Open daily 10am to 5pm

What's on

Nine talks a day, every day, all included in your ticket. Then the seasonal things: Halloween at half-term, Christmas, lambs in the spring.

Today's talksSeasonal events
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The daily talks

  1. Fox feeding talk
  2. Llama and alpaca talk
  3. Meet the rabbits and guinea pigs
  4. Meerkat talk
  5. Ferret talk
  6. Wallaby talk
  7. Meet the rabbits and guinea pigs
  8. Fox feeding talk
  9. Meerkat talk

Talks are free with admission. Times can change on the day, so check the board at reception.Timetable being confirmed for this season

How the day usually goes

Arrive for 10, wander the paddocks, fox feed at 11, lunch, play barn, Cuddle Club at 1 or 3, then the 4 o'clock fox feed and the last meerkat talk at half past to finish.

Who you can feed

Please do: Sheep and lambs, Goats, Llamas, Alpacas, Wallabies. Into the trough, not by hand: Pigs (into the trough, please).

Please don't: Ferrets, Ponies, Donkeys, Rabbits, Guinea pigs, Foxes, Raccoon dogs, Raccoons, Reptiles, Birds.

Feed bags are sold at reception and in the play barn.

Seasonal events

Dates go up here and on Facebook as soon as they are fixed. Members are included unless an event says otherwise.

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December 2026, dates to be confirmed

Christmas at Animal Farm

December on the farm with the animals in their winter coats. Grotto details to follow.

Details being confirmed

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Easter holidays 2027, dates to be confirmed

Easter holidays

Two weeks of the farm at its best, with the spring babies a few weeks old.

Details being confirmed

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February half-term 2027, dates to be confirmed

February half-term

The first busy week of the year, and often the first new arrivals.

Details being confirmed

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October half-term 2026, dates to be confirmed

Halloween half-term

Halloween on the farm over October half-term. Dates and details to be confirmed; fancy dress welcome regardless.

Details being confirmed

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July and August 2027

Summer holidays

Six weeks of long days, the full talks board and the ice cream kiosk open.

Details being confirmed

Day to day, the quickest place for what is happening (a talk moved, a new arrival, a closure) is our Facebook page.