zoo. Our list has 4 more places within 5 km. Fairfield Farm Trust manages it.

Where

In Southwick

inside the built-up area

Run by

Fairfield Farm Trust

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Zoo in Southwick

Inside Southwick

Hope Nature Centre is inside Southwick’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

The warmest afternoons in Southwick run May to September, at 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°81 mm

Feb8° / 2°61 mm

Mar11° / 3°54 mm

Apr14° / 5°54 mm

May17° / 8°57 mm

Jun20° / 11°58 mm

Jul22° / 13°56 mm

Aug22° / 12°72 mm

Sep19° / 10°61 mm

Oct15° / 7°85 mm

Nov11° / 4°85 mm

Dec8° / 2°86 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Southwick, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Southwick. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Southwick’s full climate →

About

Hope Nature Centre

Look also at Farleigh Hungerford Castle, 4.2 km away.

Type: Zoo
Run by: Fairfield Farm Trust
Town: in Southwick
Official site: hopenaturecentre.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Locating Hope Nature Centre

Use the numbers to match each place near Hope Nature Centre with the list.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Hope Nature Centre

In size, Trowbridge comes first of the 8, with 43,753 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Southwick

1,856 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 200 m northeast of it

Trowbridge

43,753 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 1.1 km southeast of it

North Bradley

1,555 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 3 km southeast of it

Westbury

16,394 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hope Nature Centre is	People	Places to visit
Southwick	It’s in town	1,856	6
Trowbridge	200 m northeast of it	43,753	10
North Bradley	1.1 km southeast of it	1,555	3
Westbury	3 km southeast of it	16,394	5
Rode	3.3 km southwest of it	766	6
West Ashton	3.5 km east of it	452	4
Bradford-on-Avon	3.6 km north of it	9,864	11
Westwood	4.2 km northwest of it	1,001	9

Make a day of it

Around Hope Nature Centre

57 more lie within 15 km, 3 museums, a castle and a historic house among them.

Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle4.2 km away 2

MuseumThe Roman Baths13 km away 3

Historic houseLongleat House13 km away 4

Museum · National TrustWestwood Manor4.2 km away 5

Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery13 km away · 92K visitors a year 6

Abbey or priory · National TrustLacock Abbey15 km away 7

Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill14 km away 8

MuseumJane Austen Centre13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Hope Nature Centre

Where is Hope Nature Centre?

Hope Nature Centre is in Southwick, Wiltshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Hope Nature Centre?

Zoo.

Who runs Hope Nature Centre?

Fairfield Farm Trust.

When is the best time to visit Hope Nature Centre?

May to September are the warmest months in Southwick, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Hope Nature Centre?

Within 15 km: Farleigh Hungerford Castle (4.2 km), The Roman Baths (13 km), Longleat House (13 km) and Westwood Manor (4.2 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)

Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westwood Manor: Rog Frost, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lacock Abbey: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Little Solsbury Hill: Beechenbummer at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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