Is it cliché to say that I love the simple things in life? I know it is – and it sounds like the beginning of a bad romance novel, but I can’t help it that I’m so lame. I’m a basic girl from Idaho. So sue me. Among the simple things in life that I love so much are bridges and palm trees. Light houses and sand dollars. And darn near the top of my list of basic, cliché loves is sunflowers. So when I heard about the hill of sunflowers at Anseong Farmland, I knew I needed to see it for myself.
Sunflowers at Anseong Farmland
Anseong Farmland has actually been on my South Korea bucket list for a long time, so it was really fun to finally be able to pay it a visit. Normally I wouldn’t be out adventuring so soon after getting home from a long vacation (which I wrote all about yesterday and which I will continue to write about over the next few weeks – because holy toledo do I have a lot to share!), but I’ve felt so refreshed from our vacation that I don’t feel the need to recover. PLUS a friend let me know that there was a killer discount on admission this week (thanks, Alissa!) – so it seemed like the perfect time to blow off cleaning my filthy house and going on a mini adventure.
*For the summer of 2023, Anseong Farmland is running a promotion on weekdays during weeks when rain is predicted. During these times, the cost to enter will be ₩1,000 per person (which is a HUGE discount from the regular price). Check the Anseong Farmland Instagram page every Thursday to see if the following week will have discounted admission.
We got to Anseong Farmland at around 1:30 in the afternoon and we were immediately surprised at how empty the parking lots were. Korean schools are year-around starting in March, but even then, it seemed crazy that there weren’t more people there – especially with the admission discount going on. Even so, we purchased our tickets for practically nothing, and immediately headed to the back of the park to see the field of sunflowers.
I did have pretty high expectations for the flowers – I’ve seen my fair share of plants on the Pen and Korea does it right. But once again, Korea was extra and this incredible field of sunflowers completely blew me away.
We didn’t stay for long at the flowers – my kids were far more interested in moving on to see the animals. But the time we did spend with the flowers made my heart happy (*cue sappy music*). There were paths winding through the flowered hill, so there are plenty of opportunities for beautiful pictures. If you’re a sucker for “Instagram worthy” locations, then this is one that shouldn’t be missed!
From the flower field we walked the length of the park, checking out the various animals as we went. They had chickens, ducks, roosters, and geese near the flowers. And as we went further we found cows and emus. Eventually we made it to the goats, sheep, miniature horse, pigs, and donkeys (whom my children promptly labeled as “derpy donkeys”) and it was surprisingly really entertaining for my kids. As my kids get older, I usually don’t think they’ll be super into activities like this – “let’s walk around and look at some common farm animals” – but I’m always pleased when they still get excited about something so small.
In addition to seasonal plants (this is a great place to see the pink muhly grass in the fall) and a variety of farm animals, Anseong Farmland also includes a small carnival with kid rides (which were not operating on the day we went), plenty of snack stands and restaurant options, a playground, and many other kids activities that we didn’t have the time to explore today. I imagine it gets busy, especially on Korean holidays when kids aren’t in school, but there are multiple large parking lots with easy access to either the front entrance or side entrance to the park.
Had we paid full price for admission, we likely would have explored far more than we did. But because of the major discount going on this week, it was worth it for us to see the flowers, the animals, grab some ice cream, and then go home. We are looking forward to coming back in the fall when the pink muhly and cosmos are in bloom!
Have you been to Anseong Farmland? What was your favorite part?
’til next time…
Ash
How to visit Anseong Farmland
Directions: Anseong Farmland is located about 30 minutes away from Camp Humphreys. Paste 경기도 안성시 공도읍 신두리 451 into Naver and it will take you directly to the park. Parking lot 1 is the closest to the main ticket office and gate, but there is a side gate that is close to parking lots 2 and 3 as well.
Cost:
Park admission
Adults – ₩12,000
Children – ₩10,000
Children under 3 years old – FREE
Parking
FREE
*Hours:
February – November
10:00am – 6:00pm
December – January
10:00am – 5:00pm
*Last admittance one hour before closing. Hours of operation are subject to change at any time. Information is accurate at the time this post was made according to the information available.
Amenities: There are plenty of bathrooms located throughout the park. In addition there are many places to purchase snacks and food and a variety of different restaurants within the park.
Accessibility: The entire park was stroller and wheelchair friendly (and I recommend having a stroller for younger kids). There were places within the park to rent strollers and wheelchairs as well – although I am unsure of the cost for the rentals.
