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Kid around at Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm this summer!
Keep your children entertained away from screens this summer and book a day at Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm, just minutes outside Salisbury! The farm is home to a wide variety of adorable animals including pigs, goats, sheep, alpacas, donkeys, cows, ponies, rabbits, ducks, geese, guinea pigs, chickens and lots of British rare breeds!
As well as being able to feed the animals around the farm, there are daily activities to ensure you have a jam-packed day, including guinea pig fishing, animal encounters, duck feeding, their famous pig races, and kunekune fishing.
Over the summer holidays, they have a jam-packed program with some very special entertainment every Friday, as dinosaurs take over the farm on Fri 28 Jul and Fri 1 Sep, while Transformers speed their way to Cholderton on Fri 4 Aug. On Fri 11 Aug, join the Mad Hatter for a party with games, then on Fri 18 Aug, meet your favourite Paw Patrol characters and watch their “paw-some” show. Raid the dressing up box on Fri 25 Aug for ‘Pirates and Princesses Day’ enjoy the shows then meet the characters afterwards! Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday there’s hilarious Comedy Magic shows!
Let the kids burn off some energy around the 42 acres of farm, make sure you check out their woodland adventure playground complete with climbing frames, swings, slides and even a zipwire. Their indoor soft play is the perfect area to keep them busy and out of the sun, or let them reach for the skies on their trampolines! Cholderton’s café garden makes a brilliant hang out where parents can relax with a treat, drink or hot meal while little ones play in the sandpit, swings and wooden Wendy house.
With a brand-new menu launching this summer created by head chef James Butterfield, using fresh and seasonal ingredients, grab a delicious meal from their café and kitchen; there’s something for everyone including family favourites like farm burgers, fish finger sandwiches, brunch options, small plates, children's lunchboxes and selection of light bites, cakes and treats... plus a new outdoor kitchen at peak times!
While you’re there, ensure you pop into Bluestone Vineyards’ tasting room where you can try their English sparkling wine, grown in the vineyards on the farm grounds!
With something for everyone this summer, book in for your family day out on the farm now!
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