Zoo · near Bagby · North Yorkshire

Monk Park Farm

Monk Park Farm is a petting zoo zoo. Its location is 600 m northeast of Bagby. Look also at Rievaulx Abbey Museum, 11 km away, first of 24 more within 15 km.

Where

600 m

northeast of Bagby

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Zoo near Bagby

Just outside Bagby

Monk Park Farm is 600 m northeast of Bagby. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The weather, month by month

If warmth matters, go June to September: Bagby reaches 17–21°C.

Jan6° / 1°60 mm

Feb7° / 1°51 mm

Mar10° / 2°45 mm

Apr13° / 4°51 mm

May16° / 7°47 mm

Jun18° / 10°65 mm

Jul21° / 12°61 mm

Aug20° / 12°73 mm

Sep17° / 9°60 mm

Oct13° / 7°68 mm

Nov9° / 3°69 mm

Dec7° / 1°63 mm

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

About

Monk Park Farm

Zoo: petting zoo.

Type: Zoo
Town: 600 m northeast of Bagby

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

The map

Map of Monk Park Farm and nearby

The map centres on Monk Park Farm, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns around Monk Park Farm, by distance

Home to 5,891 people, Thirsk is the largest of these 3. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 600 m southwest of it

Bagby

564 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 2.6 km west of it

Thirsk

5,891 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km west of it

Sowerby

4,727 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 3 towns

Town	Where Monk Park Farm is	People	Places to visit
Bagby	600 m southwest of it	564	7
Thirsk	2.6 km west of it	5,891	7
Sowerby	3.4 km west of it	4,727	5

Make a day of it

Close to Monk Park Farm

Around it, within 15 km, lie 24 more, including 3 abbeys or priories, 3 castles and a museum.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum11 km away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageByland Abbey8.3 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageHelmsley Castle14 km away 4

MuseumThe World of James Herriot4.3 km away 5Art galleryArt galleryZillah Bell Contemporary Art4.2 km away 6

Abbey or prioryAmpleforth Abbey13 km away 7

CastleGilling Castle15 km away 8CastleCastleKirby Knowle Castle6.2 km away

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

Asked about Monk Park Farm

Where is Monk Park Farm?

Monk Park Farm is 600 m northeast of Bagby, North Yorkshire.

What is Monk Park Farm?

Zoo: petting zoo.

When is the best time to visit Monk Park Farm?

June to September are the warmest months in Bagby, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Monk Park Farm?

Within 15 km: Rievaulx Abbey Museum (11 km), Byland Abbey (8.3 km), Helmsley Castle (14 km) and The World of James Herriot (4.3 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 (6)

Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Byland Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Helmsley Castle: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The World of James Herriot: Peter K Burian, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ampleforth Abbey: martin dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gilling Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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