Kia Ora Mini Farm

What to Expect

Kia Ora Mini Farm is an award-winning family farm outside Gorey built around a single pay-once entry fee that covers unlimited use of every attraction, with no time limit on the visit. Children can pet and feed animals including bunnies and a milking cow, alongside more unusual residents such as micropigs, parrots, llamas, emus and alpacas. Ride-on attractions include diggers, go-karts and a real fire engine, and there is a maze, a mini pumpkin patch, sandpits and space for a game of crazy football. The farm runs seasonal programmes tied to Easter, Halloween and Christmas on top of its regular year-round offering, so what is on show changes through the year, and the one-fee, no-clock-watching format tends to suit families with a mix of younger and older children who all want to do different things. Kia Ora sits close to Secret Valley Wildlife Park, the county’s other well-known open farm attraction near Gorey, though the two have a different focus: Kia Ora leans more towards ride-on play equipment like the go-karts, diggers and fire engine, while Secret Valley is built more around exotic species and bookable keeper experiences. Families staying in the Gorey area sometimes combine a morning at one with an afternoon at the other.

Good to Know

• Open year-round, with extended hours through the summer season
• Address: Gorey, Co. Wexford
• Pay-once entry covers all attractions with no time limit; contact the farm directly for the current rate
• Free parking and picnics welcome
• Fully wheelchair accessible

Getting There

Kia Ora Mini Farm is a short drive from Gorey town centre, which sits on the M11 motorway around 80km south of Dublin, with plenty of free on-site parking at the farm itself. Gorey also has a railway station on the Dublin to Rosslare line, though the farm itself is best reached by car or taxi from the town.