Barney Baloney Magic & Fun!

This Bank Holiday Saturday, come and join popular children’s entertainer Barney Baloney at shows throughout the day. There’ll be magic and ventriloquism fun with cheeky monkeys and more! 

10:30 Magic Show

11:30 Ventriloquism Fun

13:00 Magic Show

14:00 Ventriloquism Fun

15:00 Magic Show

Of course, there’s all the usual animal interactive fun around the park too, including sheep racing, meet the reptiles, wallaby encounters, small animal petting, children’s pony rides, not forgetting bags of playtime fun as well!

Event FREE with farm park entry.

Park open 10:00-17:00

Night at the Farm Park: Grown-ups only!

*THIS EVENT IS PRE-BOOK ONLY on our separate event booking page- see link below. Early booking advisable*
Following the huuuge success of our first grown ups only event, we’ve decided to do another one! This time as a treat for getting through the summer holidays.


Animal lovers can be any age, so come and join us for a grown-up evening away from the kids, with guided animal activities and fun leisure time in the great outdoors!
With access around the farm park to meet, pet and feed a range of animals in their fields, you can also enjoy getting involved in sheep racing, ‘Meet the Reptiles’, small animal petting and mini alpaca walks.
The Jumping Pillow will be open* for some joyous jumping opportunities, with delicious food and alcoholic drinks also available to enjoy al fresco in our beautiful countryside setting.

At an AMAZING price of just £11.50 per adult, this will be another fabulous night to remember!


(Annual pass holders – please ensure you pre-book your free event ticket to accompany your annual pass).


This event runs 17:00-20:00 only on Friday 5th September


NB 18 years plus only permitted
*Jumping Pillow open weather permitting

11-16 years Farmer Experience Day!

**Limited spaces: must be pre-booked via EMAIL only**

🚜 Our Farmer Experience Day is returning this August, this time for animal and farm mad 11-16 year olds! 🚜

Join our friendly staff for a fun filled day of getting stuck in on the farm !

Start by entering the chicken enclosure and collect the hens’ eggs, clean out and feed the rabbits and Guinea pigs (with a little cuddling too), learn about animals’ needs, learn how to carry out important health checks, groom the goats, help maintain field pasture and more! 🐑🐐

After the experience, participants receive an information booklet and signed certificate.

This is a drop-off day session and participants will require a packed lunch.

Farmer Day experience: £80 per person. Can be taken as a single day experience OR combined as a two day experience with our Reptile Day on 12th August, for a discounted two day price of £150.

Limited spaces. For more information and to book, please email Josh on animals@matlockfarmpark.co.uk

11-16 years Reptile Experience Day!

** Limited spaces: pre-book via EMAIL only**

🦎 We are delighted to be welcoming more reptiles to the farm park and are now offering a special reptile day experience for 11-16 year olds! 🐍

Learn all about the needs of fabulous creatures including snakes, geckos, a bearded dragon and millipedes; create enrichment toys for great mental stimulation; get involved in reptile husbandry and, of course, enjoy handling; clean out and feed our different types of wallabies and more!

After their experience, participants receive an information booklet and signed certificate.

This is a drop-off day session and participants will require a packed lunch.

Reptile day experience: £80 per person. Can be taken as a single day experience OR combined as a two day experience with our Farmer day on 11th August, for a discounted two day price of £150.

Limited spaces. For more information and to book, please email Josh on animals@matlockfarmpark.co.uk

Level 1 Junior Farmer Day (**Pre-book only via email**)

Junior Farmer Day is returning this August for animal and farm mad 7-12 year olds!

Join our friendly staff for a fun filled day of getting stuck in on the farm ! Start by entering the chicken enclosure and collect the hens’ eggs, clean out and feed the rabbits and Guinea pigs (with a little cuddling too), learn about animals’ needs, groom the goats, help maintain field pasture and more! 🐑🐐

After their experience, children receive an information booklet and signed certificate.

This is a drop-off day session and children will require a packed lunch.

Limited spaces. For more information and to book, please email Josh on animals@matlockfarmpark.co.uk

Level 1 Junior Farmer Day (**Pre-book only via email**)

Junior Farmer Day is returning this August for animal and farm mad 7-12 year olds!

Join our friendly staff for a fun filled day of getting stuck in on the farm ! Start by entering the chicken enclosure and collect the hens’ eggs, clean out and feed the rabbits and Guinea pigs (with a little cuddling too), learn about animals’ needs, groom the goats, help maintain field pasture and more! 🐑🐐

After their experience, children receive an information booklet and signed certificate.

This is a drop-off day session and children will require a packed lunch.

Limited spaces. For more information and to book, please email Josh on animals@matlockfarmpark.co.uk

May Half Term Fun!

Hurrah, ‘School’s out’! Come and join in the fun this Spring Break as we welcome you into the goat enclosure to walk through and Meet the Kids with their mums – these little treasures are super cute! Visitors will also be able to enjoy meeting their alpaca and sheep friends, walking through their enclosure too.

With the warm weather, our tortoises need cooling down so there’ll also be daily Tortoise bathing sessions for visitors to take part in.

There’ll be daily sheep and ferret races too- place your free bet to try and win a prize! With Wallaby encounters, Small animal petting, Meet the Highlands, Meerkat talks and bags of playtime fun for the children with the Jumping Pillow, Enchanted Hamlet and more, it’s never a dull moment at Matlock Farm Park!

The BIG Bubbleman!

Don’t miss this BUBBLE SPECTACULAR!!

The Big Bubbleman, his bubble mill, wands and special potions make the most AMAZING bubbles! Whether it’s monster bubbles the size of a CAR, or swirling clouds of smaller bubbles being chased by happy children, this is pure joy!

Children also have the opportunity to make their own big bubbles or create smaller bubbles with hoops and trays of bubble liquid.

With plenty of animal and playtime fun too, including sheep racing, wallaby encounter, small animal petting, Meet the Highland Cattle, ferret racing and meerkat talk too, it’s a super fun Bank Holiday Monday for all!

Night at the Farm Park: Grown-ups only!

*THIS EVENT IS PRE-BOOK ONLY on our separate event booking page. Early booking advisable*

Animal lovers can be any age, so come and join us for a grown-up evening away from the kids, with guided animal activities and fun leisure time in the great outdoors! With access around the farm park to meet, pet and feed a range of animals in their fields, you can also enjoy getting involved in sheep racing, ‘Meet the Reptiles’, small animal petting and mini alpaca walks. The Jumping Pillow will be open* for some joyous jumping opportunities, with delicious food and alcoholic drinks also available to enjoy al fresco in our beautiful countryside setting.

This event runs 5.30-8.00pm only on Friday 11th July.

At an AMAZING price of just £10 per adult, this should be a fabulous night to remember!

(Annual pass holders – please ensure you pre-book your free event ticket to accompany your annual pass).

NB 18 years plus only permitted

*Jumping Pillow open in dry weather.

Annual Pass Holders Bring a Friend Day!

Calling all Annual Pass Holders!!

We’re giving you a special treat on Sunday 27th April, where you can bring a friend in for FREE!

One adult annual pass holder can bring one adult into the park for free on this date only 😀👍 Come along on the day and show your in date annual pass!

NOT available to book online- on the door offer only