The Monkey Sanctuary has been home to a colony of Amazonian woolly monkeys since 1964. It was established to provide a stable setting for woolly monkeys rescued from lives of isolation as pets. Today the monkeys live in a beautiful setting on the Cornish coast, in an extensive territory formed of several grassed enclosures linked together with heated indoor rooms.

Visitors can watch the monkeys forage and play in the trees and listen to their keepers describing the monkeys lives and explaining their behaviour. This allows visitors to gain a true insight into the personality and social life of these amazing creatures.

A new addition to the Monkey Sanctuary is a CCTV linked Bat Cave, which allows visitors a glimpse of the private lives of our resident colony of lesser horseshoe bats.

The beautiful conservation gardens at the Sanctuary also provide a home for native plants and wildlife encouraging environmental awareness closer to home. There is a play area and activity room for children, a gift shop, and the Tree Top Café', serving delicious vegetarian meals and snacks.

The Monkey Sanctuary is open from the Sunday before Easter to the last week in September -Sunday to Thursday 11 am to 4.30 pm Easter, May Bank Holidays & Autumn Half Term. To find us please follow the signposts from the B3253.