Local Reviews
In August 2013, lostintheirishsea said about Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
We spent the good part of a day here. It's a lovely place to take young kids and there are lots of interesting things for them to look at. There's also plenty of space to run around safely. We particularly enjoyed looking in on the pigs and the little ones enjoyed riding in a cart on the back of a pony. There are lots of suitable places if you're planning a picnic - as we did. Well worth the money. A good old fashioned day out.
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In September 2013, Dead_Sheep said about Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
Words cannot describe the charm of Acton Scott Farm. We purchased days tickets which turned out to be available for free repeat visits over the season. As a consequence we have made various return visits over the past few months.
Positive points:
- plenty to do and see.
- interesting livestock and poultry
- interesting demonstrations in areas such as wheelwrighting, butter making, horse ploughing, bodging, etc
- an excellent and superb tea room with a wide ranging menu of home produced and locally sourced food products
- helpful and friendly staff/volunteers
- interesting array of agricultural equipment.
- interesting old farm buildings, unspoilt by modernisation.
Negatives:
- avoid during the high season when it may become crowded.
What not to expect:
- Acton Scott is not a theme park, it is a living museum
- It is not a children's activity centre full of play areas but it is friendly for intelligent and inquisitive children interested in the countryside, livestock, horses or poultry.
They are also very friendly towards cyclists visiting the tea room. I recently visited during a cycle event and they were very accommodating to our group.
Positive points:
- plenty to do and see.
- interesting livestock and poultry
- interesting demonstrations in areas such as wheelwrighting, butter making, horse ploughing, bodging, etc
- an excellent and superb tea room with a wide ranging menu of home produced and locally sourced food products
- helpful and friendly staff/volunteers
- interesting array of agricultural equipment.
- interesting old farm buildings, unspoilt by modernisation.
Negatives:
- avoid during the high season when it may become crowded.
What not to expect:
- Acton Scott is not a theme park, it is a living museum
- It is not a children's activity centre full of play areas but it is friendly for intelligent and inquisitive children interested in the countryside, livestock, horses or poultry.
They are also very friendly towards cyclists visiting the tea room. I recently visited during a cycle event and they were very accommodating to our group.
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In September 2013, debonhols said about Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
Visited for a few hours last week and was slightly disappointed that there was not more going on in terms of as advertised "working farm". Glad that the very helpful lady let me in for half price as I was late arriving. Good if you like lots of old farm machinery but very few animals. I liked the Dairy and the old cottage. Also would have been nice to be able to buy farm produce to take away.
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In September 2013, saltsman said about Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
I enjoyed my visit, particularly with the input from the people working there who were very knowledgeable and passionate about the farm. We also had a very good meal in the restaurant.
The area accessible to the public was quite limited and without the talks it would not have taken very long to go round. The exhibits of old farm machinery could usefully have been displayed with more background information. More information on display about the farm animals would also have been useful, if one did not participate in a guided tour.
The farm seemed to be aimed more at school groups and children. Two groups were there during our visit towards the end of the farm's open season, and a few other adults. We were therefore able to wander round quite leisurely. I would not have relished the thought of being there at the height of the holiday season.
For what was on offer, the entry price was a little on the high side - though there was the possibility of upgrading to a seasonal pass for unlimited free entry during the year.
The area accessible to the public was quite limited and without the talks it would not have taken very long to go round. The exhibits of old farm machinery could usefully have been displayed with more background information. More information on display about the farm animals would also have been useful, if one did not participate in a guided tour.
The farm seemed to be aimed more at school groups and children. Two groups were there during our visit towards the end of the farm's open season, and a few other adults. We were therefore able to wander round quite leisurely. I would not have relished the thought of being there at the height of the holiday season.
For what was on offer, the entry price was a little on the high side - though there was the possibility of upgrading to a seasonal pass for unlimited free entry during the year.
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In September 2013, outdoorwill said about Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
Had a pleasant enough visit this weekend but on the whole thought it was far too expensive. Not a great lot was happening and it seemed a bit random in some respects with regards to the layout.
The Baliffs cottage could have been a better attraction, but instead seemed a bit half hearted with 4 ladies on a lace course in one room, upstairs a couple of shoddy displays and a school room?!!!
I also found it a bit rough around the edges,such as a plastic tub of clothes upstairs in the Baliffs house, a concrete breeze block in the ditch as you cross the pond and modern hose-lock hose in the farm yard. I realise they are little things but I found it to detract from the overall feel of the place.
The Baliffs cottage could have been a better attraction, but instead seemed a bit half hearted with 4 ladies on a lace course in one room, upstairs a couple of shoddy displays and a school room?!!!
I also found it a bit rough around the edges,such as a plastic tub of clothes upstairs in the Baliffs house, a concrete breeze block in the ditch as you cross the pond and modern hose-lock hose in the farm yard. I realise they are little things but I found it to detract from the overall feel of the place.
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In October 2013, Jessica I said about Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
Fantastic day for all the family.
Great to stroke all the animals and staff very friendly. Great for all ages
Great to stroke all the animals and staff very friendly. Great for all ages
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In October 2013, julie m said about Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
It is worth saying that you can park your car free at their car park.....use their toilets..and explore the surrounding countryside with many suggested walks on their website. When you return they will admit you free if you wish.to use..their charming and very reasonable café in the old school house. As we have visited this museum many times in the past....we find the museum is a very useful gateway/base to exploring the countryside around the area.The cost of admission is prohibitively expensive..I suspect their main revenue is the courses they run....but these too are very expensive.Straightened times I suspect!
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In April 2014, lizclassic54 said about Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
What a wonderful day out we have just had. The children loved the new born lambs and the piglets. My husband was fascinated by the wheelwrighting and the cafés fresh baked cakes were worth every penny. We shall be back and I am thinking of signing up for one of their wonderful courses.
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In April 2014, PollyD said about Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
We visited here on Sunday which was it's 2nd day of opening in the new season, although there was nothing to give this impression as everything was so well organised. We had a marvellous day from start to finish and were very impressed. Lots of baby animals - lambs and piglets, and other animals including ducks, geese, horses, a donkey, sheep, pigs. Other highlights for us were the griddle scone making, the flax-seed planting, and watching the horses pull the plough, not forgetting the joy that we had in watching our 2 year old daughter give a bottle of milk to a very young lamb.
We took a picnic as I usually do not think that the catering is very good at attraction, however the next time that we visit here, we will eat at The School House as everything looked fantastic and it was lovely to talk to the chef and hear about how he had picked the spinach for the soup at 7am that morning. The soup looked absolutely delicious, as did the home-made pate. I did however think that the slices of cake could have been a little more generous for £2 - the victoria sponge in particular.
We loved our day here and we met such lovely, friendly, helpful people who work here. We ended up staying for 5 hrs and if we lived a little closer, would certainly have purchased an annual pass. I would highly recommend a visit to here.
We took a picnic as I usually do not think that the catering is very good at attraction, however the next time that we visit here, we will eat at The School House as everything looked fantastic and it was lovely to talk to the chef and hear about how he had picked the spinach for the soup at 7am that morning. The soup looked absolutely delicious, as did the home-made pate. I did however think that the slices of cake could have been a little more generous for £2 - the victoria sponge in particular.
We loved our day here and we met such lovely, friendly, helpful people who work here. We ended up staying for 5 hrs and if we lived a little closer, would certainly have purchased an annual pass. I would highly recommend a visit to here.
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In April 2014, 13CHIPPY13 said about Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
Although it was a Good Friday we had no problems parking. Lots to see and good facilities. Food was really good and it was nice to see so many families with small children enjoying this working farm.
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