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Children's Farms near Coventry

Looking for the best Children's Farms near Coventry? A visit to a farm is a fantastic family day out, giving children the chance to meet friendly animals, enjoy outdoor play and learn more about life on the farm. Luckily, there are some wonderful Children's Farms near Coventry and across Warwickshire and the Midlands, so we've rounded up some of our favourites to help you plan your next adventure.

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Children's Farms near Coventry

Ash End House Children's Farm | Tamworth

Established for nearly 40 years, Ash End House Children’s Farm has a reputation for it's warm and friendly atmosphere! They have a fantastic range of friendly animals with many of them being under-cover making it the perfect attraction for all weathers. You and your little ones can also get hands on with the animals by feeding and petting them. Ash End Children's Farm is a brilliant day out for all ages! As well as the fantastic farm, play areas, shop and farm café, there's a massive indoor soft play next door in the Play Barn! 

  • Location: Ash End Farm, Middleton Lane, Tamworth B78 2BL
  • Find all the details here.


Lower Drayton Farm | Staffordshire

Head to PLAY@ Lower Drayton for a family adventure down on the farm! With indoor and outdoor play zones, friendly animals to look at and the chance to learn about life on a working farm - the adventure begins the minute you pass through the farm gates. Whatever the great British weather throws our way, you're guaranteed a great day out!

  • Location: PLAY@ Lower Drayton Farm, Lower Drayton Lane, Penkridge, STAFFS, ST19 5RE
  • Find all the details here.



Naylor's Ark | Berkswell

Naylor's Ark is a not-for-profit business run by two sisters who rescued some orphaned lambs from a nearby farm in 2024. Since then, their little farm has grown into a loving home for a range of rescue animals including lambs, calves, goats, donkeys, ducks, ponies, and even alpacas! Families are invited to book an appointment and come along to meet, snuggle and feed the animals. There's lots of amazing photo opportunities too - selfie with a lamb anyone?!

  • Location: The Stables, Spencer's Lane, Berkswell, CV7 7BY
  • Find all the details here. 

Faerie Tale Alpacas | Kenilworth

Faerie Tale Alpacas is a small farm located on a picturesque 15 acres in Kenilworth. Please note the farm is only open for pre-booked farm tours. The tours start with a short talk about alpacas, then walk around the farm to feed the herd and meet the youngsters and finish by taking an alpaca for a walk.

  • Location: Faerie Tale Alpacas, Rouncil Ln, Kenilworth CV8 1NN
  • Find all the details here.


Spencer's Retreat Farm | Berkswell

Spencer's Retreat Farm is a fun, safe and understanding environment for children with special needs and their families.The retreat is available to families to book a session rather than it being open to the public meaning that it never gets busy and overwhelming. The aim of Spencer's Retreat is that families can access the space to create positive experiences and memories for the whole family without the stress and anxiety that may be caused by visiting other attractions.

  • Location: Spencer's Retreat Care Farm, Spencer's Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BY
  • Find all the details here.


Sheldon Country Park | Birmingham

Sheldon Country Park covers an area of just over 300 acres. As well as green spaces, there's a play park, a farm and an airport viewing area. The Old Rectory Farm has been fully restored and operates as a demonstration farm, showing traditional methods of farming. Animals kept at the farm include Jersey cattle, pigs, goats, ponies, ducks, chickens and geese. The farm is open to visitors every day throughout the year and admission is free.

  • Location: Sheldon Country Park, Ragley Drive, Sheldon, B26 3TU
  • Find all the details here.




If you love animals, then check out these amazing days out!

Hatton Country World | Warwick

Hatton Adventure World offers a range of indoor and outdoor activities and attractions for children and adults. There are 100 acres of entertainment with over 450 creatures great and small.

Atwell Farm Park | Redditch

Atwell Farm Park has 80 diverse species of animal, from adorable newborn lambs and friendly alpacas to curious emus and even the world's largest spider! There's a giant indoor soft play area and extensive outdoor play spaces.

Hoar Park Children's Farm | Nuneaton

Hoar Park Children’s Farm is a lovely family run business near Nuneaton. Not only can you see a wide variety of Children’s Pets such as Rabbits and Guinea Pigs, there is also a large selection of other animals too!

Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park | Edgbaston

Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park is home to a unique collection of animals from across the world, including Red Pandas, lemurs, reptiles, meerkats, otters, birds, wallabies and a large collection of monkeys. 

All Things Wild | Worcestershire

All Things Wild Nature Centre provides a fun, interactive and educational environment for everyone to get back to nature! Let the children go wild and visit the animals, explore the dinosaurs, and let off steam at the various play attractions!

Stratford Butterfly Farm | Stratford

Enjoy the unique pleasure of watching hundreds of the world's most spectacular and colourful butterflies flying all around Stratford Butterfly Farm. You can see them feeding and flying in a wonderful tropical environment!

Trentham Monkey Forest | Trentham

Monkey Forest is home to 140 free-ranging Barbary macaques! Trentham Monkey Forest is the perfect day out for all ages, where you can walk, watch and be amazed as the endangered monkeys live as they would in the wild.

West Midlands Safari Park | Bewdley

Are you ready to go on Safari and get up close to incredible animals from around the world? West Midland Safari Park is a fantastic day out for the whole family.

National Forest Adventure Farm | Burton-on-Trent

Get up close to a range of animals at the National Forest Adventure Farm! Take a tractor ride and also join in with the animal demonstrations too!

Drayton Manor | Tamworth

As well as over 100 rides and attractions, Drayton Manor has a 15 acre zoo with a range of animal from Meerkats to Sumatra Tigers and everything in-between, fascinating talks and workshops and Europe's only Thomas Land!

Twycross Zoo | Atherstone

Immerse yourself and explore the animal world any time of the year, with indoor and outdoor habitats, interactive experiences and fun, exciting encounters with over 500 animals, from 125 different species.

The Farm Stratford | Stratford

The Farm Stratford is a unique farm shop, restaurant and artisan food destination, with in-house producers. It also houses a kitchen garden, farm animals, and a great children's play area which also has an outside fun educational centre for kids.

Umberslade Farm Park | Tanworth in Arden

Umberslade Farm Park is available to book for a variety of fun farm-based experiences! When you book a Family Farm Experience, you get to meet all the animals and groom a pony. There's a lovely cafe on site, and a children's play area too.

Mini Meadow's Farm | Northampton

Mini Meadows Farm is a lovely children’s farm park set in 12 acres of rolling countryside on the Northamptonshire and Leicestershire border. Come and meet the animals and learn what they like to eat using the colour-coded feed buckets.


Top Tips for Visiting Children's Farms Near Coventry

Make the most of your family day out with these handy tips for visiting Children's Farms near Coventry:

  • Dress for the weather – Farm attractions have outdoor attractions as well as indoors, so wellies, waterproofs and layers are always a good idea, whatever the season.
  • Check feeding and animal encounter times – Many farms offer bottle feeding, animal handling sessions and other interactive experiences at specific times throughout the day.
  • Bring hand sanitiser – Most farms provide handwashing facilities, but having hand sanitiser handy can be useful, especially after feeding animals.
  • Pack a picnic – Many Children's Farms have picnic areas, helping you keep costs down while enjoying lunch outdoors. Check with the venue before visiting.
  • Allow plenty of time – Between meeting the animals, exploring play areas and enjoying farm activities, it's easy to spend several hours at a children's farm.
  • Check age restrictions for activities – Some experiences, such as tractor rides or animal handling sessions, may have minimum age requirements.
  • Book ahead during school holidays – Popular Children's Farms near Coventry can get busy during weekends and school breaks, so booking in advance is often worthwhile.
  • Check for special events - Many children's farms near Coventry have spring and christmas events which are often really special and book up well in advance. Check your favourite children's farm for their seasonal offerings and book in plenty of time.

Whether you're visiting for cuddly animals, outdoor adventures or educational experiences, Children's Farms near Coventry offer a fantastic family day out throughout the year!


We hope you've found this guide to the best Children's Farms near Coventry useful and discovered somewhere new to visit. Whether you're looking for animal encounters, tractor rides, play areas or hands-on farm experiences, there are plenty of fantastic family-friendly farms to explore in and around Coventry.

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