Banana Cafe in Stafford

Fantastic day out. You can walk the whole park in about 1 hour, but you won't want to. The monkeys are mesmerising.

Up close with monkeys, great experience

Plenty of parking and a good stroll around the monkeys

I absolutely loved our visit to Monkey forrest for my birthday. We arrived at 10.30 am and got parked near the entrance. There is a generous blue badge parking area closest to the entrance. When we left at 1pm the car park was pretty full and a lot of cars were in the overflow parking. We went straight into the walk through and had a steady walk around waiting for the 11.15 feeding talk. We moved on because the only area we could watch the feeding talk was in full sun, and it was a very hot day. We thoroughly enjoyed walking around and taking pictures of the monkeys. We saw a very tiny baby We went to the cafe, and the inside seating was a little close together, which could make it difficult to get around with a wheelchair/ scooter /big pushchair if it's really busy. Me and my partner are plus sized (2xl/3xl) and we had to move chairs to fit between some of the tables. There was plenty of outside seating which was easier to get around. We didn't have kids with us but the play areas looked cool and I would definitely think about revisiting with my neices.

First time here, came with two wheelchair users. Not really suitable for wheelchairs and shouldn’t pay the full £15 due not being able to get up the steep hill, so not seeing the whole of the park. Very uneven paths. Was a great experience but a shame not suitable for wheelchairs.

Very interesting and educational

Beautiful place to visit if you want to get into the outdoors.

Great place to visit!! Only knew it was there as qe drove past one day. It really is a lovely day out, has 2 parks, cafe/restaurant, shop, you could take a picnic and then visit the moneys and sit there or walk around for however long you want...no rush.

Excellent knowledge by staff, amazing to see animals living with as much freedom as possible and beautiful well kept place

Great visit to the Monkey Forest £15 per Adult entrance fee, perfect timing as it wasn't to busy. Staff were brilliant, It's run extremely well there's no physical interaction with the monkeys so your extremely safe if you follow the guide lines, however you get very close and the monkeys fully accept you being there and seem to just get on with what there doing. Onsite there is a gift shop. Cafe,toilets and plenty seating. Lovely stroll through the forest and as it was warm and sunny today it made it great afternoon. Big thankyou to all the staff. We would highly recommend a visit especially if you have children. Tickets can be acquired online might be worth a look to see if they are cheaper than paying at the gate as we did. Note parking is free and there's plenty spaces available.

Fantastic family friendly attraction, with wonderful outdoor picnic areas. The monkeys are adorable 🥰

We are absolutely amazed by this place ! We visited on sunny Saturday with my 3 and 5 years old boys, we got there for 10:30am , no cue on entry , boys loved this place ! We spent there 3.5 hrs and could spend additional 2-3 for sure, but kids got tired , I can highly recommended this place ! We will be back

Absolutely amazing day xx well worth the money 💗

It is not disabled friendly. I do feel that this should be sorted.

Fantastic day for all the family

Great day out and good value for what you get.

Everyone is very friendly and is very clean, just a bit more to work at kids park but still 5 stars 🌟

A fantastic place to see monkeys in their natural environment. Lots for kids to do & good value for money.

Fantastic facilities and great place to visit, was amazing to be able to get so close to the monkeys and the little one really enjoyed it.

It was a good experience. It's worthy to visit .

Wonderful day out highly recommended.

Recommend bring a picnic to pass time as actually monkey walk doesn't take too long but you can go in and out as much as you like. We would go back defo worth a visit

A lovely place to visit with family! The monkeys are adorable and the park is very well maintained.

Absolutely brilliant, had a lovely day and it was nice to see the monkeys just doing what comes naturally and being able to wander free . There is plenty of room for a picnic and a fantastic play area for the kids

Great place to get up and close to monkey's in a forest environment. The grandchildren enjoyed it tremendously. Nice play area also.

A great day out, and walking distance to the Trentham Gardens, if you want to include that (separate entrance fee). I think this would particularly be great for the young, but it was certainly a good part of the day for us.

What a great time at the Monkey Forest.. unique day out with all the family. Fantastic way to teach children to be respectful of animals and their habitat. You walk amongst the monkeys that live in Trentham Forest, who are unfazed by your presence. There are guides that give information about the monkeys and supervise. There are feeling times are gular intervals throughout the day. Gorgeous and well kept Forest.

Great place to experience for the day

A very nice place, a nice walk surrounded by monkeys 😁 There is a place to sit, drink coffee and even eat something

I came with the family, it was lovely to see the monkeys thriving without the hindrance of cages. The staff were very knowledgeable and eager to talk about the monkeys. Everyone had a lovely time.

What a lovely day out enjoyed by all the family.

A unique wildlife experience in Staffordshire, Trentham Monkey Forest is the only place in the UK where you can walk among free-roaming Barbary macaques. Set within 60 acres of ancient woodland, the forest is home to 140 monkeys, allowing visitors to observe their natural behaviours up close. The 1.2 km path is well-maintained and suitable for families, with informative boards and staff available to answer questions. Hourly feeding talks provide additional insights into the monkeys' diet and conservation efforts. The site also features a café, picnic areas, and a play area for children. It's an educational and enjoyable day out, though some visitors feel the experience may be brief for the price.

The place and experience itself is great, however lot of the staff are rude. I’d suggest some customer service training from the top down.

Loved it. One of the cleanest well maintained parks we've ever been too. Plenty of staff, all very helpful. Great experience to walk through those beautiful woodlands full of monkeys. We'll be back!

Fantastic grandkids loved it . You can get very close to the monkeys. Loads of tables and benches for picnics play areas for the kids cafe sovereigns shop Lots of green area

Had a fantastic time, the staff were great and even though it was busy the wait time to get in was good. The food selection was good in the cafe and it was nice to see there was plenty of areas to be able to go if you wanted to take your own food in. The monkeys were well cared for and the area they had to roam was great, will definitely be returning again and maybe a visit to the gardens too👍!

Brilliant place to visit, lovely cafe reasonably priced.

Lovely family day out to visit the park and see the monkeys. Fabulous guides around the monkey areas keeping both people and monkeys safe. Very knowledgeable too. Reasonable costs in cafe. Plenty of toilet facilities and loads of places to sit and picnic including the fabulous tipi offering much needed shade for the baby.

We broke our journey and met my daughter and grandkids here. What a lovely way to spend a couple of hours! It helped that the sun was shining but such a lovely experience getting so close to these beautiful monkeys. We walked round at our own pace and the staff were all very knowledgeable and answered our questions happily. Cafe was reasonable too. Would definitely recommend.

Had the vip treatment, got to feed the monkeys. My daughter and I loved it. Highly recommended.

I recently visited your venue and found it to be an absolutely lovely and amazing place. However, I would like to suggest an improvement regarding the entrance area to see the monkeys. I believe it would greatly benefit disabled guests and families with very young children (ages 4–5 and below) if there were a separate entrance designated just for them. During my visit, I experienced significant discomfort due to the behavior of other guests. While queuing behind a family, a large group—including children aged 10+, teenagers, and even adults—began pushing and crowding around us. As someone with a disability, I was already in a lot of pain that day, and the lack of space and respect made the situation even more difficult. I nearly lost my footing, and there was a small child in front of me, making the situation even more concerning. It’s frustrating and disheartening that disabled individuals often have to endure these situations. I try to avoid going out when I know I’ll be in severe pain, but I shouldn’t have to stay home to feel safe or respected. I, like everyone else, deserve to live my life and enjoy experiences like these. I hope the management will consider this suggestion seriously and make changes to improve accessibility and safety for all guests.

Great day out. Took my 4 year old here and we both loved it! The monkeys are really close up and don’t appeared at all perturbed by us humans wandering around.

Absolutely wonderful place to visit

First time visiting and wasn't dissapointed. What a beautiful well kept place, the monkeys were stunning kids had great time including a fab play area. Will be back for sure

What an amazing experience. Now I know how Sir David Attenborough feels every time he is next too wild animals. Wish they had other monkeys too so you can walk with them also. Overall a good experience would recommend.

Good day out with the kids - lots for the children to do

Lovely place to visit for a family day out. The kids loved the adventure play areas as well as the monkey walk. But take a picnic because the food and drink is quite pricey

A great experience walking through a huge area with 150 Barbary Macaques. The price of entry represents excellent value with loads to do including two play areas, a teepee in which to sit and eat, a cafe and ice cream van. I believe that a pizza van is soon to be added to the list of facilities!

Amazing experience & day out for Easter Sunday, the weather was great also which made the day perfect

Lovely place to spend the day we didn't do all of it

Nice day out, kids loved it. You are really close to the monkeys

Amazing place. Loved the monkeys roaming about and guides had a lot of knowledge. Prices to enter were good for families.

Really unique place the guides were so friendly and helpful.

Great concept and lots of opportunities to get up close to the monkeys. If you are interested in watching groups of monkeys then you could spend a few hours there, otherwise you could do it in half an hour. The talk given by the keepers is identical to what is on the signage and in the 20th anniversary guide book, so repetitive. If you are really interested in macaques, then there is not much to read and keepers struggled to answer questions. On a nice day there’s a playground and lots of space to run around. Toilets were clean.

Loved every minute here after stumbling across it on Google maps, otherwise we'd never have found it! At a great price (in comparison, it's the same price just to get into the gardens..) it's well worth the visit! Very family friendly and knowledgeable staff who take time to explain the very interesting history of the forest. Not to mention, cute monkeys!

A great place to visit with friends and family! £13.50 online ticket, lots of parking, good food options and a beautiful park!! Was amazing seeing so many monkeys close by and all the staff were so knowledgable and helpful!

A wonderful monkey park. The monkeys are completely free, there are no cages and they walk around the visitors. Of course, for safety reasons, you should not try to touch them. The monkeys are fed every hour and during this time one of the staff tells you about the park and the monkeys. You are free to stay as long as you want, take photos and videos. Pets are not allowed. The park has a souvenir shop and a cafe separated from the monkey area, you can visit them and re-enter the monkeys.

A brilliant day out! We bought tickets at the gate and enjoyed walking among the freely roaming monkeys. My kids loved it. There’s a nice play area too. A relaxed family visit, and the guides were friendly and informative.

It’s a great place to visit if you are an animal lover. They are trying to protect the endangered Barbary Macaque monkeys here . It took about an hour to reach from Manchester. We are allowed to walk along with the free roaming monkeys . Monkeys are fed every hour and we can see them in their habitat.It has a free parking space a restaurant and a coffee van .we are allowed to do picnics outside the park and it’s worth a visit with family . We bought the ticket online and it was cheaper than the tickets sold there

Wonderful place for my grandchildren to experience.

Absolutely great place to have a day out when the weather is good. Great picnic place to have with family and friends. Kids will have a good time. Food is reasonably priced not jacked up. Free parking. Tip: Book your ticket online and you will get a lower price. For us it was £13.50 per adult online where as if you get there and buy it's £15/- per adult. There is a lake and garden trail of 2 miles next to the place. Paid entry. Separate tickets for that. Overall a great place to spend some quality time with the monkeys who are so close to our nature :)

Trentham Monkey Forest was ok. It’s a nice experience, but the actual walk among the monkeys is quite short. It’s worth a visit, but definitely not a place where you’d spend 3–5 hours like some reviews suggest. More like 1–2 hours tops. Still, it’s a pleasant trip, especially for kids.

Pros - Ample parking, very relaxed, reasonably priced Cons - didn't see many monkeys and the ones you do see aren't very interactive. Kids were more interested in the play area which was rather telling If it was local to me (30 mins or less) I'd say it's worth a visit. But any further than that I'd say just go to the park 🙃

Nice place to visit. Monkeys are well cared for and there are regular feeding times. Easy walk in general with some hilly parts.

Great place to visit, beautiful set up seen lots of monkeys only reason give 4 stars and not 5 is price of food in the cafe was insanely expensive considering ticket prices are reasonable to enter we paid £21 for 1 x chips and sausage, 1 x chips, beans and sausage and 2 x Pepsi max

Drove two and a half hours with my 14 month old toddler expecting it to be as it is described the website… was highly disappointed. Not so friendly for a 14 month old as the play grounds are not apt for this age group and the monkeys that are thought to be around, they were not! PS - you have to also pay to access the gardens if you want.

Lovley place big playground kids love it

Monkey Forest is beautiful! To see such amazing creatures in a natural environment, not in cages,and be able to walk among them is an absolute privilege. The staff are compassionate and knowledgeable, there is monkey feeding time every hour, with an interesting talk by staff. The only reason this review is not 5 stars, is despite the staff speaking about environmental destruction as a threat to monkeys in the wild, there are no plant-based meals in the cafe. Consuming meat is known to be one of the primary factors in the devastation of natural habitats. It would be great to see Monkey Forest showing their commitment to green values by reducing meat on their menu.

Been about 5 times now, love it every time!

Loved seeing the monkeys just to sit there and observe and watch them was so relaxing and peaceful, the play areas are good for the kids and its not an expensive day out

Had a good time with the family seeing the monkeys. There's a park for the kids to play. The trail is well layed out and gives alot of education about the Monkeys.

It was a really good experience, The environment was really family friendly.

I had a really good day out with the kids. You get to see the monkeys close up and also see how they are fed. They also have a play area.

Nice to visit the monkeys, friendly, proactive and knowledgable staff. Wish we’d known there was a capability brown garden next door. We used it as a stop off on journey north with kids and £50 felt like a lot for us what is a pretty small area and short stop. But dping v important conservation work, so all power to their elbows

Really lovely place to come to plenty of places to park well worth the day out

Absolutely loved seeing them. The area is bigger than I expected and they have plenty of space to roam. The little ones put on a display of play fighting and older ones showed off their reflexes. Definitely recommend of you want to have an afternoon out in the fresh air. A nice relaxed atmosphere.

Great afternoon out for the kids

The best way to forget the rest of the world for half an hour 🖤🖤🖤

Beautiful place,we had a lovely time. Staff were very helpful and were all so polite and friendly.

Open spacious car park, nice open grounds fresh air all around and really entertaining monkeys Food available and ice cream

Nicely set up, doesn't feel like a zoo and the monkeys have a significant area of woodland to live within. You can't see much of this woodland which I think is even better as it gives them some space away from humans. Lots of children

Could see the monkeys in natural setting, trees, stream and some clearings. Monkeys fed in different places every hour or so, so can practically guarantee fairly close sightings for younger children, but more fun to look for monkeys in trees/ further away. Path quite steep at one end but plenty of other spaces to explore with buggy and wheelchairs. Was impressed that conditions they lived in were close enough to natural settings that they could be reintroduced to wild fairly easily. Clear rules against eating in the enclosure but could go in and out during the day so could go to the cafe/ visit play areas etc and go back in. Was a shop and a cafe but no other stalls to encourage children to want stuff, and was impressed that you could go in and out without going through the shop. Also, although entrance fees for a single visit might be quite expensive for a family, an annual ticket looked like good value.

A great place to visit. You get really close to the monkeys and the guide are really helpful and knowledgeable

Loved it!! Would definitely recommend, there were loads of babies running around playing which was wonderful to see

Fantastic day out had so much fun

Had a great time here! I’d definitely recommend a visit. It’s only really a 2-3 hour experience but worth a trip if you like monkeys. Once you’ve done the monkey walk there’s still plenty to do and children have got of activity’s dotted around the place.

Amazing day, great venue, excellent staff and all really helpful.

A great place to visit! Walking amongst the monkeys is quite the experience. You cannot really interact with them for safety, but they walk/run/feed and play all around you and it is basically their territory that you are free to be within. The price is reasonable as they need to look after the endangered species and I imagine that is not cheap. We did get a discount by searching online for discount codes. Great for photography and kids have a park to play on with picnic benches around it to chill after a walk with the monkeys. The walk takes around an hour and the monkeys are fed around every hour. You are free to walk around as many times as you like.

Really good place to visit, the monkeys were great to watch interact and really looked like they would be like that whether we were there or not.

Spend as much time as you like watching the cheeky monkey and their antics. Can get really close to them. Lots of friendly, helpful staff to tell you all about the monkeys

We've been to the monkey forest a fair few times with the kids, travelling from Birmingham which is 1hr away. Recently I took my parents, my children and my wife so 4 adults and 2 children. It came to £75. For something that only lasts about 30-40 mins tops - it's a bit too much. Besides that the monkeys are great and I guess the money would be worth it in summer when you can have a picnic.. But winter prices should definitely be lower than this. I guess everyone's gotta make their money.

This was a lovely day out, there is a conservation centre explaining about the species (Barbary macaques) a cafe, a gift shop and a small playground for children. However the main part was a secure area where you can walk around with the monkeys just metres away! It was amazing to be so close to the monkeys without any separation!

Lovely experience getting close to the monkeys Huge queues at toilets, ridiculously long. Think there was only 1 disabled toilet that also had baby changing facilities Very expensive gift shop Outdoor play for older children and not young toddlers

Beautiful, gorgeous and an indescribable magical walk amongst the monkeys ❤️ I loved being allowed into the Barbary Macaque's forest home. As a pure animal adorer, I think the best part was that there was a distinct separation between humans & monkey - as in no feeding nor touching them - which is the way it should be. They just got on with their day as the humans watched in awe - unknowing of how special we think they are. Wonderful to see them in a natural forest environment too. Can't wait to go back ❤️❤️❤️

i was not very happy,could not feed,could not touch had to keep away from them,everytime you turn your head you were being watched by the wardens it was intimidating. travelled 9 hours all in and it was a waste of time. i researched all different types of moneys and gorillas and urangutans i know everything about them.they like to communicate,how can you communicate with them when your told not. what a waste of money and journey many people din,t like the rules. dissappointing

Unique experience to be roaming around monkeys. Entry fees are acceptable. Café prices are very high indeed. 2 play parks on site. The monkey area is actually a lot smaller then I'd anticipated but you can re-enter as many times as you'd like on the day. Various guides on hand talking about the monkeys and there are set feeding times you can see the monkeys getting fed. Wheelchair/pushchair accessible. Would recommend.

What a fantastic day out. The monkeys were so happy in their environment and behaved very naturally. Staff were all super well informed, approachable and friendly. And reasonable priced too, highly recommend.

Lovely grounds that the monkeys get to freely roam around in. They don’t seem too concerned about the public, which is nice. I was wondered they would be scared of the humans and would stay away from them out of fear. But this wasn’t the case. They seemed quite calm. Of course there is the odd scuffle but that is only to be expected. They are wild animals after all.

Me and my family absolutely loved it. The little monkeys are absolutely beautiful and there are plenty of interactive things to do too. I definitely recommend this place and some of the money goes to conservation too.

Super disappointed to arrive and they are closed! There is no CLOSED banner on the website, just book ticket links! I even called to hear the opening times and the wording was very vague, listening in retrospect it was understandable that it ipens on 15.2.24. However wasted journey and disappointed family!