Folly Farm - a great day out (Folly Farm (Pembrokeshire))

Member Name: abi138

Product:	Folly Farm (Pembrokeshire)
Date:	18/09/09 (33 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: So many animals to see, so much to do

Disadvantages: None

--Where is it--

Folly Farm is in a place called Kilgetty in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is fairly near to Tenby. The postcode is SA68 0XA so if you have a sat nav that'll take you straight there.

--Pricing--

Currently, an adult ticket costs £7.50 and a child (age 3-15) is £6.50. Children 2 and under are free. There are also concessions for senior citizens and people with disabilities.

--What's there--

Folly Farm is split into several parts:

The Jolly Barn
This is my favourite part, inside the barns are many farm yard type animals including goats, sheep, donkeys, pigs and chickens. Many of the animals will let you stroke them. The best bit about the Jolly Barn is that you can bottle feed the baby goats at certain times during the day.

Pets Centre
This is my second favourite part, as the name suggests there are many pets in here including hamsters, chincillas, ferrets, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, tortoises. At certain times of day there are pet handling events where you can get up close with some of the cute animals.

The Zoo
As well as farm animals at Folly Farm there is a zoo area to walk around. There are animals such as zebra, ostrich, llamas, camels, meercats, lemars and deers. Also a recent addition to the zoo is giraffes. The paths are good but may not be suitable for disabled users as there are many hills.

Folly Wood
Here there is a train that you are able to ride to look at more animals. These include pigs, goats, horses and llamas. Half way round you have the chance to get off to walk around a nature trail.

Village Funfair
Inside this area is a funfair area, there are many rides which I thought were quite reasonably priced. I think tickets for the rides were 50p each, and rides seemed to be 1 or 2 tickets. Inside here is also an indoor playarea for children.

Outdoor Play
There are also a few outdoor play areas, including a boat shaped one. There are also pedal tractors, a go cart track and digging with mini diggers.

Shows and Events
There is a new theatre recently been built at Folly Farm inside the funfair area. I haven't seen any of the shows personally, but have been told they are good. There is the K9 Capers agility show there. As I have already mentioned there are also bottlefeeding times, and pet handling. There are also several keeper talks.

--Final Opinions--

There is so much to do here, and more animals to see than I can list here. It is such a great day out and could easily last for a whole day, especially if you have children who will enjoy playing in the play areas.

I don't think its just for children though, I'm 21 and I love visiting here everytime I go to Wales.

Overall would definitely recommend to everyone.

Summary: A great day out for all ages.