Linvilla Orchards in Media, PA 19063

Linvilla Orchards358

in Media, PA 19063

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Linvilla Orchards is one of the last working farms in the Delaware Valley, encompassing more than 300 acres of land devoted to farming, entertainment, education, and recreation. This sprawling family farm includes apple orchards, Pumpkinland, a farm market, animals to visit with, and a playground.

The animal area is complete with white-tailed deer, emus, peacocks, goats, sheep and chickens - lots of chickens! Scattered throughout are seed machines where small change gets you a large handful of snacks for the animals. Next to each machine is a hand sanitizer, illustrating the farm's attention to details.

The playground is large and does ask for a small donation, which is reasonable considering everything else is free! Kids will run around for hours on the very large equipment, including several old fire engines. There are several large apple trees that provide shade, and benches are everywhere.

Snacks and drinks are available within the farm market. The bakery has delectable cookies and fantastic pies - be sure to take one home! Picnic tables are also available if you would like to bring your own food stuffs. Restrooms are available across from the playground and within the farm market. Diaper-changing stations are available.

The Hidden Hollow and Knowlton Swim clubs, located on the farm at Linvilla Orchards, are open seasonally from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Hidden Hollow offers a 50-meter pool with three diving boards, a 25-meter lap pool, two slides, and three children's pools. Knowlton offers toddler, intermediate, and 25-meter pools with two sliding boards, as well as boards and platforms for divers. The clubs' other amenities include tennis, volleyball and basketball courts, swings, jungle gyms, picnic areas, swimming lessons, and a hiking trail. Details and club memberships are available at Linvilla's Farm Market.

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Come down to Linvilla Orchards with canned goods and let your children receive the gift of ARTHUR CHRISTMAS! Get in the Christmas spirit by donating a canned good to benefit another family and pick up some ARTHUR CHRISTMAS goodies for your little ones on November 20 from 10am-4pm. Click here to find out more about the 12 days of fun family events nationwide leading to the release of ARTHUR CHRISTMAS, the new 3D CG-animated family comedy in theaters November 23, 2011.

Definitely a dirty, crowded carnival feel. Animals do not look well cared for and are dirty and smelly. The train ride spews the worst kind of pollution. They have wild deer on display in a small fenced area -- they look miserable. Definitely not a progressive model farm. Not a place I want my kids to see again. Wish I hadn't gone the first time.

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I recently attended Linvilla for the first time with my daughter on a Saturday when a festival was going on. It was very crowded, but enjoyable. My daughter loved the huge playground and we only paid a small fee of $1 for the playground. The food at the festival was on the expensive side and I can relate to another review on this site it does get the carnival type feel because of the festival. But I did not mind the small fees that were imposed upon us because my daughter had so much fun. The bakery is very good. Also on festival days they have cartoon characters, face painting and other great activities for the kids!

Idoitallforher

Went hoping for an authentic farm feel. What you get instead is a carnival feel. They are doing everything possible to take your money: $6 for a 15-minute hay ride, $1 for the playground, $3 for anyone riding on the train (including parents who are required to go on with kids). They have all these big food booths set up like at a fair. Outrageously expensive gifts. So commercial. The only thing that is worth going for is the market; the pies are great. But you don't need to take the kids for that. Go to Milky Way farm in Chester County/Lionville for an authentic farm experience and a free hayride.

Unhappy parent

My mother went to Linvilla Orchards as a kid. Then, she had me, and took me to Linvilla. It was so much fun! I have so many memories there of feeding the animals, playing on the playground, and picking out pumpkins every year at Halloween when Linvilla had (and still has) Pumpkinland. To this day, I still love going to Linvilla Orchards with my friends and boyfriend (now I'm 21 years old). I love going to the bakery and the small gift store. Yes, it is a little pricier than it used to be, but that's because the Old Barn, Linvilla's trademark, burned down a few years ago. It was about 200 years old, a piece of history and our community; it was very sad. Due to that, Linvilla lost a lot of money. Regardless, Linvilla Orchards is still going strong and still a great place for the whole family. And if you're looking to not spend any money, no worries! Playing on the playground, seeing the animals, and just enjoying the orchard is free! Just have a quarter or two ready for the animal feed. Linvilla Orchards is a place to make memories. One day, I hope to bring my kids there!

Hopelessly Nostalgic

We took our daughter to Linvilla for a fun autumn day in the outdoors. What we had was a day of waiting in excessive lines, amid pushy people, where everything was expensive. What a wasted day!

anonymous

We took our kids there for Halloween and again this spring. The playground it nice w/ lots of space and varying sized equipment. The pony rides are great and so is the little market. They have events going on from spring to fall. We'll be going all the time.

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