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Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo

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Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo — zoo in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo, zoos & aquariums in South Wales

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
3 h–5 h
Nearest railway station
Kilgetty · 1.6 km
  • Family-friendly
  • Limited wheelchair access

About

Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo is a zoo, wildlife park, or public aquarium in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1988. It covers approximately 120 km². Address: SA68 0XA. Wikidata describes it as: "zoo in Pembrokeshire, Wales". Coordinates: 51.7433°, -4.7303°.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo (also known as Folly Farm), situated to the north of Saundersfoot and Tenby in Pembrokeshire, is a visitor attraction in Wales with around 500,000 visits each year. Initially a farm attraction, the park is now also home to an indoor vintage funfair, a zoo with over 200 different species of animal and extensive indoor and outdoor adventure play areas. The original farm has expanded and now covers a significant part of the park including a large undercover Jolly Barn area featuring horses, goats, sheep, pigs and smaller petting animals. Folly Farm is made up of four areas, including a farmyard, a zoo, and an undercover vintage funfair with a Wurlitzer organ. The park has expanded to the other side of the A478 road, where more animals can be found in outdoor paddocks. A tractor-driven land-train ride, touring the outdoor paddocks, operates between late morning and mid-afternoon. A limited company, Folly Farm is owned and operated by the Williams and Ebsworth families and holds Investors in People status with 90 full-time employees and 100 seasonal members of staff.

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Background

History

Folly Farm started as a dairy farm. After noticing families were stopping by the roadside to pet and watch their cattle, the farmer Glyndŵr Williams and his wife Anne decided to diversify into tourism. In 1988, the dairy farm was converted to receive visitors; now guests could stop to visit the Folly Farm cows and see them being milked. Over the last 25 years Folly Farm has grown with continued reinvestment. The first zoo animals arrived at the park in 2002. Winner of the Wales Tourist Board's 2005 Best Day Out in Wales award, and again in 2010, and in 2015. In 2009, winner of Pembrokeshire Tourism's Best Family Day Out award. Folly Farm was named 10th best zoo in the world in the 2017…

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Coordinates
51.7433, -4.7303
Parish
Kilgetty/Begelly
Postcode
SA68 0XA
Parliamentary constituency
Mid and South Pembrokeshire
Phone
+44 1834 812731
Established
1988
Nearest railway station
Kilgetty1.6 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo?
Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA68 0XA), in the parish of Kilgetty/Begelly.
When was Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo built?
Built or established in 1988.
Who owns Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo?
Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo is owned by Anne Williams, Karina Ebsworth and Chris Ebsworth|website = {{URL|https://www.folly-farm.co.uk/}}.
How do I get to Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo?
The nearest railway station is Kilgetty, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SA68 0XA.
How busy is Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo?
Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo draws around 500,000 visitors a year.