We live just five minutes away from Becketts Farm and it’s such a fabulous place to visit. They have this amazingly huge farm shop, a cafe, a restaurant, a cookery school and a convention centre. It’s also a place for commercial lettings including a big wholesale warehouse.
We generally go there at Halloween to get our pumpkins and carve them in their marquee. It saves the mess of doing it at home and they make it a fun and spooky event for the kids.
This time we thought we’d go and see their new arrivals, chicks, lambs, goats, birds and even donkeys. They were all under cover in a big marquee, so no problem if it rained.
The Animals
For just £1 entry we could spend as long as we liked with the new babies and there were some craft activities available as well. The whole marquee was decorated with Easter banners that had been coloured in by the visiting children. My children are a bit old for that now, but you are never too old to enjoy the animals.
Lunch
After visiting the animals (And washing our hands) we went for lunch in the restaurant which was really lovely. the kids menu was quite limited, but most kids like sausages, fish or chicken. The adults menus varied from sandwiches and light meals, to full on dinners, which were huge. Saying that, the sandwiches were pretty big too. I went for a Ploughman’s Ciabatta with a side of chips.
Then we finished the day off with a walk around the shop. It was a great way to end the school holiday. We really must go more often as it’s such a lovely place.
If you are in Manchester, Going on an Adventure has a great list of places to see lambs in Manchester this Spring.
This week I’m linking up to Country Kids which I haven’t done for a long time.
This is the most perfect time of year to visit a farm. the baby animals are such a delight. Those pigmy goats look just like ours! As you say, you are never too old to enjoy a farm. We have had lots of older children racing around here and loving the space, freedom and animals the last 3 weeks for Easter. #CountryKids
What a fab day out and so close to home too! How lovely to see all the baby animals.
Milking a cardboard cow looks interesting. lol
I linked up to Country kids too for the first time in forever. hehehe x
That is super cheap entry! Everywhere near us is so expensive! #MMBC
Farms are great places for the kids to learn about the animals that live alongside us and the choice of food for adults sounds great #MMBC
What a fab day out! You’re so right that you can never be too old to enjoy the animals. My daughter needs a new camera – can I ask which the one the lesser spotted Boo uses?
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Boo is using my old Canon Ixus which is great outdoors and does a pretty mean video too, but it’s a simple point and shoot so great for kids.
What a fab place to visit. It’s nice when the kids can get up close to the animals and get involved. 🙂 #MMBC
What a bargain day out. I love seeing all the baby farm animals at this time of year #countrykids
Becketts Farm sounds like a lovely place to visit with lots of baby animals to see at this time of year. I love the baby goats and those newly hatched chicks are adorable. Brings back memories of the girls getting to see chicks hatching at preschool. Milking a cardboard cow sounds fun – but I can imagine it is quite hard work! Glad you had a lovely day out. Thank you for sharing it with #CountryKids
Becketts Farm sounds great fun and your animal photos are seriously cute! Especially the lesser spotted boo!! I love farm visits like these, do educational and fun. Thanks for sharing with us at #CountryKids