Calling all aspiring young wizards and witches… Would you like to become trained in wizardry and have a jolly fun old time in the process? Then join Professor Rupert Warrington III and his wizard prefects, where you can join in with learning Potion Making, Quid-eech and ‘101 Introduction to Wands’ at selected times throughout the day! Don’t forget to get dressed up to get fully into the spirit…

Of course, there’ll be all the usual fun of the farm park with sheep and ferret racing, small animal petting, wallaby encounter, meerkat talks, meet the Highland cattle family, children’s pony rides, lots of playtime fun and more!

Come on down for some egg-citing, memory making fun at Matlock Farm Park this Easter time! Meet the cade lambs, learn more about them and watch them being bottle fed. See our little chicks and ducklings too for some very gentle petting.

Join in with an Easter Treasure Trail for mini-prizes and have a free bet on our sheep and ferret races. Of course, there’s all the usual animal and playtime fun of the farm park with wallaby encounters, small animal petting, meerkat talks, children’s pony rides* and more, plus the UK’s largest jumping pillow and fantastic undercover and indoor mullti-zone play facilities too.

Look out for eggs-tra special events over Easter Weekend too!

*small additional pony ride charge

They’re back, by popular demand, this Easter Monday!

Time to channel your inner Anna and Elsa and join in with the fantastic Snow Sisters’ Singalong shows!!

Throughout the day at five showtimes, the sisters will be singing their well-known songs for you to join in with on the Rainforest lawn, followed by meet & greet photo opportunities.

With it being Easter Weekend, there will also be our famous Easter Egg Hunt with the Easter Bunny, ‘Find the Golden Egg’ and Meet the Cade Lambs. 

All of the usual super animal and playtime fun around the park too, including Sheep and ferret racing, wallaby encounter, meerkat talk, small animal petting and more! 

Come along and let it go!!

Snow Sisters event FREE with farm park entry 😀

Book farm park tickets online or simply pay on arrival on the day.

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 multi-coloured bubbles with hoops and trays of bubble liquid.

FREE with farm park entry

PERFORMANCE times: 10:30am-4:30pm

Plus, on this Easter weekend, there will be Easter Egg Hunts, ‘Find the Golden Egg’ and Meet the Cade Lambs. Don’t forget all the usual interactive animal and playtime fun of the farm park too, including sheep racing, small animal petting, wallaby encounter, ferret racing, meerkat talk and more!

Park opening time:

10.00am-5.00pm

Book online or simply pay on the door on the day!

They’re back, by popular demand!

Come along and get involved in some fantastic dinosaur fun!

Learn about Rita the great T-Rex and several baby dinosaurs at small outdoor shows throughout the day, see them wander the park to get up close for photos and let the kids join in some dig site fun.

A ROARING time! 

Plus, on this Easter weekend, there will be Easter Egg Hunts, ‘Find the Golden Egg’ and Meet the Cade Lambs. Don’t forget all the usual interactive animal and playtime fun of the farm park too, including sheep racing, small animal petting, wallaby encounter, ferret racing, meerkat talk and more!

Free with farm park entry!

Park open 10:00-5:00

Come and join in with the half term fun at Matlock Farm Park! There’ll be lovely new life of PIGLETS AND CHICKS to get up close to, our new activities of an Alpaca Meet & Greet, Meet our Highland Cattle Family and of course, the return of the ever popular Sheep and Ferret Racing!

Each day of the school hols we’ll have guided activities of small animal petting, meerkat talks and wallaby encounters too. With lots of indoor and outdoor playtime, daily pony rides* for the children and a delightful cafe to cosy up in, what’s not to love!

*pony rides from 2.5 years, £3.50 a go

Is that sleigh bells we hear?

Santa is on his way to Matlock Farm Park for Christmas and what better way to celebrate his arrival than with a day filled with Christmas cheer!

Santa will be arriving on horseback at 12pm leading his parade of festively dressed ponies. There will be lovely photo opportunities with Santa and the ponies. He will then head over to his enchanting and cosy Grotto for a mince pie (or two). Grotto bookings will be available to book on the day where you will be able to walk down our Christmas canopy, sit at the naughty or nice o’meter to check you’re on Santa’s good list and join Santa and his Elf in the Grotto to receive a special gift.

🎅📸 Santa Meet & Greet opportunities 

🎁Grotto* (running 1-3pm, bookable on the day

🐴Festive Pony Rides

Complimentary kids’ face painting

🔔Christmas Pony Parade

🎄Treasure Trail

⛄Elf fun around the park

👼Face Painting

❄️Children’s Christmas crafts

*Payable activity

Check out our website to secure your ticket – don’t forget our Kids go FREE offer is on this day!

https://matlockfarmpark.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/33474?catID=46636&

**PRE-BOOK ONLY – early booking advisable**

(Annual pass holders pay discounted rate for this special event and must present their pass on arrival to gain entry. Please see our ticket selection page)

November 24th & 30th

We’ve been in deep discussion with Santa Claus to provide a special experience for your loved one. Our Autism Friendly Santa Experience offers a calmer, more relaxed experience at a pace suited to you. Upon booking, choose a specific time slot and let us know the requirements of your loved one – you may also wish to call us prior to visiting to discuss their needs in more detail.

On arrival, meet with our friendly staff member first to familiarise yourselves with the area and we will finalise details for the most memorable experience. Our gently spoken Santa can either greet you in his low-lit Grotto, or come outside for a more relaxed chat. They can be seated at a distance in the Grotto or even sit on the floor rather than in his chair. Visiting Santa is a magical experience for everyone, but we want to make sure we tailor your visit to your own needs. Your loved one will also be able to select a gift of their choosing from Santa, with sensory items available.

We have also included our transition room again this year to provide you and your loved one a calm, safe and inviting atmosphere before or after you visit Santa. As well as this, you will also have the chance for a special one-to-one small animal petting session before meeting Santa Claus.

You may prefer to purchase tickets for our Santa’s Grotto Christmas Experience, which is available on other dates. However, these sessions will be busier, noisier and have less time with Santa. The Autism Friendly Santa sessions are designed for loved ones who prefer a calmer experience.

Siblings are welcome -please book child ticket and add note in information box provided. (Under 2 siblings with paying child and adult ticket holders go free, without a gift).

What does your ticket include?

• Entry to the Farm Park for the whole day! You can arrive and leave at any time during our opening hours, the time you book is the time you will be booked to see Santa.
• Santa Claus encounter
• Private small animal petting
• Use of our sensory transition room
• Support of Autism trained staff
• Photo opportunities
• Gift for child/adult with Autism
• Free return pass for those attending

Registered carers attending must purchase an adult ticket for this event.

** PRE-BOOK ONLY – early booking advised. INCLUDES ENTRY to Matlock Farm Park for animal and playtime fun!**
(Annual pass holders pay discounted rate for this special event and must present their pass on arrival to gain entry. Please see our ticket catergories for pre-booking)

Dates in December include 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st & 22nd

Make Christmas extra special for your children this year with our magical Breakfast with Santa event!
Your day will start with a group welcome from Santa and a delicious breakfast served in our Garden Room Cafe. The Big Man in Red will come along to visit your family during breakfast and knowing the names of the children in your party, have a lovely chat all about them and their Christmas wishes.

Santa will have his BIG sack of gifts with him and he will provide a gift ‘specially labelled for your young loved one.

Following breakfast, there will be a special story time in a separate room with Santa’s sister, Mary Christmas! Find out more about Santa Claus’s reindeer and the children receive a bag of magical reindeer food to sprinkle at home on Christmas Eve.

All adults will receive a hearty breakfast cob of bacon, sausage, egg & hash brown (or vegetarian alternative), plus tea or coffee. Children will have a choice of Pancakes with fruit and syrup, Beans on toast or a Mini Full English. These will be able to select when booking. It is essential that any allergies/ specific dietary requirements are added when making the menu choices for every person in the party. Please state if anyone has accessibility requirements.

Please note, tables are set per booking- if you wish to be seated with other family/friends, this must come under the same booking.

The event starts at 9:00 am prompt, when breakfast will be served. Including seeing Santa, the event will last up to 1 – 1.5 hours and farm park entry for the remainder of the day is included in this ticket, when children can enjoy lots of animal and playtime fun!
Event only open to Breakfast with Santa ticketholders. Children must have at least one accompanying adult ticketholder with them. Santa’s Grotto visit is NOT included. Registered carers will need an Adult ticket to attend this event.

To book tickets click here

Calling all aspiring young wizards and witches… Would you like to become trained in wizardry and have a jolly fun old time in the process? Then join Professor Rupert Warrington III and his wizard prefects, where you can join in with learning Potion Making, Quid-eech and ‘101 Introduction to Wands’ at selected times throughout the day! Don’t forget to get dressed up to get fully into the spirit…

Of course, there’ll be all the usual fun of the farm park with sheep and ferret racing, small animal petting, wallaby encounter, meerkat talks, meet the Highland Cattle Family, children’s pony rides, lots of playtime fun and more!