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Hardy's Animal Farm
About 42 minutes from park
About Hardy's Animal Farm
If you find yourself exploring the Lincolnshire coast, Hardy’s Farm near Skegness is a local institution that’s not to be missed. Offering a day of learning and laughter for kids of all ages, there are over seven acres of adventures to explore, from stroking and feeding the resident goats through to bouncing along on a tractor ride.
What is there to see and do at the farm?
Hardy’s Animal Farm offers tons of activities to keep young minds busy, including the likes of:
- Meet the animals. The farm is home to kune kune pigs, goats, ducklings, bunnies, guinea pigs and birds that children can pet and feed.
- Haystacks barn. A vast indoor soft play centre complete with cargo nets, giant slides, helter-skelters and rollers. The main zone is suitable for children age four to 14, while there’s a separate soft play fort for children under four.
- Outdoor adventure playground. Hardy’s Animal Farm boasts three separate outdoor play zones, each featuring watchtowers, climbing nets and slides. One of the areas is designed with the smallest children mind, and features sandpits, a rocky bridge and small slide.
- Café and shop. While the kids enjoy a moment of mayhem, adults can kick back with a coffee and snack in the Haystacks Café. There’s also an on-site gift shop full of toys and souvenirs to take home and remember the day by.
How to get to Hardy's Animal Farm
Hardy’s Animal Farm is in the Ingoldmells area, a little north up the coast from Skegness and all the attractions on the promenade. This is a largely rural area of the country, so there are no motorways nearby if you plan to travel in by car. Instead you’ll need to make use of a network of A roads, such as coming in on the A16 from Grimsby, the A158 from Lincoln or the A52 from Boston. Those looking to travel by public transport can always catch a train to the nearest station, Skegness Station, which is 16 minutes in a taxi or a 90 minute walk up the waterfront to reach Hardy’s Farm. Rail services to Skegness connect to the national network via Nottingham. There’s also a bus stop on Chapel Road that’s 15 minutes’ walk to the farm’s entrance. Services calling here include the number 1 bus route running between central Skegness and Chapel St Leonards, as well as the 59 Interconnect from Skegness to Mablethorpe.