Windmill Animal Farm
🏟 Farm park · Burscough, St Helens
Windmill Animal Farm
A family animal farm at Burscough near St Helens with rare-breed and exotic animals, a Cuddly Critters barn, indoor and outdoor play and a farm train.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily - weekdays 10am-4pm and weekends 10am-5pm, with adjusted winter hours. Booking is essential, so reserve ahead and check seasonal times on the website.
Prices: Day On The Farm tickets are priced by age (adult 16+, child 1-15, OAPs and carers), with under-1s free; the day ticket covers the animals, play areas and farm train but not the seasonal pumpkin picking. Check current prices when booking (prices may vary).
Booking: Booking is essential - reserve tickets online in advance via windmillanimalfarm.co.uk.
About Windmill Animal Farm
Windmill Animal Farm is a family-run animal farm at Burscough, in West Lancashire within easy reach of St Helens, Ormskirk and the wider Merseyside area. Run by the Slinger family since 1992, it packs a lot of hands-on fun into a day, mixing animal encounters with indoor and outdoor play. Children can meet rare-breed and exotic animals alike - from rabbits, guinea pigs and lambs to bottle-feed through to bearded dragons, geckos and other reptiles - with a Cuddly Critters handling experience and a Farmyard Friends interactive session included in the day ticket. For play there is an indoor soft-play area for wet days, outdoor play areas, pedal tractors and diggers, and a popular farm train that runs from late morning roughly every half hour. A cafe serves food, drinks and ice cream, there are toilets on site and free parking. Dogs are not allowed in order to keep the animals safe. Booking is essential, so tickets should be reserved online in advance, and opening hours shift a little between summer and winter. Seasonal pumpkin picking is offered separately. It is a dependable all-weather family outing north of St Helens.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Cafe
- Seasonal pumpkin picking (separate ticket)
🏞 Facilities
- Parking: Yes – on-site parking.
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Dogs: No – dogs are not allowed on the farm.
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: Babies and toddlers to primary-age children
- Indoor soft play
- Outdoor play areas
- Farm train (from 11am, roughly half-hourly until 4pm)
- Pedal tractors
- Diggers
- Cuddly Critters handling experience
- Farmyard Friends interactive experience
📍 Nearby places to play
- Ashfield Park · approx 6.7 miles · Standish
- Redwood Park · approx 6.9 miles · Orrell
- Orrell Water Park · approx 6.9 miles · Orrell
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❓ Frequently asked questions
How much?
Day On The Farm tickets are priced by age (adult 16+, child 1-15, OAPs and carers) with under-1s free. The ticket covers the animals, play areas and farm train; pumpkin picking is a separate ticket. Booking is essential, so check prices when you book.
What animals?
You can meet rare-breed and exotic animals including rabbits, guinea pigs and lambs to bottle-feed, plus reptiles such as bearded dragons and geckos, with handling experiences included.
Good for toddlers?
Yes. There is indoor soft play for wet days plus outdoor play, pedal tractors, a farm train and gentle animal handling, so it suits toddlers and young children.
Need to book?
Yes - booking is essential. Reserve tickets online in advance via windmillanimalfarm.co.uk.
Where/parking?
Windmill Animal Farm is on Fish Lane, Burscough L40 1UQ, north of St Helens, with on-site parking.