If you want to get ice cream, sandwiches, see baby cows, and play at the park... this is the place. A one stop shop for the kids and kids and at heart. We stopped in first to see the big cows and baby cows then followed it up with a stop at the playground. After we were popped steeped into the cafe where you can order coffee, cookies, sandwiches, hot dogs and most importantly famous Smiling Hills Farm ice cream! Their flavors change often so we go back often!! read more

Smiling Hill Farm - Baby cows! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Westbrook, Maine

Smiling Hill Farm is a great spot to come with a toddler. There's plenty of fun to explore, and I appreciate the wooden climbing and playing structures all around since we always need to find a way to expel some energy. My son would probably tell you his favorite things were the "moo" (a baby cow kept mooing without stopping for at least five minutes), the ice cream (thankfully they have perfectly toddler-sized cones!), and the wee-woo (wooden fire truck). I wish you could get closer to the cows and that there were a way to show them being milked to a little one, but I realize this is a working farm and not a playpen for kids. I didn't mind paying the entrance fee, but it'd be nice if one feed token were included. All in all, a great spot to break up a summer day and bring a picnic! read more

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I grew up in Portland, so I've known and enjoyed this place FOREVER! We recently moved to Maine from NYC and I had to bring my 1 year old. (Hubby is a bred NYC baby, so it was a first for him too.) Priority 1: Ice cream. I'm lactose intolerant, but I'll take as many pills as I must to enjoy this stuff. They sell many other goodies, but this is one of Maine's top 3 ice creams. Portions are very generous! Either order very small or have a lot of help to eat it. (They have shakes if you'd rather gulp it.) Admission is more than it was but, what isn't these days? They have TOKEN operated food dispensers for the livestock, so have that in mind. There are purpose built kid structures for climbing and general wildness, which helps. We had my son's stroller since he doesn't walk solo yet, and it isn't the easiest thing to use. It can be done, but it's effort. This is still a great place for at least a yearly visit to the animals. The ice cream shop/eatery is BEFORE you pay to enter, so you can go for just that and have it be a trip well worth it. read more

This farm is so green and so lovely! I need to come back to try more than just the ice cream (this review is for the ice cream shop). I've been told of a fall-time hay ride to get pumpkins. If this still happens I would love to see that! I love that there are at least 40 flavors in rotation (take that, Baskin Robbins)! All of them more tempting than the next. You can get a sundae with any flavor and the number of flavors you can mix in a cup depends on the size. I wish they were able to like in all the flavors like they do at gelato shops because I definitely wanted to have more than two. I had the ginger and the pumpkin together and they were divine. Also try their fresh milk, maple, and honey products! read more

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I'm a fan of the milk, but the actual farm...I was a little disappointed. I was happy to see the cows grazing, but the actual market. Kinda meh. The ice cream looked a little synthetic too. I know it is made from the milk, but it was dyed. Like I thought it would be natural. I love all the milks. Blueberry milk and the heavy cream are divine. We bought some of the silvery moon creamery cheese, the fresh mozarella is not too great at all. It was hard and tangy, not soft and creamy. Doctored up with basil, salt and olive oil on standard bakery baguette it is tolerable, but really sad it wasn't yum. We bought some yogurt, but haven't tried it yet. Unless you have kids who want to go to the barnyard, I'd skip the dairy and just get the milk at hannaford's or whole foods! read more

Fun day on the farm with cows, pigs, chickens, turkey, miniature, horses and lots of things for kids to climb and slide down. We were there for three hours with my cousin's 2 1/2 year old. Be sure to get tokens to feed the animals as you walk around. When you're all done with the animals be sure to try the ice cream or milk selection! read more

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Never been for lunch but I go often for ice cream and it is excellent. The animals in the petting area are well taken care of too, very sweet. read more

Smiling Hill Farm - pumpkin ice cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Westbrook, Maine

Great ice cream and milk. Super clean and staff seems pretty friendly. Always a must stop for me. Loooove them

This is truly the happiest place on earth and great for all ages! You can tell that the staff treats the animals with respect and they aren't just some "petting zoo". Every aspect of this place will bring joy to your day! And don't forget to get some of their milk and ice cream on your way out! read more

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Beware of the Reece's Pieces ice cream. Delicious vanilla with hardly any candy. Otherwise nice spot.

This is s great place to spend some time outdoors where kids can see multiple types of animals, ride a tractor, and eat some ice cream. This place is conveniently located and easy to get to. Give this place a shot. read more

Smiling Hill Farm - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Westbrook, Maine

If I could give 6 stars I would. The location, amount of things to do, leisure, animals, food etc are all just perfect. My 4 year old asks to go here at least once a day. We love being able to walk around at our convenience and often times bring a picnic for lunch. Their seasons pass options are reasonable also. read more

The ice cream was fine, but it's not going to replace my favorite places, like Fielder's Choice, in my affections.

I love love love this place! They had the craft fair today. We ended with visiting the animals and an ice cream. Very kid friendly and adult friendly. Their ice cream is so yummy and their lunch menu is awesome! If you haven't been, go!!! read more

I love this farm! The flavored milk is DELICIOUS, their menu items are also delicious, cute animals to see, good ice cream, friendly staff and great service. I love all their flavors of milk, especially the seasonal ones (banana, vanilla, orange cream, and egg nog). They also recycle their glass bottles; return them to the farm or another location that accepts them, and you'll get your deposit back. I like to imagine I'm drinking from the same bottle that I once used. If you're from southern Maine or even just visiting, definitely stop by Smiling Hill and try their food and milk! It should definitely be a tourist attraction, more than it probably already is. read more

Love Smiling Hill Farm! I spent the morning there yesterday for the 2016 Inaugural Soldier's Pace Canicross Race - A 5k and Family Day to represent the rescue I volunteer for ... Lucky Pup Rescue. It was fun & well organized. There were a few food trucks, music, lots of pet-related vendors & a good show of people running the 5k with & without their pups. It was the first time they have held this event and Lucky Pup Rescue will definitely participate every year! Thank you Smiling Hill Farm can't wait to go back again! read more

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Visited today for the first time. Had the BEST AND I MEAN BEST ice cream ever. We bought a variety of cheeses and meats and of course the milk. Very friendly staff and great customer service. Definitely coming back again. I am not into cross country skiing but if you are they look like a great place to go. read more

We took our two year old grandson to the farm on a perfect summer day. I thought that 5 dollars per person was very reasonable considering that it is quite an expense taking care of the animals. And, they were very well cared for. The enclosures were clean and fly free, and I noticed they were using very effective fly traps to keep it that way. Every area was shady, neat and clean with plenty of activities for little ones. There was a big steam shovel to explore, little ride on tractors and wonderful wooden trains, trucks, planes etc for tots to explore and climb in. These activities are definitely geared for the very young. The petting area was fun too and the goats and sheep were docile and friendly. A staff person was always nearby. We brought a picnic lunch and had ice cream for dessert. Love this place and can't wait to go back again soon. read more

Smiling Hill Farm - Little tractor - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Westbrook, Maine

We love this place for the petting zoo. They did a wonderful job of scheduling families into the area and requiring masks. But the little restaurant was a bit of a disaster. One has to go into the building and it's is small enough that with 5 people there was no way to stay 6 feet apart. Our order of hotdogs, drinks and ice cream demanded three trips into the store. Credit cards were not " no touch". The layout of the building could easily be adapted to have window service and more outside tables. We'll be back, but we hope they change some of their policies. read more

Visited here with my wife and step son today. Heath bar ice cream is the best wish the animals had been outside but maybe next time!

The ice cream was good, and they have a good assortment of animals. There's plenty for kids to run around and see in the zoo area, but it's not very clean or childproofed. It's a farm, so it can get away with some of this, and my 17-month-old daughter had a nice time. There's structures and stuff for kids to play on, which was cool. It's not really a "petting zoo," as the animals are all in cages or pens, and there's no access to them to physically interact with that I could tell. We didn't have any food or milk (besides ice cream). I'd go back because it's a nice place to walk around and look at animals with a kid and let them burn off some steam, but I wasn't blown away. read more

Just took my 1 year old and he loved it. I was a little nervous that he might be too young since he's not walking yet - but that wasn't the case. It was easy to roam around with him in the umbrella stroller and we took him out here and there as well if he wasn't able to get a good enough look from his sittting height. They even let him pet a bunny! Added bonus they have the BEST Ice cream and they sell 1oz "baby" size! Perfect! read more

Bring your kids here, you won't regret it. Play, feed the duck, eat their ice cream... it's an awesome day!

Oh how I miss this place, and everything about it. My kids LOVE it here. There is endless things to do here, from visiting with the fam animals, or playing on he wooden play area for the kids. My daughters favorite is the rabbit house, where she always climbs to the top and sticks her head out the balcony. Then after all the fun activities outside you can end your afternoon inside with so many flavors of ice cream to choose from, or many other foods they offer. My absolute favorite is the flavored milk, so many to choose from. Oh and sticks of flavored honey!! I can go on and on about how amazing it is here. read more

chocolate milk was ok. i find it odd that most of the ice cream at a dairy would be freezer burned. i tried pistachio because it actually looked ok and it was good. i ordered lunch- blt, mac and cheese, and a grilled cheese. blt came on untoasted bread and was meh. grilled cheese was good but thats hard to mess up. mac and cheese was terrible, had almost no cheese on it. it looked like butter and cracker crumbs were put on noodles. this is a dairy. jesus take some pride in your business. woman at the register was not especially friendly. eh i like local stuff and all so i may buy their products if theres nothing better available but you can get that at the stores without coming here. read more

the best milk around by far! No comparison to Hood or Oakhurst.

Very tasty ice cream and very reasonably priced. The perfect place to go on a hot summer day. Kids will love the animal petting area of the farm and the attached playground. read more

When it costs kids 6 bucks and parents 5 bucks to guide them around I fail to see the value. Wolfs'Neck was more fun and cost nothing. They got my donation read more

Every time I come to Maine from California I try and make it here. Fun place to go for kids and adults. Five bucks to go see all the animals. Get about 5 tokens per person to be able to feed some animals. Ice cream shop has great ice cream and make sure you pick up a bottle or two of their flavored milks. read more

I brought my son here to see the animals. They have expanded the petting zoo quite a bit since my last visit here and have more jungle gym type toys for the kids to play on. The admission is $4 per person and you have to buy food tokens at the main window - 1 token for 50 cents. Animals to see...very large pigs, goats, a donkey, alpaca, ponies, bunny rabbits, ducks, chickens,etc. The new section has an area that you can go in and pet the animals. The goats and sheep are really cute and friendly in the larger petting area. They had a smaller area where there were some smaller goats and one larger one was very dominant and pushy...he actually rammed my son and pushed him to the ground trying to get the food in his hand. It was not easy to get this large one off my son so we could get out of the pen completely. I did not expect that from a friendly petting area. My son is not tiny...and I would be concerned for smaller children. I did make an employee aware and suggested that goat be separated from the others in that area. Over all the place was very clean, the employees were very nice and it was a fun 2 hour adventure for my son...he is getting a little to big for a place like this but really still enjoyed it! read more

We went here hoping for a little more... Little more animals, little more interaction with them, little more seeing farm to table concept, didnt get it. However, our kids, 6 &2, still had a great time. Full conversations with weird bird and a cow. They loved climbing on the wooden structures like the train and MaryAnne the steam shovel. Milk was eh. Chocolate milk was good. Didnt try anything else. Was worth the admission just to keep kids entertained. read more

Great place to spend a few hours. My 14-year old son still loves visiting and feeding the animals. Ice cream is usually good, but this past visit, I chose to get a pre-packaged pint. The whole thing (not just the top layer) tasted freezer-burned. I will only be getting the freshly -scooped ice cream from now on! read more

Animals are obviously well cared for; well kept grounds; reasonable prices; friendly staff; delicious ice cream. Our grandsons had a great time and so did we! read more