Play the apprentice farmer

Published 1 / 07 / 2021 Reading time: 6 min

Discovering while having fun is always better! As a family, for a day, you will succumb to the charms of these educational or animation farms. You will see all the farm animals mingling: chickens, geese, cows, donkeys, rabbits, goats ...
Life on the farm is discovered and brings authentic and essential values ​​for small budding farmers. Visits adapted to all are offered to you to meet animals and this profession of farmer and producer. Put on your boots, take a deep breath, real life is here and your kids will love it!

GAEC Bessy Educational Farm

• Cordelle

Here we are on a real farm! Valérie and Christian Laleuf are at the head of this farm of more than 250 animals: rabbits, chickens, roosters, turkeys, geese, sheep, goats and of course a large herd of dairy cows.
The visit is fascinating and informative. Where does the milk we consume come from? How do you turn it into cheese? What do animals eat? Valérie answers the questions of young and old while sharing the love and know-how of her profession. Each child takes an active part in the visit: brushing the donkeys, cuddling with the baby rabbits, visiting the piglets and learning how to milk the cows! The magic operates and the visit capsizes the hearts of visitors when the time for the bottle has struck for the lambs ...

A shop with good local organic products from the farm has opened. It is open Wednesdays and Fridays from 17 p.m. to 19 p.m. and Saturday mornings until 12 p.m. You are offered for sale: yogurts, cheeses, beef, minced steak and eggs. Find out more

La Triplette Charoline educational farm

• Noailly

In a countryside of Charolais breeding meadows, Aurélie and Jean-Louis invite you to discover their 110 Charolais cows. It is the only educational farm for suckler cows of this breed!
An educational visit is offered: discovery of the herd, its diet, its genetics and the profession of breeder. The speech is adapted according to the age of the visitors. The farm then opens up to the smallest animals with a mini-farm trail: rabbits, chickens, guinea fowl, goats, sheep ... Little hosts who melt the children when it comes to cuddling them and lavishing them. care.

For the fun side, the farm offers to organize the birthdays of your children. An afternoon of discoveries and games: treasure hunt, obtaining a license to drive small tractors, afternoon tea ...
A day of happiness and learning in the heart of the Roanne countryside! Find out more

Little clogs park

• Ambierle

The new animation farm "Parc des p'tits sabots" offers you a moment of games and discoveries around many breeds of animals. Virginie and David, animal lovers, have decided to combine leisure activities with animal discovery! The park opened in the beautiful, characterful village of Ambierle in the middle of large meadows.

Small trails are located around the enclosures (accessible to people with reduced mobility) to get a closer look at the different breeds of animals on this farm. You will therefore meet Rayanna sheep from Cameroon or Candy the latest sheep. You can't miss the park's mascot: Savannah the dwarf goat.

Originality of this animal park: the aviary 50 meters long! You can go into immersion to discover the dwarf hens and other birds.
Also, guinea pigs have their own village: their "dwellings" represent a reconstruction of a village with its church and its houses.

As for games, it's a children's paradise with many activities on offer:

• Tractors and go-karts,
• Giant games: power 4, dominoes…,
• Children's village with small houses,
• Far West inflatable course.

Do not panic, to do all that you can spend the day there, just remember to take your picnic, tables are at your disposal. Find out more

Domaine de la Doux

• Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne

Ulysses, one of the estate's donkeys, will welcome you as soon as you arrive in this beautiful "Grand Couvert" typical of the region. Sophie and Daniel have created a haven of peace in the heart of nature: an entertainment farm and a “Gîte de France” labeled gîte. They have collected and adopted animals through rescue associations to give them happy days in this animal park. You will be able to walk as close as possible to the animals in their enclosure. For example, you discovered Cochonette the Vietnamese sow, Smarties the goat, Rambo the super strong dog with 3 legs and nearly 80 guinea pigs ...

A “barefoot” sensory journey is offered, it itches, it stings or it's very soft… the children laugh. Creative and educational workshops related to the environment and animals will quickly be on the program for this farm.

The owners want you to share the calm and well-being that this farm gives them. It is a real reconnection with nature. At the end of the visit, in the shade of lime trees or chestnut trees, enjoy a gourmet break with Sophie's good dishes. Find out more