Fairytale Festival 2023

You won’t want to miss ‘Fairytale Festival’, which will run every day from 22nd July to 3rd September 2023. With interactive fairy tale storytelling that will bring some of the most famous fairy tales alive, a puppet show workshop, crafts, summer games and challenges along the trail, fun interactions and petting with our friendly animals, there will be something for everyone.

Activities include:

• Interactive storytelling
  Puppet show workshop
  Hansel & Gretel’s cottage crafts
  Games and challenges along the trail
  Fairy tale competition crossword*
  Mother Goose’s Garden in bloom
  Find out how our mice in Mouse Town stay cool
  Enjoy Fairytale Farm’s gardens and the interactive features of the Enchanted Walk
  Explore Fairy Dell, our spectacular new play area
  Travel back in time through Dino Valley
  Uncover fossils in Dino Dig
  Picnic and Play in our Huff and Puff play area
  View, pet and feed our adorable friendly animals along our Alfie & Friends trail.

*Complete the crossword challenge to enter the draw. The winning family team will receive a family Annual Pass worth £150!

No special tickets are required for Fairytale Festival. Just book a ticket with a visit date between 22nd July and 3rd September and you will be going to our Fairytale Festival!

Walking with Alpacas:

On Tuesdays and Thursdays (and due to popular demand, Saturdays and Mondays have also now been added), throughout the summer school holidays, visitors to Fairytale Farm can walk with our amazing alpacas. Lead one of these enchanting creatures, feed and learn how to approach and pet an alpaca (alpacas are not naturally social creatures with anything other than another alpaca). It is a truly engaging experience.

Summer Holiday dates: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 22nd July to 2nd September 2023*.

When you buy your farm admission ticket, if you select a visit on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday, you will be prompted to see if you would like to add Walking with Alpacas. Please note there are limited tickets available for this and it is on a first-come-first-served basis. If you are not offered a ticket this means that the sessions on that date have sold out.

*The pre-booked sessions are between 12 noon and 1.30pm; you will be asked to select a preferred session from those available at the time of your booking. Charge is £4 per person walking, with groups of up to 3 people walking an alpaca at any one time (standard Fairytale Farm admission also payable). Each walk will be escorted by an experienced animal handler and parents can accompany young children on the walk free of charge (one parent per child walking an alpaca).

Ferret Racing:

Operating every day except Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the summer school holidays. Visitors who fancy a flutter on a ferret, just for fun, will be able to choose one of our Fairytale ferrets to win and cheer along as they race, at ferret pace, along the pipes.

Ferret racing will take part at 12 noon in Alfie and Friends animal area (3:30pm on Saturdays and Mondays).