Gorse Hill City Farm — Attraction in England

I have been volunteering at the farm weekly for a few months and I am thoroughly enjoying it. I have Aspergers a form of Autism and have struggled with my mental health these past few years, and volunteering here has really helped. It has been really good for my mental health and also I am getting exercise, enjoying interacting with the animals and also chatting with the other volunteers and staff as we work. The staff are lovely and very supportive and friendly. The animals are well cared for and look happy to me, having also been brought up on a homestead farm. Any issues with the animals are dealt with as soon as possible, including to call the vet, when needed. The staff are very caring to the animals, which is lovely to see. The enclosures are cleaned each day and we also do a range of other tasks to ensure the farm is safe and clean for animals, staff and visitors. The farm does not have many funds, since losing the funding from the Council a few years ago, but they still manage to have a welcoming and lovely environment for the animals and visitors. I love seeing the smiles of the faces on the little children who come with their parents and caregivers to see and feed the animals. It is very uplifting. There are also quite a few people who come to visit who have different kinds of disabilities and it is also a really great to see their enjoyment also. I don't agree with the perspectives of the other person who has given a negative review after volunteering at the farm. It is not my experience at all and I think the staff room is perfectly suitable and fine. It is a working farm, so I am not sure what this reviewer expects from this context? I have worked in multiple places in the past and I have found the farm a great place to volunteer in. Thanks so much to everyone there. I am looking forward to continuing to volunteer at the farm...

Visited for afternoon tea, which we had purchased a Groupon deal for 4 people. (4 adults) Booking was easy and times available were plentiful. Although on arrival it didn't appear to be very impressive, the room was quite cold and the room where you sit to eat was a little grubby in appearance with no tablecloths on the tables, a small heater was provided to warm the room and I assume the reason for no table linen is due to covid-19 and being able to sanitise between guests. Once we had all arrived we were served with our afternoon tea which consisted of a selection of sandwiches (meat and vegetarian options were served on separate plates to avoid cross contamination) and there was a delicious selection of cakes for the 4 of us to choose from alongside a scone, jam and cream for each of us. We were also served with a pot of coffee and tea and it wasn't a problem asking for a top up of hot drinks. The staff were extremely pleasant and welcoming and checked everything was OK once we had started eating our afternoon tea. The only suggestion for the afternoon tea would be to offer proper cutlery rather than plastic as that finishing touch and maybe consider disposable table coverings that can be changed between servings, if cloth aren't suitable to use. We didn't realise that the Groupon voucher entitled us to entry into the farm park, but as 4 adults we declined the offer to look around the farm, but it made the offer even better value with the entry included too. Would recommend to others, and would consider visiting again...

As a person who has worked here for work experience for college this place is terrible at respecting younger workers who aren’t even getting paid but yet still trying their best. I have been accused of being rude and not doing my work when I know and other people around me have agreed that I work really hard and I’m not rude just quiet. Some of the main workers there are completely unprofessional and very hypocritical when working with others their age. Overall the farms animals have a poor and unhealthy environment to sleep in and doesn’t have any enrichment (toys or objects that can keep them entertained without workers or customers having to do it) and the areas of some of the animals are far too small. The staff room is full off dirty old shoes and clothes that haven’t been worn in ages and a sofa that sits 3 people max, they have a table with some chairs but it stinks inside and has no source of heating and isn’t very hygienic when eating in there since we can not eat in the cafe. When I offered to mop in there they said there was no point as it will just get dirty again. I also know a few people who have worked here and have left or complained due to terrible experience and awful management. If you ever consider working here be prepared as they treat workers younger than them with disrespect and...