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FLAG ANIMAL FARM<br />
CROCODILE CREEK<br />
FLAG ANIMAL FARM<br />
School children listen attentively to a talk on crocodiles and other<br />
reptiles at Crocodile Creek.<br />
The Flag Animal Farm is a worthwhile outing for the whole family.<br />
For a more personal experience of reptiles, the Ndlondlo<br />
Reptile Park offers guided tours and hands-on<br />
demonstrations, giving visitors a chance to interact with<br />
the creatures. Learn the difference between venomous<br />
and non-venomous snakes, how to react in a dangerous<br />
situation, how to avoid a perilous encounter, and first aid<br />
for snake bites. Or relax in the seating and play area, rich<br />
in trees and birdlife, while your little ones enjoy a tour.<br />
Animal Farms<br />
Close to Ballito/Sheffield Beach is Flag Animal Farm,<br />
an entertaining outing for families. Children can enjoy<br />
pony and train rides, feed chickens, ducks, rabbits,<br />
cows, goats, sheep, pigs, geese and birds, play on a<br />
jumping castle, jungle gyms or in sand pits, or attempt<br />
an obstacle course. Milking shows take place daily at 12<br />
and 3pm, when children can milk a cow and bottle feed<br />
a calf – and sing, dance and win sweets. Bring a picnic<br />
or enjoy a braai, or there’s a coffee shop/tea garden<br />
on-site. Flag Animal Farm also offers 36-bed dormitory<br />
accommodation, complete with a boma for camp fires.<br />
Just a few minutes from Salt Rock is Burnedale Centre,<br />
a beautiful farmhouse and outbuildings now transformed<br />
into a collective of quirky, attractive shops in a lovely<br />
country setting. Here you can saunter through a fresh<br />
produce market and artists’ studio shops, while the<br />
children can enjoy petting animals at an animal farm or<br />
play in a supervised area. Or you can gather with other<br />
mums at the café, happy in the knowledge that the little<br />
ones are safely occupied.<br />
SUGAR RUSH PARK<br />
Sugar Rush Park offers families wide open spaces,<br />
secure parking, refreshment facilities and a host of<br />
activities to keep visitors occupied and entrance is free.<br />
There’s a playground big enough for adults and children<br />
– relax in the spacious farmyard setting or cycle along<br />
a network of more than 100km of safe, well-maintained<br />
and scenic MTB trails geared for children, beginners,<br />
intermediate and advanced riders. A pump track is<br />
not only suitable for mountain bikes but skate boards,<br />
scooters, rollerblades and especially BMX bikes. Try a<br />
segway tour, laser tag, the jump park or a tractor-drawn<br />
mini train. Mums can even enjoy a pampering at the<br />
beauty salon while the kids have fun!<br />
Sugar Rush Park hosts the popular 5km Park Run every<br />
Saturday at 8am and have started hosting a variety of<br />
different events and fun evenings out, including their<br />
monthly open air movie nights, themed dinners and live<br />
music events.<br />
sugar rush park<br />
heartbeat of the north coast 35
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