Animal Encounters & Family-Friendly Farms in Lennox & Addington and Bay of Quinte
Most kids (and more than a few adults) will leap at the chance to meet, pet and feed farm animals. Create some family memories your little ones will never forget with a visit to one of these farms to meet alpacas, goats, sheep and other animals.
- Alpaca Ridge Farms: At this farm near Foxboro, you can tour an alpaca barn, walk with alpacas and even do yoga with alpacas!
- Barking Goat Farm: Sign up for a one-hour tour of this Newburgh farm to get up close and personal with goats, chickens and donkeys.
- The Bee Spot: At this Tamworth honey producer, you can tour the hives and learn about beekeeping.
- Fina Vista Farm: This farm in Stirling (Quinte West) offers trail rides on Paso Fino horses that are best suited to riders with some experience. You can also enjoy the farm’s day spa and stay overnight.
- Flat Rock Farm Equestrian: This stable in Shannonville offers private and group horseback riding lessons.
- Hickory Lane Alpacas: As well as dozens of alpacas, this farm in Napanee raises chickens, pigs, goats, horses, ducks and peacocks. Guided tours (book in advance) give you the chance to pet and feed the alpacas.
- Just Bee Cuz Honey Farm: The “Bee Our Guest” Apitourism Experience at this farm in Plainfield includes an apiary tour, a workshop to make a beeswax food wrapper, a honey tasting, and an outdoor lunch featuring honey and charcuterie.
- Miron Valley Stable and Riding School: This stable in Trenton offers one-hour horseback rides on a network of private trails.
- Topsy Farms: This sheep farm on Amherst Island offers lamb-cuddling sessions in May and June. Check the website for exact dates and reserve as far in advance as possible.
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