We are well known for all activities being included for paying child visitors who get a bucket of animal feed and can also take part in activities run by our staff through the day; a bumpy tractor trailer ride, stroke a bunny, chick chat, collect an egg to take home, pony sit-on and groom. These are all included in entry with no more to pay! We have 3 outdoor play areas as well, and plenty of animals to meet, stroke and feed. The activities run on rotation every hour, so whatever time you arrive, you won't miss out. Included in the farm visit is our Creepy Critters Barn and the Falconry! We also have a massive indoor play barn; to add a 2 hour session in there, you need to buy a "combi" ticket.

BLUE LIGHT TICKETS: We are well known for our generous Blue Light offers. These will recommence this weekend … watch this space for the booking link, coming soon!

THE BIG PLAY BARN (huge soft play) ISN'T included in the Just Farm ticket but you can buy a combi-ticket which adds 2 hours indoor play to your farm ticket. See below, for prices and options.

Whilst booking is no longer compulsory, we do not guarantee entry at our busiest weekends and bank holidays without a booking. We don't like to disappoint though, so we will always try to get you in, even if you need to wait a little for a space. BOOK WITH CONFIDENCE … We are helpful and generous with our refund/re-scheduling policy but please try and give a couple of hours notice via email.

Safety on the farm: Please read our Safety at the Farm page for guidance about how to make your visit to the farm a safe and enjoyable experience.

Please see our booking calendar for specific ticket times but generally …

• Spring / Summer / Early Autumn9.30am – 5pm
• Late Autumn / Winter4pm early close

Last entry 90 mins before closing, although we recommend 2 hours.

Farm Cafe: Generally open for drinks and cakes from 10am, hot food 11am–2.30pm. Times may vary.

Please note: the play barn has longer hours 9am–6.30pm so you can start or finish there with COMBI tickets. Its cafe serves hot food until about 5.30pm.

A small non-refundable transaction fee is also applied. Please note, all prices include VAT at 20%.

Babies: Free below 12 months, unless you wish them to participate in farm activities. More info. During events there might be an optional Event charge should your baby wish to participate (e.g. see Father Christmas).

Carers: We do offer a discount for adult carers of children and a separate scheme for care staff supporting a client. Info.

COMBI tickets are cheaper on a school day — see the booking calendar for what's on offer on the day you wish to visit.

You can order physical Gift Vouchers in £10 and £5 denominations. We post physical vouchers with a card. For guidance, £60 will generally cover full entry to the farm and play barn for a family of 4.

Included activities: We are well known for our included activities: the tractor trailer ride, the sit-on-a-pony, the chick chat and collect and egg. These are available for every paying child on rotation through the day and we have a times-board just after entry to photo so you don't miss anything, whatever time you arrive.

The Big Play Barn: We have a massive indoor play barn. It is possible to visit that separately without visiting the farm; however many visitors like to buy a COMBI ticket which includes both the farm AND the play barn; these can be booked on the online booking for the FARM, giving a discount against booking both venues separately. See below for COMBI pricing. For just The BIG PLAY BARN, click here to see their website and booking calendar.

Membership: While we don't offer a full membership for weekends and holidays, we do offer a school day member scheme called Barn Buddies where the play barn is free and the farm is much reduced. Click here to go to the play barn website for more info about Barn Buddies.

We have very good accessibility around most of the farm and the play barn's general areas with just one ramp near the farm entrance from the lower café terrace to the main farm area. There are also several ramps on the exterior of fire exits from the play barn however these would only be used in emergency.

Wheelchair users may find the lower paddock walk and some parts of the play areas a little boggy after wet weather but most areas are flat with a hard-surface and are also mainly undercover. We do have disabled toilets and a private first aid room with a low bed that can be requested for changing purposes. Sorry, we do not have a hoist or similar lifting equipment.

Pets should be left at home, as the Play Barn and Farm Park are not suitable environments for a pet visit.

Assistance dogs are welcome where their presence is required to support a disabled visitor. To protect visitors, staff, our animals and the assistance dog, the Duty Manager may carry out a brief assessment before the dog enters the Farm Park or Play Barn. This assessment relates only to the individual dog's behaviour, level of control and the environment at the time – not to the visitor's disability. We do not require assistance dogs to be registered with, or trained by, a particular organisation but we do require it to be well trained and under control at all times.

Assistance dogs must remain close to their handler and under effective control, always on a lead. Persistent barking, growling, lunging, chasing animals or failure to remain under control may result in intervention. Farm animals can sometimes react defensively or become distressed by dogs. The Duty Manager may therefore ask visitors to avoid particular areas, use an alternative route or take other reasonable precautions.

Where an individual assessment identifies a significant safety or animal-welfare risk that cannot reasonably be managed, we may restrict the dog's access to a particular area or, in exceptional circumstances, refuse or withdraw access. We do not operate a blanket restriction on assistance dogs. Where access cannot be accommodated, we will consider reasonable alternatives and will offer a full refund if the visit cannot proceed. If you disagree with a Duty Manager's decision, please follow their instructions at the time and contact contact@childrensfarm.co.uk afterwards if you would like the matter reviewed.

Please note: depending on the type of carer the approach to gaining the discount is different.

For in-family carers of children: If you are the at-home / family carer for a child or a young disabled adult up to the age of 18, then you can use our normal online booking and add a carer at a special carer rate that is typically £5 less than standard adult entry.

This is for one accompanying adult, not all of the adults in the visiting family. Please have a copy of your DLA/PIP letter dated within 12 months of your attendance as this needs to be shown at front desk when picking up your tickets. Please note we also accept an in-date ACCESS/NIMBUS card as long as it has the +1 symbol.

For disabled adults with in-family carers: sorry, as a Children's attraction, we do not offer any discount for adult carers of disabled adults, but we do welcome them and will always try to accommodate their needs.

We charge normal child entry from 12 months. Under 1s come in free for a look around the animals (activities are not offered to non-paying babies).

During events there might be an optional Event charge should your baby wish to participate (e.g. see Father Christmas).

We do offer simple reschedules and cancellations so if you do book online, don't worry about losing your payment should your plans need to change. Please try and give a couple of hours notice via email.