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Farms & animals in Derby

Lambs, llamas, penguins and everything you can feed or stroke.

26 places 3 free to visit

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Stacked burger with bacon and lettuce served with chips, held up in front of a brick building.

Apple Jacks Adventure Farm

Warrington · ages 4-12

Tractor rides, zip wires, jumping pillows and a skating rink for four to twelve year olds, no animals here despite the farm name.

Baby changeBirthday partiesCard onlyCash only+9 more

Christmas at Bluebells festive farm scene

from £25

Bluebells Farm Park & Ice Cream Parlour

Spondon · ages 0-16

Feed the animals, grab ice cream and let little ones loose in the indoor play barn on this working dairy farm.

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Child reaching up to pick strawberries from hanging plants in a polytunnel at a farm attraction.

Free

Canalside Farm, Shop & Cafe

Great Haywood

Pick your own pumpkins or strawberries straight from the field, then walk the canal towpath before cake in the café.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféFood on site+3 more

from £10

Chatsworth

Bakewell · ages 3-16

A vast garden of fountains and sculpture to roam, a farmyard for animal handling, and a woodland playground with big slides and water play.

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Six smiling café staff members and a small child stand behind the counter at a tea rooms, with shelved drinks, bottles, and BAR signage visible behind them.

from £6.50

Church Farm Tea Rooms & Childrens Farm

Burton-on-Trent · ages 1+

Hands-on animal petting, a sandpit and a go-kart track, plus tea rooms for when everyone needs a sit down.

Birthday partiesBlue badge parkingCaféCard only+11 more

from £5

Felley Animal Experiences

Underwood

Book a slot to brush a donkey, feed sheep and walk alpacas on a small Nottinghamshire farm.

Booking requiredSchool visits

from £7

Floralands Farm Park

Lambley

Feed alpacas and llamas, cuddle rabbits and guinea pigs, and help bath the tortoises at this pay-on-the-day farm park.

Group bookingsSchool visits

Close-up of a white cockatoo with dark beak on grass.

from £4

Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre

Stafford · ages 3-16

A small sanctuary where kids get up close to birds of prey, reptiles and raccoons, and can hold a hawk at the flying display.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsSchool visits

Heath House Farm

Stoke-on-Trent

A working garden centre and farm shop with a tea room, gift shop and Sunday lunches near Stoke-on-Trent.

CaféGift shop

Intake Farm Campsite

Stoke-on-Trent

A quiet working farm campsite near Stoke-on-Trent where you camp or stay in a glamping pod alongside cows, llamas, goats and sheep.

Toilets

J R Clarke & Partners Manor Farm Fruits

Tamworth · ages 2-8

Strawberry and raspberry picking, a maize maze and a straw pyramid to climb, on a farm that books up so plan ahead.

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Father Christmas sits with three young children in front of a fireplace decorated with garland and lights.

from £8.95

Manor Farm Park & Woodlands

East Leake · ages 0-16

East Leake - Manor Farm Park and Woodlands animals and playbarn. Off-peak online from £8.95; book ahead for busy days.

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A colourful street food van with picnic benches in a rural outdoor setting with green fields and trees behind.

from £3.50

Melbourne Animal Farm

Derby

Handling rabbits, guinea pigs and ducklings, feeding the farm animals, and a bouncy castle if you want to pay extra for it.

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Free

Naturescape Wildflower Farm

Langar, Nottingham

A free-to-visit wildflower garden with two ponds, a play area and a tearoom for cake afterwards.

CaféDog friendlyGift shopIndoor play+6 more

Oak Moor Farm

Leek

Meet, feed and walk alpacas on a harness, with a secure paddock if you've brought the dog too.

Dog friendlyFood on siteParkingToilets

from £10

Oak Tree Alpacas

Woodborough

Woodborough - Oak Tree Alpacas farm experiences and walks. Pre-book Greet and Feed from £10 child; Tue/Fri/Sat from Sept.

Booking requiredFree parkingPicnic areaToilets+1 more

Farm shop and outdoor recreational buildings with a large tipi tent in a rural setting under clear blue sky.

from £6.50

Oakleys Farm | Staffordshire

Stoke-on-Trent

A working buffalo farm with a petting farm at weekends, a farm shop and a kitchen serving proper breakfasts and lunch.

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from £17.95

Peak Wildlife Park

Leek · ages 0+

Walk with lemurs and penguins, meet polar bears Nanook and Noori, then burn energy on outdoor play and indoor jungle soft play.

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from £5

Pukka Pacas & Friends

Boundary

Boundary petting farm with alpacas and friends - £5 entry, under-2s free. Thu-Sun turn-up; walks priced separately.

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Free

Stonebridge City Farm & Gardens

Nottingham

Nottingham - Stonebridge City Farm free community farm. Donations welcome; barn from noon; car park fills fast.

Booking requiredCaféFree parkingGift shop+9 more

White and black spotted pig standing in straw bedding next to a brick wall.

from £8.95

Stonehurst Farm

Mountsorrel · ages 0-16

Mountsorrel working farm - animals, tractor rides, straw barn play and Motor Museum. Child from £8.95; under-2s free.

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from £24.99

The Halloween Farm (at Cattows Farm)

Heather

Heather - seasonal Halloween farm with pumpkin patch, harvest ride, Trick or Treat Street and circus

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from £16.95

Tropical Butterfly House

Sheffield

Butterflies, birds and farm animals near Sheffield - indoor rainforest plus outdoor animal park.

ParkingToiletsCaféPicnic area+3 more

from £21.55

Twycross Zoo

Atherstone · ages 0-16

A big walk-round zoo with soft play, a splash park and a Gruffalo-themed corner alongside the animals.

CaféRestaurantFood on siteOutdoor play+8 more

A meerkat peers up at the camera from its sandy enclosure.

from £15

White Post Farm & Zoo

Farnsfield · ages 0+

Farm animals, keeper talks and tractor-trailer rides around the site, open daily from 10 to 5.

Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingIndoor play+6 more

from £2

Willow Tree Family Farm

Mansfield · ages 0-16

Hands-on animal encounters, from meerkats to alpaca trekking, on a pushchair-friendly farm with free parking.

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Good to know: farms & animals in Derby

Are any of them free?

Yes, Canalside Farm, Shop & Cafe, Naturescape Wildflower Farm and Stonebridge City Farm & Gardens are free to visit.

What does a paid visit cost?

Paid entry starts from £2 at Willow Tree Family Farm. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.

Whereabouts are they?

You'll find farms & animals in Warrington, Spondon, Great Haywood, Bakewell, Burton-on-Trent and 18 more. Every place we list is in or around Derby, and each listing has the full address and directions.