Over the
years we’ve made many visits to the Hop Farm at Paddock Wood, Kent and during
that time it’s undergone many changes.
In the
early days of our visits it was known as ‘The Whitbread Hop Farm’ with the
emphasis on the Shire Horses, but was later taken over by Southern Water, then
Hop Farm Trading.
Over the
years many attractions have been added, with some remaining (including various
children’s rides) and others falling by the wayside (such as the dubious
waxworks display).
This year
new owners have taken over the Hop Farm, and admission is now free! In view of
this we decided to revisit the attraction, picking a sunny Saturday afternoon
for our trip.
It now
costs £1 to park your car at the Hop Farm, which is a bargain, in view of the free admission. Once inside, certain attractions, such as the farmyard,
play area and crazy golf can be enjoyed at no additional cost, whilst you need
to buy tokens for other rides and exhibits. These tokens cost £1 each, with
different attractions requiring 1, 2 or 3 tokens.
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What is
really great about the new free admission offered here, is that it’s now
possible to dip in and out of what the Hop Farm has to offer, making more
frequent short visits to view a couple of attractions at a time.
On the day
we visited there was also a polo tournament in progress, which was free to
watch. A full list of events is available on the website www.thehopfarm.co.uk
The only downside of the day was the price of the ice creams. A van parked on the site was charging £3 for an oyster (my favourite ice cream), needless to say I didn't bother buying one!
If you plan to visit from further afield, then you’ll be interested to know that there are camping/touring caravan pitches available at very reasonable prices.
If you plan to visit from further afield, then you’ll be interested to know that there are camping/touring caravan pitches available at very reasonable prices.
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