Discover Thornton Hall Farm
Animal encounters, glorious countryside and family fun come rain or shine!
This delightful attraction in the Lancashire Pennines combines friendly farm animals, a huge visitor play barn and cosy tea room on a spotlessly clean working farm near Skipton and the Yorkshire Dales
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Greet our newest arrivals at the Visitor farm and make friends with our friendly farm animals
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Enjoy a bird’s-eye view of lambing sheep and the calving cows (seasonal) from our purpose-built educational viewing gallery
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Meet llamas & lambs, puppies and poultry, giant rabbits and guinea pigs, pigs and ponies, wallabies and deer
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Let loose in the Wizzick Play Barn with Ride-on Tractors, Astra Wizzick Slide, Straw Maze, Giant Sandpits, Piggy Wigs House and Tots Play area
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Our sheep dogs are natural show-offs; watch them in action
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Climb aboard the Wizzick Farm Safari for a unique, fun and educational guided tour of the visitor farm
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Embark on a quad bike challenge with our Junior Quad Bikes, fully automatic 50cc Suzuki LTZ's especially chosen for kids, they are easy to ride, there's no gear changing or clutch to deal with, meaning quad biking kids can concentrate on where they are going and head off and tackle the quad bike track under a watchful eye of the quad bike instructor
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Hitch a ride on the Giant Caterpillar
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Feed our friendly inhabitants and bottle feed lambs and calves
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Stroke Rooster, our shire horse at the farm
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Take part in a range of seasonal, hands-on activities, demonstrations and farm animal encounters
Special Events:
Sheepdog Demonstrations
Sun 29th & Mon 30th August (Bank Holiday Weekend)
See Farmer John put our top sheepdog Todd through his paces.... or is it the other way round?! Demos 11:00, 2:00 and 3:30pm.
Barn Boogie 3
Sat 4th September, 7.30pm - late
Get your dancing shoes on for our end of season hoe down! Three live bands, buckin' bronco, hog roast, licensed bar... even a special appearance by X-Factor's DJ Chicken! Bands: Tyro, Red Confusion, Vicki and the Big Combo. Over 18's only. Tickets £15. Hotline: 07738 869084.
Halloween by Day and by Night!
Sat 30th & Sun 31st October, 12.00 noon - 9.00pm, daily finale 7.30pm
It'll be a scream! Spooky goings on all weekend include: broom racing, arts & crafts, lantern making (bring your own pumpkin!) and wicked food. Plus the creepy-crawly Caterpillar Ride and the 4WD 'Spooky Safari' which revs up after dark!Come in fancy dress and enter our competition. A free 2011 season ticket for Best Girl, Best Boy and yes - Best Adult!Daily finale is at 7.30pm with a torchlit procession (with your pumpkin lantern if you've made one!) up to the old haunted quarry... whoooo!Normal admission only plus rides & activities from £1.
Fireworks at the Farm!
Fri 5th November, 5.00pm - 9.00pm, fireworks 7.30pm
Under-cover play barn fun, warming food, fiery performances, after dark rides...all topped off by a Fenomenal Firework Finale where pyrotechnicians from Celebration Displays will be launching over 4,000 individual fireworks into the night sky. It's a 17-minute spectacular guaranteed to be a blast! Tickets £4.50 per person in advance, £5 on the night. Under 1's free. Ticket Hotline 01282 841148.
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