Cotswold Farm Park

We stayed in the Cotswolds for 4 days, and we needed stuff to entertain our 4 year old. We saw a brochure for this place in our hotel, and it looked promising. The only problem was that we had not rented a car, and public tranportation didn’t run out that way, so we had to take a taxi. No big deal. The man was very nice and promised to come back and pick us up at 5pm, when the park closed. This place is owned by a local TV celebrity (although of course we didn’t know who he was). The park is all about conservation of rare breeds of animals and farming. For Americans, this place is kind of like a big pumpkin patch (that you visit in the fall), but without the pumpkins. There are little rides for the children, lots of animals, and even a corn maze. There’s also a gift shop.

Established in 1971, Britain’s first ever farm park can be described as a pageant of history on four legs. On display is an unrivalled collection of rare breeds of British farm animals including sheep, cattle, pigs, goats, horses, poultry and waterfowl. One of our Witney team’s best family days out in the area.