Children and open farms

Children farms are a great way to get up and close with animals. Most have some kind of animal handling.

Watch out for additional charges for animal food, pony rides, tractor rides and other activities.

Day out at Folly Farm - Adventure Park and Zoo

We visited Folly Farm during our camping trip to Haven Kiln Park, near Tenby Wales. From it's name you'd think it was "just another"* children's farm, but it's much more than this. In fact they call it an Adventure Park ...

Day out at Gulliver Farm and Dinosaur Park

We visited the Gulliver Farm and Dinosaur Park whilst camping at Gulliver's campsite near Milton Keynes. We had already visited the Gulliver's Land Theme Park the day before and this was our last day. We wanted to drive back at ...

The Big Sheep

The Big Sheep is a visitor attraction in Devon based around a sheep farm. I deliberately say visitor attraction as this is not like any of the children's farms that I've been to. That's not meant to say that this ...

Ducky's Farm Park

We visited Ducky's Farm Park during our family holiday at Heysham, near Morecambe, but it is actually much closer to the Haven Lakeside caravan park at Flookburgh / Grange-Over-Sands; in fact it's on the same road as the Haven site.Ducky's ...

Greenlands Farm Village

Greenlands Farm village is in Lancashire near Junction 35 of the M6, just south of the Lake District. We visited during our holiday at Heysham near Morecambe.The village consists of a children's farm, and indoor soft play area, a pottery ...

• Umberslade Farm Park
• Dairyland Farm World
• Cannon Hall Farm
• Ash End House Farm
• Sheldon Country Park
• Tropical Birdland Leicester
• Heads of Ayr Farm Park in Scotland
• Almond Valley Children's Farm
• Coventry City Farm
• Farmer Palmer's Farm (Video)
• Farmer Palmer's in Poole
• Donkey Sanctuary in Devon
• Stratford Upon Avon and Butterfly Farm
• Coventry City Farm Fun Day
• Twycross Zoo with a Baby, and Animal Conservation