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Things to Do With Your Kids In and Around Dumfries

Mabie Farm Park About 4 miles from Dumfries on the New Abbey Road is the large Mabie Farm Park. Featuring Farm (and more exotic) animals, an indoor play area, sand pits, slides, quad bikes, peddle boats, trampolines, a cafe, pet handling, donkey rides and animal feeding, it's a great place for all the family, and a good place for a picnic (you'll probably want to spend all day there if you do go). Dalscone Farm Another farm which has decided to turn itself into a children's play area, this one features Dumfries' best toy shop, probably the best indoor play area, crazy golf, peddle carts and farm animals. The outdoor activities don't yet match Mabie (they're working on it through, and the have improved greatly in the last year, 2007, but, they now charge adults £2.50 to go outside with the kids, and since you have to pay for a lot of the stuff outside anyway, you may want to consider if it is worth paying this?) but the indoor play area is the best in town, although not recommended for smaller kids when the schools are of as it gets very busy. This Farm is actually in the town, on the Edinburgh Road, just beyond the by-pass. Download the Dalscone leaflet in pdf format. View Pictures of Dalscone Farmer's Den Another children's soft play area, it's not as big as Dalscone, but it is in the town centre (use the Placefinder Link to find it). It is probably more toddler friendly than Dalscone through, especially when the schools are off. While the schools are on holiday, Farmer's Den probably the better bet if you have kids under 5. Download the Farmers Den leaflet in pdf format.