The Oaks Poultry Farm (Farm Shop)
ENTRY
from £3
WHERE
Hassocks
What it’s like
A small children's farm with chicks, donkeys and goats to pet, plus indoor sand and soft play for wet days.
This one's built around getting close to the animals rather than watching them from behind a rail. The list includes chicks, ducklings, cows, pigs, donkeys, goats, geese, rabbits, guinea pigs and chickens, so there's a proper mix of the small and stroke-friendly alongside the bigger farmyard names. Ride-on tractors are the other thing kids will drag you back to.
Entry is £4 for a child and £3 for an adult, which is refreshingly low for a day out and means you're not committing much if you've only got half an hour to spare. The children's farm and café run shorter hours than the farm shop itself. Tuesday to Friday you get from 9:30am to 4pm, Saturday it's 9:30am to 3pm, and everything's shut on Sundays and bank holiday Mondays.
There's an indoor sand pit and soft play area, which earns its keep if the weather's rubbish, though the hay play barn is out of action until Christmas so that's one less option for now. The Marshmallow Cow Café does homemade cakes, lunches, ice cream and locally sourced coffee, which is a decent enough spread for a farm café and means you can turn a quick animal visit into a proper couple of hours. Dogs are welcome too, if you're bringing one along on the walk over.
Facilities
Need to know
- Food
- The Marshmallow Cow Café serving homemade cakes, lunches, ice cream and locally sourced coffee
- The children's farm and café keep shorter hours than the farm shop, so match your visit to those times
- Closed all day Sunday and on bank holiday Mondays
- The hay play barn is shut until Christmas
- Dogs are welcome if you're bringing one
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
£4 for a child, £3 for an adult.
What can the kids do there?
Pet chicks, ducklings, cows, pigs, donkeys, goats, geese, rabbits, guinea pigs and chickens, plus ride-on tractors, an indoor sand pit and soft play.
What are the opening hours?
The café and children's farm run Tuesday to Friday, 9:30am to 4pm, and Saturday 9:30am to 3pm. They're closed on Sundays and bank holiday Mondays.
Is the farm shop open the same hours as the animals?
No, the farm shop keeps its own hours, Monday to Friday 9am to 4:30pm and Saturday 8:30am to 3pm, so check you're going on a day the children's farm is also open.
Is there somewhere to eat?
The Marshmallow Cow Café does homemade cakes, lunches, ice cream and locally sourced coffee.
Is it any good if it's raining?
There's an indoor sand pit and soft play area to fall back on, though the hay play barn is closed until Christmas.
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