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Waterfowl Sanctuary & Childrens Farm

Tourist attraction Pet store Playground Farm

👍👍 Brought my 2 year old here last weekend, we thoroughly enjoyed it, Mable is an amazing lady, well done for such an amazing place and lovely atmosphere People often mention animals, lovely, feed, play, visit, loved, cuddle, rabbits, pigs, visiting,


Address

Wigginton Heath, Banbury OX15 4LQ, United Kingdom

Website

www.waterfowlsanctuary.co.uk

Contact

+44 1608 730252

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (219 reviews)

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: animals (23) lovely (13) feed (11) play (9) visit (9) loved (7) cuddle (6) rabbits (6) pigs (6) visiting (6)
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  • 5/5 Louise H. 2 years ago on Google
    Brought my 2 year old here last weekend, we thoroughly enjoyed it, Mable is an amazing lady, well done for such an amazing place and lovely atmosphere
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Etienne A. 1 year ago on Google
    A delightful family-owned farm in a rustic Oxfordshire countryside setting. The owner will always offer a cuddle with their rabbits, guinea pigs or chicks in the reception. You may buy aninal feed and walk around numerous enclosures. A children's play area and a few picnic tables dotted around the farm make this a lovely 1-2h visit in company of animal lovers.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chris 1 year ago on Google
    Nice find on the way to the Cotswolds. My wife and I love animals, so it was nice getting to hold the rabbits, Guinea pigs and baby chicks. This place is especially good for families with young children. Entrance fee was £5, but we paid extra because the money helps support feed all the animals. The owners must work extremely hard in the upkeep of the sanctuary and ensuring the welfare of the animals. Highly recommend visit here.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Libby 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely little sanctuary run by lovely people! All the money goes to the animals they save so you can have a fun afternoon out & do a good deed. Theres a variety of animals to see & a lovely little play area. Well worth a visit. My partner & i will definitely be visiting again to donate some feed & things for the animals!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 mark r. 1 year ago on Google
    What a fantastic find .. went with our granddaughter age 3 and her parents. Great value .loved the cuddling of the baby rabbits and Guinea pigs which our granddaughter was enthralled . Lovely owners who cared about the animals ..well done and will be coming back and bringing our picnics in the summer.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Amber F. 9 months ago on Google
    Love this place, it's a rare gem or a place and run by the most wonderful owners, who are under a great deal of stress atm trying to keep there sanctuary going! Lots of different animals, a chance to to cuddle small aminals, feed the animals and have a play in the park. Please visit, and please support Mabel and her hard working son
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 hummyp 1 year ago on Google
    Independently run little farm. Entry is a reasonable price and you can get feed. The place does need some TLC. My son got stung by nettles near the goats as he was feeding them. Bit careless to let them over grow when you know children are visiting and it can be dangerous
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 emiky m. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely owner and they are also Christian (not just hypocrites who say they are) lovely place, hope it gets more funding to stay open and it's also very quirky which I love because I'm eccentric. Beautiful place
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Zak M. 10 months ago on Google
    Absolutely wonderful place to visit, our whole family had fun, there are not enough places like this, the lady at reception was really lovely, and her son who was excellent with the kids specially when holding the rabbits and chicks, I highly recommend this place for kids who love feeding animals! I will be visiting again and again, and may I add that I pray a long and healthy life for the lovely lady in the reception who is 92!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Donna M. 9 months ago on Google
    It was mine and my daughters first time visiting this wonderful sanctuary that was surprisingly a lot bigger than we imagined it would be. We really enjoyed fussing and feeding the animals and talking to the lovely owner and her son who spoke about the history of the sanctuary. It was obvious all the animals are well looked after and cared for and loved very much by the owner. This is a little hidden gem that everyone should visit and support. I will definitely be visiting again 😊
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mark W. 6 months ago on Google
    Fantastic little farm run by a truly dedicated mother and son. All the animals are so well cared for. It's great for all ages and the small entry fee for all ages helps feed these animals. Do visit it's so worth it. You can cuddle loads of different animals and feed them will little feed buckets. We've been 3 times now and will be back next month. Enjoy it's great.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rachel T. 1 year ago on Google
    Visited today with my 4 year old son, it was the loveliest day out we’ve had in a long time. Very reasonable price to get in. We were able to cuddle lots of adorable animals for as long as we wanted, which was quite unique compared to most of the bigger commercial places these days. Charmingly old fashioned place, setting is beautiful, the man running it was absolutely lovely, friendly, polite and welcoming. It is small but my son could have spent the entire day there, he loved the play area, the animal cuddles, and getting to feed the ducks. The whole experience was refreshingly down to earth and real. We will be visiting again!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jenna I. 6 months ago on Google
    Such a wonderful and enjoyable visit. Run by a lovely family. All animals are so well looked after and loved. Set on woodland which is lovely to walk through, highlight was holding the baby animals and feeding all the birds

  • 5/5 Bruce T. 7 months ago on Google
    Fantastic place, laid back, relaxed place to visit with a chance to touch, and stroke guinea pigs, chickens and rabbits, which is supervised, for adults and small folks... Then a walk about to see pigs, pygmy goats, lamas, geece and other birds and fouls.. Also a small childrens play patk

  • 5/5 Bonnie C. 8 months ago on Google
    We haven't been here for 20 years and it hasn't changed a bit. It's nice you can hold/stroke the animals, and very cheap to get in. The small children loved the play area and buying a £1 bucket of food to feed the goats & chickens.

  • 3/5 Marie S. 8 months ago on Google
    My children loved being able to hold and pet the chicks, rabbits and Guinea pigs. The rest of the farm is pretty run down. It feels like it needs some investment into the place to bring it back to where it should be.

  • 5/5 C.v 9 months ago on Google
    Beautiful place! The animals are clearly very well looked after and cared for. We were able to cuddle the little babies too which was soooo lovely and cute!! The owner and her son were amazing, very kind, caring people. I cannot wait to return, thankyou ☺☺

  • 5/5 Andrea E. 1 year ago on Google
    My kids loved being able to hold the baby animals. It was nice to be able to take them to a place I visited as a child 25+ years ago

  • 3/5 Helen Z. 11 months ago on Google
    Lovely little place, good for young children, they especially enjoyed being able to hold a rabbit, guinea pig & chick. The play area is great however the whole place could definitely do with some TLC. My son got stung by nettles, we were warned about them in the woodland walk but they were in the play areas too. Also think they could do with some sinks for hand washing. Otherwise a nice play to spend a couple of hours and the owners were very friendly.

  • 5/5 Kerrie B. 1 year ago on Google
    Reasonably priced (£5per head). Staff were lovely and let us cuddle with a variety of baby animals for as long as we wanted! Massive bowl of feed for £1 too. We stayed around 1hr. Place well kept and animals kept in good conditions too. We will be back!


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