Lockey Farm
WHERE
Reading
What it’s like
Toy tractors, a zipline and bouncy pillows to bounce out the whole morning, with a café and pizzeria on site.
The outdoor play is the whole point here. There's a proper climbing frame, a zipline, swings, a sandpit and bouncy pillows to bounce the energy out of anyone under about ten, plus toy tractors for the smaller ones who just want to pedal about. It's the sort of outdoor setup where you can let a seven-year-old range a bit while you keep half an eye from a bench.
Food is the one rule worth knowing before you go. You can't bring your own picnic in, everything eaten on site has to come from the café or the pizzeria. The pizzeria only fires up Monday to Saturday, with no pizzas at all on a Sunday, so if that's the plan for lunch, go earlier in the week. Kitchen hours run 9am to 2.30pm and then 6pm to 9pm most days, so there's a gap in the afternoon to plan around.
Opening hours are 9 to 5 Monday to Saturday and a shorter 10 to 4 on Sundays, and it's worth knowing the farm park closes when the café does. They mention admission can be refused if you turn up after the café's shut, so this isn't one to leave to the last half hour.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- The climbing-frame and zipline age, with tractors for smaller ones too
- Food
- Café and pizzeria with kitchen hours Mon-Sat 9am-2:30pm and 6pm-9pm, Sun 10am-2:30pm (no pizzas Sunday)
- No outside food or picnics, it all has to be bought on site
- Pizzeria closes on Sundays entirely
- Kitchen has a break between 2.30pm and 6pm most days
- Turning up near closing time is a gamble, they can turn you away
Plan your visit
Can we bring our own food?
No, food isn't allowed on site unless it's bought from the café or pizzeria.
Is the pizzeria open every day?
It runs Monday to Saturday only, there are no pizzas on Sundays.
What time does it close?
5pm Monday to Saturday and 4pm on Sundays, though the farm closes in step with the café.
What is there for younger children to do?
Toy tractors and a sandpit are the gentler options alongside the bigger climbing frame and zipline.
Can we turn up right before closing?
Better not to. They say admission may be refused once the café has closed for the day.
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