While we absolutely love this place, just a note of caution we took our 7 month old in a baby carrier because we were meeting friends. They asked us for $30 at the gate ($10 for the three of us), I asked nicely if I really needed to pay for my 7 month old and they gave me a snarky response of why wouldnt you. While I dont mind the donation part, I didnt appreciate the attitude. So just as a warning, you will be asked to pay for each person going in.

We went last December in 2019. We enjoyed visiting the farm and hugging as many animals as we could! Since becoming Vegan in July 2019, I wanted me and my kids to become more familiar with other animals. We are now aware that all animals are the same. Dogs, cows, pigs, cats, turkeys!!

What an amazing experience! This kind of place gives you back the faith in mankind. This is a beautiful experience for families and the drive through during the COVID-019 was very well managed and fun

This place is a hidden little gen in so cal. There various animals to interact with, the staff are friendly, reasonable donation fees, and great animal discussions. You automatically smile once you get in because almost every animal wants your affection. Their vegan selection in their food area is good. You can buy carrots to feed the horses/donkeys. HUG THE COWS! I will say we had a small issue during our visit and Jay addressed our concerns. 5 star experience

What an OUTSTANDING EXPERIENCE and animal sanctuary! This place is making the difference needed in our world today. I highly recommend visiting !

Only open on the weekends. Lots of animals you can get up close and personal with. These are rescued animals that are taken very good care of. The children love being here and the animals love it too. I know the Ellen show gives donations to this cause!

This place is simply wonderful and brings back faith in humanity. Truly a must and the drive-by experience is great and very well organized

The whole family really enjoyed it, very humbling to experience such an atmosphere like this with our little ones. If your looking for a good day out with the family I recommend this place. Parking isnt so great.

This was one of the greatest experiences I have ever had. They do good work here and the animals are awesome. Where else can you get a kiss from a llama named King?

Anybody who is interested in being kind to animals and living a plant based life should go here. And if you are still consuming animals please go here and see first hand that animals have feelings and emotions just like us humans. What a wonderful place.

This place will melt your heat. Kids get to hold chickens, sing to Faith, the blind cow and meet the emu. It teaches them how important it is to be kind and considerate to all creatures, especially those, here the animals, who cant fight for themselves.

Beautiful, beautiful place! Its a lovely calm place for rescued animals, and they deliver a really nice experience by allowing people to get close to their animals and hold, pet, and hug them. Every animal has a story, though heartbreaking. Its a great learning experience for what goes on in the meat industry, as well as just wholesome. I highly recommend coming here at least once in your life. You will not regret it!

Went there for their Thanksgiving to celebrate living. I love having been a long time supporter snd so very thrilled to finally visit with them. To visit with & meet many Friends both Animal & Human. The evening, atmosphere & meal were spectacular but just one thing had hoped the drum ceremony had been of an authentic Indigenous nature. Love being Vegan & so honored being a part of this great Sanctuary as we are full of love & the love of educating & caring for Animals, People & our Earth. Being Vegan together is the only way to heal our Earth, stop global warming, stop mass killings of Ocean & land wildlife, domestic Animals, too!! It was such a priviledge meeting Ellie & to share in that common goal to love, heal & continue developing the most delicious, healthiest, most humane lifestyles, ever!! Thank you GB, Ellie, & all the Volunteers. God Bless, love & hugs!!

If you havent visited, you need to make it happen. This place is awesome. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable. The entire experience is educational; each animal has a story behind its journey to The Gentle Barn, which in and of itself is interesting. For animal lovers like myself, the icing on the cake is that you also get to pet, brush, and feed all of the animals in a really low key setting. Even the turkeys love to snuggle! Right now, they have 8 piglets who (along with their mom) were rescued from becoming Christmas dinner. They have several cows (one that purrs and one that loves music!) and a bull, horses and a donkey you can feed, chickens, roosters, pigs of all sizes. I saw a llama or two, an emu... lots of doggies since they have them on the grounds and youre allowed to bring yours on leash!There is a picnic area where you can purchase vegan food (or bring your own, though they do kindly ask that you not consume animal products on the premises, which seems logical to me as many of their friends were rescued from slaughter). Theres plenty of space to roam around and infinite opportunities for photos. The Gentle Barn promotes love and kindness to all living things, so please share the experience respectfully. Its a beautiful place and I hope it stays that way even as it becomes a more popular destination!

We got to go on a field trip. Gate was closed so we had to call in from call box. Once we are in, we got to hug and brush cows, fed horses, got to touch pigs, turkey, lamb and goats. It was a one of a kind of experience. If you want to have close interactions with barn animals, I recommend visiting here on Sunday. They are open to public with fees to keep caring for them.

The people at the Gentle Barn are absolutely amazing and they are an example for the rest of the world of how to treat animals.I would take my kids to the Gentle Barn at any age and on any day, and when we had to stand in line, I would explain to them that we are NOT at a zoo where animals have been put there against their will and live miserable lives, but on the contrary, were privileged to be at a sanctuary, where horribly abused animals or animals on their way to slaughter were saved and have had their dignity restored.I am also always honored to pay the hefty fee knowing that this money is wisely used to care for the existing animal residents but also to rescue many more. I always make my kids aware that there are so few places like this on this planet, even though there needs to be one for every farmed and abused animal and that we are so lucky to be able to set foot in such a haven. Its actually their favorite place. Any kid who is made to be the witness of what goes on at the Gentle Barn becomes such a better human being in the process! I really believe it changes them for the much better by making them more conscious and exposed to true kindness to the most dejected.Thank you to everyone at the Gentle Barn, including donors, who make this animal haven possible and who allow the public the privilege to spend time in this unique and beautiful place.

Such a great place. A beautiful sanctuary for mistreated animals. Great examples of the strength of love that binds us all together!

This place puts a lot of love back on the animals. The human interaction seems like something these animals really enjoy and the staff is very committed to each of their special needs. A great place for all ages

A farm full of the sweetest rescued animals and their carers who are so kind and informative about the animals. We took our two-year old and she absolutely loved it. Especially cuddling the cows, stroking the giant pig Honey Bear and feeding carrots to the horses. It was busy at the weekend but it wasnt overly hectic.

An amazing and exciting experience even during the COVID-019

Love it! Totally worth it! Thank u for everything u do for these animals and for the ones to come

I had an absolute blast at this place. I loved being able to see and hug all the different animals.

Great place to visit and show some love to these rescued animals. Give hugs to cows, brush a goat, give belly rubs to pigs, feed the horses, ponies or donkeys. Open to the public from 10-2pm on Sundays! Arrive early!!

This place is amazing. They have beautiful rescued farm animals. I was able to feed horses and pet cows, pigs and goats. There are so many kinds of farm animals. Cute gift shop and yummy vegan food including donuts. Great place to see these amazing animals and why a Vegan diet is the compassionate way to go!

My daughter wanted me to take her to this place for her birthday and it was one of the most amazing outings our family has ever taken. I cannot stress how awesome this place is. The owners are really dynamic people. I have been trying to eat less animals since this trip. Veganism is their goal and they do a great job making the connection between what you eat is just the same as your dog or cat. Hugging a cow really was something special. I guess I am an official cow hugger now haha.

It was amazing! The animals are so loving and their caretakers do so well with them. I wish I had more time there.

Im not one to enjoy being preached at, but if you go to Gentle Barn you cant really complain about them pursuing their mission statement; be kinder to animals. While the visit did not convert me to veganism, it did open my eyes (a little) to the fact that animals arent just passive objects for us to do what we want with; they have personalities. So that made the trip worthwhile. Also, hugging cows is pretty awesome. If you have kids, or just like animals, Id really recommend going (also, their vegan food is pretty delicious)

Absolutely amazing here. Great education and opportunity to connect with animals. Staff is amazing. Great cause.

Great experience for all especially the kids

So much fun. They are doing great work there.

This place is amazing! Such a beautiful place to see some beautiful souls being well taken care of and loved. We also learned a lot about the animals there that we didnt know before.

How can I possibly rate the Gentle Barn with only five stars!! I give them 10+. What an amazing concept, saving abused neglected farm animals and use their stories to help kids in need? And it is open to the public on Sundays! Dont miss your opportunity to meet the real live Ferdinand!

An awesome place with awesome people! You can see that they care about the animals. A must see for everyone that likes animals: you can see and (respectfully) interact with cows, pigs, horses, Llamas,... They have a place where you can have a picnic, but you also have the option to buy their food and drinks.

Really great place to visit with your family and friends. A great organization to help out by your visit. Great to get up close and personal with animals, learn a bit about then and what they go through on a day to day. We have visited here a couple of times and always really enjoyed our visit.Parking is easy and the staff is friendly, helpful and informative.

Amazing place! The animals are so cute and friendly. Great place to be with your family and your friends! Go to hug a cow or a pig ;-)

The work they do here is amazing and the Sunday’s here are just incredible, way better than any typical petting zoo, these animals are loved and give that love right back, you get the most amazing experience you can with them, especially with the cows, definitely a place for cow lovers

Nice people to be around with. Very peaceful and open air environment. Gentle Barn is helping animals in need. So its always a good thing to visit them and show your support.

My kids loved this barn. The volunteers are sure gentle and kind with the animals here.

The staff is super friendly! Great for kids! We got to hug a cow, hug & feed a horse, rub the belly of a pig, and my son got to hold a chicken!

Great place to take the family. Also, a nice reminder why my wife and I are vegetarians. We totally support the vision and cause. Keep up the hard, but great work!

Great place for the kids and family. Petting the animals and feeding the horses was awesome.

Unlike anything Ive ever experienced before. And an experience everyone should have. A true sanctuary for special needs and abused animals. I loved meeting all of the animals and the wonderful volunteers who take the time to not only care for these animals but to also tell the stories of each of the animals. Truly a wonderful experience, would highly recommend visiting The Gentle Barn to anyone and everyone.

I love all the sweet beings here. My favorite in Alice! She is a very special turkey c:

Everything is so great here. the volunteers.hearing the stories about the animals. The amazing food and great toppings. Will always be a yearly pass holder for the Gentlel Barn

Ive been following the Gentle Barn for years now and I finally got to visit. The staff and volunteers were amazing, as were the animals of course. The Gentle Barn is an amazing place for people of all ages to visit, have a great time, and support an outstanding cause. I hope to visit the other two locations and plan to continually support the GB for years to come.

If you havent yet been to gentle barn cancel your Sunday plans and get your tickets. This rescue and education organization really does great work on the farm and truly cares for both their animals as well as animals across the globe. It is a magical experience to be so close to these animals that we are so far removed from in our day to day lives. Go and hug a cow, you wont regret it.

Learn, hug and feed.... Pretty much sums it up

Love it! I took my family of 3 as a family day and it was my sons first time socialised with farm animals. they are really taking care of the animals and they are family friendly

Great place for kids and adults. Good date spot and good place to find healing in nature. Lovely staff and services that provide great education and learning experience. We recommend this outing for just about anyone

Its so amazing been able to actually touch a cow and or other big animals I would never even dare to at other places...love it so did my daughter ..

A special place for a unique visit with friendly farm animals. We got to see the new mother pig and her 8 babies that were one month old

A beautiful place. Cant wait to go back!

You can snuggle with any animal you could think of. I honestly love pigs like so much that I havent eaten pork since I was 6 years old. Getting to see and love those pigs really just make me so happy and nothing can top that feeling. I really recommend going to The Gentle Barn because it really changes how you view things. Now you can meet the animals that arent the ones who usually get to be loved, and thought about. Its also very well run and doesnt smell as bad as you think it would for having a lot tons of animals ahaha.

Such an amazing place. The do incredible work and they give animals who otherwise would have lived unimaginably horribly lives a place where they are loved, respected, and cared for.

Great place for everyone

Such a beautiful place full of love and compassion. I recommend going here to everyone.

Love this place. The kids and I had a blast and cant wait to go back!

This is a special place. Visit and youll see for yourself the amazing work being done for animals.

The volunteers are the best. Great place

I love it! Beautiful rescue animals

Cool place cool animals good people!

Its amazing that we just found this place. And is so incredible what they do with these horribly abused or abandoned animals. The joy that they bring when you go and pet, brush, and hug them is a sight to behold. Highly recommend for children of all ages!!!

Love this place

Beautiful animal rescue tucked away in the mountains. Great experience for the kids.

Great fun for the kids and learning experience, my little man 2 years old enjoyed alot and learnt compassion.Place is peaceful, beautiful and does noble cause for the farm animals. Heaven for animals who were been rescued from the abuse. They have tasty plant based food as well.

Great fun for all

Tou will never meet such caring people. Love the animals.

Most compassionate people who value innocence, sentience, & justice

I always find it hard to believe when someone leaves a 1 to 3 star on organizations like this. But usually it’s someone that doesn’t have the insight or business sense on how much money time and effort it takes to maintaining something of this nature. Sometimes, I have to ask myself, what if I contributed, what have I brought to the table. I give gentle barn, five stars for taking care of these beautiful animals.Incredible that someone would make it about themselves and not the animals, complaining about long lines etc. Society sometimes can be extremely selfish.

Place is amazing! I made the mistake of taking my hyper 1 year old and wasnt able to enjoy it that much but well be back when he is older.Also we witnessed a bad car accident on the street so careful with parking there!

Great place to visit with young kids.

Amazing place, amazing people, amazing work being done for the animals!

Staff awesome, definitely a great experience for everyone. You can tell everyone there loves animals. 10 stars 2 thumbs up for giving my family an awesome experience. Every state should have at least 1. Thanks for the education and enlightenment. Continued blessings ALL!!!

Little pricey but well worth the visit! Family friendly farm with lots of gentle animals you can TOUCH & spend time with, great for kids

Amazing what is being done to care for these poor animals that were saved from bring slaughtered or just found wondering. From horses to chickens, all given love and tenderness from the caring, mostly volunteers.

Sometimes one just has to get out of the city and hug a cow...and this is a great place to do that and more.

This place is heaven. The babies here have learned to give us humans trust despite the cruelty they have gone through. May the people at Gentle Barn be blessed and may you grow. I love you, Gentle Barn!!!

Fun place to bring your animal-loving kids. It is a vegan area, so plan accordingly. Also, they will ask you to sit for a presentation about The Gentle Barn.

Just amazing place!

Kids loved it, i did too.

Sweet day with the kiddos!

Friendly staff and amazing animals!

The gentle barn is an amazing place. We go there often with our kids as they love being able to pet the goats, chickens, sheep, emu, llama and many other animals that are there. They also get to feed horses, brush and hug cows and learn the importance of protecting all animals. I highly recommend visiting the gentle barn.

You cant have a bad day while youre hugging a cow! Great time for adults, teens and the little ones, we all loved it! What a wonderful place!!

Youll feel a sense of peace, happiness and love for everything here! Its a visit/a feeling, youll never forget

We stayed for four hours, had lunch, and and couldnt pull ourselves away from the cows. Really wonderful place and nice volunteers.

Great for kids. Better for the rescue animal

The Gentle Barn is a good place to take your children to learn about animals and taking care of them

It’s a good experience for kids or the people who don’t have experience with animals but for those who know the animals are boring

Loved it going back again

Volunteered here and the animals are so precious. If I could rate the animals I would give 10 stars. The owners on the other hand were rude, making it look like it cost them money to get free help from me. I guess it costs lots of money giving hours to volunteers. Take caution.

Its amazing!!!

The animals are well taken cared of and the staff is very friendly. It was great hear about all the little guys rescue stories. Im glad they are safe and will live the rest of their lives cruelty free and in a loving place.

All the volunteers are knowledgeable, compassionate and love to converse about all of the rescued animals. It just melts your heart to get to see these amazing creatures and hear their stories.

Paradise on Earth. Every parent should take their kids there, rather than Disney. A place to connect with the animals that most of humans eat... After petting them, you will have second thoughts eating bacon and beef.

The Gentle Barn is a hidden treasure in Santa Clarita. The volunteers are truly dedicated, friendly, and helpful. Every animal there has a story that will have you reflecting about problems that you can make a difference on :) I will definitely return!

Expect long lines if your not super early. The real irritating thing is all of the rules. It was simply not worth it for me.

Such as inspiring place. The way the animals have become ambassadors for all farm animals, its a beautiful thing to witness. Everyone is so positive and friendly. A special place.

I absolutely loved this place and what they do there! Such love and care for abused animals! Its so worth the trip to go there!

No crowd control. Would be a much better experience worth the cost of admission if it were more structured or monitored. Big disappointment. They advertise hug a cow but how could you with dozens others crowding all around?? Crowd control, please.