World Horse Welfare Penny Farm

What it’s like

Wander the farm tracks to see rescued horses and ponies, then have a go at grooming one.

This is a working rescue farm rather than a petting zoo, so the main thing to do is walk the tracks around the fields and see the horses and ponies World Horse Welfare looks after. There's a meet the ponies tour if you want it steered a bit, and in summer there's an activity quiz to keep children looking rather than just wandering past.

The groom a pony session is the one to save for the end of the visit. It's hands-on rather than hands-off, which makes a nice change from the usual look-but-don't-touch farm visit, and it's the bit a child will talk about on the way home.

It's only open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 3pm, and booking is required, so this isn't a turn-up-on-a-whim sort of trip. The coffee shop runs a bit later, till 4pm, with drinks, snacks and homemade cakes, and you can book afternoon tea if you want to make more of the day. The site's wheelchair accessible and dogs are welcome on the walk round.

Birthday parties are worth knowing about too. One option gets you a tour, lunch and a groom a pony session for up to 12 children, and there's a smaller afternoon tea version with grooming for up to 6, so it scales depending on how big a party you're planning.

Facilities

Need to know

Food

Coffee shop with drinks, snacks and homemade cakes, open 11am-4pm Wed-Sun

Parties

Children's birthday parties include tour to meet ponies, lunch and groom a pony session for up to 12 children, or afternoon tea

• Only open three days a week, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, so plan around that.
• Booking is required before you go, not just for parties.
• Dogs are welcome if you want to bring one on the walk round.
• Afternoon tea needs pre-booking separately from your main visit.

Plan your visit

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