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Tick off an essential kiwi adventure as you experience typical rural farm life at the beautiful Bullswool Farm Park!

Tick off an essential kiwi adventure as you experience typical rural farm life at the beautiful Bullswool Farm Park!

Highlights

  • Experience an unmissable kiwi rural adventure!
  • Hand-feed rare-breed farm animals such as emus, rabbits, llamas, donkeys and much more!
  • Set in a tranquil bush-land setting with many walking tracks and stunning views
  • Explore the native bird reserve and Gold & Kauri Museum
  • Minutes from the famous Karangahake Gorge walking tracks
  • A fantastic idea for all ages - there's something for everyone!

Bullswool Farm is a slice of Kiwi paradise and a must-do for those wanting to experience typical Kiwi rural farm life.

Perfectly positioned just minutes from the famous Karangahake Gorge walking tracks and set amongst wild and beautiful landscapes with stunning views, this unique working farm is the perfect way to disconnect in the peace and tranquility of nature.

You'll get to meet many rare-breed farm animals which include; miniature horses, emus, goats, alpacas, llamas, deer, paint horses, kune-kune pigs, miniature cattle, rabbits, rare breed chickens, ducks, pheasants, coloured sheep and donkeys. All the animals are friendly and well-cared for so you can get right up close and hand-feed them - even the biggest animals!

The kids will absolutely love the play area, with wooden play structures built by award-winning sculptor, Tony Howse. When you feel like exploring, there are many walkways to roam at your leisure offering amazing farmland and bush views, or you can check out the native bird reserve and the Gold & Kauri Museum.

To top it all off, why not bring lunch and enjoy it at one of the several picnic areas? There really is something for everyone!

Family Pass available here!

Adult $18.00
Child $12.00 (2-17 years old)

What's included

  • Includes access to the Bush Discovery Reserve & our Museums

Location

  • Bullswool Farm: 240 Rahu Rd
  • RD4
  • Karangahake Gorge
  • Paeroa

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Notes

  • Open hours: 10am - 4pm (Last admission 3:30pm)

    Buckets of animal food can be purchased on the day for $5 per bucket.

Available Bookings from 6 Feb to 19 Feb 2026

All prices are shown in NZD ($)

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  • Adult$14.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$10.50

  • Adult$14.00
  • Child$10.50

  • Adult$14.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$10.50

  • Adult$18.00
  • Child$12.00

  • Adult$14.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$10.50

  • Adult$11.90 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$10.50

  • Adult$14.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$10.50

  • Adult$14.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$10.50

  • Adult$14.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$10.50

  • Adult$14.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$10.50

  • Adult$18.00
  • Child$12.00

  • Adult$14.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$10.50

  • Adult$11.90 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$10.50

  • Adult$14.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$10.50

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

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51 reviews

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Andi from Germany wrote on 12 March 2023

Schoen, aber zu teuer

Eine schoene gepflegte Anlage, nettes Ambiente, phantasievolle Spielstätten, leider sehr teuer (Futter muss sogar zusaetzlich mit 5 NZD bezahlt werden). Vor Ort wird kein Verkauf von Essen angeboten. Die mini Museen sind wenig interessant.

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Katie Phillips from New Zealand wrote on 26 January 2026

Lovely outing

We came with a 7 year old, an 11 year old, two adults, and a 16 year old exchange student. It was very fun! The $5 feeder buckets are massive and coloured cups indicate which animals eat which food in the bucket. There were baby turkeys and baby ducks! We also went on the short bush walk and there is a massive eel in the creek by the eel sign. I recommend this lovely farm. Also the lady running it is so nice! Loved chatting with her. She also has a little food truck that makes coffee and real fruit ice cream. I did not try the coffee but the real fruit ice cream is delicious. We also brought a picnic lunch and there was a covered veranda with a couch and wooden seating we could sit at to eat before exploring the farm.

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Shawn Lawyer from New Zealand wrote on 09 January 2026

Wonderful day

Great place to visit. Get to feed the farm animals and experience a bush walk.

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allet from New Zealand wrote on 17 November 2025

Brilliant

Love the experience!!!

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maureenm from New Zealand wrote on 10 February 2025

Family fun

I have brought international students to Bullswool Farm many, many times as it is a very unique experience for them to be able to see, touch and explore so many animals in one space. They love being able to get up close and feel the animals, and being able to feed them is an awesome bonus. Bullswool never fails to delight and most of my guests are in their late teens or early 20's. Combined with a walk through the Karangahake gorge rail tunne,l and also the Windows walk, it is a great day out. If you have extra time make a full day of it and ride the train as well.

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