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Farms & Petting Farms in Southampton
Oasis City Farm is the one on your doorstep, about 4km out in Southampton itself, with weekend animal talks, feeds and a farm cafe, and entry from £1. For anything else you are looking at a longer trip out of the city. Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm, out at Salisbury, lets you hand-feed rare breeds, watch pig racing and try Guinea Pig or Highland Cow fishing, with tickets from £8.50 for ages 0 and up. Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park, near Verwood, does cart rides behind heavy horses and miniature ponies plus a stable yard tour, from £11.95 for ages 2 and over. For toddlers or a cheap morning out, Oasis City Farm is the easy choice, and free parking there helps. If you want proper hands-on animal contact and don't mind the extra miles, Cholderton and Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park both suit older children better, both offer birthday parties and dog-friendly cafes, and both have free parking too. Cholderton has indoor play space if the weather turns, while Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park asks you to book ahead.
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from £8.50Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm
Salisbury · ages 0+
Hand-feed rare breed animals, go pig racing, and try Guinea Pig or Highland Cow fishing on a working farm outside Salisbury.
Birthday partiesCaféDog friendlyFree parking+10 more
from £11.95Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park
Verwood · ages 2+
Cart rides behind heavy horses and miniature ponies, plus feeding, grooming and a stable yard tour on a working farm near Verwood.
Baby changeBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+5 more
from £6Nick's Farm
Bournemouth
A small open farm where you go into the piglet pen, cuddle guinea pigs and let the free-roaming chickens steal the show.
Birthday partiesPicnics allowed
from £1Oasis City Farm Southampton
Southampton
Millbrook community city farm - weekend animal talks, feeds and farm cafe.
ToiletsParkingFree parkingCafé+6 more
Good to know: farms & petting farms in Southampton
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £1 at Oasis City Farm Southampton. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find farms & petting farms in Salisbury, Verwood, Bournemouth and Southampton. Every place we list is in or around Southampton, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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