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Ten of the Best Family Farm Stays

14 June 2019

Pitching up on the farm is one of the best possible ways to get back to nature.   

There’s just something about surrounding yourself with fresh air, endless stretches of countryside, and peacefully grazing animals that takes all the worry out of life.

So what better setting for a refreshing family break?  

Promising the kids a chance to meet the animals (maybe even getting involved in caring for them, too) is a great opportunity to tear them away from their phones, while all that wide open land promises to fire up everybody’s natural sense of adventure!

If you need any more convincing, we’re certain our handpicked list of family farm stays will do it. So get ready to put yourselves out to pasture…you’ll be having fun until the cows come home.

Main image: The Yurt Farm | Ceredigion, Wales

Tom's Eco Lodge

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, Isle Of Wight, England
Sustainable rural glamping on the Isle of Wight - where you'll find the perfect setting, from scenic romantic escapes to fresh, fun-filled family adventures.
Bedrooms: varies
Sleeps: varies
From
£90 /night

Mill Farm Glamping and Treehouse

Poulshot, Wiltshire, England
Luxury camping is taken to an organically opulent and lively new level in the wondrous Wiltshire countryside.
Bedrooms: 3 per unit
Sleeps: Up to 6 per unit
From
£350 (2 nights midweek)

Lower Keats Glamping

Axminster, Devon, England
A warm welcome to natural living awaits under a refreshing Devon sky, on a luxurious and friendly family-run glampsite with off-grid, wood-fired hot tubs.
Bedrooms: 3
Sleeps: 6 per lodge
From
£685 /3 nts

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