Pros: cute animals, nice little general store, a few friendly staff, feed for animals, a few ride…read moreon toys , trikes and slides, little train,House for future santa visit, yummy things to buy. Cons: muddy area where ride on toys are, not cleaned off after rain, big sign saying kids shouldn't run or yell?? (Kids do that if they are small and having fun!) general store had overwhelming cigarette smell when you walk in when we were expecting cookie or donut scents. No one manning train or not running? I'm sure in spring through fall it's better but December you need to bundle up! Wear boots or old shoes for mud. We will try maybe again in spring and hopefully the smoky smell issue will be resolved because that is inappropriate for the public and a turn off.

Visited after snow fall the curates went out of his way to make sure we met all the animals even…read morecalling the emu out into the cold for us he was a gentleman waiting for us to finish oohing and awwing. all and all a great wholesome visit for the grandkids can not recommend festival farm enough

Totally recommend!…read more Super easy and quick booking through Facebook messenger. Most affordable petting zoo we found. Super diverse animals and plenty to get a bunch of kids involved. We really liked Xen and Xen's mom who helped coordinate. Set up was maybe 5 minutes. On time. Reliable. Communicative. Would TOTALLY recommend again!

From the owner: Xen's Critters offers the BEST Educational Hands-on Live Animal Presentations:…read more -Hug-a-Bunny (petting and snuggles of giant bunnies along with a bunch of babies) -Cute & Cuddlies Presentation (bunnies, guinea pigs, chinchilla, ferret...) -Creepy Crawlies Presentation (snakes, lizards, turtle, frog...) -Combination Presentation (mix and match, your choice) -Farm Friends Petting Zoo Specializing in birthday parties, pre-schools/daycares, nursing homes, after school programs, family events and anywhere else you want to have a super fun, hands-on animal experience!

Taylor-Bray Farm is a beautiful property to visit out on the cape. The animals are really well…read morecared for and the views through the grounds and off of the boardwalk are terrific. Would be great to come here while there's an even going on so you'll have something to do. I really enjoyed my time here and I'm grateful for the care and keeping of this land for visitors. Donate!

We love Taylor Bray farm. It's right off Rt 6A in Yarmouthport. A great walk around with sheep,…read moregoats, highland cows, donkeys, and chickens. There is a boardwalk out into the marsh area with a nest and a great walk through the woods. There's also a community garden on property as well. They offer a fall festival (October), Holiday festival (December) and Sheep festival (June). All free but suggested donation of $5 per person. It's open dawn to dusk and will have monthly open house of their farm house. We love to walk around Taylor Bray farm. On nice days, and during the summer is when it's the busiest. We like to go around feeding time at 5pm: it's less busy and the animals are more active.

Nothing short of amazing! A great addition to any party! Highly recommend Brittany and her animals…read morefor your next event. A huge hit with kids and adults!

This was one of the better party ideas I've had for my children and definitely beats the usual…read morebouncy house you see at parties. The price was right and the experience was everything. Kayla was the "pet attendant" for our party and I couldn't have asked for a more friendly, knowledgeable staff member. She was so helpful with answering questions and making sure she tidied up after the animals. She also made it a point to make sure the birthday boy (my son) got a special 1:1 experience with the sweet animals before the rest of the kids had their turns. 100% will be doing this again in the future! Highly recommend.

A must stop while visiting Block island. It's FREE and it's close to the ferry dock and downtown…read moreshops and restaurants. Very cute and well maintained Farm! Venture around the grounds and admire the beautiful and well taken care of animals. There is a nice garden, many different animals and a great place to take in the scenery There is a walk in area to pet/watch some chickens and some cute llamas, which gets you closer to the back of the farm. You can see fritter up the pasture where the horses and donkey like to roam. Food basket is available for guests to feed the animals for free There is also a lemonade stand that makes fresh squeezed juices. Visit the gift store to browse the homemade knit collections .

Cute farm. We enjoyed seeing all the animals. Fun stop on the island - clean restrooms…read more Say hi to the kangaroos! One may even do his best Zoolander pose for you. Don't forget to leave a donation to support these animals.

This is such a cute spot for a goat walk in the winter time. You will likely freeze your butt off,…read moreso I recommend dressing very warm and wearing shoes that you do not mind getting dirty because you WILL step in goat poop. I have now been on two goat walks here, and I would say it it is probably different every time. I feel like most people are only there to hang out with some goats and if that is your goal, you might get bored of all of the informative talking that occurs on the trip.

Everything i never knew i needed .... Goat hike! Lots of fun! Wear good shoes. Go with a big…read moregroup, as your goat may choose your pace! Haha nice views. Got to see baby pigs! Definitely a good time!

My husband and I went to the zoo for the first time. Let me start by saying that the ride in…read morethrough the park was amazing! The park itself where the zoo is situated, is absolutely gorgeous with a lot of stuff going on from tennis, to kids playing, to people exercising. The zoo itself is not huge, but what we liked about it was we saw at least three animals that we had never even heard of! And we go to a lot of zoos and know animals! It was interesting that when the elephants were let out, they had different areas close to the fence where the elephants could grab a snack in an enrichment type toy that kept them very close and visible. We actually found that with a lot of the animals that they're enrichment toys were located in areas that kept them close to the crowds, and they seemed more than happy to be snacking in those spots. The enclosures were not huge, but seemed to be very clean. I was very satisfied with our visit. There are not a ton of food options, but would recommend the bacon cheese Smashburger meal, which came with a drink and very respectable french fries. Seems like a great zoo for kiddos and has a goat petting zoo where they can brush the goats.

I spent two hour touring the zoo and I had a great time…read more They have lots of interesting animals to see like elephants, giraffes, penguins, a snow leopard, several wallabies, a capybara (new), several tropical birds and monkeys, etc. Going early in the morning is great to beat the crowds and to see the animals feed. There is a gift store, several food stands and many places to get fun pictures taken. This year they also had a VR experience where guests can spend a few minutes looking into a VR helmet and see any four wildlife visual ($8 per experience). If you are a city of Providence resident, you get free entry the first Saturday of every month.

We greatly enjoyed our visit today! We were greeted by Shelly, a kind woman dressed in period…read moreclothing. She asked us if we wanted to tour the garden, see animals or make crafts. She also showed us several old-fashioned games which we really enjoyed playing outside. We enjoyed seeing the kitchen where Indian pudding and fried squash were being made over an open fire. We also got to try our hand at grinding flour, planing wood and fed the cows and pigs from the garden! The location is beautiful with the bay in the background. It was so enjoyable to be in nature and to step back into the Past. The museum is also participating with the Blue Star military program, which is awesome!!

Phantoms and Fires (Halloween event) review: During Covid…read moretimes with not a lot of Halloween festivities happening in RI, it was great to hear about this event especially for kids since Halloween will be unlike any Halloween I have ever experienced! The ads had me excited- great job! For adults: If you like theatre, being outside walking in the dark and Poe- this is totally for you! As we entered the grounds, we were waved into a large parking area (not lite at all.) Turned in our tickets at a little structure decked out in orange lights, were given a sheet identifying the happenings of the evening and made our way up to the homestead area guided by lanterns with real candles inside. As we approached the first structure it was well lit, no sign, no one around. So we kept walking. The next structure had a female delivering dialogue- a story about a farmer's wife, how she became tormented and dealt with her torment. I was blown away by he theatrics, her long monologue and how she held the presence of the audience. It was then easy to identify after hearing her and noticing that people then flocked to the next location and waited for the next presentation to begin. The rest of the night went on this way where you went to the structure, waited for the next theatrical performance and moved on. There was a nice break with a musician from NYC who delivered 3 songs, 1 original, one country and then a Peter Gabriel hit. Feeling cold? Stand by the fire! For Kids: We attended with a 7 and 9 year old who both dressed in their costumes for the Halloween event. From the advertisements I was ready for a night all ages could enjoy. My husband and I definitely discussed that this is not an event for young kids. We had a 5 year old going but last minute had to be cancelled- this event was too grown up for her and the 7/9 year old needed a lot of help from the adults to understand what was happening. The advertisement on the website states: Explore the museum after hours where you will find spooky delights from bats and bonfires to cauldrons and candy, from ghosts and guitars to horror and...maybe even...a headless horseman! No bats or cauldrons or I guess more than words use to describe ghosts in Edgar Allen Poe language that maybe the kids couldn't understand. I can say that they did catch on to system and became captivated by the theatrics. No complaints but it wasn't as I expected from their ads. I can say that collecting stamps to get a bag of treats at the end was their favorite although this process was hard to understand as well and the Headless Horseman (a lady) was a big thrill for them. Things they could do better/Safety review: Tell patrons to bring flashlights as it is not very well lite (even the parking lot.) The only bathrooms were 2 porta potties at the parking lot! Small hike from festivities. No had sanitizer at the check in desk where they ask you to use a communal pen for contact tracing (it's Covid times people!) The walk up to the structures is not flat and large rocks lay there- beware! We had a trip and a fall in our group. Be careful visiting the fire- all the wood is a few steps away laying on the ground and it's pretty dark. The stamp collecting station- the poor workers had no light to help them see what they were doing! Also, we were told to stop at the jack-o-lanterns to obtain the stamps but one guy gave us 2 stamps, we could not find one station (come to find out the girl who was working the station was wandering) and another station the lights had burnt out in the pumpkin so we were unsure if it was a station! (Honestly- great idea just needs some work.) As we were listening to the last actress deliver her performance (at the end of the night) the people working the showing were coming in and out of the gate next to her and people were leaving for the night. I found this very unfair to the actress and us as paid patrons. Our ticket was at 6:30 with the event ending at 8pm. There were 7 stops on the program. By the team we got into the event- we only had time to stop at 5 performances (one being the music.) As we were leaving the kids questioned how come we couldn't meet the last 2 characters.

We took the grandchildren to the orchard for an Apple Picking Day. They loved it. Greg gave us the…read morehistory of the place, explained how orchard was run for picking and explained the many different types of apples. There were 38 different varieties. Such a fun time!!!

Nice folks , great website Ez parking…read moreThey have a Store with many apples fresh off the trees (pears too) or you can pick Sooooo many varieties... I gotta taste 'em all. Heat up the oven 'cause I'm baking too! Real Middletown icon and family fun. It's just a drag they aren't open more

I want to give a huge shout-out to an amazing employee at Southwick Zoo…read more Late Sunday afternoon, I got a flat tire near the zoo. My hybrid doesn't have a spare, and the tire inflator that came with the car wouldn't work. I was stuck and wasn't sure what I was going to do. A man named Ryan pulled over and offered to help. He told me he works at Southwick Zoo. He grabbed the jack and tools from his truck, took my tire off, plugged the hole, and put everything back together. When I offered to pay him for his time and kindness, he politely refused. In a world where we often hear about the negative, I think it's important to recognize people who go out of their way to help complete strangers. Ryan's generosity, skill, and willingness to stop and help made a stressful situation so much easier. Southwick Zoo should be proud to have someone like Ryan representing them. Thank you, Ryan, for reminding me that there are still genuinely good people in this world.

Again, one can always debate the ethics of a zoo, but putting that aside for a minute, Soutwicks…read morewas/is a great experience. Friendly people, a variety of exhibits and just an overall good time. I sprung for the combo ticket that gave me access to the train and skylift. The train was very 'meh' and defiantly more for the kids. I enjoyed the skylift, its just high enough for you to get a Birdseye view above the park, but not so high to make you unconformable, and it goes at a great speed so that you can enjoy the ride. I was little surprised as there were a few exhibits that didn't seem enclosed like the flamingos, a couple of the birds, and the prairie dogs, I don't know how they keep them in the enclosers. Taking my time I was able to do the whole zoo in about 3 hours. Like most attractions, the concession options are grossly overpriced. Everything was outside, there were no inside exhibits except for one small building. Again, a great day overall and a return trip will be in order.