Fairytale Farm set to open in Chipping Norton
AFTER four years in the making, a farm park for disabled
children is opening its doors to the public for the first time on Saturday.
Nick and Nicola Laister, of Chipping Norton, decided to
build Fairytale Farm for disabled children after being inspired by their
daughter Olivia, aged 15, who suffers from cerebral palsy. It is the first
‘turn-upand- play’ farm park of its kind in the UK that is designed around the
needs of children with varying disabilities, but open to everyone.  |
| Who are you looking at? |
“Our vision was to create the sort of attraction that we would have liked to have visited with our own children, which Olivia could have enjoyed alongside her brothers and sister,” he said. “As most parents of children with special needs know, much of the countryside is out of bounds. “Although there are a number of centres for disabled children, these tend to be institutional and require advanced booking.”
The couple bought the land on Southcombe Farm and were
granted planning permission in 2009 by West Oxfordshire District Council. “This
facility offers a family day out in the countryside, built around the needs of
the family member whose needs are most difficult to cater for,” Mr Laister
said.
The park is open daily from 10am to 5pm until Sunday, September 1, then weekends only until Sunday, November 3.
Entry costs £5 for adults and £4.75 for children aged between three and 16. Children under three get in for free.
For details, visit fairytalefarm. co.uk Fairytalefarms webpage has been added to the ATTRACTIONS page.