Address: Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0TA, United Kingdom
Phone: +441388731333
Rating: 4.8
based on 288 reviews.
Staff and Service
Pros:
"The staff are extremely friendly and helpful, there was plenty of staff around."
"The staff were friendly and helpful."
"Lovely staff especially the young woman who was so helpful in the rabbits area."
"The staff were great with the children and gave them a wonderful experience feeding the animals and going on the tractor ride."
"Very friendly staff who clearly love the animals."
"All members of staff as always were really friendly and helpful."
"The staff are always super friendly and informative."
Cons:
"The little angry girl that was rough with the baby chicks really spoiled the mood for the rest of the visit."
"The young girl who worked there made me really angry... she was grabbing the little chick's and just putting them in baskets like they were toy animals."
"Twice I've been and twice encountered a rude member of staff but otherwise it's quite a good day out for the kids."
"I think some staff were a bit careless when swapping the animals around on the children's knees."
"Food hygiene is very important to me, I was going to eat from their cafe until I saw their staff cleaning food off dirty plates with their hands then handling money and then making customer food without washing their hands."
Facilities and Cleanliness
Pros:
"Toilet facilities were in excellent condition and very clean."
"Lots of cleaning facilities and hand sanitising stations to keep you safe."
"The place is very clean and tidy."
"Nice and clean toilets facility and many places to wash your hands after animal contacts."
"Facilities are very clean. They have put new measures in because of covid and have regular cleaning throughout the day."
"Toilets and baby changing facilities are clean and well maintained."
"Clean eating and play areas."
Cons:
"Food all over the floors, dirty tables."
"The indoor play area let it down. Small and fighting for a chair. Not the cleanest of places."
"Last time we visited there were wild birds flying around the tables in the soft play barn, landing on tables and poohing on the floor."
"Although a lot of things are indoors it was very muddy today, just walking from one area to another."
"Only bad point is the soft play isn't managed and maybe it should be."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Excellent value for money."
"Family season ticket very good value."
"Prices excellent including the food available."
"Entry is reasonable price."
"It's reasonably priced by farm standards, about £7 each, although there are family tickets available."
"The admission price was reasonable and the staff were helpful and friendly."