19 Awesome Farm Holidays For Toddlers

Toddler Farm Holidays

Taking your toddler on a farm holiday is a great opportunity for them to learn about farm animals, connect with nature and spend lots of time outside in the lovely fresh air. There are some great toddler farm holidays and many of these also have facilities like playgrounds and swimming pools, as well as opportunities to feed the animals too. These are my top picks on the best farm holidays for toddlers in the UK. If you click on a link in this piece, we may earn affiliate revenue. 

#1. Poltarrow Farm Holiday Cottages, Cornwall

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Poltarrow Farm Holiday Cottages is a family run farm just 3 miles from Porthpean Beach on the south coast of Cornwall. The 6 stylish self-catering cottages are surrounded by 45 acres of rolling Cornish hills and have a lovely heated indoor swimming pool, tumble room for under 5’s and daily animal feeding with Farmer Kate (at certain times of year).  Toddlers also love the outdoor play area which has ride on toys, scooters and a sand pit. The Eden Project and Mevagissey are just 20 mins away.

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#2. Clydey Cottages, Pembrokeshire

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Meet the Clydey Farmers every morning to take part in the daily Clydey Cottages morning animal feeding session. First up, is Iggle the pig who chomps on an egg (and spits the shell out), before being hand fed the rest of his breakfast by the little farmers. Toddlers can also bottle feed lambs, feed the guinea pigs and rabbits and wake up the pygmy goats with a rendition of ‘Wakey, wakey Mr Goat’ at the top of their voices. Last but not least is egg collecting and feeding the animals before finishing off with a play in the Clydey Cottages playground.

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#3.  Lower Campscott Farm Cottages, Devon

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Lower Campscott Farm is a fantastic choice for a farm holiday in Devon.  There’s loads for mini farmers to get involved in at Lower Campscott including helping Farmer Tony feed the animals, walking the Shetland ponies or collecting eggs.  Toddlers will also love the tractor and trailer rides around the farm, weekly farm tours and cuddling the guinea pigs and rabbits in the Pets Corner. There’s also a fantastic play area and loads of family friendly days out nearby.

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baby and toddler friendly cottage devon

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#4. Trevorrick Farm, Cornwall

Trevorrick Farm
Trevorrick Farm in Cornwall has daily animal feeding where toddlers can help feed the ponies, pigs and goat. There is also an indoor heated swimming pool which is open from Easter to October. Toddlers will also love the giant play combine harvester, sandpit, play house, toddler swing, Little Tikes climbing frame and LOADS of grass to run around in!

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baby and toddler friendly cottage in cornwall

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#5. Nettlecombe Farm, The Isle Of Wight

Nettlecombe Farm
Nettlecombe Farm, on the Isle of Wight is a great place for a toddler farm holiday. The animal feeding starts at 8.30am during the week and involves feeding the alpacas, lambs (in spring time), chickens, emus, geese, pigs and donkeys. There is also a toddler play area, including a big Wendy house, wooden tractor and climbing frame.  There are loads of spectacular beaches on the Isle of Wight which are definitely worth investigating!

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#6. North Hayne Farm, Devon

North Hayne Farm Cottages
North Hayne Farm has 7 self-catering cottages on a farm in North Devon. There is a newly built children’s farm with animal feeding twice a day where toddlers can bottle feed spring lambs, groom the goats, feed the hens and collect eggs. There are also free daily donkey rides on Barney and Abbot, the North Hayne Farm resident donkeys. As well as the animal feeding, North Hayne Farm has a play barn for Under 7s, 2 playgrounds, forest school sessions and den building. Mini farmers can practice driving tractors in the tractor park!

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toddler friendly farm stay devon

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#7. Humble Bee Farm – Yorkshire

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Humble Bee Farm is a working farm in the Yorkshire Wolds, which is also near to the seaside resorts of Filey, Scarborough and Whitby. Accommodation includes holiday cottages, wigwams, bell tents, yurts and touring and tent pitches. Families can meet the farm animals, walk Tilly the Shetland pony and play in the Mini Bees indoor playbarn which has ride on tractors and hay bales.

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#8. Knowle Farm – Devon

Knowle Farm Race Track
Knowle Farm Cottages is a cluster of farm cottages near Totnes in Devon. There are loads of animals to meet on the farm as well as an indoor heated swimming pool, soft play and best of all – a toddler race track! The toddler race track has a rubber surface with ride on toys and a tractor tunnel. Toddles will also love the walk in rabbit enclosure! Some of Devon’s best beaches are only 30 minutes away.

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#9. Glynn Barton Cottages, Cornwall

Glynn Barton

Glynn Barton have 8 baby and toddler friendly holiday cottages in a forest in the heart of Cornwall. Family run by James, Pippa, Freddie and Max, Glynn Barton specialises in offering holidays where the whole family can relax – parents included! Toddlers will love the indoor swimming pool, toddler ride on park, playbarn, daily animal feeding and egg collecting. It’s no wonder Glynn Barton has such a high percentage of returning families who go back every year!

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#10. The Olde House Cottages, Cornwall

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Toddler farm holidays in Cornwall don’t come much better than the Olde House on Penport Farm in North Cornwall! Boasting 32 cottages on a 500-acre working farm, the Olde House is surrounded by lush countryside and is just a stone’s throw from the famous fishing villages of Padstow and Port Isaac. There is beautiful brand-new swimming pool (including a toddler pool), indoor playbarn, pets corner and best of all – tractor and trailer rides around the farm during school holidays!

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#11. Bosinver Farm Cottages, Cornwall

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Bosinver Farm Cottages come highly recommended by parents for the sheer range of baby and toddler friendly things to do on the farm. This includes playing in the indoor play barn, going on pony rides and feeding the animals and collecting eggs. They really have thought of everything at Bosinver – you can even borrow a set of baking equipment if you fancy getting busy in the kitchen with your little one on a rainy day!. In case you have any free time, the (free) Wild Kids Club runs regular guided activities such as den building, pond dipping and campfire building.

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baby and toddler friendly cottage in cornwall

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#12. Tredethick Farm Cottages, Cornwall

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Put simply, Tredethick Farm Cottages in Cornwall is baby and toddler paradise! Families return year after year to stay in these award-winning cottages which offer a warm and welcoming home away from home with bags of facilities and activities for babies and toddlers. There are animals to feed, ponies to ride, a pool to discover, a soft play to meet new friends, a balance bike track – and even a hot tub garden for Mum and Dad! Plus, the Eden Project, Fowey and amazing family friendly beaches are within a 20-minute drive. Tredethick Farm (or Terrific Farm as one little guest renamed it!) is the place to go for a holiday to remember.

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#13. Nethway Farm Cottages, Devon

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Welcome to Nethway Farm Holiday Cottages! Nestled in a hidden valley in the heart of South Devon, Nethway Farm Cottages is just a mile away from the sandy beaches of the south coast. There are so many things for babies and toddlers at Nethway Farm including an indoor swimming pool, massive outdoor play area, under 7’s play barn and friendly farm animals which love being fed.

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baby and toddler friendly cottage devon

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#14. Smallicombe Farm Cottages, Devon

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Families get a very warm welcome at Smallicombe Farm in East Devon – a working farm with holiday cottages and B&B accommodation close to the Jurassic Coast. Set in 70 acres of pasture and ancient woodland, Smallicombe guarantees family fun with interactive animal feeding every day, 2 play areas and even a Fairy Trail around the farm. There are 4 beaches within a 20-minute drive of the farm, and rock pooling, fossil hunting and steam trains close by too. What more could you want on a family holiday?!

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baby and toddler friendly cottage on a farm in devon

baby and toddler friendly cottage on a farm in devon

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#15. Polean Farm Cottages, Cornwall

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Welcome to Polean Farm Cottages! Tucked away down quaint Cornish country lanes close to Looe and Polperro, Polean Farm has 7 baby and toddler friendly cottages which are just 2 miles away from stunning beaches. The cottages are situated on a working farm, where there are plenty of opportunities for little Farmers to help out with feeding and looking after the animals. And the best thing about stays at Polean Farm Cottages? Free pony rides and free tractor rides for all children!

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toddler farm stay cornwall

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#16. Treworgey Cottages, Cornwall

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There’s something for everyone at the 5* Treworgey Cottages in Cornwall! Pony loving toddlers will love the Trotting Tots club where they can go on a pony ride along the quiet Cornish lanes. And when they’ve finished riding ponies, they can go for a dip in the stunning heated outdoor swimming pool, explore the 150 acre farm, feed the friendly farm animals or even be creative and borrow a craft box to take back to their cottage. The fishing village of Polperro is just 6 miles away from the cottages, and there are family friendly beaches within a 10 minute drive.

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#17. Troedyrhiw Holiday Cottages, Wales

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Troedyrhiw Holiday Cottages is a collection of 5* holiday cottages in Cardigan Bay, West Wales. They are situated on a 13-acre small holding with loads of adorable farm animals such as miniature Shetland ponies, Kune Kune pigs and chickens. Toddlers will also love the fab playground and large grassy area which is perfect for letting off steam. Troedyrhiw is also in a great location to explore Cardigan Castle and beaches and bays of the unspoilt Ceredigion Heritage Coast and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The beautiful National Trust beach of Mwnt is just 5 miles away.
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baby and toddler friendly holiday cottage wales

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Can you recommend any toddler farm holidays in the UK?

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Comments

  • My two pre-schoolers would adore a stay like this, I had no idea there was so many in Yorkshire which is not too far from us. xx

    15th March 2017
  • Sue Smith

    Your farms look great for kids but how far is your nearest beach and is is sandy?

    19th September 2020
  • Valerie

    I am looking for a farm holiday with animals to walk and feed near a sandy beach in Devon, Cornwall or West Wales. We could not do much with my granddaughter pre school due to covid, but want to take her on a weeks holiday next year around the Easter or May half term holidays. It will be need to be three bedrooms and preferably with indoor pool. Your help would be appreciated . NANA VAL

    4th September 2022

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