Forage Farm Shop and Kitchen
WHERE
Cowbridge
What it’s like
A working farm shop with a big play area, pick your own flowers at weekends and a proper pumpkin patch with tractor rides come autumn.
The play area is the sort of thing you end up staying an hour longer for than planned. There's a wooden climbing frame, a castle with a hideout, two slides, tree stump stepping stones and a sand pit with tyres dug into it, plus a sit-on wooden train and a tyre dragon that's clearly become a bit of a mascot. It's free-range outdoor play rather than a soft play hall, so a dry day helps.
Weekends bring pick your own flowers, and when autumn comes round the pumpkin patch takes over, with tractor trailer rides out to the field, farm animals to look at and some entertainment laid on. They also do twilight pumpkin picking with the fields lit up, which is the bit to save for a slightly older child who'll actually appreciate torches and atmosphere over a straightforward daytime pick.
Food is properly farm shop rather than an afterthought: a restaurant serving Welsh produce, a butchery counter, takeaway options, and The Hatch doing pizzas and wraps outside on weekends and school holidays. The kitchen stays open late on Sundays, until 7:30pm with last orders at 5:30, so it's not just a quick morning stop if you want to make a day of it.
Everything runs daily from 9am to 5pm, with The Hatch keeping slightly shorter hours at weekends and in the holidays. There's no booking link listed.
Facilities
Need to know
- Last entry
- Last orders 5:30pm Sunday kitchen
- Food
- Farm shop, restaurant with Welsh produce, butchery, takeaway, The Hatch outdoor kitchen with pizzas and wraps on weekends
- The play area is outdoor, so wet weather makes it less fun
- Pick your own flowers only runs at weekends
- Sunday is the day to go if you want a late lunch, kitchen's open until 7:30pm
- Twilight pumpkin picking is a separate, later experience from the daytime patch
Plan your visit
What is there for kids to do?
A play area with swings, a wooden climbing frame, a castle with a hideout, two slides and a sand pit, plus pick your own flowers at weekends and pumpkin picking with tractor rides in season.
Do we need to book?
There's no booking link listed, so it looks like a turn up and go visit.
What are the opening hours?
Daily from 9am to 5pm. The Hatch runs 9:30am to 4:45pm on weekends and school holidays, and the kitchen stays open until 7:30pm on Sundays with last orders at 5:30pm.
What food is available?
A restaurant with Welsh produce, a butchery, takeaway, and The Hatch doing pizzas and wraps outside on weekends and school holidays.
Is the pumpkin patch just during the day?
No, they also run twilight pumpkin picking with the fields illuminated and Halloween activities laid on.
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