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Hall Hill Farm Lanchester

Lanchester
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Lanchester

What it’s like

County Durham farm park near Lanchester - animals, indoor play and cafe for Newcastle day-trips.

Hall Hill Farm near Lanchester is the calmer County Durham farm park day-trip from Newcastle. Animals, indoor play for wet days, and usually better value than the bigger Morpeth option.

Good for younger kids. Check hallhillfarm.co.uk for current tickets and hours before you set off.

About 35-45 mins south of Newcastle depending on traffic.

What’s on here

Facilities

Café
Parking
Toilets
Baby change
Indoor play
Birthday parties

Plan your visit

Is there parking?

Yes, there's parking on site.

Can we eat there?

Yes, there's a café.

Is it OK with a baby or toddler in tow?

Yes, there's baby change.

Do they do birthday parties?

Yes, the venue offers birthday parties. Details and booking on their site.

Is it indoors?

No, this one's an outdoor day, so pick your weather.

Areas to explore

  • Adventure Play Area

    outdoors

  • Cannon Castle

Animals

  • Alpacas

    Alpacas seen on the tractor ride.

  • Baby Chicks

    Baby chicks to see/handle.

  • Highland cattle

    A fold of Highland cattle seen on the tractor ride.

  • Jacob sheep

    Black and white Jacob sheep seen on the tractor ride.

Rides

  • Barrel Train

    outdoors

  • Jeep Safari

    outdoors

  • Mega Slide

    outdoors

    New Super Mega Slide, open 12 noon-4pm on weekends and during school holidays.

  • Tractor Rides

    outdoors

    Tractor and trailer ride around the farm passing Highland cattle, Jacob sheep and alpacas.

Experiences

  • Bottle Feeding

    outdoors

  • Bouncy Pillow

    outdoors

  • Feed the Animals

  • Sledges

    outdoors

  • Small Animal Handling

  • Water Wars

    outdoors

  • Wonky Donkey Crazy Golf

    outdoors

Also on site

  • Gift Shop

  • Hungry Highland Cafe

    Cafe on site, recently extended.

  • Playbarn Soft Play

    indoors

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