Birdworld, Holt Pound, Farnham

As The Carpenters so often seemed to, you may unexpectedly find yourself asking the eternal question of why do birds suddenly appear...? Well, it's probably because you've gone and taken yourself off to visit Birdworld near Farnham in Surrey. Birdworld began life as a simple bird park first opened in 1967 by Roy and Pat Harvey as nothing but a field and oast house yet it grew so successfully that many years later the park was divided up between the Harvey's children - their daughter and two sons - who sold the park on to the company Denys E Head Ltd in 1996. The whole park was then revamped to ... more

When I hear the word ‘Birdworld’ it brings back dozens of sets of memories of being taken there as a child if the school couldn’t think of anywhere else to take us, my family wanted a picnic, Inspector Gadget wasn’t on TV or there was a voucher in the paper. It’s a very large complex located in Holt Pound, Farnham, Surrey and is posted on every roundabout sign from Scotland it seems. It is a great place for families to go and costs £9.95 for adults, £7.25 for children and £31.00 for a family (2 adults 2 children), opening every day from 10-4.30. As you can guess, it has a good proportion of ... more

Birdworld is located in Farnham, Surrey and is accessible from the M3 Junction 4, and the A331. Birdworld is a large sanctuary of birds, of all different types and varities from around the world, from parrots to flamingoes and everything in between. There really is quite a display of birds, but I refuse to go there any more, birds are a fear of mine lol. Birds are not the only thing to be found at Birdworld. There is also a small farm, where you can see sheep, cows, pigs etc and a underwater world of fish and sea creatures (I am scared of fish too!) There are also cool play areas and assault ... more