A POPULAR Essex farm venue is offering exciting petting farm visits throughout the summer holidays.

Stantons Farm in Black Notley is home to more than 100 animals across 12 different species, as well as ‘beautiful’ scenery and two children’s play parks, is open to September 1, Monday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm.

During this period, Stantons Farm will host ‘Friday Fundays’ for kids, adding bungee trampolines, inflatables, milkshake pop-up stalls and face painting to the petting farm visits.

Pre-booking is recommended to these events due to limited parking on site.

Adult tickets cost £9.50 each, children’s tickets £7.50 each and those under one go free. Animal feed is included in the prices.

The farm will also host different experiences across all dates, including an Alpaca Walking Experience from 10am, Playful Piglets Meet and Greet between 11am and 12pm for a  ten to 30 minute session, and VIP farm tours.

There is also feeding and foraging and a guided tour of the farm between1pm and 2.30pm and a You Choose Animal Meet and Greet from 2.30pm, where visitors can choose one animal to spend time with for 30 minutes.

All experiences must be pre-booked, with free petting farm entry with each experience booking.

For more information, visit stantonsfarm.co.uk.