Petting Zoos and Farms in Co. Cork
6 places
1.Seaside Alpacas
Lead an alpaca to a West Cork beach
A small family farm on the Wild Atlantic Way where you lead a gentle alpaca along coastal paths all the way down to a sheltered cove.
- Facilities
- Good for kids
2.Leahy's Open Farm
pet farm with real mini diggers and a barrel train
A working farm turned family day out: pet and feed the animals, ride the barrel train through the forest and drive real mini diggers, with ice cream and chocolate made on site.
- Highlights
- Complimentary barrel train ride for each family on entry
- Real JCB and Kubota mini diggers to operate
- Petting times in the Jolly Barn throughout the day
- Facilities
- Wheelchair access
3.Waterfall Alpaca Farm (by appointment only.)
The alpaca walk that ends at a riverside waterfall
A working West Cork farm where you lead a friendly alpaca along a riverside trail past pools, cascades and the waterfall that gave the farm its name. Visits are strictly by appointment.
- Highlights
- Ireland's first alpaca walks
- Lead an alpaca to a riverside waterfall
- Meet ponies, donkeys, hens and female alpacas
4.The Haystack Restaurant is Open daily. The Farm Park is closed for the Winter
Milking cows, barrel rides and a 1950s village
The Farm, Grenagh is a 40-acre working farm experience in north Cork, 20 minutes from the city, where you milk cows, ride a barrel train, wander a 1950s village and let the kids loose in three play areas.
- Facilities
- Wheelchair access
5.Tír na Sí Farm
rescue animals, mini golf and a nature trail
A working farm above Watergrasshill that rehomes rescued pigs, donkeys, goats and alpacas, then wraps them in Celtic mini golf, a wildlife-pond nature trail and a farmhouse restaurant with views to the Galtee and Knockmealdown mountains.
- Highlights
- Almost all animals are rescues given a home
- Over 3,000 native trees planted along the farm walk
- Celtic-themed crazy golf
- Facilities
- Wheelchair access
6.Rumley's Open Farm
Petting zoo, go-karts and a milking robot
A working dairy farm turned family attraction outside Cork, where kids pet the animals, race pedal go-karts and watch a robot milk the cows. Note: the farm was put up for sale in December 2024, so check it is open before travelling.
- Highlights
- Nearly 2km of walkways with panoramic views of Cork city
- Robotic (voluntary) milking system
- Two pedal go-kart tracks