sible not just because of the buildings but also the laying of hard paving, which is also an important factor in the site being completely accessible to wheelchairs.


Jay is aware that for families in particular the costs of a day out can soon mount, so in although it has a tea room serving hot and cold food, the Farm Park is happy to welcome visitors who bring their own food. There is even a picnic barn


for days when the weather is not so kind. For the same reasons the gift shop stocks a range of items, including many at pocket money prices.


Jay now has three full-time and one part-time staff member to help care for the animals and to look after visitors who range from individuals and families to school groups and other parties as well as those people who opt to shadow a keeper for the day.


But why open at Christmas? “It’s very much something I do as a service to humanity,” says Jay. “Some families get together once a year and after a few hours they realise why it’s only once a year so they can come here, calm down and enjoy some time together. Actually we get 40 or 50 people here on Boxing Day. They like to get out in the fresh air. Father Christmas has left his grotto but the reindeer are still here.”


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