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Farms & Petting Farms in Newcastle
Newcastle has two free farms right in the city: Ouseburn Farm, where donations are welcome and Cafe Beam does the teas, and Pets Corner in Jesmond Dene, with goats and rabbits by the visitor centre cafe. Out at Gateshead, Bill Quay Community Farm is free every day and lets kids feed the animals and wander the growing patches. For a proper day trip, South Causey Farm Experience out at Stanley has on-site food, and Brocksbushes Farm Shop in Northumberland adds a four-storey soft play barn and pick-your-own fruit for £1.50 upwards. If cost matters, start with the free city farms before paying for a day out further afield. Toddlers do well at Brocksbushes or a longer trip out to Tweddle Children's Animal Farm in Hartlepool, from £9.95 for ages one and up, with tractor rides and go-karts. Hall Hill Farm near Lanchester has indoor play for wet days, while Rising Sun Country Park in Benton mixes farm animals with trails, a lake and its own soft play, all free to enter.
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Places for farms & petting farms
from £30Barnacre Alpacas (Debbie & Paul Rippon)
Newcastle upon Tyne · ages 10+
A guided walk with your own alpaca on lead, through a herd of around 400, booked by appointment for £30 a head.
Booking requiredGift shopParking
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
Hall Hill Farm Lanchester
Lanchester
County Durham farm park near Lanchester - animals, indoor play and cafe for Newcastle day-trips.
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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
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
FreePets Corner Jesmond Dene
Newcastle upon Tyne
Free Pets Corner in Jesmond Dene with goats, sheep and rabbits beside the visitor centre cafe.
CaféToiletsParkingBaby change
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
West Barn Pygmy Goats
Morpeth · ages 10+
Hands-on time with handled pygmy goats, plus craft sessions like wreath making, for ages 10 and up.
Good to know: farms & petting farms in Newcastle
Are any of them free?
Yes, Bill Quay Community Farm, Ouseburn Farm and Pets Corner Jesmond Dene 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 & petting farms in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Northumberland, Seaham, Lanchester and 6 more. Every place we list is in or around Newcastle, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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