Nancy’s Freedom Farm in Arcadia

Here’s a lovely post by Kellie Darley about the delightful Nancy’s Freedom Farm in Arcadia.  You can see Kellie’s boys really loved visiting the farm.

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Nancy’s Freedom Farm

97 Arcadia Road

Phone: 0439 404 433

Nancy’s Freedom Farm Instagram page is here 

There are few places around Sydney where children can not only see farm animals but also collect eggs. This is our favourite perhaps because we can actually collect eggs.

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Nancy’s Freedom Farm is ideal for an hour or two of collecting eggs and visiting this working farm.

There are hundreds of chickens who happily roam free on the farm which has been owned and operated by the very friendly and wonderfully helpful Nancy.

This means that when you join her to collect eggs from the various chicken coups around the farm, you will be treated to collecting LARGE buckets full.

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Children can see and play with goats, sheep, cats, dogs and ducks on a visit to Nancy’s Freedom farm. Depending on the time of year they can also see and hold baby chicks.

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You can go to Nancy’s Freedom farm to buy eggs on any day:
Self-Service Hours: 11am to 3pm.
Egg purchases @ $10 per dozen.

However, here’s Nancy’s advice for enjoying a proper visit at the weekends:

For a “Farm Visit ”, including collecting your eggs ? straight from the Nesting Boxes & interacting with our farm animals… Bookings are essential !!!
“Farm Visits” hours: 11am to 1pm Sat and Sun. Weather permitting ?? ?
Farm entry @ $20 per adult & children

Tours are by appointment only to make sure Nancy will be home to show you around. Call her on 0439 404 433, and it is a good idea to confirm via SMS the night before in case something has come up.

Follow the Nancys’ Freedom Farm Instagram page to get updates on her gorgeous farm animals.

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You can buy fresh eggs anytime you are passing by as Nancy has a fridge and honesty box outside her house.

The drive is lovely in itself as you leave suburbia and enter Sydney’s countryside fringe. You will see a free-range egg sign as you approach 97 Arcadia Road and then follow the driveway around to the left.

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Toilets/Baby change: There are toilets you can use in Nancy’s house.

Nearest takeaway coffee: There is a takeaway and general store a walk down the road at 93 Arcadia Rd, or you can head to Dural or Galston where there are a few nice cafes.

Mum’s report: This is a working family farm and operated almost solely by Nancy. It is a real farm experience, with Nancy welcoming you onto her farm to share in the joy of collecting eggs and hanging out with some very cute farm animals.

Kids must be supervised by their parents while touring the farm. If you or your kids are scared of dogs, then just let Nancy know so she can move them away. It is best to wear gumboots and we usually take a picnic lunch to enjoy on Nancy’s farm after doing a tour in the morning.

It’s best to wear gumboots or other sturdy shoes.

Written by Kellie Darley, of the terrific ParraParents website that provides parents in the Parramatta region with handy local information and great ideas on things to do with the kids.

Nancy’s Freedom Farm Map

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Cat asleep on the tractor seat

Have you had a farm experience with the kids?

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