Dairyland Farm Park Reviews Summary

Category: Children's amusement center

Address: Tresillian Barton, Newquay, TR8 5AA, United Kingdom

Phone: +441872510246

Rating: 4.5
based on 278 reviews.

Activities and Attractions

Pros:

  • "With pony rides, tractor rides, indoor and outdoor play areas, variety of animals to meet, and activities to take part in there are plenty of things to do."
  • "We spent all day from opening to closing, not deterred by the changeable weather and managed to experience all the fun activities both outdoors and in."
  • "Enjoy all the park rides and watching the animals."
  • "The venue let him run freely whilst stopping by each activity or sight where he felt he wanted too."
  • "Lots of varying play areas, lots of open ground to roam."
  • "Numerous outside playareas including slides, zip wires, trampolines, pedal tractors, giant sandpit."
  • "Pony rides, Tractor rides, Pat-a-Pet, and Bug Zone."

Cons:

  • "Extra money for stuffing a teddy bear workshop or riding on a donkey - didn't really seem fair that this should be extra."
  • "The slides are so old they don't work."
  • "Only disappointing part for us, especially for a larger family is how many things cost extra."
  • "The toddler merry-go round was corroded to such an extent it looks like it will fail at any time."
  • "A tarantula was shown on the website (my son was excited to see it) but it was not in the Bug House."
  • "The outdoor play areas are small, half the pedal town vehicles were missing pedals and were tiny for bigger kids."
  • "Outside trampolines in need of TLC as is some outside play equipment."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "The best value day out in the county...so far. What a fabulous place for young families!"
  • "This is a good value attraction with lots on and varied activities for the children."
  • "In comparison to other local days-out, the entry price is not excessive and you can return every day for the next week at no extra cost - great value for money."
  • "Entry price is excellent value for money considering you can return again for free within 7 days."
  • "Very cheap too. One of the only places I know of that allow you to pay in groups of 4,5,6 etc and include as many adults."
  • "The admission price is very reasonable, and you can spend all day here."
  • "When you buy entry it is valid for a week so really good value."

Cons:

  • "Waste of money, old tired and in need of some updating."
  • "It is quite expensive to get in."
  • "Family of 5 cost us £50 and it felt like a waste of money."
  • "Entry price far too expensive. Overall very poor quality."
  • "It wasn't worth the money at all after paying 34 pounds to get in we expected a lot more, the best bit about it all was the 'adventure playground'."
  • "Food there is expensive though hence why you see the majority of people taking there own picnics!"
  • "Paid almost £30 for 1 adult and 1 3yr old but this did give me the option to return for free."

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "Very friendly and helpful staff."
  • "The staff were absolutely lovely as well, so thank you for a brilliant day out!"
  • "Can I just say this was THE best experience for us as a family and our little boy."
  • "The lady who was doing the pony rides was super child friendly and just a real nice person."
  • "The staff were super welcoming and friendly."
  • "All staff really friendly and professional."
  • "Staff are always happy to talk to you about the animals and know them really well."

Cons:

  • "The woman that seemed to be in charge was telling one of the young men to cover the ice-cream while cleaning, and the one serving was listening to them and not paying attention to me standing in front of him."
  • "Staff were rude, fish was burnt and chips were soggy next to an undressed salad consisting of bagged leaves (£9)."
  • "Staff were rude in the bug zone and the soft play."
  • "Staff are lazy and blunt other than the one lady at the pony rides who was 10/10, very pleasant."
  • "He was rude and would not offer a refund."
  • "Ladies on reception very rude and unhelpful."
  • "They were understaffed on entrance desk and had to wait ages to get in."

Facilities and Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "The park seemed very clean and tidy."
  • "The site was clean and well-maintained."
  • "Toilets were immaculately kept, and all the buildings were in a good state of repair."
  • "Toilets were quite clean. Good picnic places."
  • "Really impressed with how clean and tidy the whole place is, you can tell lots of love goes into the business."
  • "Very welcoming staff - site very clean and well kept."
  • "Toilets were spotless, plenty of hand washing facilities too."

Cons:

  • "Baby changing unit was filthy, door doesn't lock and you can't go in with the pushchair."
  • "Not a lot of indoor seating especially in the soft play area."
  • "Was shocked at how tired, rundown and uncared for it was. Dried up duck pond pen, rusty hand dryers, slippery green decking by the sheep enclosure."
  • "No toilet roll in the loos."
  • "Unfortunalty they didn't seem to have any heating so it was extremely cold for parents sat at tables and children running around."
  • "Large soft play Area, which is not supervised in any way, with a vertical drop slide, too easy for smaller kids to fall from that."
  • "Our impression was a place which is run down and grubby."

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