Spruce Meadows
BEST FOR
Ages 3-11
ENTRY
from £6
WHERE
Lisburn
What it’s like
A booked-in farm day of animal feeding, rodeo bull and reptile handling, with paintball or quads to add on.
This one's built around a farm visit you book ahead rather than turn up to on a whim. The basic admission gets you into the play areas plus a set of activities: bouncy castle, rodeo bull, reptile handling and some animal feeding, with pedal toys for the smaller ones to trundle about on. It suits the 3 to 11 bracket well, since there's enough gentle stuff for a three-year-old and enough daft stuff (rodeo bull, we're looking at you) to keep an eleven-year-old happy too.
Where it gets interesting is the add-ons. Target paintball, archery, junior quads, barrel rides, football golf and bubble football are all bookable on the day, subject to availability, so it's worth deciding in advance what your kids are actually going to want to queue for. Nerf wars turns up as a party option too, which tells you the sort of energy this place runs on.
Admission is £6 a person, and the activity package on top comes to £19.50 a child, which adds up fast for a family visit but does buy a proper afternoon rather than an hour of feeding chickens. Birthday parties run at the same £19.50 per child, two hours including food, and you'll need at least 8 children and a £60 deposit to lock it in. The party food is pizza or popcorn chicken and chips, and bubble football's an extra £2 for the over-eights if that's the activity you fancy.
The one real faff is booking. There's no online system. They're also closed for a family holiday, reopening on Monday 20 July, but open on most school and bank holidays otherwise. It's card only on site, so leave the cash at home.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- 3 to 11, with rodeo bull and quads for the older ones
- Parties
- Birthday parties from £19.50 per child, 2 hours including food, minimum 8 children, deposit £60 to book
- No walk-ins, family visits need a phone call to book
- Bubble football costs £2 extra and is for age 8 and up
- The activity add-ons depend on availability on the day
- Card only, so bring a bank card rather than cash
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
Family visit admission is £6 a person. If you want the activity package it's £19.50 a child, on top of that.
Do we need to book?
You do, and there's no online booking for family visits, you have to call to check what's available.
What's included in the basic admission?
Bouncy castle, rodeo bull, reptile handling, some animal feeding and pedal toys.
What else can we book on the day?
Target paintball, archery, junior quads, barrel rides, football golf and bubble football, subject to availability.
What age is this good for?
It's aimed at 3 to 11 year olds, with gentler activities for the younger ones and things like rodeo bull and quads for the older ones.
What about birthday parties?
Parties are £19.50 a child for two hours including food, with a minimum of 8 children and a £60 deposit to book. You get admission, reptile handling, animal feeding, bouncy castle, rodeo bull, a barrel train ride and a choice of main activity.
What food is there for parties?
Warm party food, either pizza or popcorn chicken and chips.
Is it open all year?
It closes for a family holiday and reopens Monday 20 July, but it's open on most school and bank holidays.
Can we pay by cash?
No, it's card only on site.
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