Our Visit to Roves Farm

Hidden away in the area of Wiltshire is a long dirt track leading to the delightful Roves Farm. We’d visited the farm before so we knew what turning we were looking for even if we’d approached it slightly differently. It was late in the day so there were only a couple of other cars in the car park as we turned in. Of course we were there to take in a few of the geocaches that were scattered about the grounds but we couldn't help take in the animals too as the paths we took to them took us straight past them. The girls were treated to alpacas, sheep and their lambs and donkeys. My hubby is not a fan of donkeys and thinks they’re a bit like cats in that they are plotting against him! 

Once past these we didn't see any for a while but I was very interested in the informative signs dotted about the grounds and it looked like there had been the odd letter boxing game set up or equivalent as there were spots in which the children could use some of the stamps to mark make on their hands or books. Sadly some of these were in desperate need of new stamps and looked like someone had cut them clean off! Once I’d shown my eldest these stamping stations she was intrigued to see what animals/insects she would see next on a stamp. 

We let hubby stroll off for a number of the geocaches but he called us over to see this delightful one that was a cross between a bird box and an insect house. There was a drop down hatch at the bottom where a fake spider fell out as you reached for the geocache. My eldest had great fun opening and shutting it so it would fall down. 

On the return journey we saw some cattle. I reminisced with hubby as to them being the favourite animal of a lady who once taught me how to make clay sculptures. She’d take the clay and strain it through a sieve to make the hair. Of course our visit also took us past a bookcrossing geocache which led me to wonder whether it was still there or not. It was and the girls looked through the box with us turning the pages of the children’s books that had been stored away in the plastic tub. 

Once back at the car we made our way back up the dirt track and couldn't help but stop to see the pigs. My husband used to have a job looking after pigs so could teach the girls about them and share in his experience with them. 

Have you been to a farm recently?