Bocketts Farm Park in Surrey: A Family Visit Guide for 2026
Bocketts Farm Park sits on Young Street in Fetcham, just outside Leatherhead at KT22 9BS. It is a working animal farm with soft play, jumping pillows, tractor rides and pig races, and it is open every day of the year from 10am to 5pm.
Adults pay £19.50 at peak, seniors £17.00, children aged 3 to 17 £21.50, and under-1s are free. Parking is free. Bocketts holds a 4.7 Google rating from over 2,700 reviews, which puts it near the top of Surrey's family farms alongside Godstone Farm (4.5, 3,200+ reviews) and Discovery Land at Priory Farm (4.7, 1,200+ reviews).
What families actually do at Bocketts Farm
The farm is spread across working paddocks, a wooded pony track, three barns and a large fenced play field. A day here breaks down into three overlapping types of visit: seeing the animals, joining a scheduled activity, and letting the children loose on the play equipment. Most families come for all three, and the site is compact enough that you can rotate between them without a long walk.
The animals. Bocketts keeps a big cast of livestock: Highland cattle, pigs and piglets, sheep, goats, ponies, donkeys, chickens, horses, a small herd of Swedish fallow deer, and llamas including babies when the timing lands right. The Small Animal Village houses guinea pigs, rabbits, degus and fancy rats. There is no glass. Children go into the pens with staff and are shown how to hold a rabbit or feed a guinea pig properly. This is the reason 3-6 year olds tend to remember Bocketts: it is one of the few Surrey attractions where a small child can actually pick up a guinea pig.
Scheduled activities. These run to a timetable and are included in the entry price unless flagged otherwise. Small Animal Encounters happen at 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. Pig Racing runs at 12:45pm and 3:45pm; children pick a pig, cheer it on, and there is a rosette for the winner. Tractor rides are £2 per person for about 15 minutes and go out several times a day. Pony rides are £3 per ride (card only), open to children aged 3 to 12 who weigh under 45kg, and the woodland track loops away from the main play area so parents of nervous first-timers have somewhere quiet to stand.
The play areas. There are twelve of them, split across two indoor barns and a large outdoor field. Indoor: The Playbarn (soft play with a four-lane Astro-slide and a baby zone), The Big Kids Play Barn (children over one metre in height, roughly age 3 upwards), and The Young Drivers Zone (pedal cars, up to age 5). Outdoor: Little Explorers (swings, slides, sandpit, accessible roundabout), The Jumping Pillows (with a separate toddler pillow), Squirrel Scramble (rope bridges and nets, age 3+), Treehouse Towers, The Hare-Pin Racers go-kart track (age 3+), Farmula 1 Quad Bikes (£1 per ride, age 3+), The Super 6 Trampolines, plus seasonal Water Wars (£1 per bucket) and Goldmine gold panning. That is enough to fill a full day for children with mixed ages.
Ages and what suits each stage
Bocketts is one of the few Surrey farms that genuinely works across a wide age band, but "great for all ages" is the kind of phrase that fails to help a parent booking for a specific child. Here is what each stage actually gets.
0 to 2 years. Under-1s are free and one-year-olds pay a token £7.50 at peak. The Playbarn has a dedicated baby zone; the outdoor Jumping Pillow has a small toddler section, and Little Explorers has an accessible roundabout that suits confident sitters. Small Animal Encounters work well for this age because the sessions are calm and staff-led rather than a scramble. Skip the go-karts and the Big Kids Play Barn. Bring a pushchair; the majority of paths are surfaced or ramped.
3 to 6 years. This is Bocketts' sweet spot. Pony rides open at 3, pig racing is a hit, and every indoor and outdoor play area is age-appropriate. The Fairies and Gnomes Trail during summer, and the Wizards & Witches Week at October half-term, are pitched squarely at this age. A 4-year-old will happily do animal-feeding, a tractor ride, a jumping pillow session and lunch across a five-hour visit.
7 to 11 years. This is where competitor farms often lose parents, because animal-petting alone is not enough for a nine-year-old. Bocketts holds this age with the go-karts, the quad bikes, the trampolines, the Squirrel Scramble climbing frame, and the Big Kids Play Barn (height-restricted, so younger siblings are less likely to crowd it). Older children also engage more with the animals in the Small Animal Encounters if a staff member is telling them how the animals are cared for, rather than just handing them a rabbit.
11 and over. Realistic assessment: an 11 or 12 year old on their own would find a full day at Bocketts a bit young. Where the farm works best for this age is as part of a mixed-sibling visit, where the older child can help a younger one and use the go-karts, trampolines and quad bikes to burn off the "farm is for babies" complaint. Teenagers on their own tend not to come here.
Prices, opening times and the real cost of a day out
Prices below are from bockettsfarm.co.uk and are correct as of August 2026. Bocketts reviews prices annually and applies a small increase most years, so check the official site on the day you book.
Standard peak tickets, per person:
| Age | Standard peak | Off-peak |
|---|---|---|
| Adult (18+) | £19.50 | £16.50 |
| Senior (60+) | £17.00 | £17.00 |
| Child 3 to 17 | £21.50 | £17.50 |
| Child 2 | £18.50 | £18.50 |
| Child 1 | £7.50 | £7.50 |
| Under 1 | Free | Free |
| Disabled | £17.00 | £17.00 |
| Essential companion | Free | Free |
Online booking fee: £1 per transaction. Bocketts advises booking ahead and states that on busy days it cannot guarantee walk-up entry.
What a family of four realistically spends. Two adults and two children aged 4 and 8 at peak standard pricing, booked online, works out at roughly £83 in gate tickets (£19.50 + £19.50 + £21.50 + £21.50 + £1 booking fee). Add a couple of tractor rides at £2 each (£8), a pony ride at £3, and a family lunch in the Old Barn Tearooms at around £30 to £40, and you are looking at £125 to £135 for the day. Parking is free, which is the single biggest saving relative to many rival attractions. Bringing a picnic and skipping the pony ride pulls the day down to roughly £95.
How to bring it down further: book off-peak (typically term-time weekdays outside school holidays) and the same family drops to about £68 in gate tickets. Bocketts also offers a season pass through its ticketing site, worth checking if you expect three or more visits in a year.
Opening times. 10am to 5pm every day, all year round, except for Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The gate closes at 4pm at the busiest times of year, so aim to arrive by 11am if you want a full day.
Birthday parties at Bocketts Farm
Bocketts runs its own party packages in a dedicated room. There is a standard package and a cheaper After School package.
Standard birthday party. Minimum 10 children. £30 per child aged 3 to 17, £27 per child aged 0 to 2, plus £14 for additional guests aged 2+ and £6 for additional 1-year-olds. Babies under 1 are free. Meal slots run at 11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm or 4pm. The package includes full-day farm entry, a private Small Animal Encounters session, a birthday feast in a decorated party room, and a balloon for each child. One adult per paying child is included, and the birthday child gets two free adults.
After School party. Weekday afternoons after 2:30pm during term time. £18 per child aged 3 to 17. Tea served at 4:30pm before the farm closes at 5pm. A good option for a lower-key school-year birthday if you have a class of 10 or more.
Add-ons. Tractor rides at £1.50 per person, party bags at £5 per child, and a farmyard cake at £32. A £100 deposit and completed online form are required within 10 days of booking. Popular weekend dates in spring and autumn can be gone months out, so book well ahead if you want a Saturday morning slot.
If you are comparing party venues rather than farms, our guide to children's party venues in Surrey covers the full picture including soft play, trampoline parks and hall-hire options.
Seasonal events at Bocketts
Bocketts runs three named seasonal events in addition to the standard farm offer. These are included in the entry price unless a specific date is flagged as an "event ticket".
Summer Fun on the Farm. 18 July to 2 September 2026. Daily programme adds the Fairies and Gnomes Trail on top of the standard timetable, plus additional craft activities, bubble discos and gold panning. Peak-price days.
Wizards & Witches Week. 16 to 31 October 2026. Bocketts' take on Halloween: science shows, slime, reptile displays, a stamp-collecting trail and craft activities, all pitched younger than a scare event. This is the fortnight where the site is at its busiest with the Surrey autumn half-term crowd (community and voluntary controlled Surrey schools now have a two-week autumn break, Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026, which overlaps this event fully).
A Magical Christmas. 20 November to 24 December 2026. Father Christmas meet-and-greet with elves, on top of the standard farm visit. Event tickets are released separately in the summer and the weekends before Christmas sell out early.
Lambing. Bocketts does not run a named "lambing event", but lambs, piglets, chicks and calves are present in the barn from February through Easter, and the farm confirms lambing season centres on February and Easter each year. If a March or April lambing visit is what you are after, this is one of the strongest options in Surrey for it.
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How Bocketts compares to Godstone, Priory Farm and Hobbledown
Every Surrey parent choosing a family farm mentally puts Bocketts against three others. Here is the honest side-by-side.
| Farm | Postcode | Peak adult (online) | Under 1 | Parking | Google rating | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bocketts Farm Park | KT22 9BS (Leatherhead) | £19.50 | Free | Free | 4.7 (2,750+) | Wide age spread; strongest small-animal interaction |
| Godstone Farm | RH9 8LX (Godstone) | £19.95 online | Free | Free | 4.5 (3,200+) | Biggest soft play; dinosaur trail; 500+ animals |
| Discovery Land at Priory Farm | RH1 4EJ (Nutfield, Redhill) | £7.65 online | Free (under 2) | Free | 4.7 (1,250+) | Nature-play focus; low ticket price; not a livestock farm |
| Hobbledown Adventure Farm Park and Zoo | KT19 8PT (Epsom) | Varies (check site) | Free (under 2) | Paid | 4.5 (4,150+) | Adventure play plus zoo; the ex-Horton Park site |
Bocketts vs Godstone. These two are the closest like-for-like. Godstone has the bigger soft play (advertised as Surrey's biggest), a walking dinosaur trail and more than 500 animals; Bocketts has the more hands-on small-animal encounters and the wider spread of outdoor play equipment. Prices land within a pound of each other at peak. If you have a soft-play-obsessed 5-year-old, Godstone edges it. If your child wants to hold a rabbit or a guinea pig for real, Bocketts wins.
Bocketts vs Priory Farm. These are not really the same visit. Discovery Land at Priory Farm is a 40-acre family nature trail (Timber's Treehouse, Fern's lakeside playhouse, Giant's Chair, fish feeding, seasonal tractor rides), plus a farm shop and a café that are open to non-Discovery-Land visitors. Ticket prices are dramatically lower (£7.65 peak online, £5.95 off-peak). Priory Farm suits families who want a walking, wooded, unstructured day and might come for two hours rather than a full day. Bocketts is the choice if you want animals as the point of the day. Note that the Priory Farm Shop and café are worth a visit on their own even if you skip Discovery Land entry.
Bocketts vs Hobbledown Epsom. Horton Park Farm rebranded to Hobbledown when the Cranleigh operator took the site over, and the offer changed with it: Hobbledown is now an adventure farm and zoo hybrid with substantial paid attractions (the Yodel Village, indoor play, animal exhibits, seasonal shows) at the Horton Lane, KT19 8PT site that many local parents still call Horton Park. It costs more than Bocketts in most price scenarios once parking and add-ons are counted, and it is bigger. Bocketts is the more traditional livestock farm; Hobbledown is closer to a small theme park with animals.
One other option worth naming. Chobham Adventure Farm near Woking is a newer entry that runs on a similar traditional-farm-plus-play model to Bocketts. It rates 4.3 from just under 2,000 Google reviews and is closer for families west of Woking or in the Bagshot fringe.
Getting to Bocketts Farm from around Surrey
Bocketts sits on Young Street, off the A246 between Leatherhead and Bookham. Drive times below assume mid-morning traffic on a weekend.
From Guildford: roughly 25 minutes via the A246. This is a straight run through Great Bookham. Traffic backs up on the A246 at Leatherhead during the summer holidays; leaving before 10am helps.
From Woking: roughly 30 minutes via the A245 and A24. The route pinches on the A245 through Cobham; the M25 is a longer but often faster alternative in the summer.
From Epsom: roughly 20 minutes via the A24. The shortest run of the four. Local families in Epsom tend to alternate Bocketts with Hobbledown down the road.
From Reigate: roughly 30 minutes via the A25 through Dorking and up the A24. Reigate and Redhill families often combine Bocketts with a stop at Denbies or Polesden Lacey on the return leg.
From Farnham: roughly 45 minutes via the A31 and A3. The longest of the five drives; families this side of Surrey more often choose Chobham Adventure Farm or Priory Farm for a shorter drive.
Parking. Free, on-site, with disabled bays close to the entrance. The car park is large but fills on peak days; arrive by 11am on a school-holiday weekend.
Public transport. Nearest station is Leatherhead, and Bocketts recommends taking a taxi from there rather than the ten-minute walk from the nearest bus stop, particularly with young children or a pushchair. Realistically, this is a farm best reached by car.
Practical: parking, cafe, toilets and accessibility
Cafés. Two on-site: the Old Barn Tearooms and the Cow Shed Coffee Shop. Both are wheelchair accessible. Prices sit in the range of a mainstream family attraction café rather than a supermarket café; expect £8-£10 per adult meal and £6-£7 per child meal. Allergen information is available at both.
Picnics. Allowed in the picnic areas outside; not in the tearooms. Plenty of seating inside and out. If the weather is unpredictable, bring a lightweight groundsheet, because the covered picnic area fills first.
Toilets. Three accessible toilets across the site. Baby change at multiple locations. Adult changing facilities available on request (no hoist currently on site).
Wheelchair access. Majority of paths surfaced or ramped. The Animal Discovery Barn has wide walkways and wheelchair-accessible ramps. Little Explorers is wheelchair and pushchair friendly. Tractor rides have wheelchair ramp access. The Farm Walk itself has grassy, sloped sections which are not wheelchair-friendly. Free wheelchair hire is available on a first-come basis and can be reserved ahead by phone (01372 363764).
Dogs. Not permitted anywhere in the farm park apart from the outdoor tearoom area, with a supervised exception. Assistance dogs with a valid Access Card symbol are welcome throughout.
Pre-booking. Advised for weekends, school holidays and any event dates. On busy days walk-up entry is not guaranteed. Weekday term-time visits are usually fine to walk up.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Bocketts Farm cost for a family of four in 2026?
Two adults and two children aged 3 to 17 pay £82 at peak standard prices booked online, plus a £1 booking fee. Add a couple of tractor rides at £2 each and lunch for four at around £30 to £40 in the Old Barn Tearooms, and the realistic total for a full day is £120 to £135. Bringing a picnic and booking off-peak brings it down to roughly £68 in gate tickets.
Is Bocketts Farm suitable for toddlers under 2?
Yes. Under-1s are free, one-year-olds are £7.50 at peak, and two-year-olds are £18.50. The Playbarn has a dedicated baby zone, the outdoor Jumping Pillow has a toddler section, and the Small Animal Encounters at 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm are calm and staff-led rather than a scramble. Bring a pushchair; the majority of paths are surfaced or ramped.
Is Bocketts Farm worth it for older children aged 7 to 12?
Yes if you use the full site. The go-karts, quad bikes (£1 per ride), trampolines, Squirrel Scramble climbing frame, Big Kids Play Barn (height-restricted, so quieter) and Small Animal Encounters can hold a nine-year-old for a full day, particularly on a mixed-sibling visit. A 12-year-old on their own tends to age out of Bocketts within a few hours.
What are Bocketts Farm's opening times?
10am to 5pm every day, all year round, except Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Last entry is usually one hour before closing. On peak days aim to arrive by 11am to fit everything in.
Do you have to pre-book Bocketts Farm tickets?
Bocketts recommends booking online and warns that walk-up entry is not guaranteed on busy days. There is a £1 online booking fee. For weekends in school holidays and during named events (Summer Fun, Wizards & Witches Week, A Magical Christmas), pre-book. For weekday term-time visits, walk-ups are usually fine.
Is parking free at Bocketts Farm?
Yes. Parking is free for all visitors, with disabled bays close to the entrance. The car park is large but fills on peak days, so arrive early on a school-holiday weekend.
Does Bocketts Farm have a Halloween or Christmas event?
Yes to both. Wizards & Witches Week runs 16 to 31 October 2026, a fortnight-long Halloween-themed programme with science shows, slime, reptile displays and a trail, pitched at younger children rather than a scare event. A Magical Christmas runs 20 November to 24 December 2026, with a Father Christmas meet-and-greet on top of standard farm entry. Weekend Christmas dates sell out early.
Can I see lambs at Bocketts Farm?
Yes. Lambs, piglets, chicks and calves are present in the barn from February through Easter. Bocketts does not run a named lambing event, but the animals are there for the standard visit price, and February half-term and Easter are the two windows to aim for. Feeding sessions and Small Animal Encounters continue on the usual daily timetable.
Are dogs allowed at Bocketts Farm?
No, not in the farm park itself. Dogs are permitted in the outdoor tearoom area only, with supervision. Assistance dogs with a valid Access Card symbol are welcome throughout the farm.
How is Bocketts Farm compared to Godstone Farm?
Bocketts and Godstone sit at very similar peak prices (£19.50 vs £19.95 for an adult booked online) and both offer free parking. Godstone has the bigger soft play (advertised as Surrey's biggest) and a dinosaur trail; Bocketts has more hands-on small-animal encounters, more outdoor play equipment, and a wider spread of scheduled daily activities. Both rate 4.5 or higher on Google. For a soft-play-obsessed 5-year-old, choose Godstone; for a child who wants to actually hold a rabbit or a guinea pig, choose Bocketts.
What is at Bocketts Farm's Hobbledown Epsom neighbour?
The site at Horton Lane, KT19 8PT, formerly known as Horton Park Farm, is now trading as Hobbledown Adventure Farm Park and Zoo. It runs as an adventure farm and zoo hybrid rather than a traditional livestock farm, closer to a small theme park with animals. It rates 4.5 from over 4,100 Google reviews and is worth considering for a Bocketts alternative, particularly if you are Epsom-side.
The honest verdict
Bocketts Farm Park is one of the strongest family farms in Surrey and holds up well across a five-year window from about three to eight, plus older siblings coming along for the go-karts and jumping pillows. It is not the cheapest day out (a family of four at peak prices without lunch is already over £80), but the free parking, the volume of scheduled activities, and the sheer amount of hands-on animal contact make it a fair-value repeat visit rather than a one-off.
Where it works best: February and March for lambing, the six-week summer holiday for Summer Fun on the Farm, October half-term for Wizards & Witches Week, and the last three weekends of November through mid-December for A Magical Christmas. Where it works less well: a lone 12-year-old, a family that only wants soft play (Godstone is better for that), or anyone hoping to save on tickets by walking up on a summer Saturday.
If you are a single parent, a carer, or part of a two-income household planning a full-day school-holiday visit, book online in advance, aim to arrive by 11am, bring a picnic if you want to cap the cost, and leave time for at least one Small Animal Encounter session. That is the day most Surrey parents come back for a second year in a row.
More from the Surrey Family Farms guide
Bocketts is one of a handful of Surrey farms that reliably fills a full family day. If you are choosing between farms or planning across the year, these next pages help.
- Farms and animal centres in Surrey: the full KidzRGoGo directory of Surrey farm attractions with current opening times and postcodes
- Family days out in Leatherhead: other things to do near Bocketts on the same day
- Free things to do in Surrey with children at the weekend: for weekends when a paid farm day is not in the budget
- Christmas activities for children in Surrey 2026: where A Magical Christmas at Bocketts fits alongside RHS Wisley Glow, Painshill and other seasonal events
The Surrey Family Farms guide is being built out over 2026. New sibling pages on Priory Farm, Hobbledown and Chobham Adventure Farm will link from this guide as they publish.