Welsh Mountain Zoo
In Colwyn Bay stands Welsh Mountain Zoo. Another place to visit lies within 5 km. Look also at Conwy Castle, 5.4 km away.
Zoo in Colwyn Bay
Inside Colwyn Bay
Welsh Mountain Zoo is inside Colwyn Bay’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
From June to September, Colwyn Bay sees highs of 17–19°C.
Welsh Mountain Zoo
Articles on it exist in 4 languages.
- Type
- Zoo
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Colwyn Bay
- Official site
- welshmountainzoo.org
Welsh Mountain Zoo at a glance
The map centres on Welsh Mountain Zoo, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Colwyn Bay’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Welsh Mountain Zoo
The biggest base of the 7 is Colwyn Bay (29,273 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Colwyn Bay
Penrhyn Bay
Bryn Pydew
Conwy
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Welsh Mountain Zoo is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colwyn Bay | It’s in town | 29,273 | 20 |
| Penrhyn Bay | 2.3 km northwest of it | 4,201 | 19 |
| Bryn Pydew | 2.3 km west of it | 389 | 17 |
| Conwy | 2.8 km west of it | 15,706 | 21 |
| Llandudno | 3.3 km northwest of it | 14,699 | 19 |
| Llansanffraid Glan Conwy | 3.7 km southwest of it | 1,663 | 10 |
| Penrhyn-side | 3.8 km northwest of it | 420 | 13 |
While you are near Welsh Mountain Zoo
Our list has 29 more within 15 km, among them 3 castles, a historic house and a garden.
Castle · CadwConwy Castle5.4 km away2
Historic houseThe Smallest House in Great Britain5.5 km away3
CastleDeganwy Castle5.4 km away4
Garden · National TrustBodnant Garden7.8 km away5
Fort · CadwConwy Town Walls5.7 km away6
CastleGwrych Castle9.3 km away7
PierVictoria Pier1.7 km away8
Art galleryMostyn5.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Welsh Mountain Zoo
Where is Welsh Mountain Zoo?
Welsh Mountain Zoo is in Colwyn Bay, Clwyd, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Welsh Mountain Zoo?
Zoo in Conwy County Borough, Wales.
When is the best time to visit Welsh Mountain Zoo?
June to September are the warmest months in Colwyn Bay, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Welsh Mountain Zoo?
Within 15 km: Conwy Castle (5.4 km), The Smallest House in Great Britain (5.5 km), Deganwy Castle (5.4 km) and Bodnant Garden (7.8 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)
- Welsh Mountain Zoo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conwy Castle: Source: Llywelyn2000 Derivative: User:MathKnight, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Smallest House in Great Britain: JK the Unwise, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deganwy Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodnant Garden: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conwy Town Walls: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwrych Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Pier: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mostyn: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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