Little Owl Farm Park, Worcestershire
ENTRY
from £5
BUGGY FRIENDLY
Yes
What it’s like
A farm park with a 30-metre four-lane sledge ride, a zipline, an assault course and animals to meet in between.
The big draw here isn't the animals, though there's a Petting Barn with rabbits and guinea pigs, and paddocks with reindeer and rhea to wander round. It's the outdoor stuff: a 30-metre sledge ride with four lanes so you can race, a zipline across the field, and a Commando Course with a climbing wall and rope bridge that'll take a good chunk of the afternoon off your hands. There's an Adventure Playground built for inclusive play too, with a Snake Swing and Tangle Trail alongside the usual roundabout.
Indoors there's a three-level soft play area in what they call the Physical Education Barn, plus a Shoot-out alley with foam ball air cannons, so a wet day isn't a write-off. Pushchairs get round the whole site according to the site, though the Top Field and Paddock areas can get tricky for wheelchairs in poor weather.
Prices depend on the day and whether you book ahead. Go on a weekday in term time and book online and it's £8.95 for an adult and £8.50 for a child, rising to £9.95 and £9.50 if you pay on the door. Visit at a weekend, bank holiday or school holiday and the standard rate kicks in, £13.95 for an adult and £13.50 for a child online, £14.95 and £14.50 on the door, a jump that's worth knowing about before you plan the trip.
There's a café doing hot and cold food with high chairs, and picnics are fine in the designated area, just not in the café itself. Parking's free, with a tarmac main car park and two grassed overflow fields for the busy days.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- Good for a mix of toddlers and older kids chasing the sledge ride and zipline
- Booking
- Pre-booking recommended on weekends, bank holidays & school holidays to avoid disappointment due to limited visitor capacity
- Parking
- Free parking on site. Three car parks available (main tarmacked with allocated disabled spaces, two overflow grassed fields)
- Food
- Café with hot and cold food, comfortable seating area, high chairs available
- Picnics
- Allowed in designated picnic area
- Pushchairs
- All areas of the farm park are pushchair accessible
- Wheelchairs
- Wheelchair accessible main building and car park
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs only. Must maintain 2m distance from animal enclosures
- Booking online saves you a pound or so per person over paying on the door
- Weekends and holidays cost more than term-time weekdays, so a weekday trip is the cheaper option if you can manage it
- No refunds for bad weather, and date changes need 24 hours notice
- Closed on Wednesdays through the winter months until Easter
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
It depends on the day. Weekdays in term time are £8.95 for an adult and £8.50 for a child online, £9.95 and £9.50 on the door. Weekends, bank holidays and school holidays are the standard rate, £13.95 adult and £13.50 child online, £14.95 and £14.50 on the door.
Do we need to book?
Not for weekday visits in term time. For weekends, bank holidays and school holidays they recommend booking ahead as it can sell out.
What time do you open?
Weekdays in term time it's 10am to 4pm. Weekends, bank holidays and school holidays it's 10am to 5pm.
Is it open all year?
It's closed Wednesdays from November until the Easter holidays, and closes at 4pm on standard rate days over that same winter stretch. There's also a longer winter closure from January.
Is there parking?
Free parking on site, a tarmac main car park with disabled spaces plus two grassed overflow fields for busier days.
Can we bring a pushchair?
Yes, the whole farm park is pushchair accessible.
Is it wheelchair friendly?
The main building and car park are wheelchair accessible, though the Top Field and Paddock areas can be tricky in poor weather. Disabled visitors can get a concessionary carer ticket.
Can we bring the dog?
Assistance dogs only, and they need to keep 2m from the animal enclosures.
Is there somewhere to eat?
There's a café on site serving hot and cold food, with high chairs available. You can also bring a picnic to the designated picnic area, just not into the café itself.
Can you do birthday parties?
They offer party room hire, with details under the Plan Your Visit section of their site.
What if the weather's bad?
There's indoor cover with the three-level soft play barn and the Shoot-out alley, though refunds aren't given for bad weather so it's a gamble on outdoor bits like the sledge ride.
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