On the farm

Advantages: Good time piece models
Disadvantages: none

...This farming family 40954 made by Britain's has been around for several years I have played with it in several different play venues. Britain's makes authentically detailed farm equipment models scale 1:32 There are tractors combiners and other vehicles plus animals for the farm. So to tend the animals, drive the vehicles we need some people. The people in this farm family group are about 5cms tall .Recommended for over 3 year olds. This farm family mum, dad, girl and dog are dressed ready to work on the farm. They look a bit old fashioned really. They all stand on a base of brown mud plastic and all wear green wellies (except the dog who is not standing on mud but on his 4 legs.) . Farmer dad has brown trousers and jacket and wears a trilby hat. One hand is on his hip he is carrying a stick in the other. Mum sports a hat on her...

mumsymary 10.02.2009 · Read review
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Chapel Farm

Advantages: a nice break
Disadvantages: British weather

...I fancied going away for the weekend but didn't want to go far or spend a fortune, I didn't even want to spend £100 a night for a basic hotel so I searched for guest houses in the lake district as we don't live far from there and the countryside is lovely. I couldn't find any vacancies so I suggested a caravan to my husband, he agreed as we both think it's great for children to be outside and they love it. I search the Hoseasons website and we decided to go on Friday after school and work etc and stay until Monday as the children were off school then. We wanted a fairly basic site as we were going to take games to play at night and the netball post and maybe the swingball. After looking I came across Chapel Farm Caravan Park in Little Asby. The Hoseasons site had a caravan available for 3 nights at a cost of £165, fairly cheap...

rojm 28.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Chapel Farm Caravan Park, Cumbria

Meanwhile - down on the farm!

Advantages: a great day out for young families
Disadvantages: none

...As the summer holiday approaches I have been trying to think of different places to take my daughters for days out, especially looking for places that are not too costly. If you live in the Berkshire area and have younger children, an excellent place to visit is Bucklebury Farm. The farm is in the small village of Bucklebury which is probably about halfway between Reading and Newbury and is roughly six miles along the A4 from Junction 12 of the M4. There is a brown tourist signpost signalling where you leave the main road and then it is a couple of miles along some country lanes. There is quite a large free car park when you arrive. The farm is quite small but having said that is home to a host of different animals including four different breeds of deer. These are Sika, Fallow, Red and Axis deer. The highlight of any trip to the farm...

kingfisher111 29.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Bucklebury Farm Park, Berkshire

Camping at Sacrewell Farm

Advantages: Good showers
Disadvantages: Loud noise from the A1 and RAF planes

...for only a short time of about ten minutes, so if you have a long shower or if you are also showering your children, the light will suddenly go off. This may be very scary for children or people scared of the dark and you have to step out the shower, unlock and open the door and wave at the sensor until the light comes back on. The washing up sink is outside so if it rains you get wet, and there is only one so at busy times you will wait half an hour to wash up. The urinal for the gents is very low so small children can use it, a nice touch. We asked to stay in the field nearest the play area so our two year old son could wander over and play but we were told this was full. When we arrived we didn?t see a single tent in the field for five days, then one tent on the Saturday. The camping charge includes admission to the farm, so if...

Shillbidder 06.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sacrewell Farm

Animals on the Farm

Advantages: Great photos, educational for young children.
Disadvantages: None

...- The Book - This is a non-fiction book and as the name suggests it's focus is on farm animals. There are 7 double page spreads, each one focusing on a different aspect of the animals: * Farm Friends The first double page has two flaps to lift. There are 7 farm animals introduced: sheep, chicken, pig, duck, goats, horses and cows. * Farm Families These two pages show three animal families and give the names of the male, female and offspring: goats (nanny, billy and kid), ducks (duck, drake and duckling) and chickens ( hen, cockerel and chicks). There are three flaps to lift. * Favourite Foods On this double page spread we are told that sheep like to eat grass, pigs eat porridge, horses eat hay, goats eat leaves and chickens eat seed. There are also three flaps to lift. * Happy Homes There are three flaps to lift on one...

neenn 08.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of DK Lift the Flap: Farm Animals

Spot on The Farm

Advantages: a great book
Disadvantages: none

...Spot Goes To The Farm - by Eric Hill Everyone must surely be aware of the Spot books Eric Hill first created Spot back in 1980 and the cute dog character has been a firm favourite for pre-school children ever since. I have fond memories of my childhood when these books were pride of place on my bookshelf and today they are pride of place on Jack book shelf. Spot is a cute, chubby and friendly dog that gets up to all sorts of mischief. In this book I am reviewing Spot takes a trip to the farm. This particular book I have is a board book but the same book is available in hardcover with paper pages or indeed soft paper cover with paper pages. The book still costs the same though and that price is £4.99 pence. These books are widely available in every bookstore or they can be found easily online at places such as Amazon...

newby2 29.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Spot Goes to the Farm - Eric Hill

The Human Face of Farming

Advantages: Beautifully written, insight from farming community
Disadvantages: Fails to answer some fundamental questions

...Where it came from I really don't know, but I do remember hearing, as a child, that one would "never meet a poor farmer". So, when in the nineteen eighties I heard that the suicide rate among farmers was fast increasing I couldn't understand what farmers had to be so down about. Of course, now older and wiser, I understand better what has happened to British farmers in the last twenty years or so. In "The Farm" Richard Benson tells the story of his family and how they have suffered like many farming families. Richard decided to go to university and study English rather than joining his father on the farm (he never really took to any aspect of farming) but his younger brother Guy was always destined to continue the family tradition. Much of the book centres on the relationship between Richard and Guy; Guy explains to Richard why...

fizzytom 27.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of The Farm - Richard Benson

Farm animals sticking around the bath

Advantages: good water toys
Disadvantages: none mmmm maybe get chewed

...Time for fun in the bath Let?s find all the toys then. I have some farm bath time stickers. (well they are works ones really). These Farm bath time stickers are toys from Alex who produce many children?s toys. This set of stickers is in a mesh bag, approx 24 cm (H) x 21cm (W) This bag has suction cups that attach to loops at the top of the net bag . The suction cups make it easy to fix the bag to the bathroom tiles the mesh bag ideal to pop the stickers in after use so that they will drain and dry. You could just hang the bag up by a fabric loop that is on the top of the bag too. These stickers are foam stickers chubby shaped about half a cm thick. The dense foam has been cut to an animal shape. One surface is the plain yellow foam the other a durable coloured plasticy type with the animal features coloured on. I will be...

mumsymary 30.07.2009 · Read review
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Good playgound, poor farm

Advantages: Lots to do for hyperactive kids
Disadvantages: The animals don't seem happy

...Heads of Ayr Park Farm is located in Ayrshire, Scotland on the A719. As the name suggests there are animals at the park, but there?s more to it than just animals. Opening Hours and Admission The park is open from Easter to October, from 10am to 5 pm. It costs £8 for an adult, £6.20 for a child or £30 for a family ticket (5 people). Facilities There are lots of different things to do at the Farm; firstly there are the animals which include; camels, Shetland ponies, wallabies, otters, skunks, lemurs and emus, plus a few more. After sedately walking around and looking at the wildlife, it?s time to liven things up a bit. The park has plenty of different activities for children; there are trampolines, jumping pillows (which are huge cushions of air, similar to bouncy castles but without the walls), a huge sandpit, climbing...

Fiver29 26.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Heads Of Ayr Farm, Scotland

Finkley Down Farm

Advantages: Lots of hand on experience with animals, reasonable prices, relaxed atmosphere.
Disadvantages: you can't take any animals home with you!

...On a recent trip with my daughters pre-school, we all spent a very enjoyable day at Finkley Down Farm in Andover, Hampshire. With the school holidays coming up, if you have little one's, this would be an ideal place to take them. Also because the farm unit is completely flat, it means that wheel chair and buggy access is easy. There are no ramps inside any of the barns or out buildings so you will have full manoeuvrability. Please read on to find out more. ** GETTING THERE ** Finkley Down Farm is situated on the A303, close to Picket Piece. At M3, J7 take the 3rd Exit off the roundabout into M3 direction Winchester, Andover Via [a303]. Leave the M3 at junction M3 J7 and straight ahead into A303 direction Andover. Continue straight until you reach the Walworth roundabout. From here Finkley is signposted...

mrsmopples 23.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Finkley Down Farm