Christmas tree farm with my little bear

We have done quite a bit of farming recently so I thought I would add to my blog this rather fantastic little find (thank you auntie Nicky)!

Christmas tree farm is in Downe in Kent and who knew there was masses of green fields and cows if you drive about 15 minutes towards Kent from our house.

It cost £4 for adults and was free for the under 2's and £2 for over. There are lots of animals here and the layout is brilliantly thought out. As you first reach the farm chickens and ducks run (away from children mainly!) and around you in a little garden where you can buy plants and fresh herbs.

When you get into the main farm you can walk amongst turkeys, chickens and peahens. Whilst behind fences but still at arms reach are emus, llamas, alpacas, mini ponies, jersey cows with huge long tongues (Betty & Daisy) pygmy goats and horses.

When you pay to go in you can buy a bucket of feed which you can offer every animal in the whole place which is a fab idea and a large red bucket lasted us for the whole farm.

Oliver loved carrying his bucket but wasn't that keen on sharing it with anyone else. He cuddled goats and stuck his fingers in horses eyes and up their noses. At one point I thought his hand had been bitten off by a horse but everything was fine. Mat the calmer downer in the family was there to stop horses eating children.

This is a lovely place to spend a day or afternoon as those with kids know it can take forever to walk a very short space with them. The enclosed spaces mean you can all wander about at your own pace and you just have to keep an eye that they don't try and get in with the animals like mine did. The cafe for coffee is dire don't do it whilst starbucks still exists just buy a can of drink. For children though there is a brilliantly valued meal of hot dog, crisps and juice for £2.60.

As usual Oliver is wearing his h&m lion tshirt with h&m shorts and Clarks dinosaur shoes.

www.xmastreefarm.co.uk/