Fancy a day filled with farmyard fun? From friendly and furry animals and tractor trailer rides to family fun activities, and outdoor adventures! You won’t need to search for ‘kids farms near me’ anymore, because we’ve rounded up the best ones, that will guarantee a fantastic family day out!
Whether you’re looking for wonderful farm animals to pet, indoor play barns for wet weather activities or you want to embark on an awesome adventure, on the farm! We’ve got it all, so pack up your wellies and get ready for some farmyard fun!
The Best Kids Farms
Godstone Farm, Surrey
Grab a bag of delicious animal feed and go make friends with the sheep, goats and cows – they’re always excited to get a treat.
Meet the fluffy rabbits, say “Hi” to the llamas and alpacas, and get to know the seasoned residents at the farm – the ponies, horses and donkeys. Meeting animals is always an exciting experience for children and one they’ll remember!
Also, with a wide range of animals living at the farm (over 500!), there usually are adorable babies to see too. Piglets, calves, chicks or lambs – they’re sure to melt anyone’s heart.
But that’s not all! You can enjoy exploring and climbing in the indoor play barn, or feel adventurous in the outdoor adventure playground! How about travelling to the prehistoric era with a dinosaur discovery trail?!
Ready for an adventurous day out? Grab your Godstone Farm tickets now!
Farm Limited,
Tilburstow Hill Rd,
Godstone
RH9 8LX
Monday to Sunday 09:30 - 16:45
Adult (16+) From £12.45
Child from £6.25
Piglet's Adventure Farm Park, North Yorkshire
The furry residents there just love attention! Head to the Animal Barn and enjoy animal feeding sessions and stroke cute rabbits, guinea pigs, baby chicks and resident Kune Kune pigs. Also, you’ll find Juno and Bandi – their alpacas!
Plus, nothing can beat the excitement of seeing the newborn piglets in the Piglet Maternity Ward. Who doesn’t love baby animals, right? You can also have a go a lamb feeding! They have 3 sessions a day for a bottle feed lamb experience. A memorable moment at a brilliant family attraction!
Featuring an Olym-Pig assault course, a giant sand pit and a Fairy Trail where you can spot the homes of tiny magical creatures. Piglets Adventure is a great place for playtime too!
Towthorpe Grange,
Towthorpe Moor Ln,
Towthorpe,
York
YO32 9ST
Monday to Friday 10:30 - 17:30
Saturday and Sunday 10:00 - 17:30
Adult from £5.95 - £10.95
Child from £6.95 - £11.95
Fishers Farm Park, West Sussex
Kids will have the chance to make friends with the cuddly farmyard animals. With nose-to-nose Animal Handling sessions, featuring guinea pigs, cuddly rabbits, pygmy goats and more. Your day at the farm will also include pony rides, animal shows and meeting the larger animals at the outdoor paddocks!
If you’re caught in the rain, or if your little ones are just about soft play, check out the large indoor play area. There’s plenty of wet weather activities, like an indoor glow barn great for sensory activities.
Or explore a unique and amazing adventure playground indoors – that’s the first of its kind in the UK! With a tranquil and calm environment, filling your ears with the sounds of woodland playing, sensory instruments, surreal lighting and an enormous wooden-play structure!
There’s outdoor play available too, for all your little adventurers on dry weather days. From tractor rides, a toddler village, farmy assault course and splashing play!
Newpound Lane,
Wisborough Green
RH14 0EG
Monday to Sunday 09:00 -17:00
Standard (3+) £13.95
Child (2) £11.95
Child (under 2) free
National Forest Adventure Farm, Staffordshire
It’s home to all your favourite kids’ farm animals, including sheep, goats, and Shetland ponies, plus some more unusual residents, like reindeer!
The events at the farm are a must too! From navigating one of the best maize mazes in the country in early autumn to bottle-feeding the baby lambs around Easter.
There’s lots of seasonal fun to make you want to come back over and over again!
Postern Rd,
Tatenhill,
Burton-on-Trent
DE13 9SJ
Weekends 10:00 - 17:30
Mead Open Farm, Bedfordshire
There you can stroke fluffy bunnies as they hop around freely, take part in a grooming session to help the ponies look their best and much more. If you’re visiting between February and April, there will be lots of newborn baby animals to see too.
The weather’s nice? See how high you can jump on the Jumping Pillows, face the Giants Rock Climbing Wall, or take on a challenge and explore the Sky Trail high ropes course.
Fancy some indoor action? There’s the 13,000 sq ft Shaggy’s Indoor Playworld to explore. Sounds like fun, doesn’t it?
Stanbridge Rd,
Leighton Buzzard
LU7 9JH
Monday to Sunday 10:00 - 18:00
Adult from £11.95
Child from £12.95
Attwell Farm Park, Worcestershire
Aberdeen Angus cattle, llamas, donkeys, emus and lots more friendly residents will be there to meet you and your mini farmers-to-be. A petting farm where you can get up close with the animals, and you can also get hands-on with some of the farm machinery for a proper authentic experience!
This epic farm for kids also has an epic indoor play area – it welcomes up to 350 kids and has a special session for up to 50 tots. Did we mention it was EPIC?! If you’re up for outdoor shenanigans, the Big Bouncy Pillow is a must.
Seafield Ln,
Redditch
B98 9DB
Monday to Sunday 09:00 - 17:00
Adult and Child £7.95
Cotswold Farm Park, Gloucestershire
Did you know that have over 50 rare farm animals? You can get hands-on with the smaller ones, like rabbits and chicks in the Discovery Barn. Prepare for an overload of fluffy cuteness!
For some active fun, take the kids to the Adventure Barn! They can burn off some energy and explore additional experiences. Zoom down zip wires, ride on JCBs and play in the massive indoor sandpit.
Check for seasonal events before you go, they’ve got plenty throughout the year!
Guiting Power,
Cheltenham,
GL54 5FL
Monday to Sunday 09:30 - 17:00
Adult £16.95
Child £15.95
Ash End House Children’s Farm, Tamworth
There will be plenty of animal fun in store. Like riding a pony at the Shire Horse Centre or chirping to a with their Chick sessions at the hatchery, Of course, you’ll have a wide variety of your all your favourite farmyard friends to meet! Including cows, sheep, piglets and more. There’s a bird of prey centre too!
For a bit of playtime at the farm, take a bounce on the jumping pillow outside, or take the kids inside the Play Barn for hours of soft play adventures (you’ll need a separate ticket for the Play Barn).
Middleton Lane,
Tamworth
B78 2BL
Monday to Sunday 09:30 - 17:00
Adult £10.45
Child £11.45
Smithills Open Farm, Bolton
How about playtime? You won’t be disappointed with that either! Outdoors, your mini farmers can get busy riding on toy tractors and exploring “Kidbine”, a pretend combine harvester equipped with lots of fun features. Perfect for dry weather! Or head inside for some indoor fun, with their bouncy castle!
Smithills Dean Rd,
Bolton,
BL1 7NS
Monday to Sunday 10:00 - 17:00
Free
Cantref Adventure Farm, Powys
From role-play, theatre and soft play indoors, to outdoor attractions. Including a sand and water play area, tractor and trailer rides, outdoor trampoline and more – the play areas are just as exciting. Ever wanted to learn to ride a horse? The farm also has a riding centre where your kids can take their very first lesson!
Meet adorable baby lambs, bottle feed them and take part in fun seasonal events!
Upper Cantref Farm,
Cantref,
Brecon,
Powys
LD3 8LR
Re-opening from April 2023
Monday to Sunday 10:00 - 17:30
Adult from £7.00
Child from £7.00
Briarlands Farm, Stirling and Falkirk
Enjoy a lovely day out in the countryside where your tiny animal lovers can come face to face with a variety of animals including cows, and sheep goats. As well as feed the chicken, and make some furry friends. Including guinea pigs and rabbits!
Kids looking for some adventurous fun? How about tractor rides, whizzing go-karts or football golf? Maybe they want to bounce high with jumping pillows or maybe the tiniest farmers-to-be will have a blast racing on the toddler trike track.
After that, they’ll definitely want to zoom down the zip wires, play on the swings, or with the mini diggers.
Oh, and if you can during the summer, you can pick your own strawberries too! It’s a brilliant farm park for the whole family!
Blair Drummond,
Stirling
FK9 4UR
Monday to Sunday 10:00 - 17:30
Adult from £7.00
Child from £8.10
Fairytale Farm, Chipping North
With lots of animals, adventures, and more, it’ll be a fairytale experience to remember! Meet the farm mascot Alfie the Alpaca, and all your fairytale farmyard favourites. Including billy goats gruff and even the two little pigs too!
Head off on a spectacular sensory experience and wander through The Enchanted Walk. Or if you’re up for a real countryside stroll, explore the Wilderness Walk and discover loads of wildlife!
With 6 magically themed zones to explore, this is a kid’s farm you’ll be wishing was near me!
Fairytale Farm,
Southcombe,
Chipping Norton,
Oxfordshire,
OX7 5QH
Monday to Sunday 10:00 - 17:00
Adult £7.99
Child (2-16) £7.99
Child (under 2) free
Tapnell Farm, Isle of Wight
From the animal petting barn and outdoor to indoor play! There’s a whole host of epic activities to get stuck into. For the adrenaline junkies, zoom through the air on the epic zip wire, or get a hand on with archery or even axe throwing!
Meet all your favourite farmyard animals, including goats and alpacas roaming free in the paddock to tame wallabies and even cheeky meerkats! Fancy getting a closer look? Head into the animal barn and meet the adorable residents at this great kids’ farm.
Tapnell Farm House,
Newport Rd,
Yarmouth
PO41 0YJ
Monday to Sunday 10:00 - 17:00
Adult from £13.95
Child from £15.95
Pennywell Farm, Devon
Head over to Pennywell Farm, home of the world-famous Pennywell Miniature Pigs! These famous pigs aren’t the only animals you can meet at this kids’ farm either, you can even say hi to hedgehogs, ferrets, goats, and even adorable lambs too!
There’s plenty of animal displays and things to do too. With 4 FREE farm rides like Rainbow Railway, Tractor Trailer, Red Rocket Ride and From Rub Rabbit Go Carts – the fun won’t stop!
Also, you’ll find a pig race, goat milking, pony pampering and pond dipping – which is only the tip of the iceberg!
With plenty of open spaces to explore too, you’ll be amazed at what you can do here!
Lower Dean,
Buckfastleigh
TQ11 0LT
Monday to Sunday 09:00 - 16:00
Adult £18.95
Child £16.95
Found the best kids farm near me? It’s about time you get outside and have an a-moo-zing day out! With plenty of animals to see and adventures to get stuck into, you know you’ll be making some magical memories.
Looking for more farm days out, check out Finkley Down Farm or Acorn Farm! And, if you’re on the hunt for even more animal days out? We’ve got you covered.
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