Explore rare breed animals up close, enjoy hands-on encounters, and play outdoors in woodland areas with climbing frames and zip wire at this family farm.

Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm is a premier family destination in Wiltshire offering an immersive farm experience for children of all ages. Visitors can get up close with friendly rare breed animals and participate in hands-on animal encounters throughout the day, including free activities such as Pig Racing and Animal Encounters, with optional paid experiences like Guinea Pig Fishing and Highland Cow Fishing. The farm features multiple play areas designed to keep children entertained for hours. An indoor soft play barn provides year-round activity, while outdoor attractions include a woodland playground complete with climbing frames and zip wire, plus a fairy village nestled within the woods. The expansive grounds offer plenty of picnic spots for families to enjoy their own food or purchase refreshments. On-site facilities include a welcoming café and restaurant serving delicious meals and homemade cakes, making it easy to spend a full day at the farm. The venue is pushchair-friendly and suitable for ages 0+, making it accessible for families with very young children. Cholderton also hosts seasonal events and activities, positioning itself as one of the top family attractions near Salisbury. With flexible admission options including special rates for term-time visits and after-school sessions, the farm caters to various family schedules and budgets.

Venue Details

What this place offers

Toilets

Public transport nearby

Accessible toilets

Free WiFi

Baby changing facilities

Food available

On-site parking

🐕Dog-friendly

Parking nearby

Pushchair friendly

☕ Food & Drink

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Daniel Harris

3 weeks ago

Visited with our kids on a beautiful, sunny day. Great place lovely animals all well kept. You can see the animals really happy, and a site is very clean. There was an on site cafe. Also a bonus was the on-site vineyard. I we bought a bottle of wine and it was lovely

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Alan Gingell

a month ago

What a great place to visit and excellent value for money. Arrived at 11am and didnt leave until 4.30pm. The staff were friendly, the venue is beautiful, and the animals were just amazing, especially the Highland Cows, Alpacas, oh, and the Pig Racing. 2 1/2, 10, 17, 18, 48 and 50 year old, all of whom would go again!

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Gary Eland

2 months ago

We absolutely love spending our Saturday mornings here. It such a great size and a nice variety of animals. The staff are always polite and helpful.

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Tamzan Robertson

3 months ago

We loved our visit today, travelled from Cornwall to Gatwick. Stopped with you rather than the services and it was the best decision! My 3 year old had so much fun and ran off a load of energy 😍

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Jasmine

5 months ago

I came here with 2 of my friends a couple weeks back and it was great! Even tho the weather was bad it wasn’t to muddy and all the animals were a still out. They helped me organise a surprise for my friend and they smashed it. Dan is very kind and understanding and a lovely person to speak to. All the staff were really kind and helpful. The animals are great to see and feed and there all very friendly, this is a great day out with lots of different animals to see and different activities to do. I couldn’t recommend this farm enough! Thank you so much for all your kindness and support and this hard time for my friend. She enjoyed it so much

Reviews last updated: 29 September 2026