Aldenham Country Park Reviews Summary

Animal Encounters

Pros:

• "The animals themselves are very friendly and feed happily from your hand."
• "The farm is amazing and is centered around winnie the poo."
• "Love this park! It has everything you need and more!"
• "Great farm, can feed the animals. Winnie the pooh trail is lovely."
• "So many animals and lots for kids to learn."
• "The animal encounter farm has plenty of the traditional British farm animals to see close up."
• "The animals are lovely and it's a great day out for families well worth a visit."

Cons:

• "The farm is fun but can be pricey."
• "The 100 acre woods walk needs attention. It used to be so nice and now its run down and half the things to look at are broken."
• "Half of the animals were at the end of the field, they just had 2 alpacas - one was at the far end corner of the field and the other was hidden in the corner of their room, birds all squashed in one large cage, ponie cages empty, depressed bunnies."
• "Animals there were quite a few which was nice but they look like they need to be cared for properly and cleaned maybe I felt a bit disheartening they looked dry and dirty definitely not maintained."
• "Also the farm has a very bad hygiene - the animals are very dirty- covered in poo and flies everywhere, the whole place stinks."
• "Farm has not enough activities for kids."
• "There are loads of animals but there are all quite far away and they do not come up to eat the food."

Park and Playground

Pros:

• "Beautiful park we had a lovely picnic, there is also a mini farm and playground which you have to pay for and book as well as plenty of space to explore."
• "Lovely country park with lots to do."
• "The walk around the reservoir was very pleasant."
• "A lovely outdoor space which has a mixture of things for the kids to do."
• "The farm is perfect for little ones and well kept."
• "The Adventure Playground was another really lovely way to spend time out with the kids."
• "The SEN play area was excellent, with a ton of stuff to tire the kids out."

Cons:

• "This was a great place in the past but they have now tried to monetise every square inch."
• "The play park which you pay to enter is very dated and there are definitely free parks that are far superior."
• "Playground is closed, falsely advertised. Farm kitchen is closed, falsely advertised."
• "The farm is awesome, but the playground next to it has now been removed and the only play facilities for children are all paid for."
• "Really kiddy musical rhymes... really off-putting and turns what was a really lovely relaxing experience into something quite tortured."
• "The camp is very nice but the stuff are very dumb... VERY VERY BAD EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!!"
• "The farm area seems a little unfinished at the minute."

Facilities and Services

Pros:

• "Food from rustic rhubarb is delicious and priced ££. Has a variety of food on menu, refreshments, snacks and delicious sweet treats."
• "Excellent friendly staff 5 Stars for them."
• "The staff are extremely friendly and helpful."
• "Toilet facilities available and they are clean."
• "The staff were very helpful & informative - especially one young lady, called Faye, who was looking after the baby lambs that had to be bottle fed."
• "The staff are friendly, approachable and great with kids."
• "The staff are so kind and committed to the animals and customers experience."

Cons:

• "Car park was packed and costs £4.50... waited 15 mins to finally leave the premises."
• "The kiosk has week old food and the worst coffee you’ll ever have."
• "Limited food options on site (bring your own is best)."
• "An arrogant rude manager came out of nowhere near the farm’s shop just to harass me loudly asking if he can help while standing right next to me!"
• "Absolute disgrace - Service poor, director of the company Andy called me up and called me stupid because his website is confusing."
• "A few hidden costs for the farm and other activities in the park."
• "The only toilets are a long way from the farm, half way up the long car park."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "We went for the Easter event and there was loads to do, well worth the money."
• "We were there for quite a few hours and it was a great day out for very little expense."
• "Great place to entertain kids at a reasonable price. Annual Halloween Spookfest is amazing value at £7.50 per person and has lots of activities for kids."
• "All non-profit and effectively pay as you go apart from the parking which is £5, but for example the farm is £7 which feels great value compared to others we’ve been to which are not as good."
• "The farm was fun and it's a very cheap day out."
• "A really cheap day out as it was only £4.50 for the parking."
• "Parking is a decent price too."

Cons:

• "With 2 adults and 2 children it cost £28 just to wander in the farm area with bags of animal food."
• "Not super cheap, but much cheaper than the likes of Willows and easy to spend a lovely day here."
• "Expensive day out (but I understand that’s personal choice)"
• "The trip to go and experience the whole farm is very expensive. Over £200 on just activities for 2 children and 3 adults!"
• "If you want to waste your money, go ahead and visit this scam farm."
• "Parking expensive at £4.50 for 3 hours, but there is nowhere else nearby to park."
• "It seems like everything was a paid extra. £4.50 is pretty expensive for car parking."