Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
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A full day of fantastic farm fun! Loved the baby pigs, lambs and calves. Learned about so many things from quilting to milking. The best was the free guided tour that was super informational. Great place to visit with or without kids...truly something for everyone.
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Loved it good for kid's
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Excellent day out very enjoyable
Shows what it is like working on an old victorian farm
Shows what it is like working on an old victorian farm
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> Please like helpful reviews < Amazing day out with the family. Really nice atmosphere and lots going on to immerse you in days gone by and hands on helping with the animals. Thoroughly recommended.
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Great day out with loads to see and do.
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Children will love the baby animals
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Peaceful, very interesting and informative. Idyllic,
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Beautiful spot with great views. Lovely cafe and pretty garden to sit out in. Stopped here recently on a bike ride and it was gorgeous. Recommended.
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A great day out for the kids feeding lambs and egg collecting kids loved it
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Brilliant place, interesting history. Worth an hour and a half drive from Warrington. Good for kids too.
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Don't know about the farm museum, but the cafe is great :o)
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Lovely place to visit, made all the better by really friendly staff.
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Lovely fresh scones still hot, straight from the oven.
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We visited over Easter and the whole family loved the farm. We saw the horses in harness working on the land. Lots of animals to see at close quarters. It was not over busy and we looked round at a gentle pace. We had lunch and my daughter and her husband had the ploughman’s lunch. One cheese and one pie and scotch egg. They looked wonderful. A lovely day out for the family.
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This place was just amazing. It cost us £25 for a family of 4 and it was worth every penny. Both my children aged 4 and 8 were involved in the activities and the staff were amazing. I held a duck and chick and the staff encouraged both my children to have a touch so they can get used to it and build their confidence. My children fed lambs and had a go at sitting on the horses. There was plenty to see and open fields with chickens running around for the children to play. We had a cuppa in the tea room which was lovely and suitable for children. There was an outside park and benches to make the most of this nice weather. I haven't been before but I would go back!! It was simply a very good family day out! Thank you Xx
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Lovely family day out. Interesting for the grown-ups and fun for the kids
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We are frequent visitors and it is our ‘must go to’ place. It is a gentle, unassuming peaceful place in a beautiful setting. A real feeling of being amongst a family of people who really care both for their animals and heritage.
We arrive as it opens and leave as it closes. There are no gimmicks just a working farm museum.
The gift shop sells good quality gifts and crafts alongside produce which is truly excellent.
Well done and thank you.
We arrive as it opens and leave as it closes. There are no gimmicks just a working farm museum.
The gift shop sells good quality gifts and crafts alongside produce which is truly excellent.
Well done and thank you.
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The weather could have been better, but it didn't spoil our day here. All the staff were wonderful, chatting and explaining everything they were doing, a great inspiration to some members of our party to take up new skills. Lovely to watch the two new heavy horses being prepared for harrowing and see them working in the field. We have been to Action Scott a few years ago in the summer time, but it was a real treat to visit late spring as we saw the newly hatched chicks and ducklings, together with the new lambs, piglets and calves. The soup and cheese scone in the cafe were delicious, served by very friendly staff were a great end to our visit here.
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We visited on a wet drizzly day for our daughters birthday and felt the entry price was a bit too high for what was offered inside.
It may have just been our luck but there didn't seem to be much going on. There weren't many animals for a farm and we had done the whole site and seen all the animals within an hour.
We chose to eat in the cafe and which was very overpriced. Charging £6 for a small Panini that didn't come with any chips or sides (had to pay extra for those) left a damper on the day as it cost us almost £40 for 3 adults and a small child to have a small bite and a drink each. I'm also not sure why they freeze their frube yoghurts either as it meant the child wasn't able to eat it until it had defrosted enough to sqeeze it out the gap at the top you tear off.
Not only that but there wasn't enough seating for the amount of customers they were serving as the cafe is tiny.
With that said the staff we encountered were very friendly as were the animals we saw.
Ended up leaving disappointed overall so unlikely to visit again when there are much better farm parks out there for there.
It may have just been our luck but there didn't seem to be much going on. There weren't many animals for a farm and we had done the whole site and seen all the animals within an hour.
We chose to eat in the cafe and which was very overpriced. Charging £6 for a small Panini that didn't come with any chips or sides (had to pay extra for those) left a damper on the day as it cost us almost £40 for 3 adults and a small child to have a small bite and a drink each. I'm also not sure why they freeze their frube yoghurts either as it meant the child wasn't able to eat it until it had defrosted enough to sqeeze it out the gap at the top you tear off.
Not only that but there wasn't enough seating for the amount of customers they were serving as the cafe is tiny.
With that said the staff we encountered were very friendly as were the animals we saw.
Ended up leaving disappointed overall so unlikely to visit again when there are much better farm parks out there for there.
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Good for kids. Good day out!
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Lovely animals, huge variety. We were lucky enough to see piglets being born. We also stroked the horses and had a ride on the cart. Fabulous day out, suitable for all - we will be returning 2019.
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We visited Acton Scott after seeing the television program "The Victorian Farm". Had a wonderful time seeing all the areas, except the farm house, that were shown in the programme. Even hand milked a cow, something I hadn't done in over 22yrs, but hadn't lost the touch. Planning another visit in April.
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We had a really lovely despite a bit of drizzly rain to start but it soon cleared up. After enjoying a lovely snack in the old school, we wandered around the exhibts and really enjoyed talking to the people who work in the various places, dressed in period costume. We met the lady who looks after the beautiful heavy horses and I told her of my love for horses, having grown up in Epsom (The Derby) and especially the Shires. Well, to my delighted surprise she asked if I would like to ride 'Charlie' the shire but I explained that the arthritis in my hips wouldn't let me straddle such a wide back as Charlies; she then asked if I would like to take the reins to drive Charlie pulling the hay cart and I readily agreed. I was allowed, under supervision, to lead Charlie from the stables around to the where the cart was, buck him up into the shafts and do up some of the straps. After instruction, I the took the reins for the normal route taken for passengers who normally sit on the hay bails for a ride. I was over the moon to have done that - Thanks Acton Scott Farm - We went back into the school for another drink and a bite then returned to our B&B. What a lovely day ! !
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We went unsure what to expect and found it to be a lovely little place with hands on experiences for kids and adults alike - our toddler was able to grind the corn for chicken feed and then he got to hold a chicken. he also feed a lamb which was almost a sheep! It’s so lovely to hear people talking so passionately and with such knowledge to young children to keep it all alive and not forgotten
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Brilliant place
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