http://cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk/
Today we packed up and headed out to meet the grandparents and aunty Gill at the Cotswold farm park. We arrived at about lunchtime, so we headed straight to the cafe.
Suitably stuffed with sausage chips and beans we hit the farm. Now we have been to many farm parks in our 9 and a bit years as parents. Some have been a great treat, while others should feel complimented to be described as just inadequate. This was the farm park of all farm parks!
Its hard to find an attraction that keeps 4 kids happy, when you have an age gap of nealy 9 years between the oldest and youngest, but todays venue kept them all happy, and so we had an almost whinge free day.
The play parks were great and as usual the kids seemed happy to just spend the day running like headless chickens around the first play area they came to. Having paid to get in we felt that it would be wise to drag them onto the next area after a while. We had bought some bags of animal snacks, so the kids merrily set about seeing if they could feed the goats until they exploded. I am not certain, but I think the bigger 3 got through about 9 bags of food!
Despite it being later in the day all the animals seemed more than keen to come over and take their snack from us. The kids had been warned about the goats ability to eat anything and to snatch the food bags at any opportunity. Of course Cat soon forgot this warning, and managed to get one of her bags eaten whole by one particular greedy goat. This sparked a little moment from Cat, but she soon calmed down when presented with yet more animal food.
The goats and sheep loved the snacks, and I think we would still be there now feeding them if the kids had their way.
The farm had a pig that seemed to be the size of a house, and several litters of the cutest little piglets you have ever seen.
After the little farm walk we played on the bouncing pillows. I have never seen these before, but they were great, and way better than a boring old trampolene. The kids also loved the woodland adventure trail and the big sandpit.
After a lolly break we headed to the animal handling barn, and the kids loved the chance to stroke more goats, chicks, guinea pigs and rabbits. Ali ( their dad) was very tempted to start a chicken farm in our garden, from the chickens for sale.
The little electric tractors, and the sliders were a huge hit with the kids, and kept them quiet for ages. They tractor ride was also great fun, but the dust blowing up, and the wriggling baby made it and interesting challenge not to fall off the seat as we bumped along.
We had a great day, and we would certainly head back if we were ever in the area again. Sadly the day was finished in a slightly anti climatic way when the lovely baby Elliot managed to explode his nappy with the most foul poop ever created by a 9 month old bum.
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