More than just a farm (Folly Farm (Pembrokeshire))

Member Name: LIZR315

Product:	Folly Farm (Pembrokeshire)
Date:	09/06/09 (55 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Lots to do on one site

Disadvantages: Maybe price

If you are holidaying in South Wales with children up to the age of about 10 this place is definitely worth a visit. It's located in Pembrokeshire and is close to the town of Tenby. We found it very easily as it was signposted with the brown signs.

www.folly-farm.co.uk - Check for opening times in winter. We went during the school Easter holidays and it was 10 am - 5pm.

This place however is more than just a farm it's a zoo / farm / fair /outdoor and indoor play areas so there is plenty to do.

First things first - price-. We found it quite reasonable (£7.50 for adults, free for our child under 2). You can easily spend a whole day there although there are extras which they charge for inside (more about that later).

Guided tour time...
You arrive and there is a large car park with over spill area across the road. It's a little walk to the gate but not too bad.

Through the tills with your map in hand you will find the large gift shop (which we didn't go in) and an eating place (which we didn't sample).

You then arrive in a courtyard from which you can then go and explore the farm.

There is a large indoor area which has many different farm animals for you to look at and a show area where you can sit on bales of hay and watch the lamb feeding or whatever is happening.

The zoo has a good collection of animals and is spread out of a fairly large area but not too big. The big attractions were the giraffes and the zebras for our family but there were also plenty of other smaller animals.

There are plenty of play areas both outdoor and indoor to keep your child happy, with a mixture of climbing, swings, slides, great soft play and vehicles to ride on.

The indoor fair has traditional fair ground rides at additional cost. My little boy loves the merry go round.

Outside there is a go kart track at additional cost and an area where you can pay to operate big diggers.

There are plenty of toilets (yes you do need to know that!) and baby change facilities were fine.

We didn't sample any of the restaurants / cafes as we took our own picnic. There were plenty of benches when we went (in school Easter holidays) around the park but many were in close proximity to the outdoor play.

Across the road there is a tractor with trailer ride that operates at various times during the day. This takes you around the extended farm fields to see more animals with the opportunity to getting off at the end and going for a nature walk.

Would I go again - most definitely and I would highly recommend it. Don't go it you want a pure zoo experience as they don't have the big hitters like lions and elephants but it has lots of things to do.

Summary: A great day out - particulary for children up to age 10