Hedgehog Hospital at Prickly Ball Farm

Visit a hedgehog hospital, learn about this delightful wild animal. Meet some patients, see some treatments and see baby hedgehogs bottle feeding; look at the hedgerow village, a halfway house for hedgehogs before release back to the wild; stroll in the wildlife garden, buy some garden plants; a coffee shop and a shop full of gifts and toys, and homes for hedgehogs, birds etc. Take a pony and cart ride, cuddle a rabbit or Guinea pig, walk a goat and bottle feed a lamb.

Prickly Ball farm and Hedgehog hospital closes at 4pm during October.

Opening Times

2008 1 Mar 2008 - 31 Oct 2008

Road Directions

Nearest major road is A381. Take A381 to Totnes, 40 metres after the first roundabout turn right into Denbury Road which leads to the Prickly Ball car park. 100 yards up Denbury Road.

Public Transport Directions

Nearest station is Newton Abbot station. Walk towards the town centre and take the A381 to Totnes, at the roundabout at the top of the hill take the lane to the farm, which is 2.5 miles from the town centre, following the white or brown signs.

Bus service number 176.

 Facilities

Provider Preferences

• Smoking Some Areas

Accessibility

• All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
• Facilities for Visually Impaired Visitors - Large print.
• Guide Dogs Permitted
• Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
• Ramp/Level Access
• Toilets for Disabled Visitors

Parking & Transport

• Parking (free)

Catering

• On-Site café/restaurant - Takeaway food available. Coffee shop, serving light teas. Children's lunch boxes available. Light lunches and cream teas.
• Picnic Site

Payment Methods

• Delta accepted
• Groups Accepted
• JCB accepted
• Maestro accepted
• MasterCard accepted
• Max group size - 100
• Min group size - 20
• Solo accepted
• Special group rates
• Sterling Travellers Cheques accepted
• Visa accepted

Establishment Features

• Toilets

Specialist Features

• Marketed towards children
• Marketed towards families

Tours and Demonstrations

• Educational Visits Accepted