White Elm Petting Farm
White Elm Garden Centre, White Elm Road
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About White Elm Petting Farm
Meet and interact with a delightful menagerie of farmyard friends, then let little ones burn off energy in the indoor barn and outdoor adventure zone. Family-friendly facilities include parking, dining, and accessible amenities throughout.
What's nearby
- White Elm Garden Centre & Tearoom next door
- Meatline Bicknacre next door
- Jamies Fruit & Veg next door
- Priory Pet & Country Supplies next door
- Jesters Kids Club Bicknacre 400m away
Distances as the crow flies, via Google
Good to know
Parking
- ✓Free car park
- ✓Paid car park
Accessibility
- ✓Accessible parking
- ✓Accessible entrance
Details via Google — worth confirming with the attraction before you travel, especially for access needs.
Photos
Photos via Google
Opening hours
- Monday
- 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Thursday
- 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Friday
- 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Saturday
- 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Sunday
- 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Current hours may differ from the usual schedule above (e.g. holidays) — check Google Maps for today's hours.
What visitors say
We had a lovely morning with our 14 month old girl. We had a slot of 9:30 to 12:30 which didn’t sound like a lot at first but you are able to get round and have enough time. Good amount of animals and loved that you can feed them. Especially love the play park for the younger children (not many places have enough for little ones only bigger kids!) will be back! Staff were friendly both at the front desk and in the cafe.
· via Google
Lovely place to go! Been here many times with my 5 year old and 1 year old. Nice and enclosed, with plenty of space to roam around. Even when at capacity, it never feels overly busy. I feel it is well priced for what is on offer. We loved doing the Easter trail-collecting stamps along the way. Nice little extras such as the sand pit, construction area and playground. The outdoor vehicle track is a great way to end the day. My boy loves the soft play, which is a decent size. The under 2's section could do with less toys so the babies can move around in it a bit more and some don't work, so not needed anyway. We also like the tea room- the cakes are amazing, as is the service and food on offer. When the sun is shining, this is one of our go to places. Will be back in the next half term.
· via Google
I drove a coach of primary school children here for the day and they loved it. I walked round the garden centre and shops that they have there, then went in the tearoom which was lovely. The garden centre has a good selection of plants and shrubs, pots, compost, stones, garden tools and accessories. Prices seemed reasonable. Will definitely come back with my wife and credit card.
· via Google
Good little day out with the kids. I pre booked tickets,£8.95 for adults and £7.95 for children over 2. Animal food was not included in the price but ,£3 for two buckets and a little activity for the kids to do on the way round. For a Sunday afternoon it was not busy at all,well laid out with loads of animals to see,loads off outdoor play area and sand for the kids to interact with. One off the staff had a turtle out and the kids was interacting with and he was answering all their questions. There is also and indoor play area which served hot and cold food coffee was really nice.
· via Google
At a glance
- Address
- White Elm Garden Centre, Chelmsford, CM3 4LR Get directions
- Category
- Farm Parks
- Guest rating
- 4.6 / 5 (1,082 reviews)
- Suitable for
- Ages 0-12
- Setting
- Indoor & outdoor
- Destination
- Bicknacre