Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
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The farm was well worth visiting. Lots of interesting things to see and knowledgeable staff and volunteers to tell us about them. However, our day was marred by the attitude of the chef in the cafe, who shouted at us and was extremely rude when we politely enquired if our, fairly basic, order had been forgotten after a long wait.
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Fantastic day out, lovely friendly people. Loved seeing the animals run free. Would recommend anyone with kids to go here.
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A slice of rural life which contributes much to urban understanding.
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The farm was lovely although limited due to Covid. All the people working /volunteering were great too. Unfortunately we had an appalling experience with the chef. On politely enquiring if we'd been forgotten 40 minutes after ordering, he was disgracefully rude, shouting that he didn't care, wasn't interested, and to go away!! A thoroughly vile man, inexcusable behaviour. I recommend taking a picnic.
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Fascinating, enjoyable esp when all the little demos are up and working. A warm welcoming place bring your boots
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Great day out with young kids
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Great place to visit, plenty to see and it's so well kept, very clean and the animals all look really happy and healthy, worth every penny.
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Beautifully kept historic working farm with historical farming bits and pieces very interesting
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Excellent customer service and so much to see and interact with, animals, farm equipment surrounded by beautiful countryside. Great day out for young and old. A happy, informative, relaxed day out to share with the family.
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Reasonably priced, fantastic, friendly staff, amazing animals and things to do. Would recommend this place to anyone with an interest in historic farming and somewhere the kids can get stuck in with the farm tasks. Good coffee and cafe too!
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Loved our visit today. Always a joy to see animals and the staff were so knowledgeable and helpful. We particularly enjoyed the shire horses and talking to Tom the farrier who was absolutely fascinating.
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A great afternoon out with authentic machinery, old buildings, fantastic animals (many ducks, chickens, pigs, calves). Covid measures being followed carefully, a handful of buildings not open as number of staff is reduced but didn't detract from the experience at all.
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Whist visiting Shropshire we found this little gem. Nothing sophisticated but an eye opener into historical farming and rural history. The wheelwright was very interesting as was the horse and binder harvesting the wheat. A little gem of a place if you like history.
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Fabulous day! Lovely place! Super friendly people. Lots of great animals. Beautiful setting. We will be going again. Great for adults and children of all ages.
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Over priced for what is provided. Our visit was post covid and I feel they should have reduced the price as there was very little for children to do.
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Just as wonderful as ever! Excellent Covid measures in place, plenty of room to practice social distancing and the staff are as warm and friendly as before.
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Lovely place good for kids lots of animals. Just could do with arrange some activities for kids and family.
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Our grandkids (6 & 5) had the most fantastic time. We went in the afternoon at a quiet time which meant they could get involved in everything. Operated the bellows for the blacksmith and he gave them the horse shoe. Helped collect eggs from ducks and hens - mammoth task there! Rode the cart horses. Fed the geese, ducks and hens. Threshed the corn. Lots of other things. A truly memorable day. We were very lucky because it was late and the weather wasn’t great so they got a lot of attention but I know they will remember it for the rest of their lives. Wonderful staff. Thank you so much. They ask to go back regularly - wanted to see the lambs but then came CV19😕
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Both my boyfriend and I had a wonderful day here / the volunteers were amazing - very knowledgeable and friendly! Animals were very well cared for! Amazing food available in the cafe!
Highly recommend visiting here x
Highly recommend visiting here x
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Well worth a visit....especially for the family
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Been on a 2 day ploughing course with shire horses
The instructors Simon and Jak were great very knowledgeable very easy to talk too and nothing was to much trouble and there was no such thing as a stupid question
There were 3 of us on the course Karen,Alan and myself and the ploughing was shared between the 3 of us
I would highly recommend this place even if it was just to step back in time for a day or just a few hours
Thank you all for a great time
The instructors Simon and Jak were great very knowledgeable very easy to talk too and nothing was to much trouble and there was no such thing as a stupid question
There were 3 of us on the course Karen,Alan and myself and the ploughing was shared between the 3 of us
I would highly recommend this place even if it was just to step back in time for a day or just a few hours
Thank you all for a great time
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Brilliant working historic farm would recommend to anyone! Especially families
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Great fun
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I have wanted to visit Acton Scott since the Victorian Farm series was on television nearly 10 years ago. We finally managed it today and, despite the grey damp weather, we really enjoyed our visit. I was sad to learn of the demise of Clumper the Shire horse a couple of years ago as he featured in the original TV series. Nevertheless, the Shire horses were majestic and wonderful to see - especially Joe who stands 18.2hh! We also really enjoyed the wheelwright demonstration which really brought the craft back to life in the 21st century. We rounded off our visit with a hearty warming lunch in the cafe and can thoroughly recommend a visit to all countrymen.
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Loved this place, such a lovely place to walk around and see all the different animals. Especially loved Charlie and Joe the Shire Horses as I'm a big fan of them. Definately will be going again. Loved there 1940s day!
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