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Ark Open Farm

296 Bangor Road, Newtownards BT23 7PH, Northern Ireland
44-28-9182-0445
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4.0 of 5 stars 21 Reviews
Type: Farms
Useful Information: Activities for young children
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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

We had a fantastic day out at the Ark Open Farm near Newtownards last Saturday. The staff were brilliant with our kids, ensuring that none of the kids were left out as the animals were fed. The pony rides were a highlight with most of the kids from our Sunday School, and the zip line in the play park was... More

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

Open farm, wide range of animals, unusual breeds of animals, donkeys, ponies, cows, goats, llamas, deer, rabbits etc, pleasant staff, lovely wee cafe. Children get to cuddle the animals. Play park for the kids too and picnic tables.

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Newtownards, United Kingdom
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

i recently visited the ark farm with my children,they are 6 and 15 mths.i was met with the warmest reception and most friendliest staff.i was informed straight away to the goings on in the farm and was called to the activivities that took place such as pony rides and bottle feeds.the staff were so so helpfull and had a good... More

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Newtownards, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 March 2012

Me & my fiance took our daughter here for her 1st birthday & we all had a great day!! Our daughter's birthday is 3 days before Christmas so we went to visit Santa. Santa was brilliant, our daughter was a bit young to appreciate it but the other children were so excited!! I told Santa it was our daughters birthday... More

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Northern Ireland
2 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2012

Whilst, for adults, this is a very basic working farm - wellies are a must!! It's very 'hands on' but nothing very exiting. However.....my grandchildren LOVE it - it's one of their favourite places to go!!

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Newcastle, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 December 2011

We were afraid that our children (aged 11 and 14) might be a bit too old for an attraction like this, but we needn't have worried. What you can see will depend on how recently the animals have reproduced, and that'll affect your whole experience, but there are sure to be cute young animals of some description whenever you go.... More

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belfast
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2011

Held my daughters 4th birthday in Ark Open Farm at the beginning of December 2011. We had ages ranging from 3yrs to over 50's and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The staff were extremely helpful and pleasant. The facilities were great and the tour of the farm was great fun. Would highly recommend to anyone, we all had a great day... More

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Northern Ireland
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Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 November 2011

Hi, I took our Sunday School class here to video the nativity at the Ark Farm facilities which I had arranged beforehand with Lorraine the proprietor. There were certain requirements I had which she met with no hesitation whatsoever. We had a beautiful sunny November day which enabled us to video and have great fun! Whilst different scenes were being... More

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Newtownards, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 November 2011

The Ark farm is the Ideal place for parents to take their younge children for a day out go and feed the ponies,donkeys and chickens . Bottle feed the baby lambs and hold the .lovely puppies and baby chicks (we got to see one hatch in the incubator),Go down to the park and walk roung and see the reindeers and... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011

My little boy loves tractors eyes lit up to a room full of them ! Only to be disappointed by ALL OF THEM TO BE BROKEN I'm nit exaggerating every single one ! Accident waiting to happen

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