Stacks Of Daily Animal Activities And Demonstrations At Odds Farm Park

Every day, whatever the weather at family day out favourite, Odds Farm Park, there are numerous animal based activities for visitors to enjoy. Supervised by the Livestock team, there are lots of fun Animal Activities and Demonstrations to take part in and watch. For example, the Piggies Tea Time activity allows children to meet different breeds of pigs and learn about them before feeding them their tea and with plenty of friendly rabbits to pet, the “Funny Bunnies” sessions allow children on a day out to get up close to the long eared residents of the farm.

For more information on the daily activities, families should visit the Daily Activities page of the Odds Farm Park website at www.oddsfarm.co.uk. As always, when working with animals nothing can be guaranteed and activities may need to be changed at short notice.

Award winning kid’s farm Odds Farm Park is open from 10am to 5.30pm, 362 days a year, and provides a fantastic day out for all the family. It is easily reached from, Slough, Reading, Uxbridge, Bracknell, Windsor and Maidenhead. It is very close to Beaconsfield, Amersham and Chesham. For more information, directions and prices visit the family days out website www.oddsfarm.co.uk

Pumpkin Carving Starts This Weekend At Odds Farm Park

In preparation for Halloween fun for the whole of October Half Term week, pumpkin carving takes places this weekend at family day out favourite Odds Farm Park!

A much loved event much loved event for those on family days out, children can choose their own pumpkin to carve for just £3 extra charge. Pumpkin Carving is always popular for everyone at this children’s farm as it enables children on a day out to get their hands dirty scooping out and carving their pumpkins, without making any mess at home!

Families on a day out will be interested to learn that Pumpkin carving being associated with Halloween comes from a method used by the Celts to ward off evil spirits during Samuin – a festival where many Halloween traditions come from.

The Celts would hollow out turnips, then carve faces in them and place candles inside. The turnips were then either placed in the windows, to keep evil spirits from entering a home, or carried around as lanterns. This tradition eventually mixed with the North American tradition of carving pumpkins and around the 19th Century became associated almost exclusively with Halloween.

Elsewhere at Odds Farm Park, people on a day out can expect more exciting activities – board Tractor & Trailer Rides (until the end of October Half Term – weather permitting), race Go Karts and meet the Farmers and hand-feed furry friends in the large Undercover Animal Barns. Combined with a jam-packed Animal Activity and Demonstration Programme, there’s so much to do!

Family day out favourite, Odds Farm Park is easily reached from Beaconsfield, Amersham, Chesham, Gerrards Cross, High Wycombe, Great Missenden and Wendover. For more information, directions and prices visit the family days out website www.oddsfarm.co.uk

New Litter Of Piglets For Odds Farm Park

Visitors to family day out favourite, Odds Farm Park, will be delighted to hear of the recent arrival of an adorable litter of piglets. Born on Wednesday 12th September to mum Ginnie, a Berkshire Sow, and dad Will, a Tamworth Boar, the piglets are settling in well to life on the farm.

The birth was not without drama however as, whilst Ginnie was in labour, the second piglet was found to be blocking the others and so farmer Mel had to give her a helping hand. All the piglets and mum can be seen by visitors on a day out at the top of the Dipple Field.

Visitors to the popular children’s farm will be interested to learn that Berkshire Pigs are rrumoured to have been discovered by Oliver Cromwell’s army over 300 years ago. The first recorded pig was a boar called “The Ace of Spades” which was owned by Queen Victoria. The breed has continued to be a firm favourite with the Royal Family, who for years kept a large Berkshire herd at Windsor Castle.

Plus, if it is raining on a day out, children will love to discover the Giant Indoor Playbarn, where they’ll find a massive adventure play area including 4 lane Astra Slide, 2 large drop slides, a netted area with zig zag chicanes & tunnels, swinging ropes and much more. With special Toddler and Under 5’s areas, there’s bags of fun for all ages. And adults can relax with a delicious speciality coffee from the Espresso Bar!

Odds Farm Park is easily reached from Reading, Bracknell, Wokingham, Marlow and Henley. For more information, directions and prices visit the family days out website www.oddsfarm.co.uk

Odds Farm Park Become Guinness World Record Holders

Lamborghini - The World Record Breaking Sheep

With the release of the 2013 Guinness World Record Book yesterday – 13th September 2012 – family day out favourite Odds Farm Park is pleased to announce that one of their Racing Sheep is an Official World Record Holder!

Making Page 63 of the book, Freisland /Dorset Down male Lamborghini is the current holder of “The Most Races Won by a Sheep”, having won 165 out of 179 total season races in 2011!

Visitors to the children’s farm will be interested to learn that what makes this record even more of a considerable achievement is the fact that only 8% of World Records are entered into the book every year!

All the staff at the farm were aware that their racing sheep were fast but Lamborghini stood out from the rest! They are absolutely delighted that Lamborghini has been included in the Guinness Book of World Records!

Lamborghini was born at the farm in January 2011 and took to racing immediately, winning his first race in April 2011. He loved the sound of the crowds and always carried the same Jockey on his back – a soft toy pig called Del Trotter. He is currently retired and living life to the full in the paddocks at Odds Farm Park.

Children’s Parties At Odds Farm Park

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Parents looking to hold a party with a difference for their child should look no further than family day out favourite, Odds Farm Park.

Everyone will enjoy an Odds Farm Park Party and for just £17.95 per child, virtually everything is included! Offering great value they include all day farm entry, your own Private Party Room for 2½ hours (am or pm), one Free Adult per Paying Party Child, Party Food & Party Bags, Animal Masks and even special Party Invites!

Plus, to make the day at the children’s farm even more enjoyable, all children will be provided with Animal Feed for them to hand feed the goats and sheep! A children’s party provides a full day out jam packed with party fun to remember.

Plus, party children will love to discover the Giant Indoor Playbarn, where they’ll find a massive adventure play area including 4 lane Astra Slide, 2 large drop slides, a netted area with zig zag chicanes & tunnels, swinging ropes and much more. With special Toddler and Under 5’s areas, there’s bags of fun for all ages. And adults can relax with a delicious speciality coffee from the Espresso Bar!

Bank Holiday Fun At Odds Farm Park

Families looking for August Bank Holiday fun should look no further than award-winning children’s farm, Odds Farm Park. Open from 10am to 5.30pm daily, visitors on a day out can look forward to plenty of exciting activities including Sheep Racing and Tractor & Trailer Rides (until the end of October Half Term – weather permitting), Go Karts and the opportunity to meet the Farmers and hand-feed furry friends in the large Undercover Animal Barns. Combined with a jam-packed Animal Activity and Demonstration Programme, there’s so much to do!

Plus, if it is raining on a Bank Holiday day out, children will love to discover the Giant Indoor Playbarn, where they’ll find a massive adventure play area including 4 lane Astra Slide, 2 large drop slides, a netted area with zig zag chicanes & tunnels, swinging ropes and much more. With special Toddler and Under 5’s areas, there’s bags of fun for all ages. And adults can relax with a delicious speciality coffee from the Espresso Bar!

Odds Farm Park is easily reached from Uxbridge, North London, Ealing, West London, Harrow, Slough and Maidenhead. For more information about special events at Odds Farm Park, families should visit the website at www.oddsfarm.co.uk