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5 Best Children's Farms In Wiltshire
Wiltshire's list is short: five children's farms, and no reason to pretend otherwise. Two are community operations, River Bourne Community Farm and Hope Nature Centre, where the feel is local, modest and animal-led. Two are visitor farms proper, Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm and Roves Farm Visitor Centre, both with indoor space and a day's worth of things to do. The fifth, Studley Grange Craft Village & Butterfly World, is stranger than the label suggests and worth reading about before you set out. With five to choose from, the choice comes down to how long you need the visit to last.
Top children's farms in Wiltshire
Showing 1–5 of 5
Children's FarmsHope Nature Centre
Children's FarmsRiver Bourne Community Farm
Children's FarmsCholderton Rare Breeds Farm
Children's FarmsRoves Farm Visitor Centre
Children's FarmsStudley Grange Craft Village & Butterfly World
A short list is easier to work through than a long one. If you have an afternoon to fill and rain to dodge, the visitor farms with indoor space are the ones to look at first. If you want an hour with animals near home and no fuss, the community farms do that job better than a big site ever will.
Children's Farms in Wiltshire: FAQs
Five farms for a county this size. Have we got the full picture?
This page lists what we hold in the children's farms category for Wiltshire, and five is what that comes to. Neighbouring counties will have more within reach, and other categories on the site cover animals from a different angle, so a wildlife park or a country park may scratch the same itch. If the list looks thin for your corner of the county, widening the category is usually more productive than widening the radius.
How does a community farm compare with a visitor farm?
A community farm is run for local people first and visitors second, so expect animals, volunteers and a straightforward hour rather than a play barn and a gift shop. River Bourne Community Farm and Hope Nature Centre both work that way. Roves Farm Visitor Centre and Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm are set up for a longer family visit with more built around the animals. Your available time decides which suits.
Which has the most to do under cover?
Three of the five record indoor space, and those are the ones to shortlist when the forecast is poor. Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm, Roves Farm Visitor Centre and Studley Grange Craft Village & Butterfly World all fall into that group, though the amount of shelter varies and the listing page will tell you more than a category label can. The two community farms are outdoor sites, which is fine in dry weather and hard work in a downpour.