Barleylands Farm Park
🏟 Farm park · Billericay, Chelmsford
Barleylands Farm Park
Essex's real family farm park near Chelmsford with over 400 animals, two adventure playgrounds, a giant jumping pillow, reptiles and birds of prey.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Farm Park open daily 10am-5pm (March to October) and 10am-4pm (November to February). Check the official site for seasonal variations and event days.
Prices: Paid entry; tickets booked via the official site. Admission covers over 400 animals plus the play areas, animal barn, birds of prey, miniature railway and tractor and trailer rides.
Booking: Tickets are booked online via the official Barleylands website (barleylands.digitickets.co.uk).
📍 Location & directions
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Address: Barleylands Road, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2UD
Plus Code: 9F32JCCX+QQ
About Barleylands Farm Park
Barleylands Farm Park at Billericay, a short drive south-west of Chelmsford, bills itself as Essex's real family farm park and pairs hundreds of animals with a big outdoor and indoor play offer. The park is home to over 400 animals, including goats, pigs, donkeys, cows and sheep, smaller fluffy favourites such as rabbits and guinea pigs, a wide range of birds, and a Reptile House with dozens of enclosures of amphibians, lizards, snakes and insects. Families can join daily animal activities in the indoor animal barn and watch birds of prey displays. For play there are two adventure playgrounds, the Speedway, a giant jumping pillow and indoor soft play barns, plus a miniature railway and tractor and trailer rides. A discovery centre tells the story of local farming. The site has a large free level car park with disabled bays, accessible toilets and a Changing Places facility, and about 85% of the park is wheelchair accessible on concrete or tarmac paths. The Tiptree Tea Room serves food, and the adjoining Craft Village has over sixty shops and studios. Entry is paid, with tickets booked online, and only guide dogs are allowed on the Farm Park.
⭐ What makes this place special
- over 400 animals
- indoor animal barn
- Reptile House
- birds of prey
- tractor and trailer rides
- discovery centre
🏞 Facilities
- Parking: Large, free, level car park with dedicated disabled parking bays and coach parking.
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Around 85% of the Farm Park is easily accessible on mostly concrete or tarmac paths; non-motorised wheelchairs available on request; dedicated disabled parking.
- Dogs: Only guide dogs are permitted on the Farm Park.
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: Family attraction for all ages, with toddler-friendly areas and activities
- two adventure playgrounds
- giant jumping/bouncy pillow
- the Speedway
- indoor soft play barns
- miniature railway
📍 Nearby places to play
- Chelmer Park · approx 5.8 miles · Great Baddow
- Hylands Park · approx 6.6 miles · Widford
- Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park · approx 6.8 miles · South Woodham Ferrers
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❓ Frequently asked questions
How much?
Entry is paid, with tickets booked online via the official Barleylands website. Admission covers the animals, playgrounds, animal barn, birds of prey, miniature railway and tractor and trailer rides.
What animals?
Over 400 animals, including goats, pigs, donkeys, cows, sheep, rabbits, guinea pigs and many birds, plus a Reptile House of amphibians, lizards, snakes and insects, and birds of prey.
Good for toddlers?
Yes. There are toddler-friendly areas, an indoor animal barn, soft play, a giant jumping pillow and adventure playgrounds suitable for young children.
Need to book?
Yes, tickets are booked online in advance via the official Barleylands website.
Where/parking?
Barleylands Road, Billericay CM11 2UD, with a large, free, level car park including disabled bays and coach parking.