Acton Scott Historic Working Farm

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A fun day out with lots to see. There are a variety of animals to see and there are often demonstrations on traditional skills such a butter making to watch. There is a cafe and there is also a gift shop.
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We obviously heard about this place because of the TV series, so though we'd check it out. To be fair we didn't have high expectations and those expectations were spot on. There's not a great deal to see or do really. Not sure if we just went on a quiet day (mid week in early may), so we didn't stay for that long. You can spend 2 or 3 hrs here, if you stop for some lunch in the old schoolhouse (which does some nice food, but is a little pricey... Tourist pricing rather than comparable to the area). The staff are friendly and knowledgeable (sorry, you won't see any TV stars working there).. and if you're lucky they may be feeding the lambs or ducklings/chics. We got to feed a lamb and hold some of the chics and ducklings, and in one of the cottages they had a couple in Victorian clothing making some kind of pancakes that farm workers often took with them.. they were generous with the samples too. 😀
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If you like countryside ,back to nature etc then you will love this place. We came on a saturday and it wasnt too busy like most places, kids 6 and 2 loved it , they looked at the animals and played in the laurel and hardy style gypsy caravans ,lovely cafe very friendly lady serving and gluten free cakes on sale aswell
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Really great place to visit been many times before and hope to visit many times again
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Never been before but was so impressed!
Staff were very friendly and had a donkey and cart ride for the children which they adored and was the highlight of the holiday.
Great tea and cake in the old school.

Beautiful buildings, great exhibits and friendly staff. A great combo.

Would not hesitate to recommend.
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A lot to see including historic tools, processes, machines, farm property and housing. Close up and sometimes hands on animal encounters. Ideal size for a day visit.
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Mid week early July visit. Very interesting but more demonstrators could have been present. A nice size site for a day visit with lots of close up animal encounters.
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Fabulous historic farm. Loved feeding the lambs and chickens
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Very relaxing way to spend a sunny day!
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Beautiful place really had a lovely day. Food at cafe was outstanding
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Took granddaughter to visit the farm and grounds. Loved it! Had lunch in the cafe which is also really excellent.
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Our children love it here. There are just enough changes year to year so that the adults don't get too bored, and the children can spend a happy 2 hours here easily, especially if the horses are working.
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A very interesting place , wonderful people who were so helpful great to see so many animals<br>Fantastic restaurant can't wait to go again
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Very interesting the staff are friendly and helpful
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We love Acton Scott. We have bought a season ticket each year since we moved to the area. It is a favourite place for us and our grandson. Beautiful Shropshire countryside as well.
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Great place to visit the volunteers are very knowledgeable and explain how things work back in the day. They also hold courses and also cater for having school trips.
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Loved this place! Wonderful place to visit. Beautifully situated in the Shropshire hills and plenty to see. We had a lovely day and enjoyed excellent food in the cafe. Well worth visiting for any age group
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Great day out for whole family got to learn and have fun. We went on fete day so lots of baby animals to hold and other stalls to look around . Totally recommended
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This was my third visit to Acton Scott in three years with a school party and was probably the best yet. Lots of activities and things to see. We had a great time! The staff are patient and friendly, even when you've got 40 odd children with you and really help to make your visit special. There's a meeting room where you can leave bags and have lunch if the weather is bad. We were fortunate to have glorious weather so had a picnic outside.

An excellent attraction for all ages.
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Great for kids and adults alike
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Took our grandson there and we all enjoyed it. Surprisingly un-crowded for half term and looking a tad run down at the moment. Staff all friendly and helpful, nice cafe but very slow service, probably easiest to take a picnic!
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Great place to take the kids
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Spent a few hours here wandering around the farm seeing the animals being fed, the shire horses being groomed by the children from the school party before being harnessed to a silage cutter and taken out to the field to cut the grass. Lots of baby animals at this time of year. The cafe in the Schoolhouse is well worth a visit. Lots going on to see and join in with.
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Wonderful historic working farm. Fantastic for children and adults alike. Very friendly farm animals.
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Acton Scott is a truly excellent day out. At this time of the year, there are lots of baby animals to see and we were lucky enough to be able to hold chicks and ducklings and to help to feed the lambs. We had a wonderfully informative tour from Mike, who really gave us an idea of life on the farm and we learned some fascinating facts about plants and wool dyeing. We can't wait to go back.
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