Garth Farm

What it’s like

A once-a-year country fair with tractor trailer rides, birds of prey and skunks to meet, plus an evening barn dance for the grown-ups.

This isn't a farm you can just turn up to. It runs one day a year, the second Saturday of August, for the Country Fair, and it's worth building the day around because the list of things going on is long: tractor trailer rides round the farm, a birds of prey flight demonstration, circus workshops, a novelty dog show, and animal encounters where you get properly close to skunks, snakes, armadillos, prairie dogs, lizards and tortoises. There are native breed pigs, cows and sheep in pens too, so it's not all exotic stuff, plus sheepdog and gundog demonstrations and a Q&A with the farmers if your child is the sort who asks a hundred questions about tractors.

Tickets are £8 for an adult and £5 for a child, and that covers pretty much everything on site bar food and the evening barn dance. Food is sorted separately by vendors selling hot meals, street food and sweet treats, with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options, though you can't bring your own food or drink in. The fair runs 10:30am to 5pm, giving you a full day of it, and parking on site is free.

If you fancy staying on, the Barn Dance runs 7pm to 11pm for £10 and includes live music, with overnight parking thrown in if you want to leave the car. Do bear in mind tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. The ground is a mix of gravel tracks and uneven field, with some inclines, which is fine for most but worth knowing if you've got a buggy or a wheelchair user in the group; there's blue badge parking and an accessible toilet on site.

Ages three and up get the most from it, since a lot of the appeal is watching demonstrations and handling animals rather than anything designed for babies. Outside of the fair, the farm isn't open for casual visits at all, so this really is a mark-it-in-the-diary sort of day rather than a spontaneous one.

Facilities

Need to know

Best for

3 and up; younger toddlers may struggle with the terrain

Parking

Ample free parking on site. Overnight parking included with Barn Dance tickets

Food

Multiple food vendors offer hot meals, street food, baked goods and sweet treats

Wheelchairs

Blue badge parking and accessible toilet facilities provided

Dogs

Welcome. Enquire for specific details

• It only runs on set dates, the Country Fair and Barn Dance, not general opening
• Ground is gravel and uneven field with some inclines, so factor that in for buggies or wheelchairs
• No outside food or alcohol allowed on site
• Meat from the farm is restocked once a month, announced on social media

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