Hahndorf Farm Barn, Hahndorf: Photos, Reviews & Location

Place for children to learn about the farm, with many animals, cow milking, pony rides & more.

At a glance

#6 of 6 Tourist attractions in Hahndorf

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.40

2.7 km from the center of Hahndorf

Rating breakdown

5 ★63%
4 ★23%
3 ★8%
2 ★3%
1 ★3%

What reviewers talk about

Share of 16 recent reviews that mention each topic.

Service & staff44%
Price & value13%
Location13%
View6%
Atmosphere6%

2282 Mount Barker Rd, Hahndorf SA 5245, Australia

farmbarn.com.au

+61 8 8388 7289

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Quick facts

What is the rating of Hahndorf Farm Barn?: Hahndorf Farm Barn is rated 4.4 out of 5 based on 2,125 reviews.
How does Hahndorf Farm Barn rank in Hahndorf?: Hahndorf Farm Barn is #6 of 6 Tourist attractions in Hahndorf by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Hahndorf Farm Barn located?: 2282 Mount Barker Rd, Hahndorf SA 5245, Australia — 2.7 km from the center of Hahndorf.
What do visitors mention most about Hahndorf Farm Barn?: Most often: service & staff, price & value, location (from 16 recent reviews).
How can I contact Hahndorf Farm Barn?: Phone: +61 8 8388 7289 · Website: farmbarn.com.au

Reviews (16)

Lesa Groves 2024 Jun 24

Great place to take the kids - really low key which is perfect for our children. There's also a good playground and tractor heaven for kids into that.

Courtney B 2024 Jun 11

Our experience here was okay. The cost was fairly high for what you get. We spent 71.00 for 4 people, 2 bags of food and 4 tickets for the electric digger and small electric tractors. All extra activities cost money and so do the bags of food. The electric diggers were neat but a waste of money as you only get 3 minutes to use it. By the time my kids got the hang of it, the turn was over. The electric tractors were a lot more fun.
The website boasts holding baby chickens, cuddling Guinea pigs and rabbits, and feeding baby lambs, but we didn't come across any of these activities. There were big signs in the Guinea pigs and rabbits that said 'do not pick us up'. Maybe there were time slots for these activities, but they certainly weren't advertised if so? Another mention on the website is holding a lizard and python, but during the reptile show, we were only allowed to pat the python very briefly.
The website also says they have camels, but they do not.
One of the free roaming goats bit 3 people in a row, including a small ~7 year old girl, which was fairly worrisome.
We were here for 2.5 hours with a 2.5 and 5 year old, and we felt there wasn't much more to do after that amount of time. By around 1230, some of the animals (like the kangaroos) were starting to run away from people.
Overall, it's a unique experience but fairly pricey.

Janna 2024 Jun 09

Amazing experience. We came with a group of kids and parents, for my daughter’s birthday. We had a special area set up for the party, with tables and catered food. Our group did the cow milking show, interacting with and cuddling the baby-barn animals, feeding the larger animals outdoors and pony rides for the kids. We came back to our party space to finish the afternoon with birthday cake and singing happy birthday. The staff were excellent, very friendly and attentive. Loved the paper tablecloths which kids could draw on and the outdoor heater was a great touch on a cold day. Thank you Hahndorf Farm Barn! We will come back for a family visit.🐥🐏🐴🎂🥳

Vanessa Wall 2024 Jun 05

Loved this! Went with my 7year olds school and was impressed with how hands on everything was! The tiny lambs won me over too!

Agnes Pangestu 2024 May 15

So much fun!
Will be nice to go here for dates, bring children, with family etc. So relaxing to see the farm.
The staffs also friendly and helpful. I wish they sell the fresh milk and eggs!

Aerwyn 2024 Apr 24

Spent 2hrs here visiting everything and doing 2 electric rides (far from a day out as they say).
If travelling over an hour, make sure you have made other plans for the day nearby.

Devangini Patel 2024 Apr 01

We stayed at their Airbnb and what an experience. Seeing the sunset overlooking the mountains and beautiful scenery. The farm was another experience. It was so good to connect with animals and the view was also amazing. Close to Hahndorf village and town.

Jonathan Mayo 2024 Feb 03

Such a good day out! We spent the whole morning here petting and feeding the baby animals. My 3 year old was in love. The milking and the kids rides and playground were also a big hit.

Faria Haque 2023 Nov 12

Good collection of farm animals, well maintained place and very friendly staffs my daughter loved her visit here.

Angela Khanna 2023 Nov 09

Great place for family and children. Friendly staff and of course the cute animals!

Rex Howler 2023 Nov 01

If you want to see and feed some animals (goats, chickens etc), pet baby animals (lambs, calves etc) and maybe experience milking a cow, then I'm sure you'll love it. The overall atmosphere is that of a romanticised version of a farm and child friendly. They even have lizard enclosures, kangaroos and deer (sadly the latter two were hanging out in the shade when I was there, so I didn't want to disturb them). Overall the animals were friendlier than I was expecting

Ray Warren 2023 Oct 22

An excellent place to take children. It has many creatures great and small and they are mostly friendly and gentle with little kids.
The smaller ones inside the barn are great for little children and their older siblings. You can hold some of them not not feed them. That's only for the ones outside.
You'll need more than one bag of food to feed those animals, most of whom know the drill.
Unfortunately there were no horse rides this visit because we went during the week. But we still had fun. There are electric toy excavators and a small playground too.
Well worth the visit.

Sarah charles (Thewhereto) 2023 Apr 28

If you’re in South Australia, be sure to head out to the German influenced town of Hahndorf. Whilst in Hahndorf, we recommend visiting the Farm Barn with the family. It is a children’s farmyard and wildlife park but also a great place to play in the park and have a picnic.

Whilst in the park, you can hold, touch and feed most of the animals. In the first space are baby animals such as chicks, and lambs and you can go in their pens and hold them.

In the outdoor spaces, there’s animals to feed and oat such as cows, goats, deer, alpacas, ponies and more.

You can look in reptile cases and also see plenty of birds.

They also run a pretty corny led milking show and guests can have a go of milking the cow.

In addition, there’s plenty more for the kids to do such as ride a tractor, mini electric diggers in the sand pit (all at extra cost) and play in the park.

There’s lots to do and see, so you’ll probably find yourselves there are while so take food and settle in the bbq and picnic areas. It even caters to groups and birthday parties.

Staff were friendly and helpful. We did find it a bit pricy, especially when you pay extra for all the activities too. But it’s perfect for a fun day out for the kiddies.

Romano Feuerreiter 2023 Jan 30

Wonderful place to visit, especially for children.
Some of the facilities could use upgrades.
My granddaughters were upset because they wanted a pony ride which is only on weekends, public and school holidays. At the time we went many children were still on school holidays.
Interaction with the animals is great.

Natasha Howland 2022 Dec 30

First time ever visiting this place, with hubby & our 2 boys. We won't be back, we both thought it was overrated.
Probably better suited for children under the age of 8.
Not suitable for wheelchairs or walkers.

Expect to do a lot of walking as enclosures are large and far between.
And wear enclosed shoes! Bring a hat too! Loads of flies.
Playground & electric ride on tractors, diggers; pony rides & tractor rides too.

Animals:
Ostrich x2
Emus
Chickens & Roosters
Reindeer
Goats, sheep, cows
2 ponies
Kangaroos
Alpacas
Peacocks
Reptiles
...

Small kiosk for drinks & icecreams.