The Gentle Barn

The Gentle Barn is a place where compassion comes to life. Every animal has been through something, and seeing them safe, loved, and thriving is deeply moving. The staff’s kindness and the peaceful setting make this a truly healing experience — not just for the animals, but for the visitors too. ❤️🐮🐄🦃🐐🐓🐷🐖

Great experience for both children - adults. Staff extra friendly and informative. So much fun interacting with such sweet rescued animals.

It was a neat experience to see farm animals up close and make physical contact with so many of them and give them love. My three kids (ages 4, 7, 9) enjoyed it a lot. Interacted with and viewed: horses, ponies, donkeys, cows, peacocks, llamas, emu, male and female turkeys, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens. The staff were friendly though their knowledge seemed mainly isolated to the animal(s) they were watching. They knew some about the other animals but not a lot. Street parking. Hand washing stations. Shaded place to eat food (which you can bring or purchase) - vegan only. The founder gave the introduction when we arrived. She seems legit in terms of being true to the mission of The Gentle Barn. My son, who was the one child not interested in this activity, chose to brush the cows. He r

absolutely love this place, just wish some of the volunteers were a little more enthusiastic about their animals and knew a bit more about them.

This place is freaking amazing, a sanctuary, a home, a mission for providing healing for loads of rescue animals that each have their own story. While the animals get their own therapy, you can come swing by for some much needed therapy through a hug or some belly rubs (with consent). Theres tons to do here and it’s a great spot for the entire family. They do accept walk-ins, but it’s a pretty limited size, so it’s better to make a reservation. Also, they do sell snacks on site, but everything is plant based if that matters to you. We tried some snacks and everything was yummy. The kiddos especially liked the chocolate chip cookies!