One of the best things to do with babies and toddlers is to take them to farms to see the animals and Church Farm Thurstaston is one of the greatest family farm parks in the area.
Getting to Church Farm Thurstaston
Church Farm is located in Thurstaston on the Wirral and so is easily accessible from North Wales, Cheshire and Merseyside.
From the M53, take Junction 3 and it’s around a ten minute drive to get to Thurstaston. Church Farm is well sign posted and easily located.
The car park is pretty big and accommodates fifty vehicles. We went to the little booth to pay our admission which can vary depending on whether it’s high, mid or low season. With it being school holidays when we went, it was high season so we paid £5.50 per adult with Dex getting in for free as he is under 1.
What animals can I see at Church Farm Thurstaston?
There is a huge range of animals at Church Farm Thurstaston.
We started by looking at the goats who are enclosed in a circular area in the middle of the farm. They are so tiny that they can pop their heads through the barbed wire to come and say hello. We had Dex in his Zeta Citi stroller which is outward facing so he could see everything that was going on and he was enchanted by them.
Next we went to see the meerkats. When we first went over to their enclosure, they were hiding inside in the warm due to it being a very blustery and overcast day, but when they saw us arrive they couldn’t help but come out and see what was going on. Situated next to the meerkats are two emus who live in their field with two goats. 
As we wandered over to the swings, a large hen came out of the hen house to say hello to us. He was really so tame. He came up right next to me and I could have touched him if I’d wanted to. We let Dexter have a go on the swings which he adored. There is also a big outdoor activity area next to the swings which we didn’t look at as Dex is still a little bit small for that.
There is an animal trail which we wandered up and down where you can see sheep, cows, alpacas, geese and pigs. The trail overlooks the Dee estuary and the views are quite breathtaking. The photos really don’t do it justice and I bet on a sunny day, the scene is even more picturesque.
What else can you do at Church Farm?
Indoors they have a beach area; a covered play area with lots of sand, decking and deck chairs, perfect for tiny children who love the seaside. Alongside there are small tractors for children to ride and plenty of seating for you to eat your picnics.
At Church Farm Thurstaston you’ll also find a shop which sells lots of local farm product from meat to eggs to cheeses.
They also have a fabulous cafe where we stopped for coffee and a cake.
The cafe has a log burner fire which kept us toasty and warm while we sipped our coffee and Dex had a spot of lunch. I was really pleased that they have Ikea highchairs for the babies as well as a microwave and a Tommee Tippee bottle/food warmer. The cakes are made by a local company called Gorge’us and the Millionaire Shortbread that we had was truly delicious.
What did we love the most about Church Farm Thurstaston?
Our favourite part of the farm though was meeting the lambs. There are located behind the toilets in an enclosed area with their mums and dads.
The lambs are naturally curious and came over to look at Dex and bleat. Dexter adored this and was giggling his head off and reaching out to touch them. As the farm was so quiet we were able to spend quite a considerable amount of time in here and get some great photos of the lambs feeding and jumping up and down on their presumably exhausted parents. (I feel ewe Mummy Sheep, I really do *snore*)
We didn’t take part in any of the activities that they had on offer but throughout the day there was a timetable of stuff including a tractor ride, a hen house tour, the emu experience and guzzling goats.
Church Farm really is a great day out for the whole family. We will definitely be returning to see the animals again.
Church Farm is located at:
Church Lane,
Thurstaston,
Wirral,
CH61 0HW
You can visit their website here.
Check out previous days out here.
Rabbit Ideas
Saturday 26th of August 2017
What a lovely say out- I've yet to meet a toddler who doesn't love a farm trip! Great post.
Devon Mama
Friday 5th of May 2017
What a lovely looking place, I love things like this for a wholesome feeling family day out! Even better that they have a cafe with a log burner, I think I'd be there the whole time!
kris
Friday 5th of May 2017
This place sounds great. We love a farm although we haven't been for a while, maybe when the weather picks up. It's always helpful when places have great facilities for babies/toddlers it really makes all the difference.