{"id":48159,"date":"2013-06-04T12:33:41","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T11:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=48159"},"modified":"2013-06-10T15:05:36","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T14:05:36","slug":"the-ark-open-farm-the-preservation-of-rare-and-endangered-species-of-domestic-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/the-ark-open-farm-the-preservation-of-rare-and-endangered-species-of-domestic-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ark Open Farm: Fun For All The Family &#8211; Free To roam, Meet, Greet, Learn &#038; Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ark Open Farm is owned and operated by Stewart and Lorraine Donaldson. We opened the farm to the public on 14th August 1990, since then it has grown in size and in popularity.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s up&#8230;.. Down on the farm?<br \/>\n&#8211; Indoor interactive educational centre.<br \/>\n&#8211; Pet&#8217;s corner! cuddle chicks, bunnies, guinea pigs, lambs, kids, calves and more!<br \/>\n&#8211; Great for children of all ages!<br \/>\n&#8211; Pony rides.<br \/>\n&#8211; Large variety of rare breeds, cattle, sheep, pigs &#038; poultry.<br \/>\n&#8211; Duck pond &#038; waterfowl.<br \/>\n&#8211; Alpacas &#038; sika deer also real reindeer &#8211; tame enough to hand feed!<\/p>\n<p>Birthday Parties? Guided Educational Tours?<br \/>\n&#8211; All types of groups catered for e.g Summer Schemes, Church Groups &#038; Special Needs.<br \/>\n&#8211; Small Animal Roadshow &#8211; Spetember to March ask for details.<br \/>\n&#8211; Please enquire about holding your child&#8217;s birthday party in our newly built birthday room.<\/p>\n<p>Open Evenings By Appoinment.<\/p>\n<p>Set in 40 acres, The Ark Open Farm Experience is one not to be missed.<\/p>\n<p>Our main aim being the preservation of rare and endangered species of domestic animals. Set in forty acres of unspoiled countryside it is home to approximately two hundred animals of all kinds. cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, goats, donkeys, llamas, alpacas, ponies, all so tame and friendly.<\/p>\n<p>We also have lots of cute and cuddly rabbits, chicks, guinea pigs, pet lambs ,kid goats, ponies to ride, you can get up close and have lots of interaction, supervised by our friendly helpful staff.<\/p>\n<p>The Ark Farm is unique, being the only one of it\u2019s kind specializing in animals no longer seen in Northern Irelands fields and the only farm staying open all year round.<\/p>\n<p> 296 Bangor Road<br \/>\n Newtownards<br \/>\n County Down<br \/>\n BT23 7PH<br \/>\n Telephone\/Fax:  028 9182 0445<br \/>\n W: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thearkopenfarm.co.uk\/\">www.thearkopenfarm.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Times and Pricing<\/strong><br \/>\nNew Prices below are subject to change at the beginning of April every year.<br \/>\nApril &#8211; Oct<br \/>\nMon-Sat  10am &#8211; 6pm<br \/>\nSun        2.00pm &#8211; 5.00pm<br \/>\nNov &#8211; Mar<br \/>\nMon-Sat  10am -5.00pm<br \/>\nSun        2.00pm &#8211; 5.00pm<br \/>\nChildren Under 3 Years FREE<br \/>\nChild(3 years &#038; over)<br \/>\n\u00a34.40<br \/>\nAdults<br \/>\n\u00a35.20<br \/>\nDisabled<br \/>\n\u00a34.40<br \/>\nSenior Citizen<br \/>\n\u00a34.40<br \/>\nFamily Ticket<\/p>\n<p>\u00a319.00<br \/>\n2 adults and a maximum of 4 children<br \/>\nBirthday Parties \t\u00a395 for up to 20 people each extra person \u00a31 per head<br \/>\nSchool \/ Group Rates<br \/>\nStart at 15 children or more, \u00a34.20 per child,(add 30p per child if break is required) 1 adult to every 5 children FREE, each extra adult is \u00a34.20.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ark Open Farm is owned and operated by Stewart and Lorraine Donaldson. We opened the farm to the public on 14th August 1990, since then it has grown in size and in popularity. What&#8217;s up&#8230;.. 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