Visitors to Trentham in Staffordshire will have an opportunity to come face to face with around 150 Barbary Macque monkeys this summer. The Monkey Forest (opening July 19) will incorporate an acre of woodland where visitors will be able to walk and enjoy direct contact with the monkeys in the first attraction of its kind in the UK.
Formerly known as Trentham Park, Trentham is set to be one of Europe’s biggest leisure destinations, costing an estimated £100 million. The attraction includes England’s largest Italianate garden, a passenger launch offering cruises on the lake and waymarked woodland walks through some of the 750 acres of land. The site also houses a garden centre and retail outlets offering products from arts and crafts to luxury homeware. A further 40 shops will be open by the end of the year and the Trentham Hall Hotel will open in 2008.
Trentham is near Stoke-on-Trent (170 miles north-west of London) which is best known for its fine china potteries such as Wedgwood and Spode, which have visitor centres and shops open to the public. Trentham is open daily, admission starts at £4 (Monkey Forest is extra) tel: 01782 646646.
Website: www.trenthamleisure.co.uk.
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