Our recent visit to Hall Farm Park left us with mixed feelings. While the children had a good time, the experience was overshadowed by some notable issues, particularly with the entry process and overall value. The biggest frustration began the moment we arrived. Despite booking our tickets online, the queue to get in at 10 am was over 20 minutes long. The process was incredibly slow and seemed to be stuck in the "dark ages," with staff manually checking in visitors using pen and paper. For a modern attraction, this is a significant letdown and needs to be addressed to avoid long waits, especially during peak times. Once inside, the farm itself felt quite small. While the children enjoyed seeing the animals, there were a couple of areas that were taped off and clearly in need of repair, which detracted from the experience. It's also disappointing that the tractor rides, a classic farm park staple, come at an extra cost. This feels like a missed opportunity and makes the overall entry price less appealing compared to other attractions that include such activities. On a positive note, the indoor play barn was a definite highlight and a great space for the kids to burn off some energy. It's a well-designed area that proved very popular with our family. Finally, a word of caution on the coffee—it's on the expensive side when compared to similar attractions. While a decent cup of coffee is always welcome, the price point here feels a bit steep. In summary, Hall Farm Park has some charm, and the kids had fun, but the slow, outdated entry system, the small size of the farm, and the extra cost for attractions like the tractor ride made the experience feel a little underwhelming for the price. With some improvements, particularly to the entry process, it could be a much more...
Read moreCovid 19 unsafe. Not even one of the staff members wears a masks or a face shield, not even the ones preparing and serving the food. On top of that the staff members don't follow, by far, the social distancing. One of them came within 50 cm of my child's face to explain the safety rules (without having a face covering and the child, obviously, not having one). The lady who brought the food, not only was not wearing a face cover, but leaned over the table (less than 1 meter away from us) and was talking over our food (which she had already breathed over all the way from the kitchen to the table and, probably, while preparing it, too). Extra bonus, she had long finger nails and was wearing lots of rings. 20 seconds of hand washing wouldn't touch all that. And the visitors don't feel compelled to wear masks either, from what I have seen. I guess they follow the staff example... Our children had fun as they didn't realise, but we were very disappointed with the Covid safety measures...
Read moreWonderful place to take children!! We have had a wonderful time at your farm with 3 of my kids 13,11 and 9yrs, loads of different things to do, and all the lovely animals, that you can actually feed from your hand (feed sold at reception for only 50p a bag! Bargain) we took our own packed lunch, but there is a tea room and a cafe on site, lots of toilets and hand washing facilities, wevwent on a tractor ride to feed the cows, we took goats for a walk, we also played on go carts on a go cart track, lots of outdoor play facilities including a play fort! as well as a indoor 'play barn' to get out of the sun for a little while, 2 nature tails, and there is also crazy golf! Lots of picnic tables and benches dotted about too :) very neat and tidy place, loads of accessible bins with lids for the rubbish and the staff were very welcoming and helpful, big thumbs up! Will defo highly recommend and will have to visit again in the...
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