A family day out at Odds Farm Park

‘No, it’s not your turn, goat!’

Four-year-old Big Girl was taking her animal feeding very seriously yesterday, chatting away to goats and sheep and ensuring no one took more than their allocated animal food.

We were in the large barn at Odds Farm Park near High Wycombe, which we had been invited to visit, and there were around 40 sheep and goats we could try feeding. Daddy T was possibly the only grown-up who jumped when having a go at it, and he constantly tried to encourage Big Girl to focus on feeding the more innocent-looking baby animals with the food from the paper bag we’d bought for £1.

After emptying the bag and saying hi to the bunnies and guinea pigs, we moved on to the soft play area, which features some awesome slides fun for both young and old. There were mats to slide on and lots of mums and dads were joining in, including Daddy T.

Across from the slides Baby Boy climbed around in a compact soft play space for under 5s, and we were thrilled that both the Animal Barn and play areas were inside, explaining why Odds Farm Park is open 363 days a year.

If we had visited on a sunny day, however, we would have made the most of the new outdoor adventure play area with bridges, balancing beams, slides and more, which I think looked brilliant from a distance. On a warmer day I would also have wanted to take the kids on a tractor ride, as Odds Farm Park offers tractor and trailer rides around the farm from April to October, weather permitting. 

But there was enough to keep us entertained indoors on Saturday morning, and the best surprise was the new Marmalade’s Tea Rooms, which we had been invited to try.

I usually have low expectations for dining options at family attractions, but this time Daddy T and I ended up discussing if we could think of any other family farm or theme park we’d visited that could offer similar quality food.

We loved that the relaxed Marmalade’s Tea Rooms is committed to UK-sourced food, using free range, organic, ethical and fair trade produce, and the small dining area was clean and featured Tolix chairs.

I also couldn’t quite believe that Daddy T and I could have a full English for £4, and my Belvoir Elderflower was only £1.60 – a meal I could have paid closer to £15 for in London. 

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