Farm animals, 2 separate play areas with slides, 2 acre corn maze, rope maze, sandboxes, tricycle track, pedal kart track. Enchanted forest (available weekends only. Birthday party packages coming soon. Tel: 311 (General information line)
Ages: All ages
Major Intersection: Elgin Mills Road East & Kennedy Road
Address: 10539 Kennedy Road, Markham, ON
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Activities We Did:
Saw and fed barn yard animals, played on the slide and in the sand box, walked the enchanted forest, tractor wagon ride.
Good to Go!:
Really cool slide down a hill side, could go down sitting next to your child. There are push peddle dune buggy type things that you can race around a dirt track, a maze in the corn, some sort of obstacle cource and another rope maze. Pumpkin picking in the fall (I guess october – pumpkin time). Enchanted forest walk was a nice stroll, covered through the forest, but could get very buggy, we were lucky to go un a less buggy day.
The market had some great maple stuff, and apple butter, sauces, I got a great maple asian salad dressing very low in sugar and calories, and also a bar-b-q sauce that was low in sugar and calories. They sell Kawartha Dairy ice cream by the bucket which my husband gobbled up (Death by Chocolate), and an apple cider slushie that was scrumptious. They sell a number of fresh pies, and fruits and vegetables as well.
Not so Much/ Suggestions for Improvement:
Pretty much all the activities were directed towards an older age bracket. Just the slide and sand box where
interesting for my 2 year old.
We could only feed the animals from the outside of the pen, no walk in petting area. And one area with farm animals had a very pungent smell, and I am not usually opposed to farm smells, but this one was unusually offensive.
Quick Tips for Others:
not very easy to push a small wheeled stroller around, but you can take your stroller on the hay ride over to the enchanted forest walk. Make sure you have a lot of time (the ride over is 15 minutes, the walk is about 30 minutes, and the ride back is 15 minutes)
If you live in the area, I would go for some items at the farms market, probably on a regular basis, but perhaps not worth going from a real long distance. (However, I might drive up there for more Kawartha Dairy Ice cream)
Additional Ratings:
- Amenities: 3/5
- Value: 3/5
Activities We Did:
Play area, visited the farm animals and fed them, enchanted forest walk.
Good to Go!:
- There are wagons just before the play area that you can use to put your child and/or belongings in Of course, it’s first come, first serve.
- The enchanted forest was nicely done but my daughter wasn’t that interested in it.
- Lots of hand washing stations.
Not so Much/ Suggestions for Improvement:
- There were enough activities for my daughter to do but nothing was impressive nor geared for the toddler age. I don’t think they should charge full price for 2 year-olds (under 2 is free). The activities she enjoyed the most were the big slide in the play area, the sand area, and the walk- but like I said, she wasn’t that interested in the story scenes, so it was just another walk in a forest Not worth the admission fee and drive up. I’m not sure I’d come back when my daughter is older.
- They only had snack food when we went (chips, scones, cookies). No hot food/ sandwiches/ anything substantial, which was really disappointing because we were very hungry and I had read on their website “no outside food allowed” so I assumed you could purchase it. (And I was really looking forward to a hamburger!!!) No juice either when we went- just water for the kids. And no picnic tables- maybe they’ll setup some in October when they say they’ll be serving meals..
- No shaded areas except where the sandpit is (in the main play area), and very few benches scattered throughout the farm.
- They don’t answer their phone line.
Quick Tips for Others:
If you come before October, bring food and eat it outside in the parking lot.
Additional Ratings:
- Amenities: 1.5/5
- Value: 2/5