My daughters and granddaughter had a fabulous time today. My granddaughter had the best time from feeding the lambs to feeding the piglet . She held baby rabbits, puppies and guinea pigs. The staff were fantastic and super friendly. The cost for a car, 2 bags of food and feeding the lambs only £17 a bargain. Thank you for a great time.
Lauren Petrovic263 days ago
Visited today. Was looking forward to taking my children too the farm. However sorely disappointed and slightly worried for animal welfare. Arrived and paid 15 pound (5 pound for my two children to feed the lambs) 10 pound for entry so very reasonable. We went into the petting area, where we were greeted by a lady who introduced us too a duckling that they keep as a pet. The petting area was full of people. There was a wooden crate on a table with ducklings,guinea pigs and chick's in. A cage with puppies in and pen with lambs. There was no member of staff or clear member of staff handing out the animals to children, the animals where just being picked up and past around. It appears from the short time we spent there, the animals didn't have any break from being handled. In my opinion there was far too many people in one place, with no running water facility. A bowl of water, soap and towels where just provided. Ideal for a small number of people but not for the amount present today. We came away from the petting area to see if it would quieten down, so my children would be able to safely pet the animals. We saw one horse who appeared to be visibly stressed and agitated. We decided to try and feed the lambs. We where given two bottles of milk and told to go over to the pen where the other lambs were kept. The lambs didn't want feeding, their tummies visibly bloated. One of the lambs tails where covered in poo. The lady said to give it an hour and the lambs would be hungry again. I'm not an expert, but I feel feeding lambs hourly is over feeding. We decided at this point to leave. I requested the 5 pound back as we didn't feed the lambs. Unfortunately I will not be returning. It could be really well run if there was some form of organisation, more staff and set times for animals handling in a bigger space as well.
Penelope Peters1 year ago
Always love Nathan's Farm, everyone is very friendly, it's perfect for children right from babies to older children. The cafe is nice and well priced. The animals are all well looked after and you get to feed them and pet some.
Really great few hours and not overly busy. I recommend to anyone with children.
Jai Mehta1 year ago
We had a wonderful time at Nathan’s Farm today.
We booked a birthday party for our son and had around 16 of his friends and family attend (plus all the parents).
The staff at the farm were friendly and really engaging with the kids, getting them all involved with feeding the chickens, pigs and lambs as well as holding a few smaller animals.
The party itself also went very well, we had some time beforehand to setup the cake table and the kids had a good selection of food and drinks provided for lunch.
Would certainly recommend Nathan’s Farm for a great family day out, better value and more hands on compared to places like Aldenham Farm.
Geri Moore1 year ago
We had the loveliest time.it was muddy but just wear wellies.you can get into pens with the animals and there is a petting shed.you can also get lamb milk and different animal feeds.it was great fun.lovely helpful friendly staff.i am definitely going again.really natural
Sivagenga THANGAVEL1 year ago
Nathan's farm I have no experience with . .but the market delt by cowboys , very rude. 1 pound for parking. Very small market. Not worth any effort. At the beginning of the market you have a food stall who pretends to sell fried food. But once you order they go behind there stall and I believe they just boil the sausage in hot water and sell it for 3.50. Never again I tried twice let down both times. No where near bovingdon's expertise...
Nathan Azizoff1 year ago
Lovely place to visit. They have lots of animals to pet. The goats are very friendly. Would definitely recommend a visit.
Jen K1 year ago
Looked like the place is in total disrepair, animals looked cold and not well looked after. The woman basically threw a puppy at Auntie while she was holding the baby. Rabbits to pet were in a box with no heat and looked dirty. ☹️
Thank you for a great time.
However sorely disappointed and slightly worried for animal welfare.
Arrived and paid 15 pound (5 pound for my two children to feed the lambs) 10 pound for entry so very reasonable.
We went into the petting area, where we were greeted by a lady who introduced us too a duckling that they keep as a pet.
The petting area was full of people. There was a wooden crate on a table with ducklings,guinea pigs and chick's in. A cage with puppies in and pen with lambs. There was no member of staff or clear member of staff handing out the animals to children, the animals where just being picked up and past around. It appears from the short time we spent there, the animals didn't have any break from being handled. In my opinion there was far too many people in one place, with no running water facility. A bowl of water, soap and towels where just provided. Ideal for a small number of people but not for the amount present today.
We came away from the petting area to see if it would quieten down, so my children would be able to safely pet the animals. We saw one horse who appeared to be visibly stressed and agitated. We decided to try and feed the lambs. We where given two bottles of milk and told to go over to the pen where the other lambs were kept. The lambs didn't want feeding, their tummies visibly bloated. One of the lambs tails where covered in poo. The lady said to give it an hour and the lambs would be hungry again. I'm not an expert, but I feel feeding lambs hourly is over feeding.
We decided at this point to leave. I requested the 5 pound back as we didn't feed the lambs. Unfortunately I will not be returning. It could be really well run if there was some form of organisation, more staff and set times for animals handling in a bigger space as well.
The animals are all well looked after and you get to feed them and pet some.
Really great few hours and not overly busy. I recommend to anyone with children.
We booked a birthday party for our son and had around 16 of his friends and family attend (plus all the parents).
The staff at the farm were friendly and really engaging with the kids, getting them all involved with feeding the chickens, pigs and lambs as well as holding a few smaller animals.
The party itself also went very well, we had some time beforehand to setup the cake table and the kids had a good selection of food and drinks provided for lunch.
Would certainly recommend Nathan’s Farm for a great family day out, better value and more hands on compared to places like Aldenham Farm.