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Sheldon Country Park

Old Rectory Farm | Ragley Drive, Sheldon, Birmingham B26 3TU, England
44-121-742-0226
Ranked #28 of 155 attractions in Birmingham
4.5 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
Type: Parks
Description: This 96-acre working farm brings the country right to city dwellers offering guided nature walks and other popular events.
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Solihull
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

A lovely place to go if you like animals but not suitable for rainy days More

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England
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

What a wonderful place not just for children but for adults as well. The interaction with the farm animals and children is great. The surrounding fields seem to go on for miles and miles and it's lovely to see children playing football and running around rather than sitting at home on computer games etc. Once a year they have the... More

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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

This place is not massive BUT it's free the staff are friendly and they have a little tea room we love going there. More

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Solihull, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2012

......as my two year old insists we go at least once a week to feed the pigs. A delightful place, with well informed friendly staff. Real bonus that you can take carrots, apples etc to feed, sheep, cows, goats, horses etc and of course the obligatory bread for the ducks! Small playground next door, an tea room on site an... More

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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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26 reviews 26 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

I took my God Daughter who is 3 and we had a brilliant time, There is no charge to go in and we saw the ducks cows pigs and more there is a nice play area all in all brilliant place More

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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

Nice simple farm was really appreciated by my 2 year old daughter. In Bham there isn't much opportunity to see animals so that was good, even better as it was free. More

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Bradford, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2012

I visited this park at the weekend with my three sons (5, 7 and 9). We were attracted by the farm and the fact that we could stand right underneath the flight path and watch planes taking off and landing directly over our heads. The farm was good, as was the playground. What spoilt it for us was the amount... More

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Birmingham, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2012

the one place me and the family always go back to time and time again it a lovely family working farm with something for all ages More

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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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14 reviews 14 reviews
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2012

This is a great day out for kids and adults. It makes a pleasant change to see a working farm for free. There are also shows held here. Plenty of room for balls games, with a nice picnic area and play ground More

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Birmingham, UK
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34 reviews 34 reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2012

Lots of friendly animals for the kids to see and pet, nice walks around the local area. Close to a45 (Coventry Rd) so easy to get to, not far from NEC. More

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