Stonebridge City Farm Reviews Summary

Staff and Volunteers

Pros:

• "The staff is so welcoming and the food at the Café, using their own grown vegs, is delicious."
• "The main thing that's impressive about Stonebridge is the enthusiasm of its staff and volunteers."
• "Friendly staff and food was delicious."
• "Great staff, friendly and helpful."
• "Staff are really friendly."
• "The staff were visible if they were needed and were polite."
• "Staff welcoming and helpful."

Cons:

• "The café needs improvement in speed of service."
• "I emailed them about cleaning it for free which they didnt respond yet."

Animals and Interaction

Pros:

• "You can feed and interact with a range of farm animals as well as pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs."
• "Good range of animals - horses, cows, sheep, goats, pigs and smaller animals such as chickens, birds etc."
• "The animals look happy and well cared for with plenty of space and company."
• "The baby goats and lambs are really human friendly, and you can pay for feed to give to them!"
• "Animals such as bunnies, sheep, ponies, chickens and pigs. Children are able to hold, pet and feed animals."
• "Lots of animals to see and feed."
• "The animals seem happy and well looked after, they're very friendly, you can stroke them and feed them."

Cons:

• "The rabbits are in tiny cages and all of them look very unhappy. Not a place to show children animals."
• "The duck/chicken/turkey coop was hugely overcrowded, with a very small pretty much puddle sized 'pond'."
• "I do feel that in the last couple of years, it's become more of a animal dumping ground."

Facilities and Accessibility

Pros:

• "Café and farm shop on site, plus a play area for children."
• "Free car park on site too!"
• "It has an outdoor play area, an indoor entertainment."
• "Place to eat, rest rooms and hand washing facilities clean and maintained."
• "A play park, A cafe, Gardens, And a small gift shop which also sells the farms flowers and grown produce."
• "Good facilities, cafe, shop, outside play area, picnic area and toilets."
• "This place is also wheelchair accessible."

Cons:

• "Parking is always a nightmare on the premises so be prepared to park on the road and pay £2 parking via your phone."
• "The children's play ground on site needs updating as it's old and poor quality."
• "Car park is very small but on the road parking is available."
• "The parking is very tight, so be prepared for your 10 point turns"
• "Car park is tiny, however we went on a Sunday, so we was able to park on main road for free."
• "For free you can't moan but not last long there. Car park was crap as it's so small even in a small car I struggled to get in some spaces if you have bigger cars in there."
• "Car park is small so on the road is you best bet."

Location and Environment

Pros:

• "Approaching it's 40th birthday this is a hidden gem in the city centre."
• "The farm is very near to the Nottingham city centre."
• "Amazing that this is just around the corner from the city centre 😀"
• "Only a short walk from the main square passing Sneinton market halls."
• "Lovely location for a farm, not far from Nottingham City Centre."
• "One of the reasons to be proud of Nottingham, a great place to show farm animals to kids in the heart of the city."
• "5 mins out from town so it's easy to get to."

Cons:

• "The place is slightly run down but generally speaking this doesn't deter from all the hard work that is put into the daily running of this Farm."
• "Tatty, in need of a huge monetary injection."
• "Now only cows and sheep. Happy to donate when the farm needs help and is worth a visit but unfortunately it's looks so sad and almost derelict now."

Value and Experience

Pros:

• "It's a great place for a cheap family day out and also to teach kids about sustainability and growing food."
• "Very impressed, will be back and making donations."
• "Free entry, pay what you can afford."
• "It is free, however I'd recommend donating a small amount or using the cafe."
• "Free to enter but donations most welcome."
• "Free entry but worth giving a donation every time so they can keep the place running."
• "The farm is a charity so a visit is free but a suggested donation is £1 for a child £2 for an adult which is very reasonable."

Cons:

• "Is it worth it if there isn't much to see..."
• "So if you live local it's OK but if you're visiting from far its kind of a waste of time as kids get bored really quickly."
• "Only downside is that later in the year they have less animals because of the weather."
• "I visit frequently but last visit was disappointing as found only couple of sheeps and goose and other birds were caged."
• "Not much there. It was just pretty much in and out."
• "We weren't lucky to see gooses and ducks outside on few occasions we were there."
• "For free you can't moan but not last long there."