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Golden Ridge Animal Farm
Bitis78Sydney, NSW
Amazing customer service!
I've had an indescribably great experience at Golden Ridge. A long way from home, but I will be visiting them often.
Specifically, they care for the animals as much as their customers. My partner and me were treated to the highest level of service and care - well beyond any expectations.
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John ManarasSydney, NSW
Great hands on experience, wow lots of fun!
The farm was clean, well staffed and they were very knowledgeable.
Lots of different animals, the dear was a surprise. Great amount of activities and we loved the lamb feeding.
Toilets need paper towels.
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Fun for kids and adults
We enjoyed Be a Farmer for a Day. Great fun was had by our kids, lots to do, painting, jumping castle, sheep and goat races, gum boot tossing, sack races, feeding animals, holding baby ducks, chickens, or rabbits, bottle feeding baby lambs, goats (kids), milking a cow and goat and pony rides. Kept us entertained and excited. My autistic son had time and spaces to step out of the crowd and noise to calm down and enjoy himself.
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A cold and non child friendly experience.
My wife and daughter paid and entered the farm while my 8 years old son and I waited at the car park. Son complained and need to use a toilet. The middle age female farm attendant refused to let my son use the toilet with an excuse that WE HAVE TO PAY TO USE THEIR TOILET!!!! It felt so cold. That was the first i heard in Australia!!! Never go back again. Very disappointed that such a poor attitude/treatment found in tourism insdustry.
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First, my wife and daughter paid full fee and please don’t treat/label us as someone wishes to cheat or take advatange. This is discrimination. You/the lady didn’t bother to refer us to any other toil... Read more
et near by. It is like a patient turn up at hospital and hospital turn him/her away because he/she doesn’t have Medicare or healthcare insurance. On top of this your refusal to help an under age kid is not an AUSSIE way.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Great place for kids
Had an amazing time visiting the farm..my two year old fell in love with the place..highly recommend this farm v
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Great day out with the kids!
My wife and I had a great day out with my 2 year old daughter and got some great photos holding the baby ducks and rabbits. We also got to bottle feed baby goats and lambs. Milking a cow was the highlight, They even let me have a go! The farm is set out great with plenty of room for families and birthday parties. We have already booked our daughters 3rd birthday there at the end of the year. The staff were great! They answered all our questions and were very helpful with all kids running around. Possibly the best part is the cost! Absolute barg...Read more
ain. I don't know anywhere where you can go and feed lambs, pat baby ducks and rabbits, have a pony ride, milk a cow and loads more! Looking forward to going back for my daughters bday party, all the staff do a great job and deserve a pat on the back!Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
grear farm for families
I have visited this farm several times in the last 4 years since having my daughter. She was very nervous of all animals and as advised by the farm we have visited several times to get her used to them... now she LOVES them all. It was the care and experience of the farmers and staff at golden ridge who helped her over come her fears. I cant thank them enough.
It is a very hands on farm you milk a cow, feed the baby lamb with milk, hold ducks and rabbits. You can buy a bucket if you want to feed the bigger animals.
Its cheaper to visit than other farms around and heaps cheaper than the zoo. they have pony rides too for extra.
The animals are all looked after and happy.
There is a small cafe you can buy snacks and drinks.
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Nikki BQuakers hill
Poorly organised and pretty awful
We went for the farmer for a day Easter eggstravaganza.. No where on the website does it say accompanying adults are charged the same price as the kids which on this day was $25.. Fair enough I can deal with that, but then on top of that $5 for feed, $5 for a pony ride, $3 for an egg to smash in a competition, there was a sausage sizzle advertised but when you were ready for lunch you had to go to a lunch truck and wait for a sausage to be cooked. I just feel like it was very poorly organised..
I wish that was the end of my review but unfortu...Read more
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AuntyMiaSydney
Its hands on! Awsome!
We absolutely enjoyed this farm. We visited today Sunday 25/8/13. From the moment we were greeted to the very last goodbye, we totally enjoyed every moment of our experience.
We purchased a bucket of feed upon entry (and then ended up purchasing another later on) for only $5. Entry for Adults is $15, and for the kids $12. Very much worth every cent.
Our tour started at 10.55am. The animal "hands on" starts straight away. We were guided by a young gentleman, who had a fabulous personality that was warm, friendly & encouraging! The kids we...Read more
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alisa nyeGolden Ridge Animal Farm
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PipSydney
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Not sure
I haven't been to Golden Ridge for a couple of years, and wasn't overly impressed with it back then (I didn't think it had the best conditions due to high numbers of animals in a small space), but I'm told it has improved now. I guess it's a case of people finding out for themselves, but if you're quite sensitive to animals, then be cautious.
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Fantastic Vacation Care Day
We recently took 35 kids to Golden Ridge for a school holiday program. The kids had a ball! The staff were attentive, knowledgeable and the day ran smoothly. I was particularly impressed with the compassion and patience shown to the children who were nervous of the animals. The children were given the confidence to try new things from patting a duckling to milking a cow and EVERY child left with a grin on their faces and many with a new found love for animals.
It was a real hands on farm experience- no concrete paths, no fast food stalls jus...Read more
t healthy, happy, friendly animals in paddocks, the smell of hay, wonderful staff and a fun day out. We all had a fantastic time and highly recommend it to anyone. Would advise you follow the farms recommendation and wear gumboots or similar. Hands on experience where the kids get to handle and feed many animals. Supportive, friendly staff. Definitely not a con just an idea: Possibly finding a way to incorporate simple snacks/tea/coffee/kids drinks?Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Sarah JacksonSydney
One of the best, cheap day outs we have ever had.
I visited this farm recently with my baby and my group of friends with their children ages range 2 - 5. We had a fantastic day and loved every minute of it. We all got to cuddle the little animals and feed the sheep and goats. We bought our own bucket of feed it was $5 but was a decent size that allowed us to feed the animals a second time. After milking the cow ( this did take some time as we waited for everyone to have a go, we went for a little walk around the barn). We got to feed the baby lambs their bottle. The look on the kids faces wa...Read more
s amazing as the little lamb drank all the milk. Yes the farm does look abit run down but after speaking to one of the owners (a young girl) who was running the day she let us know that over the last few years they have spent a lot of money on repairs!! I wondered what it looked like before!! She gave me a little bit of history on the farm and after speaking to her I left knowing that the farm had come a long way with out any government help or funding. It is a small family run farm its not a zoo. They don't want everything concreted ( even that it would be easier to maintain the owner said) they want to retain a farm like feel. All the animals were happy, well fed and in clean pens. Some of the animals in the paddocks looked a bit muddy but it had rained heavy for 3 days before our visit. The paddocks do have manure in them but they are paddocks and animals do go to the toilet. I have grown up on a farm in Bathurst and I can see that there are a lot of animals on this property, but not one was skinny or un healthy or sick they all looked well and fat. The owner did tell us that they are selling a lot of them as they are down sizing after the easter show. We will all visit this farm again, we have visited another farm in sydney since to compare but the other farm was not the same. ( the 5 year old in our group called the other farm boring!) I don't normally right reviews but I do read them, I think that some of the negative reviews on here are un just. I feel sorry for these people who wrote bad reviews they obviously had a bad time.2 comments
alisa nyeGolden Ridge Animal Farm
Hi Sarah, I am happy to hear you have had a great day i have only just found out about this site and i was shocked to read some of the reviews i wish people would call or email me with there comments.... Read more
it has been a bit wet this week but it only took a day to dry out and today all the walk ways are dry.We returned to the farm during the holidays and was happy to see that there is now a little cute cafe serving homemade treats and beautiful coffee!!
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Angry24AU
Rude cruel hosts
My child came are home from here distraught and crying after a school excursion. The man who ran the tour took a dislike to my child who got in trouble for talking at the beginning of the day. The punishment lasted all day as he then treated my son terribly for the rest of the time. He ridiculed him, refused to let him feed the animals and milk the cows (skipping him over time and again) and called attention to his dislike often. He singled him out at question time, answering all the kids questions but when he got to my son said "have a questio...Read more
n do you? Tough luck." He then continued answering the other kids My sons teacher described the man as "vindictive". Nice. Customer service - appalling. Rude and nasty host who shouldn't deal with childrenSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
cathy hillSYDNEY
The best day ever !! The childen and i can't wait to return
I took the family to the Golden Ridge Farm last weekend it was great we arrived at the 10.45 am arrivle time and we entered at 10.55 we looked around the animals indoor for a few mintes before we where asked to sit down for the start of the activites.
The owner a young lady told us alittle about the farm and then got the baby animals out for us to hold the children loved it, Mike my 3y old has never held a rabbit befor and sarah is 5y she loved the little chicks and ducklings.
We went on a walk to feed the out side animals goats, sheep...Read more
, deer, cows, ponies, donkey, alpaca, llama and the children loved it they come up to the fence so you can hand feed them and pat them. The children got to milk the cows and then the best part was the bottle feeding the baby lamb and the baby goats. we brought a picnic lunch and then the children had a pony ride we have some great photos and it was a cheep day of we are going to take some friends next school holidays.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
marfieonline
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Touch and feed animals but could be much more
Golden Ridge Animal Farm is a family-run business in Dural, West of Sydney. We went in Jan, 2012. $14 per adult, $10 per child over 1. They had kids, chicks, ducklings and rabbits to hold/pet and lots of goats, some sheep, cows, donkeys and horses, geese, dogs and cats, most of which patrons can touch, pet, feed and see up close.
The experience includes holding chicks, ducklings and rabbits, then a tour including feeding the animals (extra $5 for feed bucket), milking a cow, bottle-feeding kids and optional (extra $5) pony rides.
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als seemed happy and were divine to be close to. They even had a fawn (baby deer) and kids that were less than a week old. I love supporting family-run businesses, and love the idea of this place. But overall, the experience was just OK for three reasons: 1) They have a system whereby you book, then arrive at 10:15 for a 10:30am start. We got there on time but we were left waiting over 45 min (30 min in the scorching sun) for the start, as two groups of people arrived late. If you have small children, you'll know the difficulty in being made to wait that long. They shouldn't have waited for the latecomers, because that pushed back the timing of everything. At 12, we had to leave for our youngest's nap before our older child could get a pony ride, one of the things we were really looking forward to. 2) The girls running the "tour" couldn't have been less interested, providing no information about the animals or what it's like to live on/run an animal farm, etc; normal things you'd expect to hear on such an experience. I got the impression they were sick to death of being on the farm. 3) The place wasn't well kept. The cages in the barn area, each filled with a different bunch of animals: mice, ducklings, chicks, rabbits, etc, were so filthy, you couldn't see through the grime to the animals. I have absolutely no experience raising these kinds of animals, so I don't know how difficult it is to clean the windows of the cages, but it was gross and made me wonder why they even had them if the animals couldn't be seen. They also had huge cow pats on the path and didn't warn anyone before we made our way through that area, so a number of kids stepped right in them. Obviously there's going to be that kind of thing on a farm, but warning the patrons first would be handy, and responding with water or some way to clean shoes.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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alisa nyeGolden Ridge Animal Farm
Hi Chin, As you did not want to pay to enter the farm you were not allowed to enter. It is the same at ANY place where there is a entry fee. If you went to the zoo or wildlife park walked up to the en... Read more
try gate and said we don't want to pay but we still want to come in the answer would be the same. We did nicely point out that there are public toilets 500m down the road. You may feel this is harsh but if we let in everyone without paying we would go broke and as a business running for over 40 years we must be doing something right. Alisa Nye