Beetle Bank Farm & Wildlife Sanctuary

Monday: 09:30 - 17:00
Tuesday: -
Wednesday: 09:30 - 17:00
Thursday: 09:30 - 17:00
Friday: 09:30 - 17:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 17:00
Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00

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Reviews

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🐖 A huge well done to Pip! She gave birth to 10 piglets in the middle of the night!🐽
Mummy and Piglets are all doing really well! What a good mummy you are Pip😍
... Now it's Patsey's turn😍🐽❤
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Look who arrived in the night 🐽🐷😍
Lovely surprise this morning 10 beautiful spotty piglets!!

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🎉The Weekend is almost here!!🎉

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It's that time of week again!
Let's have a bit of Fun this Friday! 🐾Post your favourite picture of your beloved pet🐾
... 🐶 Doggy's, Kitty's, Hamsters, even your Fish🐠 🐈Let's see all of Your Beautiful Fur Babies🐇 HAPPY SHARING!
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We all can't wait for the arrival of Patsey's and Pip's Piglets, so we thought we would have a little...
❤Throwback Thursday!!❤
Some of you may remember our first bottle fed piglets Gilbert and Paula!!😍🐽😍

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🐽The Girls are keeping us waiting!🐽
As usual we are still waiting for signs of piglets! I'm sure they plan this to get all the attention!😂

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💙Tomorrow is our due date!!❤
25th September is the earliest day these two beautiful girls could have their piglets!
Patsey and Pip's bellys are now touching the floor😂 so fingers crossed it won't be long now as we are starting to worry they may pop😂!!🐖🐽🐷

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😍😛Who can resist this Cheeky tongue!😛😍

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❤Cuteness Overload!!😍
Every night when you all have gone to bed.. I have the prevalage of The Beautiful Amelia's morning face!
Just look at that cutie!!😍😍... #morningface #wokeuplikethis
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🐖🐽It won't be long now!!🐽🐖
Patsey(pink) and Pip(black) our beautiful Miniature pigs are expecting Piglets!!😍
They are now all moved into the barn and preparing themselves for the little sounds of mini oinkers!!
... Keep your eyes peeled for updates on our girls progress through to birth!! 😍🐷
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GET READY TO SAY AWWW!😍!
Come and meet our beautiful little Pygmy Goat Kids!🐐
Watch them skip, run and jump all over mum!... They are looking forward to meeting you all!!
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Let's have a bit of Fun on this miserable day! 🐾Post your favourite picture of your beloved pet🐾 🐶 Doggy's, Kitty's, Hamsters, even your Fish🐠 🐈Let's see all of Your Beautiful Fur Babies🐇 HAPPY SHARING!

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❤!!Say Hello Everyone!!❤
The holidays maybe over but there is never a dull moment at Beetle Bank Open Farm!
We would like you all to meet our beautiful little Pygmy Goat Kids!! 😍😍

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🌼🌸🦋 Got those Monday Blues? Tag someone to make them laugh a little 😂🌸🌼

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🐽🐾🦔 Give us a follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/Beetle_bank_ope n_farm/ for even more adorable animals 🐽🐾🦔

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😊🍃🌸 The cutest lil' guinea pigs 🌸🍃😊

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🐷🐽🐖 It's about time we shared some piggy facts 🐖🐽🐷

User

amazing! lovely set up lots of things for kids to do in fact ive never seen so many happy children � the play area is well designed and safe the various birds and animals that you can hold or stroke is great kids can walk around choose an animal and hold that bird or even a hedgehog you dont need to worry about them getting dirty as all kids had towels on their knees it is very educational for everyone bags of feed for feeding for 50p the cafe is very reasonable and lovely food and not expensive to enter lots of hand washing areas around and encouraged will definitely return

User

What a lovely place we had a great day.. weather was perfect.. the animals are so adorable and it’s lovely that we can spend so much time with them getting to hold them for ages instead of a quick stroke. Even had a long spikey cuddle with the adorable hedgehog. We will be back ��

User

What a great little place. Loved how the kids could get hands on with a good variety of animals. Staff very approachable and loads of space just to run about. Will definitely be back. My 3 yr old grandson loved it here.

User

Went today with a friend and a four year old, three year old and a baby. Lots of fun and things to do. Could easily have spent longer here so will be back again. Animals were friendly and well looked after, children handled some smaller animals and the staff were very friendly and welcoming, explaining about the animals and always a smile on there faces. The play area is fantastic and in immaculate condition with swings, obstacle course, slides, sand pit, sit and rides, inflatable course/bouncy castle and more. Cafe was clean and staff kept on top of everything, the food is lovely and a good price. Toilets were also clean and tidy including the baby change. I will definitely be visiting again and again xx

User

Went for the first time yesterday with my sister and grandchildren, Abbey 7 and Harry 4 they both loved it . Held loads of the baby animals and fead the goats and sheep. Plenty of space and tables for picnics, really great play area with a massive slide and castle. Not to busy as it really caters for younger children. Would recommend this farm to my friends , I got a voucher of stray fm which got us in for half price

User

We visited here on thursday with our 4 year old. We ate lunch at the cafe which was freshly made and good value. My son absolutely loved the bouncy castles but unfortunately we didn't get chance to see anything else as my waters broke so we had to make a very swift exit to the hospital where i gave birth to our baby boy more or less straight away! Our 4 year old is very excited to visit again as he's not stopped talking about how much fun he had in the short time we were there so we'll deffinatly be back but as a family of four this time! My husband and i will always remember beetle bank as the place i nearly gave birth �

User

We had my son's 5th birthday party here last week and I would highly recommend it. The staff were very accomadating and the food was lovely. All of the kids had a great time thanks to farmer Ang, Frankie and the rest of the team!

User

We came to visit for the first time today and really didn't know what to expect. We had a fab day. Fab staff, lovely clean & tidy. My 2 year old little girl and 71 year old dad/grandad had a great time. My little on enjoyed petting the animals espically bunny cuddles. Lovely and tasty as my daughter described our lunch in the cafe. Thankyou for making a Monday a fun day & we will be back again in sure of that ����������

User

We came to visit for the first time today and didn't know what to expect. We had an amazing day!! Lovely staff, lovely lay out and plenty to do. Our 9 year old and 6 year old had a great time and already asking when we can go again. I may have had a few bunny cuddles and Us adults enjoyed the day as much as the Kids did � We only used the cafe for drinks but could be easiliy tempted to treat ourselves next time. Thankyou for a super day!x x x

User

Visited today with our 5 year old daughter. Due to recent weather conditions the outdoor play area was closed, so we got in for half price which was really nice. There is still plenty to do and an undercover play area. All the Staff were really friendly and helpful. The young lad in the petting barn was great, very patient & helpful with the little ones. The cafe was clean & reasonably priced. We highly recommend and will definitely be back. A lovely afternoon was had. Thank you so much.

User

Visited for the first time today with our 2 year old and 7 week old. £6 entrance each for myself, husband and 2 year old plus bought a couple of bags of animal food (£0.50 a bag).



On entering the staff were helpful, friendly and made us feel welcome.



The animal area was lovely, friendly animals that our 2 year old loved feeding, the goats and sheep were definitely her favourite! Lovely members of staff on hand to answer any questions about the animals, getting different animals for the children to hold and acting as photographers to record the moment �.



The outside play area is lovely well maintained (witnessed staff going around all the wooden play equipment today checking for any damage), the whole area is lovely and clean. Picnic benches scattered around (in the sunshine and shade), the undercover play area was lovely (nice place to escape the sun today) all toys in good working order.



Lovely little cafe reasonably priced freshly made food (even willing to make items not on the menu).



All in all a really lovely place that you can easily spend the day enjoying



Will definitely be back

User

Just brought my 21 month old here, although the play area was closed due to the recent bad weather I can highly recommend this fantastic place. Really reasonably priced, clean, tidy and well laid out open farm. The animals are all really friendly and my kid got a lot from petting the animals and feeding them too.

The staff are fantastic; really knowledgable and friendly and were more than accommodating getting us animals to cuddle and pet in the petting area.

I will definitely be returning as we’ve had a brilliant day! Thank you!

User

I wouldn’t normally leave a review, but beetle bank farm is brilliant. Visited today with my 4 year old and 18 month old. Such a fantastic place. The play area was brilliant and the lay out allowed both children to play on the different things they enjoyed and I could keep an eye on the both (which I usually struggle to do so). My daughter loved the animals and the staff where so helpful, allowing her to hold the rabbits and chicks even though we missed the slots to hold them. Very reasonably priced, both for entrance and in the cafe. The food in the cafe was lovely too! We spent all day, and the kids were occupied the whole time.



I’m definitely going to visit again.

User

I brought my 16 month year old here today and what a lovely couple of hours we had.



We paid half price as the playground was water logged but that was fine for us so great value for money.



There is a great selection of Animals and I especially loved that you could hold them at certain times throughout the day.



Plenty of outdoor toys for the kids and a lovely big sand pit.



We will definitely be back at somepoint and when my son is older I would consider the annual membership!!

User

First visit today with 8 month old. I can sum up our visit to say we were that impressed by all the staff, facilities, animal welfare and costs that on exit we bought annual passes. So impressed we are looking at booking for our sons 1st birthday. Keep up the good work guys cant wait to see what else you add in the future!

User

Fantastic place for young families. Lots to do & see. Learning about the animals & having the opportunity to feed them is great for children to learn respect for them. Friendly family run business who do an amazing job at making you feel welcome. They also help take care of injured wildlife... cannot highly recommend enough! Caroline & Alexandria xxx

User

Beetle bank farm is such a lovely little farm, We expected to spend a few hours here today and spent the full day.



We arrived and where given a warm welcome and was shown where everything was and given a map. I had a discount voucher but would have happily paid the £22 for a family of 4.



We went straight to the petting area because my girls where just bursting with excitement we didn't know what to expect but we all held rabbits, Guinea pigs, chicks, baby turkeys, rats, ferrets and my favourite the pygmy hedgehog. It does get busy because everyone wants to hold the cute fluffy animals but the staff are amazing. Even when chicks or rats have escaped the little ones hands and made a run for it they calmly pick them up and give them back. The animals are clearly well looked after and loved! The baby piggies stole our hearts laying on there backs wanting a belly rub not to mention the huge rabbits and the 3 week old bunnies too!And my daughter was given a little treat when a bunny nibbled her leg which was a lovely thought. There where plenty of areas to wash your hands after holding, with plenty of soap and warm water and you are encourage to do so. Must have been frequently topped up which is great.



We took a picnic and sat on the benches outside amoungst to the extensive play area that accommodates all ages. And the large inflatable we struggle to get the kids off. The whole area was kept very clean and tidy.



I popped into the cafe and saw the prices where very reasonable for kids and adult meals. With a nice selection.



We took a walk over to the outdoor animals there wasn't a huge amount but this is clearly a working progress they where all happy to be fed and the lady I spoke to told us about the plans for the future and it's sounds brilliant. We went back to cuddle more animals and I felt a little embarrassed a second time but they staff didn't mind at all!



Upon leaving we where shown the education centre where they had rescued some baby Robin eggs and they had hatched. We saw incubated eggs hatching and we held lizards, stick insects and then little tortoises on the grass outside. And hour later we left at closing time!



Would love to see strawberry/fruit picking or pumpkin picking, donkey derbys or piggy races! Nothing was too much trouble, staff where incredibly friendly, helpful and informative and we left with a head full of happy memories! Can't wait to come back. Thank you!

User

Absolutely lovely little farm, animals are so cute, playground area is fantastic, great to have an indoor area for colouring, painting and jigsaws, all the ride on toys are so much fun and the sandpit is an added bonus. Great picnic tables/space..... perfect afternoon out.

User

Absolutely love this place, excellent value for money. We have enjoyed our visits so much we have bought a family pass� My daughter especially loved petting the animals, such a great experience.



The staff are so helpful and are happy to help you get the most out of your visit �

User

amazing! lovely set up lots of things for kids to do in fact ive never seen so many happy children � the play area is well designed and safe the various birds and animals that you can hold or stroke is great kids can walk around choose an animal and hold that bird or even a hedgehog you dont need to worry about them getting dirty as all kids had towels on their knees it is very educational for everyone bags of feed for feeding for 50p the cafe is very reasonable and lovely food and not expensive to enter lots of hand washing areas around and encouraged will definitely return

User

What a lovely place we had a great day.. weather was perfect.. the animals are so adorable and it’s lovely that we can spend so much time with them getting to hold them for ages instead of a quick stroke. Even had a long spikey cuddle with the adorable hedgehog. We will be back ��

User

What a great little place. Loved how the kids could get hands on with a good variety of animals. Staff very approachable and loads of space just to run about. Will definitely be back. My 3 yr old grandson loved it here.

User

Went today with a friend and a four year old, three year old and a baby. Lots of fun and things to do. Could easily have spent longer here so will be back again. Animals were friendly and well looked after, children handled some smaller animals and the staff were very friendly and welcoming, explaining about the animals and always a smile on there faces. The play area is fantastic and in immaculate condition with swings, obstacle course, slides, sand pit, sit and rides, inflatable course/bouncy castle and more. Cafe was clean and staff kept on top of everything, the food is lovely and a good price. Toilets were also clean and tidy including the baby change. I will definitely be visiting again and again xx

User

Went for the first time yesterday with my sister and grandchildren, Abbey 7 and Harry 4 they both loved it . Held loads of the baby animals and fead the goats and sheep. Plenty of space and tables for picnics, really great play area with a massive slide and castle. Not to busy as it really caters for younger children. Would recommend this farm to my friends , I got a voucher of stray fm which got us in for half price

User

We visited here on thursday with our 4 year old. We ate lunch at the cafe which was freshly made and good value. My son absolutely loved the bouncy castles but unfortunately we didn't get chance to see anything else as my waters broke so we had to make a very swift exit to the hospital where i gave birth to our baby boy more or less straight away! Our 4 year old is very excited to visit again as he's not stopped talking about how much fun he had in the short time we were there so we'll deffinatly be back but as a family of four this time! My husband and i will always remember beetle bank as the place i nearly gave birth �

User

We had my son's 5th birthday party here last week and I would highly recommend it. The staff were very accomadating and the food was lovely. All of the kids had a great time thanks to farmer Ang, Frankie and the rest of the team!

User

We came to visit for the first time today and really didn't know what to expect. We had a fab day. Fab staff, lovely clean & tidy. My 2 year old little girl and 71 year old dad/grandad had a great time. My little on enjoyed petting the animals espically bunny cuddles. Lovely and tasty as my daughter described our lunch in the cafe. Thankyou for making a Monday a fun day & we will be back again in sure of that ����������

User

We came to visit for the first time today and didn't know what to expect. We had an amazing day!! Lovely staff, lovely lay out and plenty to do. Our 9 year old and 6 year old had a great time and already asking when we can go again. I may have had a few bunny cuddles and Us adults enjoyed the day as much as the Kids did � We only used the cafe for drinks but could be easiliy tempted to treat ourselves next time. Thankyou for a super day!x x x

User

Visited today with our 5 year old daughter. Due to recent weather conditions the outdoor play area was closed, so we got in for half price which was really nice. There is still plenty to do and an undercover play area. All the Staff were really friendly and helpful. The young lad in the petting barn was great, very patient & helpful with the little ones. The cafe was clean & reasonably priced. We highly recommend and will definitely be back. A lovely afternoon was had. Thank you so much.

User

Visited for the first time today with our 2 year old and 7 week old. £6 entrance each for myself, husband and 2 year old plus bought a couple of bags of animal food (£0.50 a bag).



On entering the staff were helpful, friendly and made us feel welcome.



The animal area was lovely, friendly animals that our 2 year old loved feeding, the goats and sheep were definitely her favourite! Lovely members of staff on hand to answer any questions about the animals, getting different animals for the children to hold and acting as photographers to record the moment �.



The outside play area is lovely well maintained (witnessed staff going around all the wooden play equipment today checking for any damage), the whole area is lovely and clean. Picnic benches scattered around (in the sunshine and shade), the undercover play area was lovely (nice place to escape the sun today) all toys in good working order.



Lovely little cafe reasonably priced freshly made food (even willing to make items not on the menu).



All in all a really lovely place that you can easily spend the day enjoying



Will definitely be back

User

Just brought my 21 month old here, although the play area was closed due to the recent bad weather I can highly recommend this fantastic place. Really reasonably priced, clean, tidy and well laid out open farm. The animals are all really friendly and my kid got a lot from petting the animals and feeding them too.

The staff are fantastic; really knowledgable and friendly and were more than accommodating getting us animals to cuddle and pet in the petting area.

I will definitely be returning as we’ve had a brilliant day! Thank you!

User

I wouldn’t normally leave a review, but beetle bank farm is brilliant. Visited today with my 4 year old and 18 month old. Such a fantastic place. The play area was brilliant and the lay out allowed both children to play on the different things they enjoyed and I could keep an eye on the both (which I usually struggle to do so). My daughter loved the animals and the staff where so helpful, allowing her to hold the rabbits and chicks even though we missed the slots to hold them. Very reasonably priced, both for entrance and in the cafe. The food in the cafe was lovely too! We spent all day, and the kids were occupied the whole time.



I’m definitely going to visit again.

User

I brought my 16 month year old here today and what a lovely couple of hours we had.



We paid half price as the playground was water logged but that was fine for us so great value for money.



There is a great selection of Animals and I especially loved that you could hold them at certain times throughout the day.



Plenty of outdoor toys for the kids and a lovely big sand pit.



We will definitely be back at somepoint and when my son is older I would consider the annual membership!!

User

First visit today with 8 month old. I can sum up our visit to say we were that impressed by all the staff, facilities, animal welfare and costs that on exit we bought annual passes. So impressed we are looking at booking for our sons 1st birthday. Keep up the good work guys cant wait to see what else you add in the future!

User

Fantastic place for young families. Lots to do & see. Learning about the animals & having the opportunity to feed them is great for children to learn respect for them. Friendly family run business who do an amazing job at making you feel welcome. They also help take care of injured wildlife... cannot highly recommend enough! Caroline & Alexandria xxx

User

Beetle bank farm is such a lovely little farm, We expected to spend a few hours here today and spent the full day.



We arrived and where given a warm welcome and was shown where everything was and given a map. I had a discount voucher but would have happily paid the £22 for a family of 4.



We went straight to the petting area because my girls where just bursting with excitement we didn't know what to expect but we all held rabbits, Guinea pigs, chicks, baby turkeys, rats, ferrets and my favourite the pygmy hedgehog. It does get busy because everyone wants to hold the cute fluffy animals but the staff are amazing. Even when chicks or rats have escaped the little ones hands and made a run for it they calmly pick them up and give them back. The animals are clearly well looked after and loved! The baby piggies stole our hearts laying on there backs wanting a belly rub not to mention the huge rabbits and the 3 week old bunnies too!And my daughter was given a little treat when a bunny nibbled her leg which was a lovely thought. There where plenty of areas to wash your hands after holding, with plenty of soap and warm water and you are encourage to do so. Must have been frequently topped up which is great.



We took a picnic and sat on the benches outside amoungst to the extensive play area that accommodates all ages. And the large inflatable we struggle to get the kids off. The whole area was kept very clean and tidy.



I popped into the cafe and saw the prices where very reasonable for kids and adult meals. With a nice selection.



We took a walk over to the outdoor animals there wasn't a huge amount but this is clearly a working progress they where all happy to be fed and the lady I spoke to told us about the plans for the future and it's sounds brilliant. We went back to cuddle more animals and I felt a little embarrassed a second time but they staff didn't mind at all!



Upon leaving we where shown the education centre where they had rescued some baby Robin eggs and they had hatched. We saw incubated eggs hatching and we held lizards, stick insects and then little tortoises on the grass outside. And hour later we left at closing time!



Would love to see strawberry/fruit picking or pumpkin picking, donkey derbys or piggy races! Nothing was too much trouble, staff where incredibly friendly, helpful and informative and we left with a head full of happy memories! Can't wait to come back. Thank you!

User

Absolutely lovely little farm, animals are so cute, playground area is fantastic, great to have an indoor area for colouring, painting and jigsaws, all the ride on toys are so much fun and the sandpit is an added bonus. Great picnic tables/space..... perfect afternoon out.

User

Absolutely love this place, excellent value for money. We have enjoyed our visits so much we have bought a family pass� My daughter especially loved petting the animals, such a great experience.



The staff are so helpful and are happy to help you get the most out of your visit �

User

amazing! lovely set up lots of things for kids to do in fact ive never seen so many happy children � the play area is well designed and safe the various birds and animals that you can hold or stroke is great kids can walk around choose an animal and hold that bird or even a hedgehog you dont need to worry about them getting dirty as all kids had towels on their knees it is very educational for everyone bags of feed for feeding for 50p the cafe is very reasonable and lovely food and not expensive to enter lots of hand washing areas around and encouraged will definitely return

User

What a lovely place we had a great day.. weather was perfect.. the animals are so adorable and it’s lovely that we can spend so much time with them getting to hold them for ages instead of a quick stroke. Even had a long spikey cuddle with the adorable hedgehog. We will be back ��

User

What a great little place. Loved how the kids could get hands on with a good variety of animals. Staff very approachable and loads of space just to run about. Will definitely be back. My 3 yr old grandson loved it here.

User

Went today with a friend and a four year old, three year old and a baby. Lots of fun and things to do. Could easily have spent longer here so will be back again. Animals were friendly and well looked after, children handled some smaller animals and the staff were very friendly and welcoming, explaining about the animals and always a smile on there faces. The play area is fantastic and in immaculate condition with swings, obstacle course, slides, sand pit, sit and rides, inflatable course/bouncy castle and more. Cafe was clean and staff kept on top of everything, the food is lovely and a good price. Toilets were also clean and tidy including the baby change. I will definitely be visiting again and again xx

User

Went for the first time yesterday with my sister and grandchildren, Abbey 7 and Harry 4 they both loved it . Held loads of the baby animals and fead the goats and sheep. Plenty of space and tables for picnics, really great play area with a massive slide and castle. Not to busy as it really caters for younger children. Would recommend this farm to my friends , I got a voucher of stray fm which got us in for half price

User

We visited here on thursday with our 4 year old. We ate lunch at the cafe which was freshly made and good value. My son absolutely loved the bouncy castles but unfortunately we didn't get chance to see anything else as my waters broke so we had to make a very swift exit to the hospital where i gave birth to our baby boy more or less straight away! Our 4 year old is very excited to visit again as he's not stopped talking about how much fun he had in the short time we were there so we'll deffinatly be back but as a family of four this time! My husband and i will always remember beetle bank as the place i nearly gave birth �

User

We had my son's 5th birthday party here last week and I would highly recommend it. The staff were very accomadating and the food was lovely. All of the kids had a great time thanks to farmer Ang, Frankie and the rest of the team!

User

We came to visit for the first time today and really didn't know what to expect. We had a fab day. Fab staff, lovely clean & tidy. My 2 year old little girl and 71 year old dad/grandad had a great time. My little on enjoyed petting the animals espically bunny cuddles. Lovely and tasty as my daughter described our lunch in the cafe. Thankyou for making a Monday a fun day & we will be back again in sure of that ����������

User

We came to visit for the first time today and didn't know what to expect. We had an amazing day!! Lovely staff, lovely lay out and plenty to do. Our 9 year old and 6 year old had a great time and already asking when we can go again. I may have had a few bunny cuddles and Us adults enjoyed the day as much as the Kids did � We only used the cafe for drinks but could be easiliy tempted to treat ourselves next time. Thankyou for a super day!x x x

User

Visited today with our 5 year old daughter. Due to recent weather conditions the outdoor play area was closed, so we got in for half price which was really nice. There is still plenty to do and an undercover play area. All the Staff were really friendly and helpful. The young lad in the petting barn was great, very patient & helpful with the little ones. The cafe was clean & reasonably priced. We highly recommend and will definitely be back. A lovely afternoon was had. Thank you so much.

User

Visited for the first time today with our 2 year old and 7 week old. £6 entrance each for myself, husband and 2 year old plus bought a couple of bags of animal food (£0.50 a bag).



On entering the staff were helpful, friendly and made us feel welcome.



The animal area was lovely, friendly animals that our 2 year old loved feeding, the goats and sheep were definitely her favourite! Lovely members of staff on hand to answer any questions about the animals, getting different animals for the children to hold and acting as photographers to record the moment �.



The outside play area is lovely well maintained (witnessed staff going around all the wooden play equipment today checking for any damage), the whole area is lovely and clean. Picnic benches scattered around (in the sunshine and shade), the undercover play area was lovely (nice place to escape the sun today) all toys in good working order.



Lovely little cafe reasonably priced freshly made food (even willing to make items not on the menu).



All in all a really lovely place that you can easily spend the day enjoying



Will definitely be back

User

Just brought my 21 month old here, although the play area was closed due to the recent bad weather I can highly recommend this fantastic place. Really reasonably priced, clean, tidy and well laid out open farm. The animals are all really friendly and my kid got a lot from petting the animals and feeding them too.

The staff are fantastic; really knowledgable and friendly and were more than accommodating getting us animals to cuddle and pet in the petting area.

I will definitely be returning as we’ve had a brilliant day! Thank you!

User

I wouldn’t normally leave a review, but beetle bank farm is brilliant. Visited today with my 4 year old and 18 month old. Such a fantastic place. The play area was brilliant and the lay out allowed both children to play on the different things they enjoyed and I could keep an eye on the both (which I usually struggle to do so). My daughter loved the animals and the staff where so helpful, allowing her to hold the rabbits and chicks even though we missed the slots to hold them. Very reasonably priced, both for entrance and in the cafe. The food in the cafe was lovely too! We spent all day, and the kids were occupied the whole time.



I’m definitely going to visit again.

User

I brought my 16 month year old here today and what a lovely couple of hours we had.



We paid half price as the playground was water logged but that was fine for us so great value for money.



There is a great selection of Animals and I especially loved that you could hold them at certain times throughout the day.



Plenty of outdoor toys for the kids and a lovely big sand pit.



We will definitely be back at somepoint and when my son is older I would consider the annual membership!!

User

First visit today with 8 month old. I can sum up our visit to say we were that impressed by all the staff, facilities, animal welfare and costs that on exit we bought annual passes. So impressed we are looking at booking for our sons 1st birthday. Keep up the good work guys cant wait to see what else you add in the future!

User

Fantastic place for young families. Lots to do & see. Learning about the animals & having the opportunity to feed them is great for children to learn respect for them. Friendly family run business who do an amazing job at making you feel welcome. They also help take care of injured wildlife... cannot highly recommend enough! Caroline & Alexandria xxx

User

Beetle bank farm is such a lovely little farm, We expected to spend a few hours here today and spent the full day.



We arrived and where given a warm welcome and was shown where everything was and given a map. I had a discount voucher but would have happily paid the £22 for a family of 4.



We went straight to the petting area because my girls where just bursting with excitement we didn't know what to expect but we all held rabbits, Guinea pigs, chicks, baby turkeys, rats, ferrets and my favourite the pygmy hedgehog. It does get busy because everyone wants to hold the cute fluffy animals but the staff are amazing. Even when chicks or rats have escaped the little ones hands and made a run for it they calmly pick them up and give them back. The animals are clearly well looked after and loved! The baby piggies stole our hearts laying on there backs wanting a belly rub not to mention the huge rabbits and the 3 week old bunnies too!And my daughter was given a little treat when a bunny nibbled her leg which was a lovely thought. There where plenty of areas to wash your hands after holding, with plenty of soap and warm water and you are encourage to do so. Must have been frequently topped up which is great.



We took a picnic and sat on the benches outside amoungst to the extensive play area that accommodates all ages. And the large inflatable we struggle to get the kids off. The whole area was kept very clean and tidy.



I popped into the cafe and saw the prices where very reasonable for kids and adult meals. With a nice selection.



We took a walk over to the outdoor animals there wasn't a huge amount but this is clearly a working progress they where all happy to be fed and the lady I spoke to told us about the plans for the future and it's sounds brilliant. We went back to cuddle more animals and I felt a little embarrassed a second time but they staff didn't mind at all!



Upon leaving we where shown the education centre where they had rescued some baby Robin eggs and they had hatched. We saw incubated eggs hatching and we held lizards, stick insects and then little tortoises on the grass outside. And hour later we left at closing time!



Would love to see strawberry/fruit picking or pumpkin picking, donkey derbys or piggy races! Nothing was too much trouble, staff where incredibly friendly, helpful and informative and we left with a head full of happy memories! Can't wait to come back. Thank you!

User

Absolutely lovely little farm, animals are so cute, playground area is fantastic, great to have an indoor area for colouring, painting and jigsaws, all the ride on toys are so much fun and the sandpit is an added bonus. Great picnic tables/space..... perfect afternoon out.

User

Absolutely love this place, excellent value for money. We have enjoyed our visits so much we have bought a family pass� My daughter especially loved petting the animals, such a great experience.



The staff are so helpful and are happy to help you get the most out of your visit �

More about Beetle Bank Farm & Wildlife Sanctuary

Beetle Bank Farm & Wildlife Sanctuary is located at Beetle Bank Farm, Moor Lane, YO19 5XD York
01904488796
Monday: 09:30 - 17:00
Tuesday: -
Wednesday: 09:30 - 17:00
Thursday: 09:30 - 17:00
Friday: 09:30 - 17:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 17:00
Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00
http://www.beetlebankopenfarm.co.uk