Anseong Farmland

The most grass I've seen in one place since we moved to Korea! Anseong Farmland is basically a big petting zoo in wide open spaces. The place is divided into four main sections: Deutsch Ville, Horse Ville, MooMoo Ville, and Food Ville. We spent several hours strolling through the countryside, enjoying the fresh air and greenery!

Our first stop was in Deutsch Ville, where we ate a delicious lunch at a German restaurant. Deutsch Ville also contains the souvenir shop and "Storyhouse", which was just a play zone/photo center for kids with cartoon characters. It also cost extra and I couldn't see anything special in there worth paying for, so we skipped it. 

Broad view of Deutsch Ville

The biggest part of Farmland is MooMoo Ville, which is the petting zoo area. You pay admission based on which 'course' or combination there-of you choose, but as there was no English description, we just went with the full deal, which was only 20,000 won (roughly $19) for all of us. Inside the MooMoo Ville area there is also an old style Korean farm house with traditional games available to play and a small museum displaying old Korean farming implements. We fed the sheep and goats, crowed with the roosters, petted a cow, fed a horse, and I even managed to coax a shy foal into letting me briefly pet its muzzle. It was a beautiful, wide open space to relax and enjoy nature.

 The Horse Ville area is obviously all about horses. I think there was a display of horsemanship that we missed, and they also give horse rides for a fee. The stables are open to visit the horses, and I found out (too late, sadly) that you can also purchase carrots to feed them.

We had a wonderful time. It wasn't a long distance from Seoul, only about 45 miles (72 km), but with the traffic it took almost two hours, so unfortunately I don't think it will be something we repeat anytime soon!