Twycross Zoo
Set 1.6 km northwest of Twycross is Twycross Zoo. Look also at Ashby de la Zouch Castle, 11 km away, first of 26 more within 15 km. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 6 languages.
Zoo near Twycross
Just outside Twycross
Twycross Zoo is 1.6 km northwest of Twycross. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
If warmth matters, go June to September: Twycross reaches 18–22°C.
Twycross Zoo
Zoo in Leicestershire, England, UK.
- Type
- Zoo
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 1.6 km northwest of Twycross
- Official site
- twycrosszoo.org
Twycross Zoo and what surrounds it
Twycross Zoo is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near Twycross Zoo
Measham is the biggest of the 6 bases nearby (5,373 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Twycross
Austrey
Appleby Magna
Warton
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Twycross Zoo is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twycross | 1.6 km southeast of it | 303 | 4 |
| Austrey | 2.2 km west of it | 1,140 | 4 |
| Appleby Magna | 3.1 km north of it | 1,301 | 3 |
| Warton | 4.2 km southwest of it | 1,472 | 4 |
| Sheepy Magna | 4.3 km south of it | 920 | 2 |
| Measham | 4.6 km north of it | 5,373 | 6 |
Also within reach
There are 26 within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 museums and a zoo among them.
Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle11 km away2
CastleTamworth Castle12 km away3
MuseumShackerstone railway station5.8 km away4
CastleHartshill Castle12 km away5
MuseumStatfold Barn Railway and Museum7.8 km away6
ZooDrayton Manor Zoo13 km away7
Abbey or prioryPolesworth Abbey6.8 km away8
Heritage railwayBattlefield Line Railway9.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Twycross Zoo: what to know
Where is Twycross Zoo?
Twycross Zoo is 1.6 km northwest of Twycross, Leicestershire.
What is Twycross Zoo?
Zoo in Leicestershire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Twycross Zoo?
June to September are the warmest months in Twycross, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Twycross Zoo?
Within 15 km: Ashby de la Zouch Castle (11 km), Tamworth Castle (12 km), Shackerstone railway station (5.8 km) and Hartshill Castle (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 (9)
- Twycross Zoo: Julielangford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamworth Castle: Stan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shackerstone railway station: Robpics69, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hartshill Castle: Brett Lees-Smith from Nuneaton, Warwickshire,, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Statfold Barn Railway and Museum: A M Hurrell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drayton Manor Zoo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Polesworth Abbey: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battlefield Line Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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