Mon Park Farm park in Yorkshire

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Monk Park Farm

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With Santa’s Grotto, a real life nativity and lots more festive fun, the Monk Park Farm Christmas Experience promises sparkle and joy!

Join Father Christmas, Mrs Claus and our friendly farm elves for a magical celebration that will delight all ages.

Whether you’re visiting from Thirsk or the wider Yorkshire area, make sure to allow yourself plenty of time as your tickets to our Christmas Experience and Santa’s Grotto include full-day admission to the farm!

For children and adults who prefer a quieter experience, we are also holding sensory friendly sessions so that everyone can join in our festivities.

And, with activities running both indoors and outside, you’ll have a very merry time with us here at Monk Park Farm, whatever the weather!

Meet Father Christmas

Our cosy Santa’s Grotto is perfect for a relaxed and personalised visit with Father Christmas. He loves telling his magical stories and hearing all your Christmas wishes. And, of course, he’ll have gifts to hand out, made especially by his elves in their workshop!

Make a day of it

Take a merry meander around the farm’s winter wonderland and say hello to our outdoor animals. Christmas is the favourite time of year for our deer because they love the reindeer food made by our guests and farm elves – so don’t forget to take some with you! Our footpaths and feeding stations are accessible to buggies and wheelchairs, so the whole family can enjoy the experience.

Meet the Animals

Our sparkling Petting Barn is the place to be for cuddles with our animals, and you can also see our real life nativity for that magical Christmas feeling. Head outside for a go on our festive barrel ride and to burn off some energy at our huge play park. And don’t leave without dropping in to the Elves’ Toy Shop to see all the wonderful items they have made.

Visit the Café

Festive treats and warming refreshments are available in the Hungry Monk Café, where you can also check if you’re on the naughty or nice list, write a letter to Father Christmas and send it off to the North Pole from our festive post box.

The Monk Park Farm Christmas Experience runs on selected days from December 2nd to 23rd. Tickets for Santa’s Grotto include a gift, all the festive activities and full access to the farm all day.

Sensory Friendly Sessions for childern and adults with send
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To avoid disappointment – on weekends and during school holidays, please pre-book your tickets before arriving.

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Monk Park Farm park in Yorkshire

In February 2021, Monk Park Farm was bought by new owners and a comprehensive schedule of improvements and investment began.

Before re-opening in April, the entrance, toilets and cafe were refurbished, the outdoor play area was improved and a huge new sandpit added.

During the year we added electric karts and held a fantastic Halloween Spooktacular.

In 2022 we extended the petting barn, installed a new kids mini train ride, two gigantic air bouncers, refurbished the picnic and play area near the pond and worked hard to make our paths more pram and wheelchair friendly. We also held our first Christmas Experience!

We’re continuing to invest and improve the Park in 2023 and look forward to welcoming you!

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Meet the Animals

Find out about some of the animals at Monk Park Farm

Monk Park farm is a fantastic family visitor attraction set in 84 acres near Thirsk in North Yorkshire. We have hundreds of friendly, cute animals to meet, and lots of fun farm-based activities for a wonderful day out to remember.

Find us at Bagby near Thirsk, North Yorkshire.

Put YO7 2AG into your sat-nav and look out for the brown road signs!

Feeding the goats at Monk Park Farm park in Yorkshire
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You can meet so many of our favourites whether you’re stroking the guinea pigs and rabbits, feeding the lambs or petting the baby goats (subject to availability and restrictions).

You can also get up close with the wallabies, deer and alpacas as you take a barrel ride through their fields!

We have a 1 mile walk around the farm with feed stations (animal feed is available from the shop).

  • star rating  We had the best day at Monk Park Farm. The kids were happy and entertained the whole time. The staff were all lovely and the whole place was spotless. We... read more

    Katie G
    July 25, 2023

    star rating  Fantastic value for money - A wonderful day out with my 6 year old. I was so impressed with how clean and healthy all the animals and pens were and how friendly and accommodating... read more

    carolinekV7520EF
    July 22, 2023

    star rating  Great day out - The children enjoyed all the play areas, the pig race was excellent. Feeding the animals and interacting with them. On the whole fab day out. We... read more

    mags p
    July 17, 2023

    star rating  Fantastic day! - It was a fantastic day.
    Couple with 2 year old, Sunday 10:30-2:30.
    The petting barn is spacious and immaculate, lots of animals to pet and feed all very clean and... read more

    yorkshirefamilyvegan
    July 17, 2023

    star rating  Amazing! - Loved it!

    We stopped off on our way back home to Cumbria from a holiday in Lincolnshire and I'm so glad we did! Our 3 year old daughter loved... read more

    sammysmith1092
    July 16, 2023

    star rating  Great place to visit - Great place to visit with children. Animals well cared for, lots of things for children to do with play areas etc but also some lovely walks. All clean and tidy,... read more

    Gamsmags
    July 13, 2023
  • star rating  July 2023 we had the best time, everything is clean and tidy and the staff go above and beyond to make you welcome and are always busy tidying, we arrived... read more

    hayleydB3944QT
    July 12, 2023

    star rating  Great family day out! - Fabulous day out for animal lovers and young ones. Park is well presented, well run and clean.
    Very friendly staff, nice cafe and well maintained play areas

    Galtres1
    July 11, 2023

    star rating  Great fun for young and old! - Took my friend and her 7 year old daughter for a day out. It was fantastic, despite only living a very short distance from Monk Park Farm I’d never... read more

    nicolamK1388HH
    July 7, 2023

    star rating  What a great place! Birthday party for our 7 years old exceeded our expectations! We were well looked after and the day was fulfilled with fun and so many things... read more

    Halina B
    June 17, 2023

    star rating  A must visit especially if you have children. - Really relaxed and friendly welcoming staff that tell you when special events are starting. Our favourite was the pig race and of course the chance to feed the animals.

    paulatepc
    June 13, 2023

    star rating  Always love it here!

    I’ve been coming here since I was a child, I’ve taken my nieces and nephews and I came with a friend on Monday. ... read more

    Kerry R
    June 9, 2023
  • star rating  Fabulous Birthday Party - Ey up! What an amazing day we had for our little boys birthday party. We have always enjoyed the farm and booked a party for our boy and 10 friends.... read more

    881jenniel
    May 20, 2023

    star rating  Lots to do and see - Great farm park with lots to do. Kept us entertained for 4-5 hours. Lots of play areas and picnic spots to stop off at and keep the kids entertained on... read more

    jenni_lancs
    May 5, 2023

    star rating  Fantastic family day out - Fantastic day out over the Easter holidays, my children (10,8&1) all thoroughly enjoyed the day. We were greeted by a very friendly young man on arrival, staff throughout the park... read more

    tashaxox2
    April 21, 2023

    star rating  Fabulous day - We are an out of school club and we brought a large group of children to the farm. From booking and enquiring right through to us attending the service was... read more

    Kool K
    April 17, 2023

    star rating  Fab Easter visit - Best lamb feeding experience that have done. Reasonably priced compared to equivalent places in the area although more limited if the weather isn’t dry (it was on the day we... read more

    BarryPuss36
    April 16, 2023

    star rating  Brilliant place for little ones. Animals were well looked after and little one had a great time petting them.
    The cafe was fantastic for us as we have a... read more

    Dawn B
    April 15, 2023
  • star rating  Good Friday? The Best!  - We had an absolute super day at Monk Park Farm. Our two young boys were engrossed and entertained all day. The play areas, bouncing pillows and barrel rides all... read more

    SimonandKatie
    April 13, 2023

    star rating  Great day out for the kids! - Our kids are 4 and 6 and we had a really great day out -they loved the animals, the walk was just right, and the parks were brilliant! Food was... read more

    KatieCampion15
    April 7, 2023

    star rating  Fantastic day out  - Fantastic day out for all the family, great value for money, plenty to keep kids of all ages entertained!
    Where to start with the cafe, family run, all the staff... read more

    natalielY2612QW
    April 4, 2023

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