Floralands Farm Park
ENTRY
from £7
SETTING
Outdoors
WHERE
Lambley
What it’s like
Feed alpacas and llamas, cuddle rabbits and guinea pigs, and help bath the tortoises at this pay-on-the-day farm park.
The feed pots are where the money goes once you're in. A pound buys a scoop for the alpacas, llamas, sheep, goats, the big donkeys and the pigs, and that's usually the bit that eats up the morning. There are over 250 animals on site altogether, birds and exotics included, though the site's honest that some of the exotic animals aren't around over winter.
Animal handling happens twice a day, 11am and 2.30pm, and it's rabbits and guinea pigs for cuddles rather than anything bigger. Keepers also let visitors help bath the tortoises and feed the chickens, which is the sort of odd little job kids remember longer than the big animals. Spring brings lambs and piglets, and there's egg collecting through the year too.
It's £7 a head, under-2s go free, and there's no booking for a normal visit, you just pay at the till when you turn up. Open 10 to 5 Monday to Saturday, 10 to 4 on Sundays, with last entry an hour before close, so a Sunday afternoon visit needs to start by 3. There's a café on site for the inevitable snack stop, and a gift shop if you want a small animal-shaped souvenir on the way out.
If you're bringing a school group there's a discount rate at £6 a pupil with free places for teachers and helpers worked out on NSPCC guidelines, and talks can be built round the curriculum. For a one-off treat there's a VIP package too, £60 for up to five people, all day entry, five feed tubs and a private handling session where you pick five animals, but that one needs booking ahead rather than turning up on spec.
What’s on here
Facilities
Need to know
- Last entry
- 1 hour before closing
- Booking
- No booking required, pay at the till on arrival
- Food
- Café on site
- Parties
- Birthday parties available. Call 07477924708 to enquire
- Feed pots are £1 each, worth grabbing a few on the way in
- Some exotic animals aren't there over winter months
- Spring visits bring lambs and piglets
- Christmas Fayre from 28th November includes a Santa visit for £16 a child
- VIP packages need booking ahead unlike normal admission
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
£7 a person, under-2s are free. No need to book, just pay at the till.
When are the animal handling sessions?
Every day at 11am and 2.30pm.
What animals can we feed?
Alpacas, llamas, sheep, goats, the large donkeys and large pigs. Feed pots are £1 each.
What time does it close?
5pm Monday to Saturday, 4pm on Sundays, with last entry an hour before closing.
Is there anywhere to eat?
There's a café on site.
Can we do a birthday party there?
Yes, birthday parties are available, you call ahead to arrange it.
Do school groups get a discount?
Pupils are £6 each, with free teacher and helper numbers worked out on NSPCC guidelines, and talks can be tailored to the curriculum.
What's the VIP package?
£60 gets up to five people all-day entry, five tubs of animal feed and a private handling session where you choose five animals. It needs booking in advance.
Animals
Alpacas
Animals in the outdoor paddocks that visitors can feed.
Chickens
Birds on site; egg collecting activities take place at various times of year.
Chinchillas
Small furry animals kept on site.
Chipmunk
Kept on site, described filling her cheeks with food.
Cockatiels
Birds kept on site.
Cockerels
Kept on site alongside the chickens.
Donkeys
Animals in the outdoor paddocks that visitors can feed.
Ducks
Live on the on-site pond.
Ferrets
Kept on site, described as feasting on scrambled eggs.
Guinea Pigs
Available for cuddling during daily animal handling sessions.
Llamas
Animals in the outdoor paddocks that visitors can feed.
Mice
Available as one of the VIP visit animal handling options.
Millipedes
Exotic animal available for VIP handling sessions, seasonal/weather dependent.
Peafowl
Birds kept on site.
Pigs
Animals in the outdoor paddocks that visitors can feed.
Pygmy Goats
Goats in the outdoor paddocks that visitors can feed.
Rabbits
Available for cuddling during daily animal handling sessions.
Rats
Available as one of the VIP visit animal handling options.
Sheep
Animals in the outdoor paddocks that visitors can feed.
Shetland Ponies
Small ponies kept in the outdoor paddocks.
Skinny Pigs
Exotic animal available for VIP handling sessions, seasonal/weather dependent.
Snails
Exotic animal available for VIP handling sessions, seasonal/weather dependent.
Snakes
Exotic animal available for VIP handling sessions, seasonal/weather dependent.
Stick Insects
Exotic animal available for VIP handling sessions, seasonal/weather dependent.
Tenrec
Exotic animal available for VIP handling sessions, seasonal/weather dependent.
Tortoises
Kept on site; visitors can help keepers bath the tortoises during free summer activities.
Trevor the Turkey
A named turkey kept on site.
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