Acorn Farm
WHERE
Liverpool
What it’s like
A hands-on farm day of feeding sheep and goats, holding rabbits and guinea pigs, and a horse ride if you fancy it.
The main business here is animals you can actually touch. There's feeding and stroking across sheep, cows, goats, pigs, horses and chickens, plus small animal petting sessions where the rabbits, guinea pigs and even meerkats come out. Spring brings the baby animals, lambs, goat kids, piglets and chicks, which is the bit that'll get the "can we come back" question on the way home. There's a woodland walk too if the kids need a change of pace from being climbed on by goats, and horse rides for anyone keen to go one better than stroking.
It's open daily, 10am to 4pm, and there's no booking needed, you just buy tickets on arrival subject to availability. Worth knowing that admission, the small animal petting and the horse rides are all non-refundable and non-transferable and have to be used on the day you buy them, so if the weather turns or someone's tired out after an hour, that ticket's gone. No steps or thresholds in the public areas makes it easy going with a pushchair, and there's an accessible toilet and ramps for wheelchair users too.
The Oak Tree Cafe does homemade meals, daily specials, kids' meals and lunchboxes, with takeaway if you'd rather eat on the move. There's a gift shop and a plant sales centre for browsing once the animals have had enough of you, and parking for around 80 cars if you're driving, or the X3, 97A and 98A buses stop nearby if you're not.
What’s on here
Facilities
Need to know
- Booking
- No booking needed. Purchase tickets on arrival, subject to availability
- Parking
- Car parking for approximately 80 cars
- Food
- Oak Tree Cafe serving homemade meals, daily specials, healthy options, desserts, children's meals, lunchboxes and drinks
- Pushchairs
- Pushchair-friendly, no steps or thresholds in public areas
- Wheelchairs
- Accessible unisex toilet, ramps with hand rails, ground-floor accessible building
- Getting there by bus or train
- Bus routes X3, 97A and 98A nearby
- Parties
- Birthday parties available at the farm
- Tickets for admission, petting and horse rides must be used the same day, no refunds or transfers
- Buy tickets on arrival rather than in advance, availability isn't guaranteed
- There's a plant sales centre on site if you fancy a browse alongside the animals
- The woodland walk is a good breather from the busier animal areas
Plan your visit
Do we need to book ahead?
No, you just buy tickets when you arrive, though it's subject to availability on the day.
What are the opening hours?
Open daily from 10am to 4pm.
Can we get a refund if we need to leave early?
Admission, small animal petting and horse ride tickets are non-refundable and have to be used on the day you buy them.
What can the kids actually do with the animals?
Feed and stroke sheep, cows, goats, pigs, horses and chickens, plus hands-on petting sessions with rabbits, guinea pigs and meerkats. Spring visits mean baby lambs, goat kids, piglets and chicks too.
Is there anywhere to eat?
The Oak Tree Cafe does homemade meals, daily specials, kids' meals and lunchboxes, with takeaway available.
Is it OK for a pushchair or wheelchair?
The public areas have no steps or thresholds, and there's an accessible toilet with ramps and hand rails.
Is there parking?
Space for around 80 cars on site.
Can we get there without a car?
The X3 bus stops on Woodward Road and the 97A and 98A stop on Acornfield Road, both nearby.
Do they do birthday parties?
Birthday parties are available at the farm.
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