Hayrack Church Farm
Thornton-le-Moors, near Chester · Venue website · Directions
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Farm
Friendly small farm park near Cheshire Oaks with open pens to feed and pet, daily meet-and-greet, soft play included and a good café. No booking.
22.7 miles from Timperley village · Checked Fri 23 Oct 2026 on hayrackchurchfarm.co.uk. More parks and playgrounds near Timperley
Plan your visit
- Opening
- Tue–Sun, plus Mondays in school holidays and bank holidays; farm park 10am–4pm (to 5pm weekends and holidays April–September)
- Prices
- Everyone aged 1+: £6 term-time weekdays, £7 weekends and holidays; under-1s free; carers half price with proof. Soft play included. Adults pay too
- Booking
- Just turn up
- Animals
- Donkeys, goats, alpacas, cows, sheep, rabbits and guinea pigs, ferrets, parrots and other birds, ducks and wildfowl
- Hands-on
- Children can hold or stroke some animals. Animal feeding. Show-and-tell to touch and hold animals: 11.30am weekdays; also 2.30pm weekends and holidays (included). Feed bags from the café. Keeper experience days (paid)
- Also
- Indoor playroom with soft play, ride-ons and sensory panels · Large outdoor sandpit · Weekly craft activities · Outdoor play area · Indoor play barn
- Food and drink
- Café · children's menu. Café serving breakfasts, home-cooked meals, children's meals and lunchboxes, cakes and dairy ice cream; decking by the duck pool
- Parking
- Free on-site parking
- Buggies
- Walkways are wheelchair and pram friendly
- Rainy days
- Partly under cover
- Through the year
- Santa's grotto through December, with a quieter SEN grotto; Easter trail
- Parties
- Runs birthday parties, from £14.95 a child, Min 10 children. Farm entry, animal feed bag, meet the animals, play areas and sandpit, hot or cold party food with ice cream and juice. One adult free per child. 50% deposit.
From hayrackchurchfarm.co.uk, checked Fri 23 Oct 2026. Prices and times change, so check before you go. Farms and petting zoos compared
SEN and access
- Free or discounted carer ticket
- Regular SEN sessions
Carers half price with DLA or carer ID. Bespoke small-group farm sessions for SEN children and children not in school; a quieter SEN Santa's grotto in December 2026.
Checked Fri 23 Oct 2026 on the venue's access page. More SEN-friendly days out
No events listed here right now, but you don't need one: just turn up.
Questions parents ask about Hayrack Church Farm
How much does Hayrack Church Farm cost?
Everyone aged 1+: £6 term-time weekdays, £7 weekends and holidays; under-1s free; carers half price with proof. Soft play included. Adults pay too. Prices were checked on the place's own website and can change, so check before you go.
What animals are at Hayrack Church Farm?
Donkeys, goats, alpacas, cows, sheep, rabbits and guinea pigs, ferrets, parrots and other birds and ducks and wildfowl.
Can children hold or feed the animals at Hayrack Church Farm?
Yes, children can hold or stroke some of the smaller animals. Animal feeding is part of the visit. Show-and-tell to touch and hold animals: 11.30am weekdays; also 2.30pm weekends and holidays (included). Feed bags from the café. Keeper experience days (paid).
Is there a café at Hayrack Church Farm?
Yes, there's a café with a children's menu. Café serving breakfasts, home-cooked meals, children's meals and lunchboxes, cakes and dairy ice cream; decking by the duck pool.
Is there parking at Hayrack Church Farm?
Free on-site parking.
Do you need to book Hayrack Church Farm?
Just turn up.
Is there a play area at Hayrack Church Farm?
There is an outdoor play area. There is an indoor play barn for wet days.
Is Hayrack Church Farm good on a rainy day?
Partly: some of it is under cover.
Can you have a birthday party at Hayrack Church Farm?
Yes, it runs children's birthday parties, from £14.95 a child. Min 10 children. Farm entry, animal feed bag, meet the animals, play areas and sandpit, hot or cold party food with ice cream and juice. One adult free per child. 50% deposit.