Hobbledown Children's Farm

Davies White Ltd were appointed as lead landscape architects for the full design and delivery of Hobbledown. A story-led, family adventure park in Surrey. From RIBA Stage 1 to 6, we developed a masterplan and detailed landscape design that seamlessly blended imaginative play, immersive storytelling, and specialist animal habitats into a cohesive, nature-rich visitor experience for all ages.

Working with play experts from Germany and animal habitat specialists, we designed enclosures for otters, meerkats, goats, pigs, sheep, rabbits, llamas, horses, and birds; balancing welfare with immersive visitor experiences. The project won awards for design, engagement, and visitor experience, setting a new benchmark for narrative-led play environments in the UK’s family attraction sector.

Completed:  2013 Client: The Hobblers at Hobbledown Budget:  £1.2m 

We collaborated with the author and illustrator of Hobbledown to co-develop a narrative-driven landscape where fiction shaped reality and vice versa. Our concept for the Hobblers’ Caves hidden for a year before their dramatic “discovery” captured children’s imaginations. A giant scale model and creative workshops ensured the fantasy world was fully integrated across tunnels, planting, play zones, and themed environments.