Southlands Heritage Farm — Attraction in Vancouver

We had a disappointing experience at the farm with the pony rides. It was our first visit so we booked online and went as a group with 2 toddlers. I don’t know if anyone was even checking what time online bookings were made - it seemed to be all as per the whims and fancies of the cold and unfriendly person handling the horses. Online it says $15 for a half an hour slot. The pony ride is 2-3 minutes at most. We waited for quite some time before being told we’ll need to go grab helmets from the stable. There was no one to ask questions or to help. Our slot was for 12:30 and the people before us spent 20 minutes taking multiple rides with the pony. Then some family who’d arrived after us was allowed to cut in the line. Only after we reminded the lady with the pony that we had a 12:30 slot she reluctantly let one of the kids ride the pony. I understand it’s a small business so I don’t expect things to be perfect. But it’s misleading to advertise a 30 min slot online only for a 2 min pony ride and have rude staff...

A cute little farm that has a few goats, a few ducks, some chickens, and a ton of horses. Navigating through the farm was a little tricky as no one greeted us and no one made it known that they work there and are available for questions - the 5 people who were there all looked like visitors as well. There is some signage posted reminding visitors of rules but there could definitely be an improvement on signage for where the goats, ducks, and chickens are as well as which areas people are allowed to go through. If visitors were hesitant in opening the gates that directly lead to where the chickens or goats rest, they wouldn't know that they could actually go in. This was particularly the case when we went as it was a wetter day and the goats and chickens were resting in their shelter, making it harder to locate them as first-time visitors. It's a nice place to check out once for the farm but definitely not a recommendation for a petting farm. Maplewood Farm in North Van would be...

First, there are animals, or to be more specific, goats, horses and chickens. If you’ve never been there they will give you a 20-30 tour of the place, show you how to pet or hold the animals, how to tell if their happy, scared, sad, angry, stuff like that. At the top of the barn there is an owl in a box. It has a hole in it so it can fly in and out of the box/nest. There is also a rope or a flat rope over a pond. If you want to cross side to side, you can either go on the rope, or, go around the pond. Next to the pond is the/a camping site. There is also a bone fire where you can roast marshmallows and make s’mores. Overall I had an amazing experience and there. P.S, if you are not interested see to sleeping anywhere other than your bed, then you might have a hard time sleeping like I did. I highly recommend you going there with family or friends....