Farm attractions families will love 

Folly Farm originally opened to the public as a hands-on dairy farm in 1988, and years later it attracts stacks of awards and 400,000 annual visitors. A Piggery and a Ferret Farm are a couple of highlights to look out for, not to mention the adventure play area and Vintage Funfair.  Meet Glyndwr, the critically endangered black rhino, the first rhino to be born in Wales.

The Meadows Farm Village in Caerphilly is an interactive animal experience. There are a variety of species, including meerkats, guinea pigs, miniature pigs, wallabies and prairie dogs. Enjoy a coffee and cake, with cover for rainy and hot days. The walkways have been improved for wheelchairs and mobility scooters and there's an accessible compost toilet.

Cosy and picturesque but set within an expansive park near the River Dee, Greenacres Animal Park stars alpacas and llamas, donkeys, hybrid wolves, pigs, rabbits and ducks. Relax and take a view of the paddocks from the picnic space, and look out for the events programme throughout the year.

Llanfair, near Harlech, is the setting for the Children's Farm Park where you can easily keep the kids enthralled for a day. Pigs, calves and pigmy goats are a few of the locals, and there’s an indoor sandpit, crazy golf and plenty of café and picnic areas.

Bottle-feed lambs and calves or head off on a tractor, trailer or pony ride at Foel Farm Park offering wonderful views of Caernarfon Castle, the Menai Strait and Eryri (Snowdonia). The on-site chocolatiers catch our eye, and the café and tea rooms offer a more balanced range of refreshments.

Have fun with a host of animals at Manorafon Farm Park. Meet the farm animals, reptiles and fluffy bunnies in Pets' Corner. There's indoor and outdoor play, so fun come rain or shine, plus a gift shop and food and drink. Enjoy special event days too.

Cefn Mably Farm Park has been designed with children in mind, there are thousands of feet of heated and undercover play areas for children at this menagerie between Newport and Cardiff. Pony rides, picnic areas and plenty of opportunities to get close to some amazing animals feature, as well as a special play area for under-fours.

A 250-year-old farmhouse is the base for Greenmeadow Community Farm. This ancient site is the home of cattle, pigs, sheep, feral cats, bees and goats. There are 120 acres to poke through and fall in love with here, including a great café which serves food grown on the farm. They are currently closed until Spring 2023 while they undergo a massive refurbishment. 

A husband and wife team originally created Gypsy Wood Family Fun Park to care for Simba, a small horse born with deformed legs. Almost a decade on, he’s at the centre of a gaggle of happy donkeys, goats, pot-bellied pigs and other friends, including the smallest breed of sheep in the world. There's also the biggest garden railway in Wales and mini-diggers to enjoy.

There are dozens of activities to enjoy at the award-winning Cantref Adventure Farm. For starters, take your pick from bottle feeding pigs, rampaging through a play zone, handling hamsters, pony rides, pet racing, adventures through swamps and a badger-themed quest. There are indoor and outdoor areas, as well as tractor rides.

Whatever animals you or your kids love, you’ll be able to give them some TLC and feed them at Bodafon Farm Park. Birds of prey, owls, pigs, donkeys and ponies feature highly. Llamas and a cheeky Halloween spookfest also appeal.

On an off-shore site overlooking a nature reserve, Cardigan Island is a clifftop wonder welcoming a cast of dolphins, grey seals, pups, porpoises, seabirds and numerous other maritime visitors. Say hello to the hill-dwelling prairie dogs, Tex and Mex, Llinos the llama and Bruce the wallaby from Australia, joined by Vietnamese pigs.