Woodside Animal Farm
ENTRY
from £9.50
BUGGY FRIENDLY
Yes
What it’s like
A day of animal feeding, tractor rides and fairground bits, with a soft play barn and sandpit thrown in for wet or sunny days.
The animals are the point here, and they've built the day around getting hands on with them. There are petting sessions daily, chick cuddling, and rabbit and guinea pig "fishing" (their word, not mine), plus feeding bags so the kids get proper jobs to do rather than just staring through fences. Tractor rides run alongside all that, and there's a pirate ship and cable runway if they need to burn off some of the excitement before lunch.
Beyond the animals it turns into a proper mixed day out. Mini crazy golf, a carousel and chairoplanes, jumping pillows (socks compulsory, so pack a spare pair), and a sledge run for the over-threes. The sandpit with buckets and diggers only runs April to September, so don't build a summer memory around it in February. Indoor soft play covers you if the weather turns, though buggies aren't allowed inside the PlayBarn itself, so you'll want the undercover buggy park for that bit.
Food-wise, the PlayBarn Café does the usual jacket potatoes, pastas and toasties, and there's a Munch Box kiosk for ice creams on weekends and school holidays between 11am and 4pm. Picnics are fine in the outdoor areas but not inside the café, which is a bit of a faff if it's chucking it down and you'd packed sandwiches. Parking's free, which takes the sting out of the entry price a bit.
Birthday parties run weekend mornings or afternoons and include three hours of farm access plus food and a party room, and the school visit rate at £9.50 a head with one free adult per five kids makes it an easy one for a class trip. Everything's wheelchair and pushchair friendly except the upstairs play area, so most of the day is genuinely open to everyone.
Facilities
Need to know
- Booking
- Online tickets include up to 20% discount vs on-site purchase
- Parking
- All car parking is free. Disabled parking bays available
- Food
- PlayBarn Café serves jacket potatoes, pastas, toasties, paninis, soup, pasties, sandwiches, cakes, snacks and hot/cold drinks
- Picnics
- Not permitted in PlayBarn Café
- Pushchairs
- Whole park accessible. Undercover buggy park available
- Wheelchairs
- Whole park accessible except upstairs play area
- Dogs
- Pets not permitted. Assistance dogs welcome and should wear identifying jacket and be kept on lead
- Parties
- Birthday parties Saturdays and Sundays 10.30am-1.30pm or 12.30pm-3.30pm
- Worth knowing
- Free admission voucher for return visit included with birthday party
- Socks are compulsory on the jumping pillows, so pack a spare pair.
- Buggies aren't allowed inside the PlayBarn, though there's an undercover buggy park outside it.
- The sandpit only runs April to September.
- Coaches can only visit as pre-booked groups and not at weekends or school holidays.
- Booking online rather than paying on the day saves up to 20%.
Plan your visit
How much does it cost to get in?
School visits are £9.50 a person from age one, with one free adult per five paying children. General admission isn't broken down in what they publish, but booking online gets you up to 20% off the on-site price.
Do we need to book ahead?
Timed slots are available online and it's cheaper that way than paying on the day.
Is there parking, and does it cost anything?
All parking is free, including disabled bays near the entrance.
What's there for a toddler?
Petting sessions, chick cuddling, ride-on toys and jumping pillows all suit younger kids, though socks are compulsory on the pillows.
Can we bring a pushchair round?
The whole park is pushchair friendly and there's an undercover buggy park, but prams aren't allowed inside the PlayBarn itself for fire safety.
What food is available?
The PlayBarn Café does jacket potatoes, pastas, toasties and the like, and the Munch Box kiosk sells ice cream and drinks on weekends and school holidays. Picnics are welcome outdoors but not inside the café.
Is the sandpit open all year?
No, it only runs April to September.
What happens if it rains?
There's an indoor soft play centre in the PlayBarn to fall back on.
Do you do birthday parties?
On Saturdays and Sundays, either 10.30am-1.30pm or 12.30pm-3.30pm, at £26.95 a child. That includes food, a party room, animal feed and a free return voucher.
Is it accessible for wheelchairs?
Most of the park is wheelchair accessible, apart from the upstairs play area.
Can we bring the dog?
Pets aren't allowed, but assistance dogs are welcome if they're on a lead and wearing an identifying jacket.
Are bikes or scooters allowed round the farm?
No, but the farm has its own bikes, trikes and scooters kids can use in a secured area.
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