A Staffordshire family adventure farm is to open for the summer holidays now the government has announced the reopening of rural attractions across England which last year were enjoyed by over 25 million visitors.
The National Forest Adventure Farm, near Burton upon Trent, will welcome visitors back to the farm on Saturday, July 18 to provide 40 acres of safe outdoor family fun for its roarsome Dino Summer event, which includes a nine-acre maze.
To ensure visitors are safe, the farm has put additional health and safety measures and controls in place to meet the guidance provided by the government.
The family friendly farm attraction, which is owned by brothers Tom and Ivor Robinson, is well known for its annual themed maize maze, which by mid-August towers over 2m high.
This year the site has been enhanced to provide plenty of space for families to get outside and enjoy a variety of fun activities together while still meeting social distancing rules.
The maize maze has been specifically designed with government health and safety guidance in mind.
Visitors can explore the 3m wide paths in separate family groups looking for dinosaurs hidden deep in the maze, a thrilling Raptor Run to retrieve dinosaur eggs while evading the velociraptor hidden among the maize plants and a chance to get up close to the interactive velociraptor and T-Rex for a terrifying selfie.
The new attraction is opening after Tom, who is also the chairman of the National Farm Attraction Network which supports the diversification of farms across the UK, has spent the past few months working alongside DeFRA, Visit UK, the National Farmers Union (NFU) and other government and trade organisations to produce safe guidelines for the opening of farm visitor attractions.
He said: “The safety of our visitors is always our priority, as a farm we are used to having high hygiene expectations but have gone above and beyond to enhance all of our facilities in a way which provides a safe, controlled environment to welcome families back to enjoy our outdoor activities.
“Our Dino Summer will be a great way for families to get out and about and enjoy some much-needed family time together. With acres of open countryside, the farm is perfect for exploring while meeting the farm animals and taking part in lots of outdoor activities.”
The National Forest Adventure Farm is a family attraction based just outside Burton on Trent on farmland owned by the Robinson family since 1970.
It contains 40 acres of open space including pedal Go-Karts, Frisbee golf, Jurassic Canyon sand and fossil dig, tractor rides, a spacious animal barn with goats, chickens, pigs, horses, cows, rabbits and guinea pigs, JCB Big Dig Zone and giant jumping pillows.
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