Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
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Excellent day out for all ages
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We visited with grandchildren on a beautiful sunny day in October. The farm in the Shropshire Hills is in a lovely location and it does help to visit in fine weather. The staff were without exception really friendly and chatty and child friendly. Apart from the free range chickens and goats and 2 day old piglets, there were cattle, cart horses,a donkey and mule to visit. Plenty of old farm implements and the farrier was making horse shoes and our 4-year old was thrilled to take one away with him as a gift from the farm.
Wear walking shoes or wellies for children as it can be a bit mucky in places but that makes it feel authentic! The cafe was good with cheerful, fast service and decent food AND excellent home made cakes. However by the time we had arrived several of the specials items had sold out. We spent 4 hours there and thoroughly enjoyed the visit.
Wear walking shoes or wellies for children as it can be a bit mucky in places but that makes it feel authentic! The cafe was good with cheerful, fast service and decent food AND excellent home made cakes. However by the time we had arrived several of the specials items had sold out. We spent 4 hours there and thoroughly enjoyed the visit.
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Very interesting for all of the family
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Very informative day out for children with lots of chances to get up close and hands on with the farm animals and see what farming was like in the 19th century. Well worth a trip
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I really enjoyed going there is plenty to do and see. A number of things going on for children to enjoy.
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Great place love animals.
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We really enjoyed our visit. Take the time to chat to the re enactors and you will be rewarded with lots of information about the farm and the local area. We watched the farrier, and learnt the difference from a blacksmith, and why a farrier knows more about a horse's legs than the vet does!
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We had high hopes of Acton Scott Farm, but it never lived up to them. It is ideal for young children to see the chickens etc, but for two adults on a very hot Summer's day it was disappointing. It was too hot for the animals & ourselves so we had a walk around in the heat, with not much going on. My husband is from a farming family and did enjoy looking at the old farm machinery and reminiscing what his father used to use many years ago, so we did manage to make the most of it.
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This is a splendid place to go and visit and there is always something new to see. It is a lovely place i Shropshire and is certainly worth several visits.
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What a wonderful magic place to take the kids. Lots of timetabled activities to do, such friendly staff and the cafe food was heaven
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If you love history & farm animals (like I do !) then this is the place for you ! Give yourself 3 hours for a nice walk round & a bit of cake in the cafe 👍 there's plenty of demonstrations throughout the day & folk dressed in authentic gear to fill you in on the history & details of a period working farm 😊
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A hive of interesting activity - demonstrations of traditional crafts, fascinating displays and cute and unusual farm animals and birds. Well worth a visit.
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While staying near Ludlow we decided to visit the farm. I had taken my children many year before but we were on holiday with the grandchildren so it was a whole new experience. It was a beautiful sunny day and we had a picnic before going in. Where to start this is so much for the children to do. We followed the fairy trail, went around the maze, went on the play area, saw pygmy goats, ground corn and then fed the ducks, fed lambs and held baby chicks and went for a lovely walk and saw some beautiful countryside. We saw horses and a mule, lots of ducks in a pond, chickens,pigs, cows and their calfs. We also had a chance to step back in time in the school room, house and dairy where we saw butter being made. We were there till the farm closed as the children didn't want to leave. There are toilets, parking on site, a souvenir shop which also sells the butter made in the dairy, eggs collected on the farm and meat from the farm. The children and the older members of our family loved our day at the farm and the activities we took part in.
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Spent a day here and time just flew by. it was really intercative - its not everyday you a see a Bull being castrated!! Kids had loads to see and happily wandred around the animals and we easily spent late morning, picnic lunch and early afternoon here. Like all these things wildfowl goes crazy in numbers and some bits need a refresh - Play equipment is a bit naff / limited and i'm not sure the lambs at lamb feeding were actually still lambs btw. massive. Overall its really well done and we had a fab time.
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A great day out for our young children. Lots to keep the kids interested while we just wondered slowly around the farm. Lots of interesting nuggets of information all over the place. Some great looking courses to be done as well but we didn’t have the time on our holiday.
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I thought this was expensive for what was on offer. Not many animals and not much happening really. It didn't take long to walk around so did not constitute a day out. More for young children
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Informative day out
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Mooie omgeving en vriendelijke mensen. Veel uitleg en historie.
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What a fantastic place! Visited with toddlers who absolutely loved the little travelling homes you can climb in to. We had a lovely time making felt soaps with Su and looking for fairy doors. Will hopefully visit again.
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We had a great time here. It's a lively place - the animals are out and about, so expect to make contact! We were greeted by the friendliest, cutest little goats I had ever seen! While it is great for younger children, my 15-year old daughter also had a lovely time holding chicks and feeding lambs. The guided tour was interesting and informative.
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Good
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My husband and I visited here as we were camping locally. We walked the whole attraction within 20mins and thought the place would be bigger. There were lots of activities for children and you can’t take away how hard the small team work however in hindsight we weren’t their target audience. Would go back on one of their courses which they offer at a price which look tempting.
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A farm untouched by time, has a charm which is unique.
The restaurant is very good and you get very good value for money.
The live demonstrations are excellent and as one of our children had helped on the blacksmiths bellows, he was presented with the horse shoe that the blacksmith had just made. As you can imagine he was thrilled.
A first rate day out for the family.
The restaurant is very good and you get very good value for money.
The live demonstrations are excellent and as one of our children had helped on the blacksmiths bellows, he was presented with the horse shoe that the blacksmith had just made. As you can imagine he was thrilled.
A first rate day out for the family.
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Great day out with the family.
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Lovely morning out with the kids. Reasonably priced and lots of activities to join in with that are included in the entry price.
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