Folly Farm, Begelly

Good as one off but quite expensive. Nice zoo area, penguins were the favourite. I'm not sure about farm yard, all the animals and not a person in sight anytime we were in. Anything could be happening. They no longer have any meet the animal style visits as part of normal tour. I asked specifically as we had met ferret and rabbits previously. Expensive as adults and children pay in, the 2 kids went on the diggers and cars and used up 18 of 20 tokens we had bought just on 2 rides, so you're looking at more costs to do any of the rides when there. Without any expenses aside from ticket and tokens it cost £103.80 vs £70.66 for same entrance and same tokens 3 yrs ago as I still have the emailed receipt. We probably spent another £10 on additional tokens as well as some rides cost more tokens now than previously. Playgrounds are nice and the kids d enjoy the boats and the large indoor play area. You can sit in middle of indoor area and see children run around you. We went on quiet day, so we had the best experience. We brought a packed lunch, lots of tables to eat at but beware the seagulls.

A magnificent place for young kids and maybe even better for the adults! The range of animals is incredible and there's a lot of other things to do - including a lot to do indoors, which is good on rainy days. Also good for rainy days is the current 'Free return visit offer', which allows you to visit again within seven days for free (well, it was good apart from a bizarre argument with the girl at the entrance, whose first instinct was to not honour it despite us doing everything right). Check the website to see whether that offer is available and how to claim it. There are good food options, including the burgers.