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Farms & Petting Farms in Leeds

Leeds has its own working farms to choose from, and there is more scattered round the wider area. Meanwood Valley Urban Farm charges just 50p and puts you among sheep, alpacas and goats with woodland and a playground alongside. None Go Bye Farm asks a quid for its animal park of alpacas, goats and pigs, with indoor play if the weather turns. Out at Barnsley, Cannon Hall Farm lets you watch real farm work from indoor viewing platforms, with a play barn and reptile house for backup. For toddlers, Little Farmers Cabin in Brighouse keeps things small and hands-on, built for ages one to five to feed animals and collect eggs. Swithens Farm in Leeds is pricier at £11 but adds bottle-feeding calves and lambs and an undercover pillow to bounce on, though it only opens Friday to Monday. West Yorkshire Alpacas near Halifax is all outdoors, a walk up to stroke alpaca fleece and meet two Shetland ponies. If pumpkins are the plan, Whiteley's Farm in Pudsey is free to enter with pumpkins from £1.

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Places for farms & petting farms

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Three llamas standing in a paddock with wooden fencing and green fields behind them.

from £6

Beetle Bank Farm

York · ages 2-10

Goats, pigs and alpacas to feed and walk, plus a playground with a bouncy castle and ride-on tractors near York.

Birthday partiesCaféDog friendlyFree parking+7 more

A multi-tiered display counter in a farm shop showing baked goods, pastries, and bottles of spirits for sale.

Blue Hills Farm Shop

Bradford

A working farm shop with a bakery doing home-cooked food from their own meat and produce.

from £5

Cannon Hall Farm

Barnsley

Farm days built around watching real farm work from indoor viewing platforms, plus an indoor play barn and reptile house for wet days.

ParkingToiletsCaféPicnic area+3 more

Children feeding and petting sheep at a farm enclosure with metal railings.

from £4

Hesketh Farm Park

Skipton

Feed the animals, tear round a straw maze and a giant indoor sandpit, then hop on Farmer Chris's tractor and trailer.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+11 more

Aerial view of a frost-covered farm complex with a red brick house, barns and outbuildings surrounded by frozen fields and bare trees.

Horncastle Farm

Wakefield

A working farm where kids can drive a tractor, ride the combine and feed the lambs.

Ians Mobile Farm

Leeds

A travelling animal visit where kids get hands-on with goats, alpacas, donkeys and more, booked in for a set session length.

Booking requiredSchool visits

Little Farmers Cabin

Brighouse · ages 1-5

Small, hands-on farm sessions for under-fives to feed animals, collect eggs and do a bit of painting.

Baby changeBreastfeeding friendlyFood on siteToilets

Young seedlings with bright green oval leaves growing in a greenhouse or polytunnel.

from £0.50

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm

Leeds

Sheep, alpacas and goats to spot round a working farm, with woodlands and a playground to fill the rest of the visit.

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A red vintage tractor sits in a gravel arena surrounded by wooden fencing, with rolling countryside and trees in the background.

from £1

None Go Bye Farm

Leeds

A quid gets you into the animal park to feed alpacas, goats and pigs, with an indoor play area for when it rains.

Dog friendlyFree parkingIndoor playFood on site

Pool Bridge Farm - Wild Swimming & Wellbeing

York · ages 0+

Open-water swimming, paddleboarding and sauna dips in a lake setting, with sessions booked online for every visitor, children included.

Accessible toiletBooking requiredCaféLockers+1 more

Swillington Organic Farm

Leeds

An organic working farm with a nature walk and seasonal shop days, built around school visits and packed lunches on the picnic area.

from £11

Swithens Farm

Leeds · ages 0+

Bottle-feed calves and lambs, groom rabbits and bounce on the undercover pillow, open Friday to Monday only.

Baby changeBirthday partiesCaféFree parking+5 more

from £4

The Watering Hole Farm Gawthorpe

Ossett

Bottle feed lambs at set times, meet the farm animals, then let them loose on the outdoor play kit.

Booking requiredCaféOutdoor play

Free

Toulston Hall Farm

Tadcaster

Free entry to a pumpkin picking farm with a maize maze and classic outdoor games, open every day in late October.

Free parkingIndoor seatingFood on siteOutdoor play+2 more

from £16.95

Tropical Butterfly House

Sheffield

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

ParkingToiletsCaféPicnic area+3 more

A long-haired alpaca being held in someone's hands over a grassy meadow with yellow flowers.

West Yorkshire Alpacas

Halifax · ages 0+

Walk up to a field of alpacas, stroke their fleece, then meet two Shetland ponies on the way back down.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredFree parkingGroup bookings+1 more

Two people walking through a misty conifer plantation with a child in festive clothing.

Free

Whiteley's Farm

Pudsey

Pick your own pumpkin straight from the field, with prices from £1 for the normal ones.

Free

Yolk Farm Restaurant/Cafe

Boroughbridge

Free entry to see hens, alpacas, pigs, donkeys and lambs, with a play barn and giant sand pit for the muddy days you didn't plan for.

Birthday partiesCaféDog friendlyFood on site+4 more

Good to know: farms & petting farms in Leeds

Are any of them free?

Yes, Toulston Hall Farm, Whiteley's Farm and Yolk Farm Restaurant/Cafe are free to visit.

What does a paid visit cost?

Paid entry starts from £0.50 at Meanwood Valley Urban 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 & petting farms in York, Bradford, Barnsley, Skipton, Wakefield and 8 more. Every place we list is in or around Leeds, and each listing has the full address and directions.