We visited today, Good Friday 22, for the first time since Covid. What an absolute joy. We couldn’t fault it. The ambiance of the place was friendly, family oriented and run, clean, safe and spacious. Being Good Friday, it was busy, but queues were never too long and the park in general never felt over crowded. The entry price was brilliant. Standard price for all, which was considerably lower than others in the area, but offering fabulous value for money. We had such an amazing time on the tractor, giggling as we jiggled about, that we went on twice! This was the only extra cost that we had to pay, but lasted for ages and was well worth the token amount we were able to pay by cash or card. Farmer Chris was so informative, yet was so down to earth, we really felt like we were immersed into the real life on the farm, rather than a commercial theme park experience. Highly recommended. There was a face painter at the park today, who was inundated with the opportunity to show off her skills. This was at an extra cost, but I felt it was reasonable. I’m not sure if this is available every day, or just because it was Good Friday. Alistair loved his tiger face. We decided to eat lunch from the cafe. This provides us with homemade sandwiches, sausage rolls and cakes. Alongside great coffee. The prices were reasonable and the food delicious. Alistair loved his children’s fodder bag. There are lots of picnic tables both inside and out and picnics are happily welcomed. There feels no pressure to have to buy food from the farm, which makes such a refreshing change, and means you have money for ice creams or cakes without feeling the pinch. Staff at the park were kind, friendly and hard working. Nothing was too much trouble. They were so busy, yet no one felt rushed or undervalued, everyone was made to feel special and I’m sure left with great memories of the day. I wholeheartedly thank the whole Hesketh Farm Park family for giving my family the chance to spend with you and your animals. We look forward joining you again soon. Love Bryony and Alistair.

Fantastic farm with an outstanding outside area. We visited on a lovely sunny day so spent most of the day outside. The views are beautiful from the farm. The tractor ride is £1.50 per person and is well worth it, my little boy enjoyed it and the farmer gives a talk on what they are currently doing at the farm based on the time of year. There are plenty of tractors to play on and all the kids seemed to be loving them. The cafe serves light bites such as sandwiches and sausage rolls, prices are reasonable. The inside area has calves , pigs with piglets , and touching areas with chicks and guinea pigs. Some of the animals looked tired towards the end of the day so would be good to see them put away or swapped for ones which hadn’t been handled all day. The 2 tortoises were free to roam the whole site which was lovely to see.

We were a little worried about how covid secure the visit would be given the ‘no need to book’ system but we all had a lovely day and had to drag the kids away after 5 hrs of fun. It was busy and in the indoor spaces there was some congestion at times, but most adults were wearing masks and it was easy to dip in and out of the indoor space and find quieter moments to handle chicks and guinea pigs which we returned to many times over the day. There was enough staff around to help with handling animals and plenty of wash/sanitising areas. They have put more attractions outside, a lovely sandpit outdoors and there’s plenty of picnic benches to spread people all around the field. So on a fine day it gives more space for everyone to enjoy and it was really pleasant sitting out with that stunning view. Overall it was a really lovely day, we definitely got value for money - especially as you can take your own food. I guess it’s luck if you hit it on a busy day and booking would definitely help reassure people that there is more control on numbers and avoid stressful visits.

I visited here with my 15 month old nephew. On arrival is was so busy, took a while to park. The indoor area was heaving, it was really hard to get up close to the animals as there were so many people there. I had to queue to see most of them and in the end, gave up. I saw a review about kids handling the animals and I have to admit, I agree. I did find it a bit disturbing watching toddles picking up guinea pigs and passing them around without a care in the world and no adult giving a damn. Same with the chicks, there must have been at least 50 in each "pen" and someone commented one was dead (I'm not sure how true that was as I didn't look) That room with the tortoises and chicks absolutely stank too. The cafe area was fine, loads of seating areas and somewhere to leave prams so my nephew could play in the sand pit and the little ride on tractors. I think they need to limit numbers and put it back to bookings, it was manic in there, when I looked at the leaflet, we'd missed a few things as we couldn't get to them. Sadly I feel this place is a money making venture without actually caring so much for (some) of the animals. We've been now, it was ok, I wouldn't return in a hurry, maybe when the kids are back at school as its not quite a busy.

What an absolute gem of a place. Can’t praise this lovely petting farm enough. Having seen it advertised many times but not living in the area have never been so whilst staying in Grassington decided to give it a try. The farm is very well kept and looks so well cared for. Nice, well thought out play areas outside with lots of picnic benches and seats to enjoy the amazing views of the surrounding countryside. All the equipment is either new or very well maintained and there is lots of grass for running around and playing on. Our little one loved the mini hay bale maze and spent ages running around it hiding from us. Also being a massive tractor fan he loved getting inside the real John Deer tractor and pretending to drive it. Another highlight was the cracking bumpy tractor ride out into the field for a small well worth extra cost. Best tractor ride ever according to him “not slow “ in his 4 year old big boy voice. Inside, and as the weather wasn’t great first thing when we arrived was plenty to keep us entertained with lots of petting animals to touch and feed and interact with. We’ve never brushed a pig before but we have now. But best of all no booking slots to feed the animals or pick up a Guinea pig, the bell rang and off you went to feed the lambs or calves or collect the eggs. So much better than a farm we went to last week when we arrived at 10 am to find no lamb feeding slots available till 4 pm. When you have a little one you can’t predict what time they’ll want to do something, never mind in 6 hours time. The small cafe had a menu of sandwiches, delicious sausage rolls and cakes. Plenty of drinks and ice creams. All well priced and tasty. Can’t ask for anything more. Picnics are encouraged which is nice as many attractions now insist on no food brought in which makes the day either to expensive or out of people s price range. Having said that we were happy to buy numerous reasonably priced hot and cold drinks and slices of cake and had a try of the sausage rolls at the end of the day to keep us going The farm entrance fee is very good value and again doesn’t need to be booked in advance, thank goodness as I don’t know 2/3 weeks in advance wether we can visit attractions, I want to decide either the day before nor even on the day depending on a thousand things. All the staff were super friendly, cheerful and helpful. Will definitely be recommending a visit to anyone visiting the area with children. Just wish we didn’t live a 2 hour drive away as we would be regular visitor’s winter and summer. But as we often stay in the area I know we will be back.

Love this place & have visited several times before & as we found ourselves staying nearby, after viewing the website we decided to visit again & booked tickets, reassured that we would feel comfortable once there. Appreciate it’s the middle of summer, even tho the weather was rubbish but I couldn’t believe how busy it was, infact it was busier than on previous visits so not sure what the point is of pre-booking (I stupidly assumed it would be to limit the amount of visitors so we were able to maintain some sort of space between us). It was heaving, inside & out, even just queuing to get in was a concern - no spacers/markers to encourage keeping a distance. Infact, the only things we saw to remind us we were in the middle of a pandemic was a screen at the pay booth, a table with hand sanitiser & some signs advising handwashing for 20 seconds. It’s a place for little kids, of course it is & we expected to have excited little ones all around, but not so many we could barely move around without bumping into them at every turn We left after 10 minutes & never got to cuddle a guinea pig!!! :(

We love this farm so much, it’s the best in the area for the price. The outdoor space is huge with lots of things to do. The animal handling sessions are the highlight of this place for my children and thankfully they have never been stopped due to OTT Covid restrictions. BUT I always supervise my children when handling the guinea pigs and chicks. Some reviews on here are moaning that children are left to manhandle the animals inappropriately, I think some responsibility should be placed back onto the parents surely. The staff on duty to supervise the animal handling sessions are patient, knowledgeable and lovely but ultimately, they’re not the parents are they? Same with the Go Karts outside. It specifically says on a sign that during busy periods it’s 4 laps of the track per “go” so where are the parents to tell their children to get off after they’ve done 4 laps? Many on their phones sat along way away from what I could see today. The indoor bit after the entrance where you pay is busy as the guinea pig handling is the first attraction you arrive at and it causes abit of a bottle neck in terms of people congestion. But it soon thins out when you move through. I can’t comment on the cafe as we take a picnic but their coffee is nice and hot and their caramel shortbread is delicious. I love not having to book a session. In short, it’s a farm. There are smells in rooms where the animals are. It’s busy in school holidays. But we love it.

There is alot for everyone to do here. The inside bit does feel a little cramped at times due to the amount of people in there but the outside space is great. There's lots of activities for all ages to get involved in and the tractor ride was a nice addition and gives you a chance to ask the farmer any questions you might have. It's £1.50 per person for the ride, although he didn't charge for our toddler which was nice and they do accept cash or card. The only thing that let this place down was the amount of people crowding around the animals during the activity times. We did one activity with our daughter and didn't try to take part in others as it was too busy and uncomfortable for us, thats just personal preference though. The activities are limited to the number of animals they have, e.g. if you're feeding the calfs they might have 8, so 8 families can have a go. The activities are regular though so you have a good chance of taking part. The cafe they have is nice and offers a good range of items. They even have a little section of toys you can buy. The farm is covered in posters, puzzles with educational material which is great and the information isn't just aimed to children, everyone can learn something new.

Brilliant day out with my children. We have been before but not since 2019. It was great to find somewhere we didn’t need to have booked weeks in advance! There were lots of staff around to help with the guinea pigs and serving at the takeaway cafe. Children (and adults!) can cuddle guinea pigs and handle the chicks. There are lots of play areas outdoors and the new musical area is really lovely. Take a picnic, there are plenty of picnic tables available. Don’t forget the tractor ride, my children loved it! There is plenty of hand sanitiser around the farm and masks are worn indoors. It wasn’t very crowded today and we felt safe all day.

What a fabulous day we had! Will defo be back. One if the best animal farms we've been to. Lovely grounds, well set out, lots of animals to see and interact with and the playground is great. The interactive musical chimes area is inspired! Fun tractor ride and information on the farm and its animals from Chris. We all enjoyed our time there, four generations from great Nanna Pam to great granddaughter Lily