A Sheep - Pic: Warchild

A Sheep - Pic: Warchild

Christmas is a very special time on Ash End House Children´s farm. Included in the normal admission price the children are invited to dress up in costumes and join in a delightful Nativity Story in there old stables and with a real donkey, sheep and goats.

Then go and WAKE UP Father Christmas by singing “Jingle Bells”.  They can find him when he is usually snoozing by the wood burning stove in the barn.

Father Christmas can be found on the farm every day from 11.30am until 3.30pm from the 28th November until 2.30 Christmas Eve.

Ash End House Childrens Farm, is a family owned farm which has been operating as a Childrens Farm for nearly 30 years.  Their aim is to provide an enjoyable and educational hands on experience for children of all ages.  They are open to the general public and specialize in guided tours for school parties and play groups.

Opening Tiimes – are 10am to 5pm Spring, Summer and Autumn, 10am to 4pm in Winter (3:30pm Christmas Eve).
Last admission is 1 hour before closing.   The farm is closed from Christmas Day to New Years Day inclusive, reopening the next weekend in January. (2nd January 2010).

Prices – for children is just £5.90 including food for the animals, chick chatting and other activities. Adult admission price is just £5.50.

Children visiting the farm, either with their family or in a group booking, are given food to feed the animals, can have a newly hatched chick or duckling on their lap in a basket, collect an egg from the hen house to take home and have a farm badge of their choice. During Spring Summer season the children are also invited to help bottle feed the lambs and kids.

They can touch, see, smell, feel and hear lots of friendly farm animals and have fun seeing the variety of poultry in our ‘Funny Fowl’ farm yard.