Saying hello to a baby highland cow 🥰
Day Out Diaries

Highland Cows at Bluebells Dairy

Bluebell Dairy
Visited 31st May 2026
3 hours
Family of 2 (1 adult, 1 kid)
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The Buckle Family

Derby

Family of 3 (1 adult, 2 kids)

We recently attended the highland cow event and bluebells and it was perfect. Well put together, loads to do including a tractor ride and build a highland cow (for an extra fee but worth it!) You can’t go to bluebells without stopping and grabbing an ice cream we had 3 different flavours including a cheesecake one and Malteasers and they were beautiful!
VisitedMay 2026
Time Spent3 hours
LocationDerby, Derbyshire
WhoFamily of 2 (1 adult, 1 kid)
TicketsAdvance booking required
Travel Time30 mins from Derby
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Our Arrival & First Impressions

Seeing the animals for the first time!

lots of parking and easy to check in

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Activities Breakdown

Meeting the babies
Holding a snail

Meet the baby cow (extra fee)

Play park

Build a highland cow (extra fee)

Tractor ride

Bouncy area

Ice cream (extra fee)

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    Meeting the babies

    We paid a little extra to get up close to one of the babies they were so soft
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Food & Drink

we took out own food other than ice cream as extremely expensive

Money-Saving Tip

Take a picnic!

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Pros & Cons Summary

Positive

What We Loved

  • TickIt was a lovely chilled experience
Negative

Could Be Better

  • CrossExtra costs mount up
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Overall Verdict & Ratings

A Tried & Tested - Day Out With The Kids
Safety & Cleanliness5.0

Very clean everywhere

Rides & Entertainment5.0

Gocarts were fun as was the tractor ride

Food & Drink1.0

Super expensive!

Queues & Crowds5.0

Not overcrowded the only wait we had was for the tractor but that was minimal

Fun & Delight5.0

We had a really fun day!

Value for Money2.0

Getting in was a tad expensive and the extras mounted up

The Final Verdict:

It was a lovely day we would probably visit again if there was another event but we would think carefully about going if there was lots of extras to pay for.

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"Loved it! "
Emma Buckle
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