Farm Animal Rescue Sanctuary
ENTRY
from £35
WHERE
Stratford-upon-Avon
What it’s like
A rescue sanctuary where you meet the resident farm animals on a booked appointment, with seasonal extras like a Christmas wreath session.
This is a proper working rescue, not a petting zoo you can just turn up to. Everything runs by appointment, so you email ahead and get a slot, then spend your visit meeting the animals who live there, with tours pitched as a chance for genuinely close time with them rather than a quick wander past a fence.
Around Christmas there's a bit more going on. Kids can make present boxes for the resident pigs and there's shopping in the sanctuary shop, which feels like the right kind of souvenir for this sort of place. The wreath-making experience at £35 is a different matter though, and it's an adults-only session, since the wire, cutters and hot glue guns make it unsuitable for children. If you're bringing the family for the day, that one's for after bedtime or for a grown-up treat on your own.
The tours themselves run Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday, 1pm to 2pm. It's held in a barn with limited heating, so wellies and coats are essential, not optional extra layers. Refreshments and hot vegan food turn up at the special events, which is a nice touch if you're there for one of those, though it's not clear that's on offer during a standard tour slot.
Worth going in expecting mud, animals rather than rides, and a genuinely small, appointment-only operation rather than somewhere with a car park full of coaches.
Facilities
Need to know
- Booking
- Tours available Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday 1pm-2pm, email to book
- Food
- Refreshments and hot vegan food on sale at special events
- Every visit is by appointment, email ahead rather than turning up
- Tours run Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, 1pm to 2pm only
- The wreath-making session is £35 and adults only
- Wellies and coats are essential, the barn isn't well heated
Plan your visit
Do we need to book?
Yes, every visit is by appointment. You email the sanctuary to arrange a slot.
When are the tours?
Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday, 1pm to 2pm.
Can kids do the wreath-making event?
That one's adults only. The wire, cutters and hot glue guns make it unsafe for children.
Is there food on site?
Hot vegan food and refreshments are on sale at the special events, though a standard tour visit may not include this.
What should we wear?
Wellies and a warm coat. The barn used for tours has limited heating.
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