Wildwood
Wildwood is a zoo in Kent. Its location is 900 m south of Herne. The site is in the hands of Wildwood Trust.
Wildlife park near Herne
Just outside Herne
Wildwood is 900 m south of Herne. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
May to September are the warmest in Herne, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C.
Wildwood
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages. Within 15 km there are 33 more places to visit, starting with Canterbury Cathedral (6.3 km).
- Type
- Wildlife park
- Run by
- Wildwood Trust
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 900 m south of Herne
- Official site
- kent.wildwoodtrust.org
The area around Wildwood
Orange shows Wildwood; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Wildwood, by distance
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Canterbury (55,107 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Herne
Broad Oak
Sturry
Hersden
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Wildwood is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herne | 900 m north of it | 14,874 | 8 |
| Broad Oak | 2.2 km south of it | 836 | 17 |
| Sturry | 2.2 km south of it | 4,857 | 17 |
| Hersden | 2.7 km southeast of it | 2,118 | 2 |
| Whitstable | 3.1 km west of it | 32,185 | 9 |
| Herne Bay | 3.4 km north of it | 24,873 | 8 |
| Canterbury | 3.7 km southwest of it | 55,107 | 17 |
| Tyler Hill | 3.8 km southwest of it | 589 | 16 |
What else is near Wildwood
3 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral are among the 33 within 15 km.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral6.3 km away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey6.4 km away3
CastleCanterbury Castle6.9 km away4
FortCanterbury city walls6.5 km away5
MuseumThe Marlowe Kit6.6 km away6
MuseumThe Seaside Museum4.5 km away7
CastleChilham Castle15 km away8
MuseumCanterbury Roman Museum6.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Wildwood
Where is Wildwood?
Wildwood is 900 m south of Herne, Kent.
What is Wildwood?
Zoo in Kent.
Who runs Wildwood?
Wildwood Trust.
When is the best time to visit Wildwood?
May to September are the warmest months in Herne, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Wildwood?
Within 15 km: Canterbury Cathedral (6.3 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (6.4 km), Canterbury Castle (6.9 km) and Canterbury city walls (6.5 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)
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury city walls: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Marlowe Kit: Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Seaside Museum: Linda Spashett Storye_book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chilham Castle: Daywalker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Roman Museum: Linda Spashett (Storye book), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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