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Grandparents Day half price discount at Lee Valley Park Farms
Bring granny or grandpa to Lee Valley Park Farms on Grandparents Day- Sunday 2 October- and they will qualify for half price discount on entry.
The special day will enable them to join family and friends on a trip to the farm in Waltham Abbey to enjoy the venue’s many attractions for just £4.25 per person (a discount on the £8.50 standard weekend senior price). The special price only applies at the door on entry and cannot be obtained online. Grandparents also get 20% off a visit to the farms every Wednesday.
They will have a chance to take their families to meet the 300 animals on the farm, including Meerkats, chinchillas, ponies, reindeer, goats, llamas, and Miniature Zebu. The variety of furry and feathered friends is vast and their grandchildren can also enjoy the indoor and outdoor play areas and have a ride on Tex the Tractor to a working dairy farm.
Grandparents will also be able to share the fun of all the usual extra special events such as Meerkat feeding time, Critter Corner- where children can get up close to some of the smaller furry and scaly friends, the Coda falconry flying display and the Alpine Adventure area, where they can watch their little ones whizz down the farm’s toboggan slope.
And during the day they can all take a break to sample the delicious homemade cakes and freshly prepared food in the farm’s Orchard Café.
Later in October, the farm also has a week of spooky activities planned for Halloween between Saturday 22 October and Sunday 30 October, when children will be able to get carving in the pumpkin patch, enter the Haunted House and join in the trick or treat trail during its Mischief and Mayhem week.
The 30 October will be the last chance this season to sample the fun on the farm before it closes for the winter. A new season of animal encounters and adventures will re-open with the farms in mid February next year.
Lee Valley Park Farms: open daily until 30 October
Time: 10:00-17:00
Price: Adults: £9.50; Children: £8.50; Under 2s go FREE; Grandparents Day-50% discount on the door.
Address: Stubbins Hall Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 2EF
To book or to find out more go to: www.lvfarms.co.uk or 01992 892 781.