Description
Macdonald's Farm is a family-run touring park and farm park situated near Padstow on the beautiful North Cornish coast. It stands out as one of the best things to do with kids in Padstow, operating as a delightful farm park and animal viewing attraction where families can experience hands-on rural life. The venue provides a lovely countryside space where children can meet friendly farm animals, ride ponies, and enjoy outdoor play.
Prices start from £0.00 for children under 2 years old, with standard child entry tickets priced from £8.00 and adult entry from £9.00. Family passes and local resident discounts are regularly available to help save money. Guests staying on the touring site or in the glamping accommodation receive completely free access to the farm park throughout their stay.
If you are looking for the best place for a day out with family and kids, Macdonald's Farm provides a wonderful, relaxed farmyard environment. The venue balances traditional animal encounters with spacious play areas to keep young children fully entertained. It is the perfect destination for a morning animal feeding session, a relaxing afternoon pizza, or a full family holiday stay.
Features
- Paid
- Host birthday parties: Yes
Features
Core Activity Features
- Interactive Animal Feeding: Children can join daily sensory play schedules by bottle-feeding lambs and giving treats to friendly goats.
- Educational Day Out: The farm provides an approachable learning space where kids discover daily animal care, grooming, and farm life.
- Outdoor Exploration: Little ones can build motor skills across large outdoor playground equipment, ride-on tractors, and open fields.
Detailed Highlights
- The Daily Animal Feeding Tour: Every morning, the farm team invites children to help feed the resident animals. Kids get up close to hold food bowls, bottle-feed young lambs, and toss treats to the eager goats. It is an amazing sensory experience that lets city kids interact directly with friendly farmyard creatures.
- Pony Grooming and Rides: Young children absolutely love the chance to brush the gentle farm ponies before taking a led ride around the paddock. The experienced staff guide each child carefully, making it perfect for toddlers building their initial water-and-land confidence around animals. It provides a memorable photo opportunity that parents will cherish forever.
- The Giant Outdoor Play Park: Positioned right next to the seating areas is a large playground featuring climbing frames, slides, and swings. There is also a dedicated zone filled with mini ride-on plastic tractors for toddlers to drive around. It allows parents to relax with a drink while keeping a direct line of sight on their active children.
- The Sundowner Bar and Pizza Oven: On selected afternoons and evenings, the farm fires up its outdoor wood-fired pizza oven and opens the licensed bar. Families can sit at rustic picnic benches, enjoy freshly made stone-baked pizzas, and listen to occasional live acoustic music. It creates a wonderfully social, community-focused festival atmosphere right on the farm.
- Meet the Alpacas and Exotics: Beyond traditional pigs and chickens, the farm is home to curious alpacas, miniature micro pigs, and even tortoises. Children love watching the quirky neck movements of the alpacas and observing the slow paces of the oldest tortoises. It adds a fun, surprising variety to the standard farmyard collection.
Specific Attractions and On-Site Features
- The Main Animal Barn: Undercover pens housing sheep, goats, rabbits, and guinea pigs.
- The Pony Paddock: The dedicated grassy enclosure for led pony riding sessions and grooming.
- The Tractor Track: A smooth, designated circuit for the children’s ride-on toy tractors.
- The Alpaca Walkway: An outdoor viewing area bordering the larger pasture fields.
- The Sundowner Lounge: A covered, stylish outdoor bar area for food and family drinks.
- The Farm Shop: A small reception shop selling local Cornish treats, ice creams, and animal food.
13.05 miles
