Banana Cafe in Stafford

Lovely walk around the Monkey Forest today, despite the weather, everyone had a lovely day! 😀

Brilliant. Kids had a great day!!!

Cracking trip out to the monkey forest. Easy to get a carparking space and was inside within 5mins. It's just a walk through the woodland with pockets ofo keys dotted around that can walk freely amongst you. Very informative and exciting. Great for the kids . We only spent about an hour as it was battering down with rain all the time. Monkeys didn't seem to bother.

Great day out my partner and my daughter we had a wonderful experience if you haven't been you must go no gages its hard to believe you are walking with these creatures

What a stunning place. Rather than the monkeys being confined to cages, they are free to roam through the park. The speakers at feeding time seem to give the same talk, and when asked a question, don't seem to be able to go off script too easily. Still it's worth every penny and there's a great cafe on site. Wish there was more interactivity with the monkeys, but you've got to realise that they're wild animals, which you'll soon realise when one of them charges in your direction because he's heard a call from elsewhere.

For a place that offers carers tickets meaning to be with someone who has a disability it is not very good at understanding those with disabilities. In regards to purchasing tickets online beforehand you'd think they'd be a separate queue rather than waiting up to 20 minutes just to show them you're barcode whilst others pay and ask information it's a long wait and not ideal for those with disabilities

Lovely place to visit, the monkeys are well looked after and friendly. The staff are helpful and informative. Do not recommend going with a pushchair or wheelchair as there are some very steep hills / rocky trails. Lots of nice play areas and a cafe,great for a day out.

I think this place is great. I like the natural vibe. The monkeys are not at all bothered by humans and don't look to them for food as its policed so that noone can take food in. There are friendly informative people to work there who manage this. Staff all so friendly. Good facilities for babies and toddlers. Changing facilities and toilets very good. I feel like the cafe let's it down with hardly any vegetarian food hot options and just cheese bap for non meat sandwich. Although you do get alot in kids lunch and my portion of chips and beans was big and tasty. Feel like it's canteen style food. Could be so much better. I feel they could include the vibe of the place with it being about the monkeys. Like walls covered in pictures of monkeys and trees etc cafe rather than feeling like your in a school canteen. More vegetarian options rather than just sandwiches. Fish fingers option for kids rather than chicken nuggets ( sigh) and sausages. Where's the hot vegetarian option? Also no proper coffee on site only machine. So no oat milk lattes ! Sound like a coffee snob and I am. Sorry lots are! The parks are great for the kids. Lovely walk and great to be so close to the monkeys really enjoyed it.

Great way to spend a couple of hours. Best when there's no rain as it's all outdoors. 140 monkeys in total that roam around freely. There's ducks , squirrels and the birds around. Recommend listening to the feeding talk, only about 10/15 mins. You not allowed to touch or feed the monkeys. Good walking shoes needed. Only a small bit that's a bit uphill. A nice slow walk round about 90 mins. A very good play area for the little toddlers and a very good play area for the more grow up. Park is well looked after, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Plenty of free parking. Recommend buy online before arriving as it's a few pounds cheaper. Great park for young kids and adults. Highly recommended.

The monkeys are adorable,but the whole experience is so much overpriced for what it actually it is. I was dissapointed to be honest .

Interesting place but very hilly.

Fab place. So much thought has gone into the whole experience and all 3 generations of our group had a wonderful afternoon here. Eco friendly throughout too which I really enjoyed. Kids loved the 2 x play areas and the walk around the monkey part itself was just right for us in length. The staff were friendly, knowledgeable and hard working.

Unexpected but absolutely wonderful

I think the monkey forest is small. So trail is short... We finished trail within 30 minutes. my little boys are 8 & 10 they are expecting for longer trail. Staff is professional and friendly. My boys enjoyed the playgrounds that were located outside of the monkey forest.

Fantastic place, staff are very knowledgeable. The monkeys seem to be having a fantastic time.

Great for kids to spend a few hours seeing the monkeys up close and personal and a few play areas to burn off some energy.

Great place for kids and adults alike. Plenty to see and do and a nice cuppa!

Absolutely love this place. A great way to spend the day with the family, great for children. There is a cafe and playground too. A great experience and not expensive either, to watch and observe monkeys roam freely in the forest. There are feeding times too. Overall a great experience!

Nice place to walk around, monkeys are friendly, lots of guides giving out information, good way to pass some time

Absolutely loved this place. My wife and I enjoyed it so much. We couldve stayed all day but had other things to do after but when we come back for a visit we will be spending more time. It was so nice to see the monkeys in a place that was so open and free for them to roam. You really wouldn’t see something like this in a lot of places! We managed to walk right in and buy tickets at the gate. The staff were all lovely. My only negative is probably the seating, would be nice for a bit more seating inside the actual monkey bit, I struggle to walk long distances so had to keep stopping and sometimes had to sit on the fence.

Fantastic place to visit one of the best conservation type facilities for monkeys where they can walk right next to you

beautiful park where the animals are finally free and not tied up in small cells. The volunteers are very informative, and the park is well maintained and looked after. If I lived closer to this park I would go here every day!

Spent a quality couple of hours strolling around the forest with our grandchildren, in the company of the Barbary Macaques, watching them play, and feed. Kids loved it, had a very reasonable lunch at the on site restaurant. Large outdoor play area for the children with plenty of seating for adults. Would gladly go again.

Had the best day at the Monkey Forest. It's fairly small but a lovely experience being able to walk amongst the monkeys roaming freely. They had regular feeding talks throughout the day and the staff were very approachable and friendly. My daughter asked a fantastic question during one of the feeding talks and the staff knowledge was both impressive and informative. We found the chief monkey in one of the two social groups and even got to see a few babies. As you go around there are a few lift the flap questions with multiple choice answers. We were lucky enough to get most of our answers to these questions during the feeding talk. It was a really good time of year to go (end of March) because it wasn't very busy today. This meant we got to see the monkeys well and had plenty of time to walk around without it feeling claustrophobic. The food was very decently priced and I was impressed that the hot drinks could be purchased in an Eco cup for just £5. This meant we got a drink and a souvenir all for a fantastic price. They also have 2 playgrounds, a pirate boat to play on, the Banana cafe and a small shop with a good selection of gifts and souvenirs. My pair absolutely loved visiting and we spent a good 4 hours here quite happily (although you can do it much quicker if you have time restraints). I would definitely recommend a visit. Lovely day!!

Great day out with our daughter, really reasonably priced for the amount of enjoyment you get, fantastic to see these wonderful animals up close. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable!

Very good visit & is totally unique. Is only a 2-3 hour experience with using adventure playground

Good place to spend a day with family and learn about monkeys, science, history and life.

You will get far more out of your visit if you go on a 'dry' day. There is enough to fill 2-3 hours and there is also a shopping village about a mile down the road and Trentham Gardens as part of the Trentham estate. The monkeys roam freely and there is the opportunity to observe feeding times scattered throughout the day. Staff are very friendly and knowledgable. There was a very lively and enthusiastic member of staff who worked alone in the small workshop right at the end of the trail. She had a great rapport with children who seemed eager to share what they knew with her. The video clips and additional information areas were also interesting to visit. My 5 year old enjoyed the quiz boards that were part of the trail as it made her walk to the next one without complaining! It is not a long trail and young children should be able to manage the walk. The outdoor play areas are fantastic and well kept. My little one loved playing in the maze and taking part in some den building. Definitely great for an outdoor, hands on experience.

Lovely experience, wish the walk round and inclosure was bigger but a good day out overall. Only downfall is you have to pay again/separately to visit the Gardens.

Decent ticket price for what you get , only need about an hour there but the food is EXTORTIONATE. over £20 for 2 pork cobs a drink and a cake

Lots of monkeys doing their monkey stuff! A great place with very knowledgeable keepers, fat happy animals (including squirrels), and as a bonus a nice playground for human kids and a nice walk along the grounds. We really enjoyed it. You can get tickets on the gate or reorder but I imagine it gets busy in the summer.

Great price purchased tickets online just over £10 each, plenty of parking, loved how they had information about the conservation project and monkeys before entering the area, watched a short safety video before entering, all staff were friendly and knowledgeable about the monkeys, was great to see them in a natural environment especially the baby monkeys I really enjoyed the walk around, definitely recommend a visit, had a jacket potato in the little cafe for £8 was well priced and really tasty!

Lovely couple of hours spent here , weather was good too

Nice activity for a few hours. Not a full day event. Two nice playgrounds for kids and a reasonably priced restaurant.

Really nice to be able to walk through such a big enclosure with free roaming monkeys. Granddaughter absolutely loved it.

It was interesting and insightful. Doesn't take much time to get round but worth a visit at some point.

Fabulous day out for all age groups

Lovely place, lots to do. Great place to take the kids and make a whole day of it.

Lots of monkeys but unable to go close to touch them. Walk not really long and not much else to do

Monkeys! What's not to like. You can actually walk through them (on the paths). The guides are very knowledgeable

Great place but all the same monkeys there

First week opening of the year, generally it’s good in the forest and the play areas are ok for small kids. Clean & tidy, but there’s not really much to do for the price. Overall a good experience and the staff are knowledgeable but it could do with some slightly more favourable large family rates.

This place is amazing. Normally you see monkeys behind fences or bars. Here they are just strolling around. Sometimes right across your path. I will definitely be going back. Such a nice walk around as well. Would be a great day out for the kids. Easy to get to and there is loads of parking. As you can imagine there is a lot of walking so I would say wear comfortable shoes. It’s not all flat either so bear that in mind

Fantastic experience watching and walking with the Monkeys. Great family day.

Lovely day out with granddaughter

Great place love how the monkey roam freely love it.

Such a beautifull day, Became a member of the Monkey Forest 🐒,The staff we just amazing,giving out info on the monkeys, there are just wild and free walking, playing , climbing, lots of trees and woodland, nice little cafe to get food and drink in, Lovley day🐵🐒

Great couple of hours. All the staff were so friendly and also extremely informative. The monkeys were great to see just being themselves, you can tell how well looked after these animals are and how much effort goes into creating a completely natural environment for them. Don’t need a full day there as it isn’t massive to walk around. But you can make it as long or as short as you want to as there is a cafe, kids play areas and walks around the outside and you are able to exit and enter the park as much as you like within the day. Would highly recommend.

Fantastic little spot for a couple of hours, or longer if it’s warmer! Knowledgeable staff, but more importantly FRIENDLY staff, makes such a nice change. We shall be back. Big thanks to Caz for all your help :)

Great day out! Lots to see and do both for young and old. Walks, kids parks, shopping, monkey forest, plus more. Reasonably priced. Will visit again hopefully when it's warmer weather

Fantastic day out for all the family.

Perfect for 5 different aged grandchildren

It was an amazing time seeing them, especially the monkey families with their babies. I will be going back next year regularly instead of going Trentham Gardens.

Took my binoculars as it was a cold day but did not need them as there were Monkeys everywhere. Nice circular walk although wheelchairs can only go halfway because on the slope. Feeding times were really good.

This is a fantastic forest area with monkeys freely living as in the wild. Watch the monkeys being fed. Excellent paths allow buggies for little children. Some areas and paths are steep.

Amazing place, value for money and good customer service. This beautiful and well constructed monkey forest is so well put together, the instructors are so well trained, informative and professional. The areas themselves are clean, tranquil and well looked after. The forest is set in a beautiful landscape and walk. Such good value for money. Restaurant area, clean well fitted toilets and substantial car parking. Perfect day out for the family whatever the ages.

Cool place to spend couple hours but no more. Its like a walk in the park but with the difference that monkeys walking around 😊

With a college called petty pool college

I was happy to visit such beautiful monkeys.

We had a lovely time here, there are loads of monkeys just walking around. We saw four of the babies, they were adorable, play fighting, chasing each other. It was absolutely joyful to watch. I can't recommend a visit here enough.

Always have a lovely time, staff are so friendly and answer any questions 😊

Good day out, recommended place to take kids as it's reasonably priced as well

Lovely place to spend about 2 hours. Good food. Lots of monkeys.

Lovely place and very reasonably priced! You could take s picnic and easily spend the whole day here! I would highly recommend to anyone looking for something to do! You can pay on entry or online!

A quick stop over to break up a journey. I would say expensive for what it was but on the other hand your contribution helps the place keep doing what they do for these monkeys. So 🤷‍♂️. A good couple of hours and up close and personal with the monkeys which are bigger than expected, I had no idea about what they had here, one long loop with regular feeding times good fun had anyway 👍

I would give this 6 stars if I could. It was great. It's really reasonably priced for a start and it didn't feel like they were out to ring every penny out of visitors. The monkeys were great but the real stand-out were the staff - they were really friendly and really knowledgeable. We spoke with 5 or 6 of them and every single interaction was excellent.

This was our 2nd visit. Booked in advance so was slightly cheaper. Nice walk around which takes about 20 mins, and lots of picture opportunities as its a lovely walk and scenic. Was more busy than usual but monkeys were out and all around the park. Friendly staff and lovely gift shop. Hard to resist buying something from there. Lovely play area for the children and picnic area too, with benches and tables to eat on.

We really loved this place. Honestly, I was unsure it would be worth the entrance fee to begin with but once we were inside there was a lot to see and do and my children had a wonderful time.

Lovely family day out - great walk throught he monkeys and reasonable cafe

Trentham Monkey Forest is an absolute gem! The experience of walking among these playful and intelligent creatures is truly unforgettable. The conservation efforts are commendable, and the staff’s passion for the welfare of the monkeys shines through. It’s a fantastic day out for the family, and I can’t recommend it enough. The forest setting is beautiful, and the educational aspect makes it both fun and meaningful. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with nature and support a great cause!

Excellent lovely staff and actually saw the monkeys and they walked in front of us most places come see the monkeys and you can't but I promise kids will love it

Very nice staff, very organised

Really good for young kids and well worth the entry price, cafe is a bit expensive so you might want to consider taking your own food otherwise it's enjoyable

Incredible experience!! Brilliant day out for little ones!

Wonderful experience beautiful place must take your kids monkeys are so obedient and innocent on the side staff was really nice hands on with tons of information about monkeys.

Visiting this place with my 3 year old son was just magical, seeing him running around full of admiration, curiosity and excitement!

Great family day out, lovely relaxing walk through the forest with delightful little monkeys everywhere. Great playgrounds too

Great value for a couple of hours.

His fun with the kids, some nice outdoor play areas away from the monkeys

Great monkey walk with loads of monkeys to see. Plus a great play area with cafe and shop for afterwards. We'll worth the money.

Great place for kids and adults. Brilliant to see the monkeys roaming around free and watch them interact with each other. The guides are always on hand and are very knowledgeable and friendly. Beautiful forest to walk round even in the rain. Good cafe,parking and gift shop. Easy access to road network. Close to the trentham gardens, restaurants, hotels and shops. We really enjoyed our day out.

One of the most beautiful places we’ve visited this year! The monkeys are free roaming which means you can get so close to them! They’re helping protect endangered species and they have beautiful flowers, trees and rivers. Stunning!

We visited some years ago, and it's alright the concept is lovely. I wish the tickets included garden entry. I didn't know about the gardens until we arrived, so we hadn't time to visit those. The toilets were fine, the food selection was still too limited like previously, no vegetarian options, eat before you arrive, plenty or drinks selection though. Lovely little play area. The monkeys make it a pleasant walk. Offering the opportunity to feed them would be a nice addition.

Great place for young and old alike

Amazing place. Such cute monkeys

Really great afternoon out. Lots of monkeys to see and regular feeding talks.

Wonderful! So close to the monkeys

Good experience but it is a bit hilly in places

Lovely place but not great for wheelchairs

A fantastic find. Passed a couple of hours for only £10 each to see loads of barbary macaques enjoying life

Plenty of monkeys to compare your friends and family to but very short walk around the place. Expensive for what it is. But given 4 stars just because of the fresh air and baby monkeys

Great place for the family and lots of things to keep the kids busy! Good food in the cafe

a nice day out, but ruined by the insane prices in the café, £2 for a the smallest cup of child's hot chocolate?! it was about 100ml.

Really good to walk around and see the monkeys. There were quite a lot sitting very close to the path. And there were baby monkeys to see.

my wife alexa and i took our son freddie to this monkey park it was very harrowing for us as there were far too many monkeys!!!

Was a good experience, one mobkey was screaming at another one while it was feeding time. Would come back again.

It is a perfect place for the family. Very reasonable price, and it's great to see the monkeys living with so much freedom 🐒

Not expensive to get in even cheaper if booked on line. Spent most of the day, great for all agers. Play areas for children and the monkeys are amazing . We'll worth the trip . Cafe is reasonable priced to. Did nothave to que to get in.

Lovely little place. You can get within a couple of metres of the inmates, provided you stand still, but the best bit is spotting one in the trees, just lounging about. Plenty of staff on hand, scattered at strategic locations and happy to chat. Our 10yo loved the attached playground as well, even the 14yo seemed to not be too bored, an achievement in itself. Recommended.

Best place where to spend a day out