Lancaster Park & Animal Farm
📍 Chadderton, North West
Family-run farm park with 50+ rescued animal species, two play areas along a nature walk, and rides including mini quads and a barrel ride. Best known for highly produced Christmas and Halloween events drawing visitors from across Greater Manchester.
Visited for their santa experience and I have to say I was very impressed. We all really enjoyed it. We are still talking about the Grinch. Santa was great (real beard). Chatting to both my children, even with one of them who is a teenager. Would definitely recommend and will look at coming next year for this event.
🏆 Family Action Verdict
Best for families who prioritise seasonal events alongside everyday animal interaction. Christmas and Halloween productions are detailed and consistently outperform visitor expectations on value. The nature walk and animal petting areas work well for all ages. Families expecting a large gift shop will find it absent, so plan souvenirs elsewhere.
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💬 What Families Are Saying
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Angela
a month ago
“Visited for their santa experience and I have to say I was very impressed. We all really enjoyed it. We are still talking about the Grinch. Santa was great (real beard). Chatting to both my children, even with one of them who is a teenager. Would definitely recommend and will look at coming next year for this event.”
sharon Mcgee
4 months ago
“Amazing little farm. Took my grandson and he absolutly loved it (as did I 😁). The Halloween theme was amazing, it was amazing attending the wizard school and pumpkin carving. The staff there are all lovely and very helpful.”
Marcel Harrison
3 months ago
“Christmas experience. Honestly amazing. My family of four went on Christmas Eve and we couldn’t belive how much we got for our money, we’ve done other experiences for way more money that didn’t have half the attention to detail that they had here. We first went on the Lancaster farm polar express and had a cute family picture, then through another part which just looked magical, then the kids wrote letters on a little bench and posted them which they loved. Then story time with Mrs clause, was really cute. Then through a ginger bread themed part which was very scenic, then they met Santa, who was decent, real beard too, not them rubbish ones. Then the elf was great, he grabbed my Mrs from behind, they got a coin off Santa too where they got to select a toy at the next part. We are defo goi g back next year, it was wonderful, there was some toy diggers in a sand pit which my son absolutely loved aswell. Great place, HIGHLY recommend! I forgot to add, marshmallow toasting at the end, and they’ve got a park on site with massive dinosaurs etc, my son absolutely loved, not just the Xmas experience but just the whole place. It really did have sooo much thought gone into it.”
Diana Turnbull
3 months ago
“Such a great place, our favourite farm in Greater Manchester. Fabulous space with a lovely nature walk where you can see and feed a great range of animals including some very cheeky goats! We went to their Christmas event which was great, so much effort had gone to it and met the grinch Father Christmas and mother Christmas as well as doing marshmallow toasting ❤️”
Reviews from Google
Overview
Lancaster Park and Animal Farm is a family-run site in Chadderton featuring over 50 rescued species — horses, alpacas, miniature donkeys, goats, and farm animals in petting areas. Two play parks sit along a nature walk. Rides include the Caterpillar barrel ride, Rooster Rally mini quads, Digger Island, and Pirate Shoot-out. Seasonal events are a core attraction: the Christmas polar express, Santa with a real beard, wizard school at Halloween, and pumpkin carving have all received strong reviews.
