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Best Farm Parks & Pick-Your-Own in the UK — 14 Days Out Down on the Farm
Lambing, tractor rides, pick-your-own fruit and pumpkin patches — the UK's best farm parks and PYO farms for a proper family day out.
Farm parks are the unsung heroes of the family day out — animals to meet, tractors to ride, space to run, and (in season) fruit to pick and pumpkins to lug home. Here are 14 of the best, plus what's on when.
Great farm parks
- Cotswold Farm Park (Gloucestershire) — Adam Henson's rare-breeds farm, with lambing, tractor rides and a huge play area.
- Cannon Hall Farm (Yorkshire) and Willows Activity Farm (Herts) — big, all-weather family farm parks with indoor barns for rainy days.
Seasonal highlights
- Lambing (March–April) — many farms open for lambing weekends; magical for little ones.
- Pumpkin patches (October) — pick-your-own pumpkins have become a full autumn tradition.
Pick-your-own fruit
From June (strawberries) into autumn (apples, plums), PYO farms nationwide let you graze as you pick. Check what's ripe before setting off — the season moves fast and a wet week can close the fields.
Practical notes
Farm parks are muddy — wear wellies or shoes you don't mind, and bring hand gel for after the animal barns. Book ahead for lambing weekends and pumpkin picking, which sell out fast in good weather. Many have indoor play barns, making them a reliable rainy-day option too.
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