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Farms & animals in Newcastle
Lambs, llamas, penguins and everything you can feed or stroke.
14 places 3 free to visit
FreeBill Quay Community Farm
Gateshead
Free daily access to a working community farm where kids feed and meet the animals and can potter round the growing patches too.
Food on sitePicnic area
from £1.50Brocksbushes Farm Shop
Northumberland
Farm shop with a four-storey soft play barn, pick your own fruit, pumpkin picking and a café for the grown-ups.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFree parking+4 more
Dalton Moor Farm
Seaham
A vegan fruit farm running Forest School sessions, school visits and nature events by arrangement rather than drop-in.
Group bookingsSchool visits
Gibside National Trust Farm Estate
Rowlands Gill
NT estate near Rowlands Gill with gardens, walks and seasonal farm - Soft Play N.
CaféParkingToiletsBaby change+2 more
Hall Hill Farm Lanchester
Lanchester
County Durham farm park near Lanchester - animals, indoor play and cafe for Newcastle day-trips.
CaféParkingToiletsBaby change+2 more
from £20Happy Hooves Burnopfield
Newcastle upon Tyne · ages 4+
A petting barn party where kids meet ponies, donkeys and alpacas, then play games with them in a decorated room.
Birthday partiesIndoor seatingFood on site
FreeHauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre
Newcastle
Woodland trails, bird hides and a rubbing-disc trail along the Northumberland coast, free to walk round but £2 to park.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBooking requiredCafé+10 more
from £6.50Northumberland College Zoo
Newcastle upon Tyne
Over 100 species to spot, from lemurs and alpacas to armadillos and monkeys, with gardens to wander round at your own pace.
Bike parkingCaféGift shopParking+1 more
FreeOuseburn Farm
Newcastle upon Tyne
Free city farm in Ouseburn with animals, Cafe Beam and weekend animal sessions - donations welcome.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingBooking required+11 more
Rising Sun Country Park
Benton
Benton country park with farm animals, trails and lake - free park, Soft Play N.
CaféParkingToiletsBaby change+3 more
South Causey Farm Experience
Stanley
Stanley-area farm experience day-trip from Newcastle with animals and on-site food.
CaféParkingToiletsFood on site
from £2Sunderland Training and Education Farm
Sunderland
Feed calves, stroke lambs and hold baby chicks, open Thursday afternoons in the school holidays for £2.
Blue badge parkingCaféPicnic areaToilets+1 more
from £9.95Tweddle Children's Animal Farm
Hartlepool · ages 1+
A hillside farm where toddlers pet baby animals, ride tractors and barrels, and have a go on the go-karts.
Baby changeBooking requiredGift shopGroup bookings+6 more
Washington Wetland Centre
Washington
WWT Washington wetland birds and walks - ticketed animal day out from Newcastle.
CaféParkingToiletsBaby change+1 more
Good to know: farms & animals in Newcastle
Are any of them free?
Yes, Bill Quay Community Farm, Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre and Ouseburn Farm are free to visit.
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £1.50 at Brocksbushes Farm Shop. 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 Gateshead, Northumberland, Seaham, Rowlands Gill, Lanchester and 7 more. Every place we list is in or around Newcastle, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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