My husband and I went with our son to visit Holmbush Farm last weekend and were really looking forward to it. Admittedly our son is a little young (4 and a half months), but he was more of an excuse for us to go and see the animals. However, most of the venue seems to be given over to a very large and carefully constructed play area. I realise that we did not make use of that and if he had been a little older, I am sure our son would have loved playing in it. The venue is named as a 'farmworld' and the animals seemed to be almost an extra in the venue. Whilst the play area was lush and green and created with care, imagination and an awful lot of timber. The animals ...  Read the complete review

Needing to find some new places to visit through the summer holidays I jumped at the chance of an invite from a friend of mine to accompany her and her two children to Holmbush Farm. Upon arrival we parked easily in the fairly large free car park, although on a hot day I can imagine it being really busy and therefore parking may be a small problem, as I could not see another area that would be opened if excessive amounts of visitors were to bestow themselves upon the place. A two-minute walk takes you to the entrance of the farm and the main reception. This area is pretty small and the queue would be out the door if there was more than one family ...  Read the complete review