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  • Café/refreshments available
  • Toilets available
  • Picnic area available
  • Public bus service stops within one quarter of a mile of the attraction.
    Call the traveline on 0870 608 2 608 for public transport information. www.traveline.org.uk
  • Train station within one mile

Places to Visit

Marsh Farm Country Park

  •  Cafe
  •  Toilets
  •  Picnic
  •  Bus
  •  Train

Address: Marsh Farm Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5WP

Telephone: 01245 321552

Website: www.marshfarmcountrypark.co.uk

Available facilities

  • Refreshments
  • Gift Shop
  • Toilets
  • Picnic Area
  • Countryside
  • Events
  • Education
  • Cycling
  • Free Parking
  • Dogs allowed in the country park but not the farm attraction
  • Walks
  • Farm
  • Rivers
  • Water Birds

Marsh Farm visitor attraction

Entrance prices apply

The farm is a firm favourite with children who love getting up close to the chickens, pigs, sheep and cows along the farm trail and meeting the ponies, goats and other familiar friends in the pet barn. Information rooms encourage them to learn about the animals along the way and there are daily demonstrations from the farm rangers as well as the seasonal spectacles of lambing and shearing. There are also several play areas both inside and out as well as the popular tractor and trailer ride into the country park. There are also several play areas both inside and out as well as the popular tractor and trailer ride into the country park.

Visitors can also enjoy a range of organised seasonal activities throughout the year including wildlife events, summer fun, and seasonal shows.

 

Marsh Farm Country Park

The country park is an ideal place to stretch your legs and explore the scenic riverside paths along the sea wall. The grazing marshes of the park were created by the Dutch during the 17th century when they drained the marshes and built the sea wall. Today they comprise many rare plants including sea barley and grass vetchling and are an important feeding ground for hundreds of over-wintering birds, including Brent geese.

  • Working visitor farm and country park
  • Get up close with the farm animals and watch educational demonstrations
  • Walk or ride around the sea wall and take in the views of the grazing marshes and the River Crouch.
  • Visit each farm animal in their specially designed homes with interactive interpretation displays.
  • Join in the farming fun with a tractor and trailer ride, pony rides, sand pit and other children's rides or take a back seat and relax in our farm themed tearoom.
  • Enjoy a farm yard children's birthday party.

 

Opening times

The country park is open daily from 8:00am till dusk

Marsh Farm opening times
14 February to 1 November 2009
10:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday
10:00am to 5:00pm Weekends, Bank Holidays and every day to 25 May to 28 August

2 November to 20 December (Weekends only)
10:30am to 3:00pm

21 December to 3 January 2010 (except 24 to 27 December)
10:30am to 3:00pm
Closes 30 minutes after last entrance.

 

Contact details

Address:
Marsh Farm Country Park
Marsh Farm Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5WP

Telephone:
01245 321552

Website: www.marshfarmcountrypark.co.uk

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