Daisy Mays Farm

8.3 80 reviews
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  • Farm site with a petting zoo 15 minutes’ drive from Bishop’s Stortford
  • A 30-minute drive to IWM Duxford, and 40 minutes to Colchester Zoo
  • Off-grid camping with a playground and animal encounters on site
How about a family camping break at a petting zoo? Sounds like heaven for animal-loving kids… so if you've got some of those in your tribe it sounds like you should be heading for Daisy Mays Farm, 15 minutes’ drive from Bishop’s Stortford, where you can greet and feed the animals. It’s a breeze to get here from London or Cambridge, with direct train services to the stations at Stansted (five minutes’ drive) and an efficient road network. Stays include the use of all the farm’s attractions – both during and outside of public opening times – which include a secure play area, a woodland for den building and an adventure playground with swings, sandpits and a games pitch in addition to the petting farm. Large woodland and grass pitches overlook the sheep paddocks, and there’s ample parking, drinking water and ice-pack freezing. Please note there are no electric hookups at this site. There is, however, a handy coffee cabin open for hot drinks all week, with hot food, ice creams and slushes also available 10am-4pm at weekends and during school holidays. Dogs are allowed on leads at the campsite and in the paddocks only, not the play areas or animal fields. As the site is off grid, it's a good idea to bring a torch to find the toilets at night. The modern toilet block has two flushing toilets, but the owners do note you should manage expectations. As a working farm, there may be mud on the floor in the toilet block and possibly even in the shower if guests wear their outdoor shoes in there. The ground may be muddy – and please note that there are no heated facilities; the showers freeze in cold temperatures, so they are not available during low season.

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 5
Opens

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Leave the car at home Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Daisy Mays Farm

Hall Road

Elsenham

Essex

England

CM22 6DN

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.91165°N
0.23811°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.9 mi Coach Station
1.9 mi Coach Station
1.9 mi Coach Station
Rail
0.7 mi Elsenham Rail Station
1.8 mi Stansted Mountfitchet Rail Station
1.9 mi Stansted Airport Rail Station
Ferry
29.6 mi Woolwich Ferry North Pier
29.7 mi Woolwich Arsenal Pier
29.8 mi Woolwich Ferry South Pier
Airport
1.7 mi London Stansted Airport
20.8 mi Cambridge Airport
26.4 mi London Luton Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

If your kids are demanding yet more animal encounters, spend the day admiring the big cats, penguins and rare red pandas at Paradise Wildlife Park (45 minutes’ drive), where there’s also a dinosaur-themed woodland trail. Alternatively, head for Colchester Zoo (50 minutes) to spend time shadowing the keepers. Once you prise the kids away from the wildlife, let them loose on the adventure golf at Golf World Stansted (five minutes) while you practise your swing on the driving range or play a round on the nine-hole parkland course. Still outdoors, take forest walks through centuries-old trees at National Trust - Hatfield Forest (15 minutes), or have a stroll around ornamental ponds at The Gardens of Easton Lodge (20 minutes), with a layout dating from the Tudor era. There’s more local heritage to be discovered at Mountfitchet Castle and Norman Village (five minutes), where you can tour a reconstructed medieval farming settlement and castle. Keen to learn more about World War II? Have a meander around the extensive collection of fighter planes at IWM Duxford (half an hour).

Must see

Audley End House and Gardens 7.6 mi

Imperial War Museum Duxford 13.5 mi

Lee Valley Regional Park 18.5 mi

Knebworth House 19.5 mi

Wimpole Hall and Home Farm 20 mi

National Trust

Paycocke's 19.1 mi

Coggeshall Grange Barn 19.3 mi

Wimpole Home Farm 20 mi

Wimpole Hall 20 mi

Shaw's Corner 22.2 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Elsenham - Henham - Plegdon Green -Elsenham 0.7 mi

Stansted Mountfitchet - Ugley Green - Aubrey Buxton - Stansted 1.7 mi

Bentfield Green - Chatter End - Harcamlow Way - Manuden - Bollington Hall - Bentfield Green 2.2 mi

EASTON LODGE 3.7 mi

QUENDON HALL 3.8 mi

Local events

  • All Points East (Friday 22 August 2025 – Friday 22 August 2025)

    London, Greater London 28.8 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Reviews

8.3

Overall rating based on 80 reviews View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Enjoyed the farm, cuddling the piggies. The pitch was lovely and a…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Enjoyed the farm, cuddling the piggies. The pitch was lovely and a good atmosphere. Third time back this year and plan to return again.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site , farm entrance included in pitch fees

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Rachel D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric gravel and hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Very relax campsite , kids loved the free roaming sheep & goats

Disliked: No washing up facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place to camp

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Rachel D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Very relaxed campsite area , the grandchildren loved being able to see the animals in the farm and interact with them as and when they pleased as there were goats & sheep roaming but they weren’t pests
Could enter the petting area as often as we liked which the kids loved
Staff were welcoming , friendly & very knowledgable
Campsite was clean , toilets were ok .

Disliked: There was no washing up area

Recommend to friends Visit again

Camping & campfires with cattle

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Mathew M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: We all enjoyed seeing & feeding the animals in the farm and it was great having the sheep & goats wandering around the campsite (& trying their luck at stealing our food!). Campfires in the evening really make a camping trip for us. There were plenty of spots for setting up a ground fire.

Disliked: The lack of running hot water and cleanliness of the facilities were certainly a draw back, but aligned with our expectations from the description.

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Lovely farm and animals.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Rosanna P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: The farm and animals were lovely, really friendly and the experiences of bottle feeding and holding them is perfect for children and adults that love animals.
Good food hut with reasonable prices.
The camping field itself was ok, quite a few stinging nettles near to where you pitch the tent in places.
Good sizes pitches. Brilliant for looking at the stars at night, and watching the planes fly over.
Overall we had a lovely time and the kids really enjoyed it.

Disliked: The stinging nettles in camping field as it’s hard navigating with young kids.

Shower and toilets could use updating to be honest BUT they are usable and it is on a working farm so understandable. Not as dirty as some reviews make out.
I did use our own toilet so if you have one take it.

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Great basic camping for families with children with access to animals

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Booked for the second year running for 2 nights camping. The real selling point is access to the animal park. Don’t expect luxury camping, because it isn’t, but nor does it claim to be. The pitches aren’t allocated, don’t have electricity and there are two toilets and a basic shower. Despite this, the only time we queued for the toilet was when it was being cleaned. There aren’t washing up facilities as such, but there are taps that can be used. The “pitches” themselves are pleasant, right next to animal enclosures, with some sheep and goats free roaming around the site, which is great! There is loads to do for children, including feeding, stroking, milking and holding the animals. Animals include sheep, goats, pigs, ducks, chickens, horses, rabbits, guinea pigs and a rhea! There are play areas and a “train” ride (£2 pp). This is a great place to camp if you have young kids who want to get hands on with animals. They can play in the park areas for hours. Cannot fault what you get for the price and I look forward to coming next year!

Disliked: Camping facilities are basic with no electricity and the shower is basic. BUT, that’s all part of the charm! It’s rough and ready and doesn’t pretend not to be. If you are prepared then it’s not an issue at all!

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Was a pleasant stay. I couldn't stay for longer than 2 nights.

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Zac M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: The farm was really fun! Having the animals wandering around the campsite was strange to start with but we soon got used to it

Disliked: The toilets were very basic and only 2 in the actual campsite and only one shower. They were not partially clean but I understand it's hard to maintain those along with maintaining the animals on the farm too. Also, it is very close to London Stansted Airport which was noisy at night.

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Loved all the animals friendly staff.…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Amie B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Loved all the animals friendly staff.

Disliked: toilets and shower needed some attention!

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Great quiet stay at Daisy Mays Farm, my son enjoyed seeing the…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Great quiet stay at Daisy Mays Farm, my son enjoyed seeing the animals and mentions them regularly! Went knowing what to expect with facilities, we liked the off-grid feel for a short break. Staff all friendly and answered questions, were great with kids and the animals. Location ideal for where we needed to be. Enjoyed planes being so close by. Thanks!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing place Very good for younger children…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Amazing place
Very good for younger children

Disliked: Needs a designated washing up area with hot water.
Needs more toilet rolls in the toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Daisy Mays Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Daisy Mays Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Daisy Mays Farm? If your kids are demanding yet more animal encounters, spend the day admiring the big cats, penguins and rare red pandas at Paradise Wildlife Park (45 minutes’ drive), where there’s also a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Daisy Mays Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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