点评:We enjoyed a lovely first visit to Hogshaw Farm last Friday. We were surprised that it was so quiet as it was a bright and beautiful Autumn day - the advantage though was that we had the animals' undivided attention for feeding!
Admission is a little steep (£45 for two adults and a two year old, plus animal feed) but I don't begrudge it too much as the animals look well cared for.
At first glance, it's a small site but it stretches further back than you initially assume, with wildlife (including lynx) located at the far side. It's easy to spend the best part of the day, taking account of seeing/feeding the animals, the goat walking route, room of smaller animals (tatantulas, snake, mice etc), soft play, playground and a bite of lunch in the barn cafe. Highlights for us were feeding the goats and the walking route through the fields of sheep. Food in the cafe was good, with sausages, burgers and chips and a lunchbox option for children.
The staff we met were friendly and knowledgeable about the animals. The gift shop is well stocked with lovely toys too.
My only criticism is the lack of soap and paper towels at the hand washing stations - consistent at most we visited throughout the farm. This was disappointing to see and is an easy fix.
A little lacking in atmosphere too but that's because it was so quiet when we were there.
An enjoyable first visit and we'd definitely return if in the area again.
翻译:上周五,我们第一次参观了 Hogshaw 农场,非常愉快。我们很惊讶,因为那是一个明媚而美丽的秋日,这里竟然如此安静——不过,好处是我们可以全心全意地喂食动物!
门票有点贵(两个成人和一个两岁儿童 45 英镑,外加动物饲料),但我并不太介意,因为动物看起来得到了很好的照顾。
乍一看,这是一个小地方,但它比你最初想象的要远,野生动物(包括猞猁)位于远处。很容易度过一天中最好的时光,考虑到观看/喂养动物、山羊步行路线、小动物(塔坦图拉、蛇、老鼠等)的空间、软游戏、游乐场和谷仓咖啡馆的午餐。对我们来说,亮点是喂山羊和穿过羊群的步行路线。咖啡馆的食物很好,有香肠、汉堡和薯条,还有儿童午餐盒可供选择。
我们遇到的工作人员很友好,对动物很了解。礼品店里也有很多可爱的玩具。
我唯一的不满是洗手站没有肥皂和纸巾——我们参观过整个农场,大多数地方都是这样。看到这一点很令人失望,但很容易解决。
氛围也有点欠缺,但那是因为我们在那里的时候太安静了。
第一次来很愉快,如果再来这个地区,我们一定会再来的。