Church Farm Ardeley Review

Fantastic day out. Can buy food for the animals which my kids live to do. Good exercise due to the size of the walking area. Nice cafe and farm shop near the entrance. This year we got our pumpkin here for the kids, they offer the tools and tables for you to carve them (feeding the pigs with the leftover pumpkin).

I stayed here camping with my nephew. The staff are very friendly and there are loads of stuff to do walks around the farm or just go and do your own thing. The prices and food at the cafe are fine and the camp prices are not bad I would definitely recommend it

Pretty good farm.
A good place for kids and adult to learn alot about animal farm.

Nice place to camp everyone's nice really helpful staff

Good camping with ok facilities. We went egg collecting.

Loads of fun, lots to see and do. Coffe and cake great treat for the whole family

These are 3 things out of the 4 you can do when u visit but 1st picture you can do if you buy a cabbing from church farm ardley

Butchers is well priced and with a good selection of delicious meat

Great campsite for families,good facilities and heaps of space

Lovely food at the pub and cafe and great for taking the dog along for a walk around the food too.

Absolutely wonderful place. Only cost 3 pounds per person and then you can buy food bags for the animals or go collect eggs etc as extra.

I love all the space the animals has and there are plenty of places to just go for a nice long walk.

Only downside is that the routes can be slightly confusing but we figured it out.

Grat place to stay in fully nature!
The staff all soooo friendly and nice!
Of course you are in a farm and not 5stars hotel so if you know where are you going you can't have a complaint for this place.

Lovely pub. Discovered with a walking party and have been going back ever since. Eat in the bar or restaurant. Also a lovely garden for the summer time.
Prefer the bar lunch menu as opposed to Sunday lunch

Like many other reviews here, this one is mixed. For camping - why, oh why, is there only one toilet for the entire site?! Surely it wouldn't hurt to stick a couple more compostable ones around? And be prepared for a super basic spot of More

Lovely little farm with lots of well kept aniamls, bring a good off road vehicle and brolly just incase.
Lovely friendly staff and nice spacious campsite.

Not much to do here when we took the kids. Surprised to find vegan products in the cafe. Review does not reflect their produce / veg boxes.

Fantastic community farm, great for kids and families. Food is really fresh and good quality, shop has everything you need in it

I enjoyed our school camping weekend here. Great farm shop, reasonable facilities. Overall, pretty good.

Lovely day out with the family. Beautiful countryside walk and lots of animals to see. The farm shop sells some lovely fresh produce. The only problem was we forgot our wellies!

Lovely wee farming village - great place for a Sunday afternoon tea

Nice farm. Camping enjoyable but be prepared for very basic facilities.

I love the selection of animals they have and it is all just such as nice place

Lovely food and tea room. Really enjoyed my time there.

Hidden little gem .

Introduces children to the farm. Gives adult with disabilities work experience.
Great veg delivery boxes, nice little farm shop and cafe with great cakes and fresh foods.

Marvelous. Farm. Huge plenty to see.lovely cafe and camping huts

My favourite local organic cafe/shop. A social enterprise with a really friendly atmosphere

Great local farm. Wonderful coffee shop, good quality food for sale and a wonderful walk too.

Called here for a breakfast this morning on our way to Suffolk. What a great find. Fantastic place

Good for children as there is lots for them to do. The toilets, showers and washing up areas need a major update.

Church farm was amazing! Good for walking, good for kids and nice food were in the pub .

We stayed this last weekend while attending a dog festival. 4 adults and 3 dogs camping in 2 tents.
Often I find wherever you go with dogs people frown on it even though they are well behaved, but not here.
We were welcomed warmly no issues checking in, directed to the pitch site and left to our own devices. The staff were very friendly but allowed us space, so it really did feel more like a wild camping experience.
The compost toilet was absolutely fine, didn t smell at all and was clean, well stocked and easy to use.
My only gripe would be that the water pressure on the outdoor taps was very low which made even hand washing difficult but we still managed.

Perfect place for young people, and there grandparents, to wander around and see how animals are kept on a free-range farm. We were there for about 3hours and that's with a 18month old, those with older children would spend a lot longer. The cafe was slightly expensive but the attitude and helpfulness of the staff far outwayed this. The chef went out of his way to cook dairy free for our granddaughter who is dairy intolerant.
One thing I liked was the fact that they have a lot of people with learning difficulties helping out on the farm.

Lovely day on the farm. Bit muddy but welly boots would have been a good idea.

Lovely place to feed the animals. Nice cafe and farm shop and kids play area.

Lovely camping site, profesional staff,well organised. We had a beautiful stay here.

Nice local produce, and a good cafe, great place to waste an afternoon

Excellent woods camping with lots of room, easy to get around and explore.

Internship
It supposed to be an educational internship, but there was no education about farming or environmental things, but physical work 6 days a week, 7.5 hours a day, for 50 pounds per week and accommodation and basic food.
Work was at every weekend, holidays, bank holidays, usually outside in the freezing cold, no working clothes were provided, unefficient tools, equipment, methods, not a well organized system.
They paid 200 pounds monthly, which is not the same as 50 pounds per week, only if the month is 28 days long.
Working conditions were hard, as well as the living conditions, the shower cabin was not heated in winter, no public transport, bus stop is in the next village.
Even it is called an "ecological" farm, they dont collect the waste selectively, food waste from cafe, also the beverage glasses went in the same bag.

I get fed up with people writing reviews of campsite that don't fit with the home from home feel.
The clue of this site is in the name. It is a farm and has a great ethos of being at one with nature.
The camping was great.we stayed in a bell tent and on arrival was told the tent next to us was free if we wanted to use this aswell free of charge.
Yes they were composting toliets but they were fine and the showers were quirky but again did the job.
The staff were lovely and the food was great.very accomadating.
The pub is owned by them aswell and had a 1 mile menu with most produce from their farm.
Went Apple picking and had damsons to die for.
Campsites on farms are not hotels.They are places for children to run free and understand where there food comes from.
We were on a cycling holiday and some great cycle routes and lovely villages to see.
I will be back
The neon gang

Brilliant food all grown on the farm, reasonably priced

Only been once and during the week and the cafe was good. Staff were very friendly and the food was tasty. I would definitely try again if in the area.

Stayed overnight camping and was great fun, all the amenities you need and during day brilliant for the kids well recommended to all ages

Went to the fire place shop, called in the farm to buy some chicken but didn't have any, this place is better to visit in the summer, in the winter it is a bit sad looking and bedraggled

Cute little farm and nice walks especially for the better weather.
Although horrendous service is the cafe, over an hour wait for eggs on toast and waited 40minutes for a cold drink and a coffee . Lots of people complaining as same service.
Such a let down as had a direct impact upon parents stress levels and ability to entertain their children whilst waiting for food.

Loved it here and so did the little ones.
There is a lot to do and the staff are so nice! Every single member of staff we spoke to were helpful and kind.
Definitely wear your wellies!!
Although the pumpkin patch was a huge hit, the fairy woods walk through was the favourite of the day.
We cannot wait to go back again!

A well designed and efficiently run place for camping and day trippers. Well stocked shop, camping toilets and showers clean, wash basins everywhere, variety of camping sites (fields, woodlands, etc.).

Went today with grandson, gramd daughter and daughter in law. Grandson loved it very safe,enjoyed the pigs, cows lambs and chickens. Then played a little while in the soft play area while daughter in law fed new grand daughter. Staff very helpful. Xx

Good quality . Lovely chickens .Tom is always very helpful.

Cheap farm , But not enough animals, had a good time

Had a fun afternoon wandering around the farm, nice coffee from the cafe and lovely farm shop, we really enjoyed the spooky woodland trick or treat trail.

Had to wait an hour for food in the cafe. Which was just warmed up. No mention that it would take so long. Farm is fun though

Good place always enjoyed the place with the family

Good food but the service was slow on this occasion I will go again

This is an expensive campsite for very basic facilities. It's a long walk up to the main reception and shop area for a sink to do the dishes! The compost loo was very full the next day and didn't get emptied before we left at noon. The only More

Excellent place - lovely food in the restaurant, sourced from the farm, and a great shop filled with good produce. Prices a little high, but you are paying for quality. Only complaint is the service, which while friendly can be a bit slow and chaotic at busier times.

Beautiful farm, with lots of interesting animals and well stocked farm shop. Great for kids. And well organised for the old social distancing.

This is a combined review of our experiencing camping (2 nights) and of the pub "Jolly Waggoner" (pub also owned by the campsite).

Acres and acres of pitches which is great. Private pitch means we were not close at all to any fellow campers.
The toilets (portaloos and compost toilets) were dirty, smelly and not cleaned as regularly as they should have been. The section of the campsite we were based at had only a single "shower", which effectively was a shack. At best, we got 10 seconds of warm water and then cold water (showers were had at various times of the day and same experience).

It is very expensive (if you get a private pitch) for what you get.



The pub is a maximum 2/5 establishment. Not a jolly meal at all.
Food on the menu is not necessarily what arrives on your table. Credit where it's due, food which we were not happy to pay for was not charged to us. Fish and chips was edible, but nothing to write home about. The drinks were very expensive, so we should have asked for the drinks menu beforehand.

All in all, expensive and wouldn't recommend. Staff aren't particularly helpful. Abrupt when asked a simple question. Won't be returning.

This farm is really organic and has a lovely warm feel to it. The staff are really friendly. Good day out.

Camped under the stars, lovely experience. Nice to have something so local that you can retreat to. Kids loved the farm, partner loved the BBQ.

Great place to visit for a farm walk and picking your own veg

Great little farm sheep, pigs etc . Nice farm shop and food looks nice although have never eaten here.

Last weekend I spent Saturday night camped out in the woods with a bunch of other folks and it was a great weekend. The staff at the shop were friendly and they have heaps of excellent locally produced foods. The booking, check-in and check-out process for camping was completely painless and the facilities were spot on.

I'll most certainly be going back to do some more "wild camping" in their woodlands again in the future.

Service was poor when I visited. Twenty minute wait for three coffees. It wasn't busy.

Toilet was blocked but when I reported this to a member of staff she carried on with what she was doing instead of informing anyone else.

We love coming to church farm and taking part in the different activities they put on.
It is beautifully set up with good basic facilities and a chance to enjoy the mud.
Staff are always around and super friendly and helpful.

Visited recently and had a great time with the family. I was impressed with how cheap it was to get in and feed the animals. Plenty of things to see and do for a nice morning/afternoon.
Have a good range of animals, some of which you can feed. There is a small play area for young children outside the cafe which kept the little one entertained during the long wait for food (it was busy). We didn't mind too much as we were sat in the glorious sunshine. The food was worth the wait also.
If you have a little one that likes farm animals and planes (the farm is under a flight path) then this is a great spot.

Kids love the animals, and the spooky Halloween fest

Wonderfully run by great, caring people. Lots of animals to see and feed. Great for a roving and inquisitive toddler!

Excellent little farm so close to home my 22 month old loved it had a greatvfew hours there deffinatly woukd go back amd you can take your dogs with you

Only second time camping, but the one time before at least had shown me how pleasant it can be....was seriously let down by Church Farm with no staff, constant queuing for anything and the facilities being so below standard would have failed any kind of inspection....such a shame.

Great for families, so much choice, woods, fields, cabins. Farm shop, cafe, pub plus lots more.

I loved church farm, always a great afternoon out or weekend camping. But now it's so expensive and I feel out of reach for the average person. Whilst I recognise times are tough the prices for camping are now way too much. Would love to see a change in approach and I will be coming back time after time