Shady Brook Farm Reviews Summary

Family and Kids' Activities

Pros:

• "Great family fun. Lots of things for the kiddos to do."
• "Our 1st grader had a blast and saw someone from school too, so that was a bonus."
• "Shady brook farm is a wonderful place for a family day. One price to get in but we stayed and played all day."
• "It's fun for the whole family."
• "They have rock mining, which is our favorite."
• "Really fun place for the kid's to go Easter egg hunting, it was a little crowded but socially distanced since there's a ton of space."
• "Many activities for little ones."

Cons:

• "The only problem we had was a lady was being very aggressive with us."
• "A lot of the equipment is really run down and tattered (pedal carts and slide tubes especially)."
• "The corn maze is full of trash and beer cans and a bunch of drunk teenagers."
• "You pay to be able to use a small park (infested with bees-they like the wood), and broken down bicycles."
• "Super busy with very long lines. Felt like a farm-themed amusement park. $20 entry fee per person plus paying for food, drinks, sunflowers, pumpkins meant $100+ visit."
• "Excessive lines for all attractions."
• "Went with my 1yo to show her the farm only to be disappointed that it was very monetized as soon as you enter."

Food and Market

Pros:

• "The snacks, wines and friendly staff made it a spectacular event."
• "Homemade ice cream was delicious."
• "The Apple cider slushie was awesome!"
• "The food we purchased was really good, especially their fries."
• "Food was great. As well as big portions for the money you spend."
• "They serve a wide range of tasty beers from throughout PA, as well as fresh food from their farmers market."
• "The periogies and the loaded fries were amazing!!!"

Cons:

• "The store seemed overpriced on certain items and the service at Uncle Dave's ice cream shop was poor."
• "The food is disgusting, so disgusting that even prisons have better food."
• "We went to the farmers market and the produce was either rotten or inundated with flies."
• "Everything in the market is also insanely overpriced."
• "The pumpkins were laid down in a field. I could have gone to the grocery store for one then."
• "Bought a watermelon that turned out to be rotten inside."
• "The food is what you’d expect from a fair, nothing special but does the job."

Events and Entertainment

Pros:

• "The unwined music events every Friday and Saturday evening are great."
• "A Mesmerizing Journey Through Light and Wonder at Shady Brook Farm!"
• "In mid-November thru New Years Day, there's a great drive thru lights display."
• "GORGEOUS! The lightshow was incredible, and the s'mores and hot chocolate was such a fun family/friend activity!"
• "They have events that are just spectacular."
• "The Christmas light show was awesome. The lines moved fast getting in."
• "Fun-filled with fantastic food & an old-fashioned Christmas Wonderland 🎄."

Cons:

• "It gets pretty packed on the weekends."
• "Felt like a cash cow with little regard for guest experience... for profit only."
• "Corn maze is a little small and non enchanting, most exiting thing there is the monster truck ride."
• "30$ for one person for Fall Festival with one hour waits for 'a' single slide ride and longer lines for basic food to pay more money!"
• "The price of the drive through holiday light show is ridiculous!"
• "No flush toilets? For $20 a pop I was expecting more than port a potties."
• "The light show was fantastic, but the other area where you buy things, tractor ride and food was outrageous in pricing."

Customer Service and Staff

Pros:

• "They also helped us out when a rain storm blew through by honoring our tickets for a different day."
• "Super friendly and knowledgeable garden staff, with beautiful products that are thriving in my garden."
• "Staff that I interacted with was more than hospitable."
• "Everyone was very kind and helpful."
• "The staff were all nice and the place is clearly well maintained."
• "Thanks to all people working there who are managing the events so well."
• "The staff was top-notch and extremely helpful."

Cons:

• "In total I spent more than I have to due to lack of customer support."
• "This company does not care who they turn into an enemy."
• "Management did nothing. They just said 'keep away from her'."
• "Customer service is horrible at this place been going for a few years now."
• "They told me not to use them again."
• "Nobody seemed to care about what was going on either, which really just threw me over the edge."
• "The lady was rude and refused to give me my money back."

Pricing and Value

Pros:

• "Reasonable prices, friendly staff."
• "All pretty reasonably priced as well."
• "Food at reasonable prices."
• "A good value for the money."
• "For only $12pp ($20 weekends), almost everything is included..."
• "One admission price with lots of activities that don't require additional fees."
• "Shady Brook Farm is a fantastic place for families. Lots of activities, nice staff, and reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "I cannot believe how overpriced every single item and activity is."
• "The prices have increased astronomically, they must be making hundreds of thousands of dollars a day-but you’d never know it, it doesn’t look like they put any of that money back into the business."
• "Had this as 4 stars but now down to 3. As a person who grew up in the bucks county area and went to shade brook for the light show every year the cost of $45/$55 a car it a bit steep."
• "Way too overpriced for admission. $30 to get in, probably better off going to Sesame place."
• "The food price is border line expensive to acceptable higher mid level."
• "Now the family that owns the farm is making $60 a car!"
• "Prices keep going up exorbitantly every year."