Unfortunately due to the nature of the Fire Service & NHS Ambulance Service we have just been informed on this occasion that they will not be able to bring their vehicles and appliances. However you will still be able to meet members of these vital services who will be able to talk about what they do and will have various activities for you to join in.
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Local Heroes Day – Sunday 8th August
Thursday, August 5th, 2010We Had a Halloween of a time at Half Term
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
School holiday time is always a favourite for your farmyard friends here in Old Macdonald’s Farm in Brentwood, as hundreds of children, and their parents too of course, rush down to visit them, and maybe even feed them too. What our animals do not realise is that, whilst they are an important part of the plans for a great value day out for all the family, we have other activities for them.
This half term was no exception, and young Damion Miller, aged 4, found he has won a Nintendo Wii for his magnificent pumpkin carving! What is more, he and his family will visit the farm later in the year as Old Macdonald’s guests and receive the prize from good old Santa Clause himself. Here we show Damion (in the middle) with Mum Kirsty on the right and our own Jade on the left. The pumpkin is the round orange one if you are confused.
Sadly Old Macdonald has to report that our Catapult is Kaput, as our Pumpkin firing machine, appropriately for Halloween, gave up the Ghost. A crack developed down the throwing arm, probably a witchy spell placed on it, and it has to go into retirement! However, there was lots more to enjoy all through the week with our ghastly ghostly train and spooktacular surprises enticing visitors here.
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Did you meet some new friends in August?
Sunday, August 16th, 2009
Our two Pet the Animals Weekends have just finished here at Old Macdonald’s Farm and what a wonderful time was had by everyone, not least our tortoises, ferrets, rabbits and skink, Annie the Owl, all of whom had a wonderful couple of days in the summer sun meeting their fans. For those of you who have not been here for a while, we now have the widest selection of Farmyard Friends plus exotic and unusual animals you can find, with the Meerkats, Otters, Wallabies, Rheas added to farmyard favourites and the lovely miniature shetland ponies too.
As a petting farm, with lots of chances for you to get up close to the farmyard friends you find here in Brentwood, we know how much you enjoy the physical contact with our creatures, but Pet the Animals Weekends give you just a little more. For instance our tortoises are normally safely tucked away in their special enclosure, but on a number of occasions each year we let them out for a good run around our specially created enclosure, and whilst World Athletic Championships it might not appear to be, it gets them out of their shell for a while (not literally). As tortoises are an endangered species many people will never have the chance to pick up and hold one, so this is a very special chance indeed. (more…)
One Great Weekend Coming Up in June
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
June 7th is Open Farm Sunday, and Old Macdonald’s Farm will be joining in this event where many traditional farms open their doors and admit the public, and whilst we always do that (or we would not last long in this business) for June 7th we are running a special petting day where we will focus on your farmyard friends just a little more.
Our sheep, goats, ducks, chickens and pigs will be available for you to meet even closer than usual, and you can learn about farming and cereal crops too as you visit us on that day. We always hope to be educational and fun, and June 7th will be no different, but we will add even more of a flavour of the farmyard to the day and join with our colleagues all around the country so hope you will join us for this special event. You will still find more unusual animals here, such as the Alpacas and Meerkats (and Alpacas are farmed in Britain anyway as you will learn) and have lots to do such as the Adventure Bridges and other entertainments, but learn about farming with us.
Plus there is another reason why you should put us in your diary for Open Farm Day because it coincides with our Local Heroes Day where we welcome staff from the Fire Service, the Police and the First Responders who will come and meet you and let us all climb into fire engines and sound police sirens! More about all this to come soon.
However there is even more for our visitors on this first weekend in June, when the summer will start in earnest (and we hope Ernest does not mind too much) because on June 6th we will enjoy another visit from Mr Punch and his long suffering, but feisty in this version, wife Judy with a modern take on a very traditional show. So come to the farm in June when our superb value for money day out will actually be unbeatable (as is Judy in this show too!)
Treat Mum on Mother’s Day March 22nd
Friday, March 6th, 2009
Bring Mum to Old Macdonald’s Farm in Brentwood, Essex, on Mother’s Day and we will treat her to a relaxing cup of tea in our cafe whilst you explore the farm and enjoy all our activities. Your mother deserves a rest and you deserve a great day out here on the farm, where in addition to meeting our fabulous collection of farmyard favourites you can also see exotic animals such as the Meerkats, Otters and Wallabies, and also enjoy leisure attractions such as the Caterpillar Roller Coaster, Snake Slide and fabulous Carousel.
To keep you active you can bounce along on our trampolines and inflatable castles, or play in the Construction Site Sandpit and run on the Adventure Walk. Then you can pop indoors and shoot your pals in the Barn Battles, or become King or Queen of the Castle on our Climbing Frames, indoor and outdoor.
We have lots of our own Mums here on the farm, with lambs, goat kids, baby Meerkats, baby bunny rabbits and many more, including our first Joey born to the wallabies on the farm, still in his mother’s pouch.
So you can play and pet the animals, whilst Mum puts her feet up and enjoys the refreshing cuppa char! Every day is great at Old Macdonald’s Farm, but this will make Mother’s Day that little bit better! We hope Mum will also take some time to play with you too, and of course pet the animals herself!
