Park Hall Countryside Experience in Oswestry is set to hold a series of themed weeks to keep Shropshire’s youngsters entertained over the upcoming summer holidays.

The first themed event of the holidays will be Dino Week from July 22^nd – 28^th, where visitors can meet Dora the Dino and baby dinosaurs, watch the dinosaur racing, and dig for fossils.

Maisy’s Maize Maze opens on July 29^th until September 8^th, challenging visitors to find their way through and complete a cow themed quiz.

Next up is Pirates and Princesses Week from August 5^th – 11^th. Join the crew for daily shows featuring Hapless Jim the Pirate and Princess Pearl, and take part in a Treasure Hunt. Visitors can meet the princesses and enter a fancy dress competition.

That is followed by Science Week from August 12^th – 18^th, featuring Grandolph the Wizard’s science show and experiments.

From August 19^th – 25^th, Park Hall will host Exotic Animal Week with the animal man - Simon Airey. Simon will be bringing animals from Corner Exotics, including snakes and scorpions for visitors to meet.

Finally, from August 26^th – September 1^st there will be Bop and Pop Week celebrating a summer of fun. There will be a junior disco, party games, and a silent disco. 

As well as the themed activities, visitors can access the whole site, which is home to goats, sheep, ponies, cows, pigs, alpacas, chickens, rabbits, chinchillas, guinea pigs and tortoises.

Richard Powell, joint owner-director at Park Hall, said, “Once again we have filled our summer schedule with plenty of fun events which means there’s something new every week to enjoy.

“There’s lots to do around the farm. Families can meet the animals, see the rabbits in Burrowland and the goats in their playground, take barrel train rides, fly through the air on our 40-metre zip wire, drive electric tractors on the driving school circuit, enjoy the Crazy Farm Adventure Course and our Woodland Adventure Play Area, take a tractor ride, plus there's a climbing globe and space hoppers. Don’t forget to wander up to our Maize Maze from the end of July through to the end of the holidays.

“Even if the weather forgets it’s the summer, we have plenty to do indoors too, including our role-play village, pedal-powered tractors, play barn, brickworks, under 4's sensory play area, sand and water play, science zone and music room.

“We even have on-site historical exhibits, such as our WWI & WWII trenches and our Iron Age Roundhouse. It's all about learning through fun here at Park Hall.”

Tickets during the event weeks are £13.95 per person online or £15.95 per person at the farm entrance, and under 2s are free. Buy tickets at www.parkhallfarm.co.uk.