Approved Farm Parks |
Approved Farm Parks
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Approved Farm Parks in the Midlands
Click on the links below for further information.
Cotswold Farm Park, Gloucestershire
Hatton Country World, Warwickshire
Sandwell Park Farm, West Midlands
Sherwood Forest Farm Park, Nottinghamshire
Gloucestershire
Cotswold Farm Park
Guiting Power, Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL54 5UG
Tel: 01451 850307
Fax: 01451 850423
E-mail: info@cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk
Website: www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk
Open season: March - October
Opening times: 10.30 - 5.00
Admission: Adult £6.50; Child £5.25; Senior Citizen £6.00; Family £21.25
Opened in 1971, the Cotswold Farm Park is the Trust's longest standing Approved Centre and home to over 50 breeding flocks and herds of British farm animals. There are lots of activities for the youngsters; rabbits and guinea pigs to stroke, lambs and goat kids to bottle feed, seasonal demonstrations, tractor and trailer rides, battery powered tractors, good safe rustic-themed play areas both indoors and outside and a Cotswold Lion maze and the highly popular "Jumping Pillow". As well as a gift shop and Cotswold Kitchen, the Farm Park also has its own 40-pitch camping and caravanning site.
Special features:- Nature Trail, Adventure Playground, Gift Shop, Refreshments, Disabled Access, Play Area, Woodland Walk, Camping/Caravanning, Picnic Area and Special Events.
Warwickshire
Hatton Country World
Hatton,
Warwickshire,
CV35 8XA
Tel: 01926 843411
Fax: 01926 842023
E-mail: hatton@hattonworld.com
Website: www.hattonworld.com
Open season: all year
Opening times: 10.00 - 5.00
Admission Charges: Please call for details or click on the website link above
Hatton Country World is located just off the A4177 Warwick to Solihull road, Junction 15 off M40. Home to hundreds of animals and pets, an adventure playground, guinea pig village, falconry displays and much more. The family café overlooks a three storey (admission fee payable) indoor soft play centre.
West Midlands
Sandwell Park Farm
Sandwell Valley Country Park, Salters Lane,
West Bromwich, West Midlands B71 4BG.
Tel: 0121 553 0220
Fax: 0121 525 9435
E-mail: john.stokes@sandwell.gov.uk
Website: www.sandwellvalley.com
Open season: all year
Opening times: 10.00 - 4.30
Admission: Please telephone for details
Originally the Home Farm to the Earl of Dartmouth's Sandwell Estate, Sandwell Park Farm is now the gateway to Sandwell Valley Country Park. With its Walled Garden, Display Areas and Rare Breeds the farm provides an opporunity to visit the country without leaving the town. Rare breeds include Traditional Hereford cattle, Tamworth pigs, Shropshire sheep and various poultry.
Special features:- Nature Trail, Fishing, Gift Shop, Refreshments, Disabled Access, Woodland Walk, Museum, Parkland Walk, Picnic Area and Special Events.
Nottinghamshire
Sherwood Forest Farm Park
Lambs Pen Farm, Edwinstowe,
Mansfield, Notts NG21 9HL.
Tel: 01623 823558
E-mail: felicity@sherwoodforestfarmpark.co.uk
Website: www.sherwoodforestfarmpark.co.uk
Open season: March - September
Opening times: 10.30am - 5.15pm
Admission: Adults £6.50; Child £4.50; Senior Citizen £5.50; Family £20.00 (2 adults & 2 children)
Set in a secluded valley on the edge of Sherwood Forest the farm park is home to many rare and interesting breeds of British farm animals & many other animal friends too! Rare breeds on display include Longhorn & Red Poll cattle, Whitefaced Woodland and Hebridean sheep, Bagot and Golden Guernsey goats. Berkshire and Middle White pigs - to name a few! There are indoor & outdoor play areas for the children, extensive water gardens, a parrot garden, poultry displays, a pets corner and a furry friends area, a gift shop and perhaps the most inportant of all a tearoom for the well-earned cuppa!
Special features:- Adventure Playground, Fishing, Pets Corner, Gift Shop, Refreshments, Disabled Access (most areas), Play Area, Camping and Caravanning, Picnic Area, Miniature Railway, Water Gardens and Bird Garden.