Farms & animals in Stoke-on-Trent

Apple Jacks Adventure Farm

Warrington · ages 4-12

Tractor rides, zip wires, jumping pillows and a skating rink for four to twelve year olds, no animals here despite the farm name.

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Blaze Farm & The Potty Sheep

Macclesfield

Free entry to watch lambing in spring, sheep-shearing in summer, and a nature trail to wander in between.

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Canalside Farm, Shop & Cafe

Great Haywood

Pick your own pumpkins or strawberries straight from the field, then walk the canal towpath before cake in the café.

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Chester Zoo

Chester

Chester Zoo - big animals for Liverpool and Manchester day-trips. Soft Play N.

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Church Farm Tea Rooms & Childrens Farm

Burton-on-Trent · ages 1+

Hands-on animal petting, a sandpit and a go-kart track, plus tea rooms for when everyone needs a sit down.

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City Farm

Stoke-on-Trent

Free drop-in visits to meet farm animals, learn where eggs come from, and see how big the different animals really get.

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Dudley Zoo & Castle

Dudley · ages 0+

Zoo and castle in Dudley - animals for Birmingham day-trips. Soft Play N.

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Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre

Stafford · ages 3-16

A small sanctuary where kids get up close to birds of prey, reptiles and raccoons, and can hold a hawk at the flying display.

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Glebe Farm

Congleton

Book a proper hands-on animal experience, groom a Highland cow or walk an alpaca, then browse the farm shop before the café shuts.

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Heath House Farm

Stoke-on-Trent

A working garden centre and farm shop with a tea room, gift shop and Sunday lunches near Stoke-on-Trent.

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Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World

Telford · ages 2+

Real animals, a dinosaur land and a Land Rover safari ride, with enough ground to fill most of a day.

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Intake Farm Campsite

Stoke-on-Trent

A quiet working farm campsite near Stoke-on-Trent where you camp or stay in a glamping pod alongside cows, llamas, goats and sheep.

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Lakemore Farm Park

Crewe

Feed the animals, wander the nature walk and have a go on the mini golf, with no time limit on how long you stay.

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Lodge Farm Equestrian Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

Riding lessons, pony parties and Pony Club badges at a proper equestrian centre with its own café.

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Nixon's Farm Shop

Cheadle · up to age 10

Heald Green farm shop with animals, play barn and tea room - book play sessions at weekends.

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Oak Moor Farm

Leek

Meet, feed and walk alpacas on a harness, with a secure paddock if you've brought the dog too.

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Oakleys Farm | Staffordshire

Stoke-on-Trent

A working buffalo farm with a petting farm at weekends, a farm shop and a kitchen serving proper breakfasts and lunch.

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Peak Wildlife Park

Leek · ages 0+

Walk with lemurs and penguins, meet polar bears Nanook and Noori, then burn energy on outdoor play and indoor jungle soft play.

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Play @ Lower Drayton Farm

Penkridge · ages 0-18

A four-storey soft play frame with racing slides indoors, plus rabbits, goats and pedal tractors outside.

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Poplars Farm Riding School

Stoke-on-Trent · ages 4+

Riding lessons from £22 for a half hour, with group sessions, private coaching and hacking out for those who've got the basics down.

Red Lion Farm Ice Cream & Cake Shop

Stafford

Watch Jersey cows being milked and Highland calves up close, then feed the animals before ice cream in the tea room.

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The Play Barn @ Round Meadows Farm

Stoke-on-Trent · ages 0-10

A multi-level play frame and a separate baby area on a Stoke farm site, with socks compulsory and your own food banned.

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Twycross Zoo

Atherstone · ages 0-16

A big walk-round zoo with soft play, a splash park and a Gruffalo-themed corner alongside the animals.

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Vale Royal Falconry Centre

Northwich · ages 8+

Hands-on falconry experience days where kids aged 8 and up fly hawks and owls, try archery and meet meerkats, all by appointment only.

Booking requiredPicnic area

Walton Gardens and Hall Zoo

Warrington

A free zoo and estate where the animals are only part of it, alongside crazy golf, a land train and a proper high ropes course.

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