Where A= Manassas Battlefield Park, B= Ticonderoga Farms and C=Aldie, VA
That's about the extent of the math you're gonna find here on PwcMoms. It's not even that math-y, but I used equals signs, so we're gonna count it.
I found Ticonderoga Farms to be really enjoyable. I liked that it's shaded, I liked that it's not as crowded as some of the more well-known farms, and I think that it had a lot of good options for playing, especially for younger kids in the age Preschool-Grade 1 age range. Let's take a photo tour, shall we?
There's a pond with a wiggly bridge over the top, which my boys loved. If you stop in the middle and look hard into the water, there are little teeny tiny sunfish! This was, apparently, a HUGE deal. We looked at the tiny fish for a good five minutes.
There are a few antique firetrucks for kids to climb all over, and my daughter thought this was probably the most fun she'd ever had. Watch for any nuts or bolts, but older kids will enjoy climbing up on top and younger kids will like "driving" the truck for a minute.
One of the play structures- note that there's shade involved. We also ate lunch on one of the picnic tables in the shade. For my kids, this doesn't matter as much, but for me, who gets a sunburn on a cloudy day wearing SPF 80, it's a big deal :) It looked like there was a snack bar that's probably open during festival weekends, but we packed our lunch and enjoyed a picnic.
There are, of course, the requisite slides on a hill and there's a giant inflated pillow, for lack of a better word, that the kids can bounce around on. Your socks will get dirty, but if it's too warm out and you go without them, the plastic can be a little warm on tiny toes, so I'd bring an old pair of socks, even if your kids are rocking the crocks.
You know, as much as anyone can "rock" crocks.
We had a fun time and spent over three hours playing outside. This is much more "farmy" than some of the farms you might think of, but we liked that, because it wasn't as crowded. I think my oldest son might be getting slightly too old for places like this to be "cool" for him, but he did play nicely with his siblings, and he had fun looking at the fish and jumping on the pillow.
One note- there is a bamboo maze that is a serious maze. I think my boys would've spent hours in there, but if you're going with young children, note that this isn't like a corn maze where you wander in one direction and come out, it's a real maze with multiple twists and turns. I can see that being an issue if you've got a child who's potty training ;)
Here's what some of my readers had to say about Ticonderoga Farms:
we LOVE going there! so much fun!
Go there for Easter egg hunts during spring. I like that its not as crazy as Cox Farms and family owned.
Also been to cut our own Christmas tree couple years ago. Plan on taking baby soon at the end of
August & we always bring smore's fixings to make smores there.
We love it there!!! Love!!!! We can spend a whole day there.
We go every week because its where i pick up my CSA my daughter loves it there!!
Ticonderoga Farms offers:
* Summer Harvest Festival, Spring Easter Festival, Fall Pumpkin Festival, and a Winter Festival
* A community garden for those who'd like to grow their own produce but don't have space
* A Farm Market including organic eggs, local honey, produce, figs, and bamboo
* Fig groves and a fig festival
And more. The farm is also working on a botanic garden, which, from what we could see from the road, looks amazing!
Admission depends on the time of year, but for summer is $8.95/person, and hours are 10am-5pm, all week long. Field trips, group rates, and corporate/family parties are available.
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We had a fun time and spent over three hours playing outside. This is much more "farmy" than some of the farms you might think of, but we liked that, because it wasn't as crowded. I think my oldest son might be getting slightly too old for places like this to be "cool" for him, but he did play nicely with his siblings, and he had fun looking at the fish and jumping on the pillow.
One note- there is a bamboo maze that is a serious maze. I think my boys would've spent hours in there, but if you're going with young children, note that this isn't like a corn maze where you wander in one direction and come out, it's a real maze with multiple twists and turns. I can see that being an issue if you've got a child who's potty training ;)
Here's what some of my readers had to say about Ticonderoga Farms:
we LOVE going there! so much fun!
Go there for Easter egg hunts during spring. I like that its not as crazy as Cox Farms and family owned.
Also been to cut our own Christmas tree couple years ago. Plan on taking baby soon at the end of
August & we always bring smore's fixings to make smores there.
We love it there!!! Love!!!! We can spend a whole day there.
We go every week because its where i pick up my CSA my daughter loves it there!!
* Summer Harvest Festival, Spring Easter Festival, Fall Pumpkin Festival, and a Winter Festival
* A community garden for those who'd like to grow their own produce but don't have space
* A Farm Market including organic eggs, local honey, produce, figs, and bamboo
* Fig groves and a fig festival
And more. The farm is also working on a botanic garden, which, from what we could see from the road, looks amazing!
Admission depends on the time of year, but for summer is $8.95/person, and hours are 10am-5pm, all week long. Field trips, group rates, and corporate/family parties are available.
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Disclaimer: PwcMoms was provided with free admission in return for providing a review. All opinions are our own. All information is accurate to the best of our knowledge as of the date of publishing, but events/dates/times/offerings may change over time. Please see Ticonderoga Farms website for updated information and offerings.
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