Thorpe Farm Centre
Animal Farms, Zoos & Wildlife Parks · Durham, County Durham
Also soft play & indoor play, farm shops with play areas
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Open now — closes 5pm
🏠 Indoor & outdoor🐐 Animals🛝 Soft playBirthday parties☔ Rainy-day friendlyFarm🛝 PlaygroundSensory-friendly sessions
What’s there
- Café on site
- Free parking
- Baby changing
- Buggy friendly
- Picnic area
- Birthday parties
- Dogs welcome
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
- Relaxed / SEN sessions
- SEN friendly
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Thorpe Farm Centre is a family-friendly destination set on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and Teesdale. Home to a bright indoor soft play area (ages 0-8), free animal paddocks, a play park, and The Courtyard Cafe & Restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and homemade treats. Visitors can also explore The Peel House (gifts, interiors, antiques), browse the farm shop, or enjoy woodland walks and the heritage nature reserve. With a caravan and camping park, seasonal events, and holiday homes for sale, Thorpe Farm offers a full day out in the countryside.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Grip socksMost parks make you buy theirs at the door.
- Wellies
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Sunglasses
- Ice packs
- Hand sanitiser
- Portable phone charger
- Kitchen roll
- Picnic blanket
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