Niche post, but we have a lot of suburban readers who would be disappointed to learn that Freddy Hill Farms out in Montco is shutting down at the end of the season. Here’s the statement:

“After heartfelt consideration, we, the Seipt family, have decided to close Freddy Hill Farms and Freddy’s Family Fun Center at the end of the 2025 season. We are looking forward to retirement after decades of running rewarding and challenging businesses,” said the family in a statement on their website. “It is a bittersweet reality that all good things must come to an end. Our family is deeply grateful for your support over the last 53 years, and for the opportunity to serve our community and our customers. We have enjoyed sharing this fun place with our family and friends, and we hope that you have fond memories as well. Please join us for your favorite ice cream treats and fun center activities this coming season.”

Freddy’s is one of those combo family centers. You’ve got mini golf, a driving range, batting cages, and then a dairy farm and store where you can buy ice cream and milk shakes and all of that. It’s like Waltz Golf Farm in Limerick or the Burholme joint along Cottman Avenue with the driving range and cages.

The place has been around for half a century, so the locals are pretty bummed out. Tons of comments on the local Facebook pages out here. The other thing that’s bothering people is that there’s some buzz that the township might replace the farm and golf range with housing once business concludes.

Tony Di Domizio at North Penn Now:

Both businesses exist on a 94-acre parcel owned by Freddy Hill Ventures LP, according to Montgomery County land records. The parcel is zoned R-Residential Preferential Assessment.

The land is not protected farmland.

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The draft Comprehensive Plan also identifies Freddy Hill Farms as a location that will call for the township to revise its Future Land Use Map to change the farm’s parcels from agriculture to Residential/Open Space.

We’ll see what happens. TL:DR – people are annoyed because one of their favorite childhood spots is closing and they’re concerned that it’s going to be become houses that people can’t afford.