Bucklebury Farm Park - Reading
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Bucklebury Farm Park is a great day out, whatever the weather. We have a whole range of attractions that will appeal to your whole family, school group, Senior citizens' club, or just a couple of friends. Situated in the beautiful Berkshire countryside close to the picturesque village of Bucklebury, the park has:
We offer an unusual venue for birthday parties, and can also provide educational school visits. At Bucklebury Farm Park, children can get very close to our animals, can feed them, and we have a "Pat a Pet" area for our younger visitors, all of which makes for a great day out. Information on Bucklebury Farm Park, Bucklebury, ReadingOpening Times: 21 Mar to Oct, Daily, 10:00-18:00. Feb & Oct, Sun & Half Term 10:00-17:00.Admission: Adult £6.25, Child/OAP £5.25, Under 3s Free, Family (2+2) £20.00. Group rates available.Location: Located on the edge of Bucklebury village. Three and a half miles from the A4 between Reading and Newbury.Facilities: Full Disabled Access, Refreshments, Parking Availability Wild boarWild boar piglets Extinct in the UK for hundreds of years Wild Boar can be seen again roaming rural Berkshire. As ancestors to today's domestic pig, wild boar were once hunted throughout Europe and were renowned for their fearsome nature! Fear not, ours have their own secure area and are actually very sociable. We have a boar, two sows and their offspring, and you are most likely to see the new-born boarlets in April: they are very cute with their fawn and brown stripes.Llama The resident llama lives quite happily with all the other farm animals and often winters with the deer in the Deer Park.Donkeys and Shetland PoniesClover the baby donkey We have both standard and miniature donkeys. Our latest addition is Clover, a miniature donkey foal who made an unexpected arrival on 21 January this year. Violet and Jack the resident Shetland ponies are always pleased to meet our visitors, especially those who have purchased animal food on their way in!Lambs Each year at Bucklebury Farm Park we take in lambs that canc not be supported by their mothers, and require bottleLambs with children feeding and we welcome visitors to help us with this task. Sow and litter Susie the sow is a recent addition to the Park, and she is the proud mother of nine piglets that were born on March 7th.Goats Our family of pygmy goats are very naughty. They frequently escape, and one in particular causes concern to visitors by pretending he has got his head stuck in the wire and uses the opportunity to steal any food they have – often eating the bag as well!!Pat-a-Pet In the barn we have a Pat-a-pet area where the rabbits and guinea pigs can be handled by our visitors, usually a favourite for our younger visitors.See the DeerBucklebury Farm Park stagOur own red deer herd was established in 1992 and has steadily grown to a population of approximately 120. We have one main stag for the herd and a mix of hinds, other stags and young calves. Other breeds include Fallow, Sika and Axis. Opening Times & Admission We are open from early spring to late autumn each day from 10:00am until 6:00pm (Last admission 5:00pm). The park is open for the 2011 season from Friday 18th February until Tuesday 1st November and then Fri-Sun until 18th December.. Annual Highlights Easter Egg Hunt : Easter Weekend Bottle Feeding of the Lambs : March - May Sow & Litter : March - April Wild Boar Boarlets : April - May Deer Calves : Last week of May - June Autumn rutting season: September - October Great pumpkin hunt - October half term Daily Admission Prices 2011 Adults - £7.95 Children & OAPs - £6.95 Children under 2 years - FREE Family Tickets (2 Adults and 2 Children) - £26.50 Disabled - £5.25 Carer accompanying disabled visitor - £5.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||