Rosepark Farm
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Rosepark Farm
4.5
Temporarily closedClosed until Oct 26, 2024
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Our family run farm is a excellent place for families, educational and group visits to suit all ages. From ziplines, parks, inland beach and animals we really have so much for everyone to enjoy a day out. Picnics are welcome. No booking is required, with the exception of school/groups. Please note we are a CASH only farm.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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  • Lorraine B
    Portstewart, United Kingdom1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Christmas special 2023
    We had a fantastic time at the toddler Christmas experience and have made so many special memories. Thank you so much to the team, you were absolutely wonderful from the singing and dancing to helping us make special reindeer food, feeding the reindeer carrots and story time with Mrs Claus! You all went out of your way to make it so special for all the kids. Santa was just the perfect finish too!
    Visited December 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 7 December 2023
  • K356
    Magherafelt, United Kingdom30 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Excellent Toddler Christmas Special
    Fantastic Christmas Toddler event, well organised & lots to entertain with the elves. Lovely story from Mrs Claus before the lovely Santa arrived lots of time for photos & everyone taken in turn so no bored children waiting in a queue. Reindeer outside was the perfect finishing touch. Our children loved it, would highly recommend and we will definitely be back again!🎅
    Visited December 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 10 December 2023
  • Gabriella W
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    5*
    We had the best time - in spite of the weather! My two (almost 3yo and just turned 1yo) loved the soft play and bouncy castle, and the elves were so helpful and friendly and kind of let us mill about at our leisure - they were more hands on when we went in next door to write Santa lists and make reindeer food. I LOVED the Santa in particular, the real beard just makes it! We genuinely all loved it (my husband and I with two girls and our friend with her family)
    Visited December 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 11 December 2023
  • Charlene M
    1 contribution
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Christmas experience. Especially great for younger kids under 6
    Had a great Christmas experience at Rosepark farm. It started promptly, we got food to feed the reindeers and the rest of the experience was inside so no need to worry about the weather. Very interactive with the kids, dancing, singing, a story with Mrs Claus and then to meet the big man himself. Staff very attentive to the little ones and great value for money. Would recommend.
    Visited December 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 13 December 2023
  • Sunny
    Northern Ireland, United Kingdom39 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Best farm we've been to!
    We travelled from Newtownards as we'd seen so many good things about Rosepark farm online, and I have to say it even surpassed our expectations! We have a 9 year old, 6 year old & 11 month old baby and there was loads for all of them to do.  The farm is set in a lovely large area of countryside with beautiful roses along the paths.  There are playparks dotted everywhere with baby swings & absolutely loads of picnic benches. Also ample wet weather shelters. Food reasonably priced.  Toilets clean. The kids absolutely loved the bouncy castle area which had 3 different bouncy castles/slides, as well as the giant zip wires.  They also loved the track with all the ride on toys.  The highlight for them was the petting hut.  They had rabbits, guinea pigs & kittens - this was the first time we'd seen kittens like this at a farm! We went back twice to do this.  The lagoon was also a fab novelty for them - we went on a sunny hot day & brought swimming gear for the kids.  There was also a large indoor play area for babies & toddlers which was perfect for our crawling 11 month old.  There was a massive bouncy castle with a slide & ball pit, and soft play pieces on the other side of the room.  Overall the farm is really good value at only £6 per person (baby was free) & the whole place is extremely well thought out.  The farms near us are a lot more expensive & don't offer as much variety.  I would highly, highly recommend a day out here - my kids are already asking when they can go back!
    Visited July 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 13 July 2024
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pamela b
12 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020 • Family
Visited on 13/8/20 parked alongside another car while my brother was in the process of taking his 2 children (aged 4 and 1) out of the car the owners daughter told him he couldn't park there. Before my brother could do anything the owner came over shouting calling him a (f*****g d******d) the cursing and verbal abuse had the children terrified!! The owner continued his tirade for a good 5 mins, getting in my brothers face and goading him, his language was vile! He tgen proceeded to throw £20 in my brothers face and told him to f off he didn't want his custom. Tge owner made such a scene numerous people came over to see if everyone was ok. A vile, disgusting owner of a 'family farm'. Hope he's proud bullying a family with 2 young children!
Written 16 August 2020
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Sunny
Northern Ireland, UK39 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2024 • Family
We travelled from Newtownards as we'd seen so many good things about Rosepark farm online, and I have to say it even surpassed our expectations! We have a 9 year old, 6 year old & 11 month old baby and there was loads for all of them to do.  The farm is set in a lovely large area of countryside with beautiful roses along the paths.  There are playparks dotted everywhere with baby swings & absolutely loads of picnic benches. Also ample wet weather shelters. Food reasonably priced.  Toilets clean. The kids absolutely loved the bouncy castle area which had 3 different bouncy castles/slides, as well as the giant zip wires.  They also loved the track with all the ride on toys.  The highlight for them was the petting hut.  They had rabbits, guinea pigs & kittens - this was the first time we'd seen kittens like this at a farm! We went back twice to do this.  The lagoon was also a fab novelty for them - we went on a sunny hot day & brought swimming gear for the kids.  There was also a large indoor play area for babies & toddlers which was perfect for our crawling 11 month old.  There was a massive bouncy castle with a slide & ball pit, and soft play pieces on the other side of the room.  Overall the farm is really good value at only £6 per person (baby was free) & the whole place is extremely well thought out.  The farms near us are a lot more expensive & don't offer as much variety.  I would highly, highly recommend a day out here - my kids are already asking when they can go back!
Written 13 July 2024
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cstinson
Ballymoney, UK75 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Family
Taking advantage of the good weather I took our daughter and grandchildren - aged 2 and 9 ,to Rosepark for the day, we had a fantastic time.

We knew it was picnic friendly so made up a pack lunch, took the towels as we knew about the lagoon and off we went

The 2 year old loved every second of the day. He walked the whole of the park without a whimper because every corner had something new for him to see, be it a big tractor slide, the Fairy trail or the goats running free, he was so excited at finding something new he was happy walking. The 9 year old also had great fun on the zip wires and just loves the animals in the petting hut and the exotic house, and they both had great fun on the bouncy castles and paddling in the lagoon

We used the picnic tables at the lagoon. Very very impressed with how clean everywhere was. With the amount of families there and children running around, litter free and whilst there was sand, the lawns were spotlessly tidy

We bought slushies and ice creams and paid for the quad ride, all very good prices and the only extra costs after the very very reasonable entrance fee. As my daughter said, it cost £5 just to park the car up at their park and theres nothing other than a park to walk around. She said it was the best day out she has ever taken the kids too. What she particularly liked was the playground equipment was designed for toddlers, they could use it safely, none of these rope net things they had to use to climb up and narrow beams to navigate , there was proper ladders and the walkways were broad

We spent 4 hours there and only left because the 2 year old was worn out

A brilliant day out and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to a family
Written 3 September 2023
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Louise M
Limavady, UK50 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2021 • Family
We attended for the Upside down Oz Halloween event yesterday with our 4 year old... Unfortunately, he didn't enjoy it at all - we had tears before he even got out of the car because the quad train wasn't running so I think this put him off from the start, as it's his favourite thing about Rosepark Farm....
Obviously this has nothing to do with the set up though, haha! It was superb - so much effort had been put into the setting up, the layout, the groupings and the story... It was barely recognisable from our usual visits! The staff and students did an absolutely brilliant job, you could really see the time and effort that had gone into preparing the event. I feel like it's maybe more suitable for an older age group as they're able to stand and listen and engage a little bit better, my little boy just wanted to run on at his own pace and look around the farm like he normally does - so I think we'll stick to our visits on normal days in future! However, if you have a child that loves stories, and acting, and you want something that's a totally different Halloween experience, I would 100% recommend it! Well worth the money and so well planned and executed. Thank you for the effort you put in everyone, looking forward to seeing you all again at Easter!
Written 31 October 2021
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Emma C
4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Family
This is an absolutely brilliant farm with so much to do, this is easily an all day experience. We went on the 28/07/23 and whilst there was a little drizzle it was a brilliant day! There were little rain huts around the farm as well as lots of shelter to sit under. The animals are so well looked after and happy walking around, the petting zoo was the highlight of our visit stroking kittens and Guinea pigs and so much more. There is a little beach, lake, a few play parks, huge zip lines, free rides and bouncy castles! Living in Manchester this whole experience would be about £20 per person so to find out it’s only £5 was crazy! Will definitely be back especially knowing it’s a family run farm 🥰
Written 29 July 2023
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Thank you ever so much Emma for this wonderful review. We are a family run farm and try our best to keep prices low so its affordable for everyone to have a lovely day out. We hope to see you again on the farm
Written 9 August 2023
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Lorraine B
Portstewart, UK1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Friends
We had a fantastic time at the toddler Christmas experience and have made so many special memories.
Thank you so much to the team, you were absolutely wonderful from the singing and dancing to helping us make special reindeer food, feeding the reindeer carrots and story time with Mrs Claus! You all went out of your way to make it so special for all the kids.
Santa was just the perfect finish too!
Written 8 December 2023
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J M
Belfast, UK7 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022
Lovely open farm and lots of activities. The blue lagoon area is perfect for a picnic and the whole place is spotless and good value for money but we had to give only an average review as the paddocks with the highland cow and calf, the herd of deer, the llamas and the goats had no shade at all and it was a scorcher of a day. They had stopped the petting of the kittens and rabbits due to the heat which was good but I felt more could have been done for the rest of the large animals.
The reptile house was interesting too but time and time again I see large adult boas in small enclosures and unfortunately this was no exception, such a shame.
Written 12 August 2022
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Hi, Thanks for your review, we will take on board your feedback.
Written 9 August 2023
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MrsH
Northern Ireland, UK27 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021 • Family
For a day out with children this is great. £5 entry fee, drinks/lollies are reasonably priced - they use CASH ONLY, no cards. There is a walk around the farm & animals to see. We avoided the water area until the end. Take lower rose walk to the bouncy castles (all free of charge), petting hut & more animals. Return then to the blue lagoon - bring swimming gear. Water only 0.6metre deep but children enjoyed it.
Written 17 July 2021
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Roisin K
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2021 • Family
We attended this farm on the bank holiday weekend. Very disappointed, it was absolutely packed with no organisation, no stewards no social distancing it was just ridiculous!! We booked our slot 3 weeks prior to going to be told we’re not on the list after driving for an hr with 3 kids.. the girl then taking my phone off me(in a pandemic like with no mask or no gloves) to check my messages, mean how rude, very poorly set up!! Safe to say we left 30 mins later and had a picnic in the car, kids had more fun looking at the giant windmill because there wasn’t an animal in sight. Never got near the blue lagoon as the crowds were just mental!! Very very disappointed!!
Written 18 June 2021
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Ashleigh H
3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2022 • Family
Absolutely love rosepark farm we have been a few times and it never disappoints the staff are brilliant it is affordable (not like a lot of the other farms) loads to do for the kids we love how you can feed the animals. The Easter egg hunt was brilliant my son absolutely loved it. We love it here 😀
Written 18 April 2022
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