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🎄 Festive Fun at Tapnell Farm Park! 🎄We're doing Christmas a little differently this year!Rather than our usual ticketed...
16/10/2026

🎄 Festive Fun at Tapnell Farm Park! 🎄

We're doing Christmas a little differently this year!

Rather than our usual ticketed Christmas event, from 1–24 December we're filling the Farm Park with Christmas cheer, twinkling trees, seasonal decorations and plenty of festive touches for the whole family to enjoy – all part of your usual Farm Park admission! ✨

Here's what's happening...

🐷 Meet our Christmas Animal Barn characters!
Our Animal Barn is transforming into a charming Christmas stable, with our resident animals taking on some rather important Christmas roles! Meet our Christmas pudding pigs, little Christmas donkeys, mischievous furry elves and more, each with their own Christmas story to read as you explore.

🎄 Follow our Festive Farm Trail
Pick up an activity sheet and follow the trail, meeting our Christmas animal characters, reading their stories and completing your sheet along the way.

✉️ Letters to Santa & Christmas Crafts
Little ones can write their Christmas letter to Santa and post them in our special Christmas post box, plus enjoy Christmas colouring in our Farm Crafts area.

📸 Christmas trees & family photos
Look out for our big Christmas tree in the Animal Barn and stop by our Christmas sleigh photo spot for a family snap!

🐾 All your favourite Farm Park activities, too!
There's still plenty of indoor and outdoor play, animals to meet and adventures to enjoy, whatever the December weather brings.

🎟️ No separate Christmas ticket needed! Our Christmas Animal Barn and festive displays are included with normal Farm Park admission or a valid Winter Season Pass. Some optional craft activities may carry a small additional charge.

Please note, we won't be running our traditional Christmas event or Father Christmas visits this year.

Gather the family and come and enjoy a Christmassy day out on the farm this December! ❤️

👉 Find out more and book your Farm Park tickets: https://tapnellfarm.com/play/farm-park/festive-fun-at-tapnell-farm-park

16/10/2026

Good food, good company and autumn days at The Cow 😋🍂

From hearty favourites on our new winter menu to a proper Sunday roast with all the trimmings, there's plenty to look forward to around the table this season.

We're proud to use Tapnell-reared and other Island-reared meats, alongside fresh, seasonal local ingredients wherever possible. Some of the root vegetables even come from Barry's allotment here at Tapnell Manor, when the harvest allows!

Whether it's a relaxed lunch, dinner with friends or gathering the family for Sunday lunch, there's always a good excuse to pull up a chair.

And if you've got your heart set on one of our Sunday roasts, we'd recommend booking an earlier table. Numbers are limited, and once the roasts are gone, they're gone!

Explore our menus and book your table 👇
https://tapnellfarm.com/eat

16/10/2026

Your next day off could look a little like this… 🍂

A morning of movement, an afternoon beside the lake, good food and a little time to switch off. All surrounded by the beautiful West Wight countryside.

Autumn is a wonderful time to find a little space for yourself at Tapnell Farm.

Start with a game of Padel or Pickleball with friends, or ease into your Friday with a yoga class with Vicki.

Then head down to the lake, where Slomo is all about slowing the pace. Wood-fired saunas, steaming Dutch hot tubs, a refreshing lake dip or the invigorating chill of the cold plunge. Take your time, enjoy the contrast and simply be in the moment.

Stay a little longer for lunch, dinner or a drink at The Cow. Or head out for a walk along the beautiful West Wight coastline, with no particular rush to get anywhere.

And if you're not quite ready to go home, why not make a night or two of it? Our farm stays offer more time to disconnect from the everyday and reconnect with nature. Think peaceful mornings surrounded by countryside, fresh air, spectacular West Wight sunsets and quiet evenings with nowhere else you need to be. Time to put your phone away, enjoy the little moments and simply switch off.

A few hours to yourself, a day with friends or a whole weekend away. However you choose to spend it, sometimes it's the simple things that feel the best.

🔥 Slomo is open Thursday – Sunday.

Discover wellness and farm stays at Tapnell Farm:

🌿 Wellness: https://tapnellfarm.com/wellness
🏡 Stay: https://tapnellfarm.com/stay

📸: Slomo & Padel clips captured by Sam Scadgell Photography

🍂 Last-minute October half term stays!Fancy a few days away on the Isle of Wight this half term? We've still got some av...
15/10/2026

🍂 Last-minute October half term stays!

Fancy a few days away on the Isle of Wight this half term? We've still got some availability across our glamping, cabins and farm cottages at Tapnell Farm!

Here's what's left for October half term 👇

⛺ SAFARI TENTS
• Safari Tent 1 (with outdoor tub) – 18–19 & 21 Oct
• Safari Tent 2 – 16–21 & 24 Oct
• Safari Tent 3 – 16–23, 27 & 31 Oct
• Safari Tent 4 – 16–20 & 24–25 Oct
• Safari Tent 5 (with outdoor tub) – 16, 18 & 25 Oct

🌲 WOOD CABINS
• Wood Cabin 1 – 16 & 21–23 & 31 Oct
• Wood Cabin 2 – 18–20 & 24 Oct

🛁 MODULOGS WITH OUTDOOR TUBS
• Modulog 1 – 16 Oct
• Modulog 2 – 16, 19 & 31 Oct
• Modulog 3 – 16, 20 & 30–31 Oct
• Modulog 4 – 16–18 Oct

🌿 ECO PODS
• Eco Pod 1 – 18, 22 & 30–31 Oct
• Eco Pod 2 – 18 & 30–31 Oct

🏡 COTTAGES & HOUSES
• Dairyman's Cottage – 18, 23–25 & 30–31 Oct
• Poacher's Lodge – 24–25 & 30–31 Oct
• Poacher's Perch – 16–18, 21, 25 & 30–31 Oct
• The Wendy House – 18–22, 26 & 29–31 Oct
• East Chalet – 18 & 29–31 Oct
• West Chalet – 18, 23–24 & 30–31 Oct
• Little Lodge – 18, 21–22, 25 & 28–29 Oct
• Wellow Manor Farm Cottage – 16–18, 23–24, 27 & 31 Oct

🌙 GEO DOMES
• Dome 1 (with outdoor tub) – 16–17 Oct
• Dome 3 – 16 & 30–31 Oct
• Dome 5 (with outdoor tub) – 16 & 21 Oct

🎃 Even better, staying guests enjoy free Farm Park entry and exclusive discounts on activities, so there's plenty to keep the whole family entertained throughout half term!

Whether you're after a couple of nights or a longer autumn escape, take a look at what's available and find your perfect fit.

👉 Check availability & book: https://tapnellfarm.com/stay

Availability correct at time of posting and subject to change. Individual dates shown are available nights; minimum stay requirements may apply.

A little extra fun for just £5! ⚽🍂Planning a day out at Tapnell this October half term? Why not make a little more of it...
13/10/2026

A little extra fun for just £5! ⚽🍂

Planning a day out at Tapnell this October half term? Why not make a little more of it with a game of Football Golf?

Whether you're visiting the Farm Park, booking a game of Padel or trying your hand at Pickleball, you can add Football Golf to your booking for just £5 per person!

A great excuse to get everyone outdoors, enjoy some friendly family competition and extend your day at the farm.

How to book:
Simply book your chosen activity online and select the £5 Football Golf upgrade before you check out.

⚽ https://tapnellfarm.digitickets.co.uk/tickets

🎃 October Half Term is creeping closer... 👀From 17 October – 1 November, come and spend an autumn day at Tapnell Farm Pa...
13/10/2026

🎃 October Half Term is creeping closer... 👀

From 17 October – 1 November, come and spend an autumn day at Tapnell Farm Park, with all your favourite indoor and outdoor Farm Park fun, animals to meet, daily animal activities and a few spooky surprises along the way.

🕷️ Discover fascinating (and sometimes pretty gross!) facts about the local and native bugs you might find around a farm, with Halloween-themed fact-card displays and an activity sheet taking you from the Webbed Barn and Rotten Log to the Muddy Pond and even life in a cow pat! Plus, guess how many plastic spiders are hiding in the jar for your chance to win a £50 voucher.

🎨 Get creative with Halloween colouring in our Farm Crafts area, or choose a china pumpkin or monster to paint in our Halloween-themed pottery painting area inside the Animal Barn.*

🐷 Meet the animals in the Animal Barn and around the Farm Park, and get even closer with daily Guinea Pig Fishing, Alpaca Feed, Pig Feeding and Meet the Guinea Pigs activities.

🎃 Strike a pose at our Halloween-themed photo spot.

🙌 Enjoy pedal go-karts, Mini Golf, Footy Shoot Out, zip wires, the Trim Trail and loads more outdoor fun. And whatever the October weather decides to do, head indoors for soft play, Tiny Tapnell, trampolines, Tower Slide, Shoot the Hoop and inflatable obstacle courses.

PLUS... BOO-MANIA is back! 👻

Join AJ Isle of Wight Entertainer on Tuesday 27 & Thursday 29 October, 1-4pm, for two afternoons of monster mash-up fun, with music, games, laughter, dancing and jaw-dropping tricks. Expect glow sessions, a BIG balloon drop, confetti explosions and plenty more Halloween chaos!

Costumes are very much encouraged – for little monsters and grown-ups alike. 🎃

📅 17 October – 1 November
⏰ Open daily, 10am–5pm
🎟️ Halloween activities, daily animal activities & BOO-MANIA included with Farm Park admission*
🙌 Summer Season Passes valid throughout half term

Who’s ready for an autumn adventure on the farm? 🍂🎃

Find out more & book at https://tapnellfarm.com/events/event/october-half-term

*Pottery painting carries a small additional charge. Purchase your kit from the Gift Shop (Coffee House from Monday 19th - Friday 23rd October) to paint here or take home.

A little time on the mat with Vicki 🧘‍♀️🌿Whether you're local to the Island or enjoying a stay with us at Tapnell Farm, ...
12/10/2026

A little time on the mat with Vicki 🧘‍♀️🌿

Whether you're local to the Island or enjoying a stay with us at Tapnell Farm, why not join Vicki for a yoga class?

Just around the corner from the farm, at her peaceful garden studio, Yoga with Vicki offers a welcoming space to slow down, move, breathe and reconnect.

Vicki is already three weeks into her Root to Crown - Yoga for the Whole Woman course, a journey exploring the connection between body, breath and mind through yoga, meditation, functional movement, breathwork and restorative practices.

And the best part is, you don't need to be signed up for the full course to join in! Drop-in classes are £15, making it a great addition to your stay or something to look forward to in your weekly routine. And despite the course name, men are very welcome too!

Vicki was also recently featured in The Island magazine by Spence Willard, sharing her yoga journey, approach to teaching and connection to the Isle of Wight. A wonderful opportunity to get to know a little more about her and her work. Be sure to pick up a copy and have a read! 🤍

🌿 Class times:

Tuesdays | 6–7.15pm
Wednesdays | 9–10.15am
Fridays | 9.15–10.45am

Please note: There's a scheduled course break from 20 October – 2 November.

To find out more or book a class, contact Vicki directly on 07557 770184 or her instagram @‌yoga.with_vicki

Please check availability and upcoming class dates with Vicki before attending.

Find out more: https://tapnellfarm.com/wellness/yoga

New additions, returning favourites and plenty of comfort food… 🍂🍔Our winter menu at The Cow is here, bringing a few cha...
09/10/2026

New additions, returning favourites and plenty of comfort food… 🍂🍔

Our winter menu at The Cow is here, bringing a few changes to the table as the colder months roll in!

🌭 Brand new to the menu is our Dirty Dog – a jumbo hot dog loaded with mustard mayo, ketchup, a trio of onions, jalapeños and olive crumb, served with rosemary-salted fries.

🥘 Returning for winter – our slow-cooked Beef Stew with root vegetables and suet dumplings, and our rich and creamy Sweetcorn Chowder. Both served with rustic baguette and butter.

🥩 There's also our Chimichurri Steak Salad, which we haven't had a chance to show you on here yet! Seared rump steak with sautéed potatoes, pickled red onions and chimichurri, served on a bed of salad.

🧀 Our Mac & Cheese is another lovely option for the colder months. Made with Emmental, cheddar and mozzarella, topped with a herb crumb and served with garlic bread. And did you know you can make it your own with an extra topping of chorizo, bacon or Portobello mushrooms?

🍖 There's also our BBQ Ribs Combo, with a whole rack of pork ribs, rosemary-salted fries, onion rings, coleslaw and corn on the cob.

🍔 And making a return after the busy summer season are our Smashtastic Burger, with double smash patties, cheese and bacon jam, Three Amigos (any three mini burgers served with dirty fries) and the impressive 32oz Tomahawk Sharing Steak.

🍸 And there's something new to sip on too! Our winter cocktail menu includes a Spiced Pear Margarita, with tequila, Cointreau, pear and a cinnamon sugar rim; a Passionfruit Martini, with vanilla vodka, passionfruit and a shot of prosecco; and a rather indulgent Vanilla Cream, blending Isle of Wight vanilla ice cream, Baileys, vanilla vodka and Frangelico, finished with whipped cream and a shortbread biscuit.

Whether you're joining us for a cosy lunch, dinner with friends or a family meal, there's plenty to enjoy at The Cow this season.

Explore our winter menu and book your table at https://tapnellfarm.com/eat

Please note: The 32oz Tomahawk Sharing Steak must be pre-ordered at least 48 hours in advance.

A little time for yourself this November… 🍂As the days grow shorter and winter draws closer, take a few days to slow dow...
08/10/2026

A little time for yourself this November… 🍂

As the days grow shorter and winter draws closer, take a few days to slow down, reconnect with nature and make time for yourself at our Winter Wellness Retreat at East Afton Farmhouse

From 20–22 November, join Balance + Glo for a restorative Island escape, with daily yoga and movement sessions, coastal walks, the opportunity for a sea dip, nourishing plant-based food and plenty of time to simply rest.

Think slow mornings, gentle movement, good food shared around the table and time to unwind in beautiful countryside surroundings. Come on your own or with a friend, enjoy the company of like-minded people and take some well-deserved time for yourself.

And with two nights' accommodation, all meals, retreat activities and return car ferry travel included, everything is thoughtfully taken care of.

We now have just a few spaces remaining, with The Snug and two Piglets still available. All farmhouse and annex rooms are fully booked.

🌿 Winter Wellness Retreat | East Afton Farm
📅 20–22 November 2026
🛏️ Optional upgrade of an extra night available until Monday 23 November
💷 Remaining packages from £710 per person

If you've been thinking about taking a little time for yourself before the festive season, we'd love you to join us. 🤎

To book your place, contact us on [email protected] or 01983 758729

Find out more at https://tapnellfarm.com/wellness/wellness-retreats

📸: 3rd photo by Visit Isle of Wight

Jumping Pillows update 🛝Unfortunately, we’ve had some further unexpected delays with the installation of our new Jumping...
02/10/2026

Jumping Pillows update 🛝

Unfortunately, we’ve had some further unexpected delays with the installation of our new Jumping Pillows, which means they’re still closed for the time being.

We know lots of you have been looking forward to trying them out (and we’ve been just as excited to get them open!), so we’re really sorry for the continued delay and any inconvenience caused.

We’re working to get everything completed and ready for you to enjoy as soon as possible, but we won’t reopen the Jumping Pillows until everything is exactly as it should be.

We’ll let you know as soon as we have a reopening date. In the meantime, the rest of the Farm Park remains open as usual, with plenty of indoor and outdoor fun to enjoy.

Thank you for bearing with us 💛

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