Hastys Adventure Farm - Clacton-on-Sea

Lee O.

Fabulous day with the grandchildren, excellent value for money, animals very well looked after and loads of space. Numerous activities for the little ones to do, no end of things for all ages with no cost attached as extras.
Fabulous day, lots of parking and seats for your picnic if you choose to take one. Little cafe on site for hot drinks and ice creams and again no rip off prices. We will be back again, fantastic days and spent over 4 hours there in the sunshine and also pumpkin picking (small charge for pumpkins if you take away). If not great photo oops at no cost.

Gareth B.

Hastys is a small adventure farm compared to most but for our family it is perfect. The animals are cared for very well and their wellbeing is top priority. My kids love it as they all enjoy the attractions there and they can walk between them with ease. There are pedal go karts, a large sand and water play area with a water pump, grass sledges and an absolutely enormous undercover climbing area. There is a small kiosk selling amazing ice cream at £2.50, drinks and a few snacks I think. Entry for 2 adults and 3 kids was under £50 which is remarkable value nowadays. My kids are aged 6,8 & 10 and they all enjoy it here.

GL

I don’t usually do reviews but I felt I just had to say something about this absolute gem of a place. Visited with my husband and 3 of my children ages 4, 2 & 7 months. We arrived at 11 and stayed the whole day there. There is so much to do. The kids (and us) played all day and we could have easily done another couple of hours on top. The place is so well constructed and maintained. The layout is spacious and easy to navigate. So much thought and care has been put into it and it really shows. The adventure playground in particular is just fantastic, the best I have ever seen and big enough for the adults to run around in too. After a full day of running around with the kids we felt happy and energised and pleased to have spent a day doing wholesome, family activities. My favourite day out with my kids ever. We also had the pleasure of meeting Mrs Hasty, a lovely woman, who told us all about the farm. I really cannot recommend this place enough and I absolutely will be visiting again (even if it means a 2 hour drive from London. It’s worth it) and recommending to anyone and everyone. Go. You won’t regret it.

Sarah J. U.

All the children had an amazing time, 11 months , 9 years and 14 years , although not completely packed up , its spaced out , meaning the children can be children, we felt safe enough to allow the kids to go off together to where they wanted while we still mooched around with the 11th month old, as you can see a lot of the park from one or two spots. Brilliant day

Megan P.

Absolutely brilliant. We took our boys (18 months & 3 years) and they both had a fantastic time.

There was enough there to keep both of them busy for the afternoon - with all the play equipment and the most enthusiastic goats that you will ever meet!

Definitely better on a dry day rather than a rainy day though.

Abstar K.

Great place to take kids (5 yrs old & 3 yrs). Not loads of animals, but so many play areas for the kids 🙂 huge wooden play area for older kids, plenty of ride on toys, sand pit & water play, pedal go karts, slides, toboggans, football shoot out, swings, den building - we just went for the afternoon but could easily spend all day there 🙂 only downside is there isn't much shade.

Loos are easy to find, free big car park, easy to push a pram around in the summer & ice creams on site!

Kayleigh M.

Love this farm - there's a little bit of everything. Lots of play areas, slides, swings, climbing frame (huge beast under a canopy) for older kids, massive sandpit with water pump and filled with buckets, spades and extra large dumpers and the like. There's a canopy section with picnic tables and tables scattered around too. Go karts and haystacks plus the animals to see, pet and feed. A small room dedicated to a softplay section, it is small so don't expect much but it's a nice break if it's hot outside as there isn't much cover or if you have very little ones you're taking. The entrance fee is very reasonable- the snack kiosk is slightly pricey but does not exceed anywhere similar so what can you do? Own food and drink is allowed so you can pack for the time you will be there. Food is limited to a hot dog or choice of 3 toasties for the hot stuff and there's a selection of crisps, biscuits, ice cream and bits.
The gift shop again is reasonable. With some things as little as £1.50 up to £40 ish mark so set your own expectations for the kids! I've started giving them an amount to spend and if they pik 3 things or 1 it gets it done a bit easier unless it's a no toy this time trip!

All in all I really enjoy bringing my boys here and highly recommend. We spend around 4 hours here but you can stay the whole day if wanted.

Alex B.

Had a great time seeing all the animals with the toddler.