West Lodge Farm Park Reviews Summary

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Pushchair accessible, and ample parking and toilet / baby change facilities."
• "Good disabled access across site."

Cons:

• "Took a wheelchair and some of the ground was hard going."
• "However, it's impossible to get there if u don't have a car. The nearest bus stop is 50 minutes away from the farm."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good value for money but crazy golf £2 extra but good value and looked after."
• "It is definitely good value for the money."
• "This farm is 100% value for money. There is so much to keep children entertained."
• "Even the extras like Mini Golf at just £2pp made us think ‘yeh, why not’ rather than other places that think a captive audience is free reign to charge over the odds."
• "Low key but priced accordingly, and therefore felt very good value for money."
• "Annual pass is value for money if you visit more than 6 times a year, and gets you a discount on the food."
• "Entrance price is very reasonable too."

Cons:

• "Massive mark up on prices in the shops / food areas, avoid at all costs unless you're a millionaire."
• "A 500ml bottle of diet coke costs £3.80 though, which seems extremely high."
• "The cafe is well priced for good food and drinks."
• "Food I thought was very expensive but was great."
• "You pay to get in, then you pay for animal food, pony rides, tractor rides plus the drinks and ice creams I felt were overpriced."
• "Nice place, but festive season.. 44 quid for 6 bags of food, entry for 2 adults and a 6 year old is very steep."
• "Prices of the food is rather steep."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "A thoroughly good day out and the staff all go above and beyond."
• "The staff were amazing, so friendly and helpful."
• "Staff were all super friendly. Food was lovely. All play areas were very clean also."
• "All the staff are hard working and cheerful."
• "The staff were friendly, helpful and nothing was too much trouble."
• "Staff were friendly and attentive and couldn’t have done more to make things go smoothly."
• "The employees always seem polite, content and knowledgeable, and it seems well managed."

Cons:

• "Some of the youngsters working there don't seem to care much but then other's are brilliant."
• "Only drawback was paying extra for pony rides and craft activities."
• "The staff were very helpful and friendly."
• "Staff are very friendly and helpful."
• "Staff are always friendly and helpful."
• "I’m so upset by the experience and the way staff had a ‘don’t care I’m going home attitude’ and how NO ONE has contacted me even though I’ve expressed all of this in emails in November + December !."
• "The staff were lovely and friendly."

Facilities and Activities

Pros:

• "Pony rides, barrel rides, pig racing, lovely big play area including sand pit."
• "The indoor AND outdoor play areas are amazing!"
• "Such a great farm, lots of things to do."
• "A good farm with plenty of animals to see as well as Pony rides, tractor rides, a maze, an outdoor children's play area and an indoor children's play area."
• "The farm also provides a crazy golf course, tractor rides round the farm and pony rides."
• "A working farm that is open to the public too. There are animals to feed and pet as well as an outdoor play area and an indoor adventure play barn too."
• "Great farm attraction: Maze, Park, Pedal on tractors, Mini golf, Goats, Rabbit/guniea pig petting, Sheep shearing, Tractor rides, Pony rides, Field & woodland walk, Turkeys/chickens/ducks, Indoor play centre, Picnic area (indoor and out), Barrel ride."

Cons:

• "The whole thing was over in an hour. We drove longer than it took to walk to every Animal. Meh"
• "Very few animals but you can touch all them."
• "Loved it except the terrible organisation in regards to the pony rides."
• "Cannot eat own food in play barn only what you purchase from them which can work out expensive if you take 3 or 4 children."
• "Very few places outdoors to eat picnic if it is raining."
• "Didn't do the golf or tractors rides as it started to feel like everything was more money which is why I've only given it four stars."
• "The big issue is the indoor play area for kids, I have been to multiple indoor play area but never seen any completely built in wood. It is extremely slippery and saw a kid slip 6 meters drop on a hard wood."

Food and Dining

Pros:

• "We had lunch in the restaurant and it was lovely and very reasonable."
• "The cafe is well priced for good food and drinks."
• "Food in the restaurant was reasonably priced and good quality."
• "Tasty food in the restaurant and fair prices."
• "The restaurant has very high quality and tasty food."
• "The food served is astoundingly good."
• "The food is great with a good choice of freshly made dishes and staff very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "The tables and chairs we sticky and took a long time to get to place our orders even though only 3 people ahead of us."
• "A little confusion causes a lack of baby lamb feeding schedule on the website, and that the Cafè is very very expensive."
• "On a recent trip though I found the food offering to be, what I felt, over priced."
• "Food I thought was very expensive but was great."
• "You pay to get in, then you pay for animal food, pony rides, tractor rides plus the drinks and ice creams I felt were overpriced."
• "Nice place, but festive season.. 44 quid for 6 bags of food, entry for 2 adults and a 6 year old is very steep."
• "Prices of the food is rather steep."