The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

Usual hours

• Mon–Sun 10:00–17:00

From 56 published days, 2026-10-25 to 2026-12-19; community-mapped.

Rides and attractions

• Black-and-white ruffed lemur enclosure
• Capuchin monkey enclosure
• Eurasian Lynx animal
• Goats animal
• Goffin's Cockatoo animal
• Guinea pig enclosure
• Hedgehog enclosure
• Honey bee enclosure
• Koi enclosure
• Lemurs animal
• Lion animal
• Lions animal
• Meerkat enclosure
• Meetkats animal
• Mongoose lemur animal
• Pig enclosure
• Pigs animal
• Porcupine animal
• Rabbits animal
• Raccoon enclosure
• Ring-tailed Coati animal
• Ring-tailed lemur enclosure
• Sandham Karts amusement ride
• Spider Monkey animal
• Spider monkey enclosure
• Tawny owl enclosure
• Tigers animal
• Tortoise enclosure
• Vervet Monkey animal
• Wallaby animal

At the park

• Black-and-white ruffed lemur enclosure enclosure
• Capuchin monkey enclosure enclosure
• Eurasian Lynx enclosure
• Goats enclosure
• Goffin's Cockatoo enclosure
• Guinea pig enclosure enclosure
• Hedgehog enclosure enclosure
• Honey bee enclosure enclosure
• Koi enclosure enclosure
• Lemurs enclosure
• Lion enclosure
• Lions enclosure
• Meerkat enclosure enclosure
• Meetkats enclosure
• Mongoose lemur enclosure
• Pig enclosure enclosure
• Pigs enclosure
• Porcupine enclosure
• Rabbits enclosure
• Raccoon enclosure enclosure
• Ring-tailed Coati enclosure
• Ring-tailed lemur enclosure enclosure
• Spider Monkey enclosure
• Spider monkey enclosure enclosure
• Tawny owl enclosure enclosure
• The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary enclosure
• Tigers enclosure
• Tortoise enclosure enclosure
• Vervet Monkey enclosure
• Wallaby enclosure
• Brown's Ice Cream exhibit
• Dinosaur Isle exhibit
• Old PLUTO Pumphouse exhibit
• Old ROC Post exhibit
• PLUTO pump exhibit
• Sandham Gardens exhibit
• Yaverland Battery exhibit
• Brown's Golf Course activity
• Sandham Crazy Golf activity
• Sandham Playground play area
• Sky Nets play area
• iSurf activity
• River Yar water

Places to eat

• Avenue Rd Chippy
• Banging Burgers
• Boojum Bubbles
• Browns Golf
• Chicken and Pizza Land chicken, pizza
• Coffee Chameleon coffee_shop
• Driftwood Beach Bar N Grill
• Eastern Eye indian
• Gourmet Pizza pizza
• Le Goût de la Mer french
• Ocean Deck
• Sandown Beach Boulevard
• Skynet Kiosk
• Swim
• The Cabin
• The Caulkheads
• The Low & Slow Co
• The Reef international
• The Sundial coffee_shop
• The Tap
• Twisted Pizza
• Wildheart Café
• Yaverland Kiosk

Before you go

Disability access

Step-free access is recorded at 6 facilities. Verify specific accessibility needs with the park.

First aid

7 first-aid locations mapped in-park — First aid located on the park map; confirm the current station with any team member on arrival.

Facilities on the park map

30 bench, 7 defibrillator, 5 interactive play, 20 picnic area, 5 restroom, 1 shade zone, 5 visitor information, 1 water fountain.

Where to stay

• Sandown Manor Hotel Yaverland Road Sandown
• Hotel Maria 3,5,7 Culver Parade Sandown
• Marina 17 Culver Parade Sandown
• Sands Hotel 19,21 Culver Parade Sandown
• Burlington Hotel 5,7,9 Avenue Road Sandown
• Denewood 7,9 Victoria Road Sandown
• Inglewood 15 Avenue Road Sandown
• Sandown Hotel 1 Culver Parade Sandown
• Sandringham Hotel High Street Sandown
• The Berney Hotel 24 Victoria Road Sandown
• The Wight Hotel 11 Avenue Road Sandown
• Victoria Lodge Hotel Victoria Road Sandown
• Belmore B&B 99,101 Station Avenue Sandown
• Montague House B&B 109 Station Avenue Sandown
• Sandown Bay Holiday Centre

History

Opened

1950

• Park opened

Nearby

• Bellamy's Bistro
• Kate Cottage
• Sandown Conservative Club
• The Buttie Box
• The Steam Room