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8 Best Children's Farms In Devon
Eight children's farms sit in the Devon listing, and what separates them is scale rather than quality. Half have indoor space alongside the fields, which is the thing that decides whether a booked Saturday survives a poor forecast. Cover is recorded at Pennywell Farm, World of Country Life and Occombe Farm. War Horse Valley Country Farm Park and Surfing Cow Farm are outdoor only.
Ratings run high across the county, so use them to break a tie rather than to build a shortlist. Start with how much of the day you need to fill, and with how far your children will walk before they ask to go home.
Top children's farms in Devon
Showing 1–8 of 8
Children's FarmsMade-Well CIC
SightseeingThe Donkey Sanctuary
Children's FarmsWar Horse Valley Country Farm Park
Children's FarmsPennywell Farm
Children's FarmsWorld of Country Life
Children's FarmsSurfing Cow Farm
Zoos and Wildlife ParksTotnes Rare Breeds Farm
Children's FarmsOccombe Farm
Plan it as a pair. Keep an outdoor-only farm for a bright morning and hold one of the covered sites in reserve for the day the sky turns. The Donkey Sanctuary appears here too, filed under sightseeing, and is worth a look if it is the animals your children come for rather than the play equipment.
Children's Farms in Devon: FAQs
How long should we allow for a Devon farm visit?
It depends which end of the list you land on. A small site with a few pens is a good morning and not much more. A larger one with indoor barns and outdoor play can absorb a full day, and children will usually want a second go at whatever they liked first. If you are driving a fair way, choose a bigger site and let the smaller farms be a stop on the way to something else.
Which of these suit a two-year-old?
Toddlers do best where the animals are small and close, and where there is somewhere to sit down under cover when it all becomes too much. Four of the eight Devon farms are recorded with indoor space, and those are the safer bet with a child who still naps. Older children tend to want the larger parks, where animals are one part of a day that also involves running about.
Is a farm still worth it in the rain?
At Pennywell Farm or World of Country Life there is somewhere to retreat to, so a shower does not end the visit. Outdoor-only sites such as War Horse Valley Country Farm Park are a harder sell in steady rain, though children in waterproofs mind far less than their parents do. Look at the forecast the night before, not on the morning, so you still have time to swap the plan.
Are any of the Devon farms free to get in?
One is. Surfing Cow Farm is listed with no entry charge, which makes it a low-risk stop if you are not sure how long the children will last. For four of the eight we hold no entry figure at all, so treat this page as a starting point and ring the farm before you set off, especially if you are travelling as a group.