Hilltop Farm & Zack's Barn
ENTRY
Free
WHERE
Leamington Spa
What it’s like
A working farm shop and café where you can watch the animals over breakfast and let the kids clamber over a real combine harvester.
There's no admission charge here, which straight away makes it an easy add-on to a weekend rather than a big planned-out day. The main pull for kids is climbing aboard the Big Machines, including an actual combine harvester, plus whatever farm fun and games are on that day. The café looks out over the farm animals, so even a fairly ordinary breakfast stop turns into something the kids will be pointing at through the window.
It's free entry, which means the spend is really just whatever you put through the café or farm shop, and that's no bad thing if you've got more than one child in tow. The café does breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and Sunday lunches, with vegetarian and gluten-free options on the menu, and it's dog friendly throughout the café, shop and outdoor areas, so you don't need to leave the dog in the car.
Hours shift a bit through the week. The café's open from 9 on weekdays but earlier, 8.30, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and it shuts at 4 most days except Friday and Saturday when you get the extra hour until 5. Worth timing your visit around that if you fancy a proper sit-down lunch rather than rushing out before closing.
Beyond the everyday visit there's the odd bigger event, the Harvest Food Festival on 26th September has live music and food vendors alongside the farm games, and there's a Bonfire Night event on 7th November too. If you're around in September, Zack's Barn also does live music every Friday night.
Facilities
Need to know
- Food
- Award-winning café with breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, Sunday lunches and daily specials
- Dogs
- Welcome throughout the café, farm shop and all outside areas
- Free entry, so the only cost is food or farm shop shopping
- Friday and Saturday are the long days for both café and shop, open till 5
- Zack's Barn runs live music on Friday nights in September
- The café sits right by the animals, handy if breakfast needs a distraction
Plan your visit
Is it free to get in?
Yes, entry to the farm is free. You just pay for food, farm shop bits or anything at the events.
What can the kids actually do?
Climb on the Big Machines, including a combine harvester, watch the farm animals from the café windows and join in with farm fun and games.
What are the café and farm shop hours?
The café runs 9 to 4 Monday to Thursday, 8.30 to 5 Friday and Saturday, and 8.30 to 4 on Sunday. The farm shop and butchery keep similar hours, just open half an hour earlier on Friday to Sunday.
Can we bring the dog?
Dogs are welcome in the café, the farm shop and all the outdoor areas.
Is there anything for allergies or fussy eaters?
The café has vegetarian and gluten-free options and is allergy aware.
Do you need to book?
There's no booking mentioned, so it looks like a turn-up-and-see kind of visit.
Is there anything on besides the everyday farm visit?
The Harvest Food Festival is on 26th September with live music and food vendors, there's a Bonfire Night event on 7th November, and Zack's Barn has live music every Friday in September.
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