By car

From M25 / A127

Exit at J29 onto A127 Southend bound. Exit at A176 junction for Basildon/Billericay. From here you can follow the brown signs. At the roundabout take the third exit on to South Wash Road. At the second mini roundabout turn left on to Barleylands Road. Barleylands car park is situated one mile down on the right hand side. We have a large, free all-weather car park for cars and coaches with designated disabled spaces.

From A12

Exit at J16 onto B1007 towards Billericay. From here you can follow the brown signs. Drive through Billericay High Street and continue over the roundabout on to Laindon Road. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit on to Noak Hill Road and then take the 1st left on to Church Street. At the end of the road turn right on to Southend Road and then turn right again in to Barleylands Road. Barleylands car park is situated 1/2 mile down on the left hand side. We have a large, free all-weather car park for cars and coaches with designated disabled spaces.

By train

The nearest Train Stations are Billericay and Basildon, which are equal distances from Barleylands. From both stations you can take the number 100 bus which stops outside Barleylands.

By bus

Barleylands is served by bus 300 linking Barleylands with Chelmsford, Billericay, Basildon, Grays and Thurrock. Find out more at www.firstgroup.com

Locate us via What3Words

Entrance to main car park: party.successes.honey

Farm Park Kiosk: verbs.dress.rocky

Farm Park

March to October 10am-5pm

October 26th to February 10am-4pm

The Farm Park will be closing at 4pm from Saturday 26th October.

The Village

Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm (Winter), 10am to 5pm (Summer). Sunday, 10am-4pm

Please contact the individual studios for Christmas & New Year opening times.

Tiptree Tea Room and Tiptree Pantry

Open every day 9.30am – 4pm (Winter), 9am-5pm (Summer).

Magic Mushroom

Open Wednesday – Saturday 12pm – 11pm and Sunday 12pm – 5pm

Camping

Open all year round. Please see our dedicated camping page for more information.

Farm Shop

Open every day (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day).

Monday-Sunday 6am-5.30pm

We have a large, free, level car park with dedicated disabled parking bays close to the entrance of the craft village which leads on to the entrance of the Farm Park. We also have dedicated coach parking.

The distance from the disabled bays to the entrance of the craft village is 20m

The distance from the disabled bays to the entrance of the farm park is 110m.

Please see our dedicated camping page for more information.

At Barleylands, we like our guests to enjoy the very best experience we can offer and want to make it accessible for all.

We work hard to try and create a relaxing and stress-free environment for parents and children to visit.

We have put together a handy accessibility guide that you can download here.

Farm Park

The Farm Park is on one level with benches positioned throughout and the majority of paths are concrete or tarmac making 85% of the Farm Park easily accessible. We recommend wearing footwear that is appropriate for the weather conditions on the day. Click here to see our accessibility guide.

All areas are on ground level apart from Nocturnal and Exotics House which has two levels. There is a wheelchair/pushchair accessible lift to gain entry to the upper floor.

Non motorised wheelchairs are available for your use from the Farm Park. Please phone in advance to book or speak to staff at the Farm Park entrance.

Throughout the year we welcome various disabled groups to our Farm Park and Village. If you would like to enquire about group visits please click here.

Guide/assistance dogs are welcome at Barleylands but Emotional Support Dogs are not permitted. We ask that you clean up after the dog and please be aware that their presence will still evoke a fear response in some of our animals so to please be mindful on your visit.

Within the Farm Park we two disabled toilets please see our accessibility map for their location. We also have a Changing Places facility within the Farm Park and are working on another within our Craft Village to be installed in 2024.

Our Tractor and Trailer ride has an accessibility ramp that a Wheelchair can be put on and lifted up. Please note, only two wheelchairs per ride are permitted due to the fire risk. The other tractor is accessible to those who can climb two steps with assistance.

Automatic doors are in use around the farm, including reception. The reception area is open plan to aid lip reading and visitors with visual impairments.

Both the Farm Park map and activity sheet are available in large print when requested in advance.

If you would like to check our daily activities before your visit please click here.

Carers are welcomed into the Farm Park for a reduced cost, this must be purchased from our kiosk using an ID card such as a DID card.

If you have any further questions about a visit to the Farm Park please phone 01268 290229 and one of our friendly team will be able to assist.

The Village

The wonderful studios in our Village are set out over two levels with lift access either side of the Village, making all shops wheelchair/pushchair accessible.

Wide corridors and doorways throughout make for an enjoyable shopping experience. There are four disabled toilets situated within the Village, including one within the Tiptree Tea Rooms.

The Tea Rooms cater for a wide variety of dietary requirements. Please speak to the catering staff for further details.

If you would like further information on a visit to the Village please contact us on 01268 290229.

Please follow the link for all contact numbers and email addresses.

Farm Park FAQs