🐄🐑🐰🦚 A day of cuddles, feeding, learning and lots of animal fun at Hahndorf Farm Barn!
While exploring Hahndorf, we decided to spend some time at Hahndorf Farm Barn and it turned out to be such a fun experience for the whole family. If your kids love animals, this is definitely the kind of place where they can get right in there rather than just looking at animals from a distance.
The kids were so excited from the moment we arrived. There are more than 16 different species of farm animals, native wildlife and other animals at the farm, and what I really loved was how hands-on the experience was. The children could safely get close, touch, feed and interact with many of the animals.
One of the highlights was the farm show. 🐄 The talk was not only entertaining but also really educational. We learnt more about farm life, the animals and where some of our everyday food comes from. The kids were listening, asking questions and, of course, getting very excited whenever an animal came out!
They even got the opportunity to get up close with the animals and have a hands-on experience rather than simply watching from the sidelines.
The cows were a big hit! 🐄 We learnt about dairy cows and even got to see how milking works. The farm has different breeds of cows and visitors can have the opportunity to milk Daisy and bottle-feed calves.
Then came the sheep and lambs. 🐑 There is something about seeing little lambs up close that makes everyone smile. The kids loved getting close to them and learning about them, and bottle-feeding the baby animals was definitely one of those experiences they won’t forget.
And then there were the rabbits! 🐰❤️
The kids absolutely loved being able to gently hold and cuddle the rabbits. They were so soft and cute that it was hard to convince them it was time to move on! 😂 There were also guinea pigs and baby chicks, which gave the kids even more opportunities to interact with small animals.
We also spotted peacocks wandering around the farm. 🦚 They were such a beautiful sight, especially when you see those gorgeous feathers up close. The peacocks roam around the farm, so you never quite know what animal you’re going to come across next!
There were plenty of other animals too — goats, ponies, donkeys, deer, kangaroos, emus, ducks, chickens and more. The farm also has reptiles and runs educational reptile experiences, so there was always something new for the kids to discover.
What I really loved was watching the kids become more confident as they went along. At first, some animals were approached very carefully, but after a little while they were happily feeding and patting them like little farm experts! 😄
There was also plenty of space for the kids to run around and play, so it wasn’t just about the animals. It felt like a proper family day out where they could learn, explore, get some fresh air and have fun at the same time.
And I think that’s what made the experience so special for me. I love taking the kids to places where they can learn without realising they’re learning. Seeing a cow in a book is one thing, but standing next to one, learning how it is milked and actually having that hands-on experience makes the lesson much more memorable.
By the end of our visit, we had fed animals, cuddled rabbits, watched the farm show, met cows, sheep, goats and so many other animals, taken far too many photos and heard plenty of excited “Mum, look at this!” throughout the day. 😂❤️
It was such a lovely change from our usual city activities and another great memory from our South Australia adventure.
Hahndorf gave us beautiful heritage streets, delicious food and history, but the Farm Barn gave the kids a completely different kind of adventure — one filled with animals, muddy little moments, big smiles and lots of curiosity. 🐄🐑🐰🦚
Definitely one of those family experiences where the kids came away happy, a little more knowledgeable and already asking what animal they could see next! ❤️
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M from Nepaliaustralian
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