Our animal barns have nine noisy new arrivals! Clementine, our adorable woolly pig has produced her latest litter of piglets and they are all snorting and squeaking their way around the pens as they get to know their new world. Winston, the proud father, is keeping a careful eye on them too and, as all our recent visitors will agree, the piglets are certainly full of energy and enthusiasm! Do come and visit them soon.
Election fever has gripped the nation and has even made its mark in the farmyard – in our lambing barns! Among the 130 lambs which have arrived this spring was a delivery of triplets who – in keeping with the current national obsession – have been named David, Gordon and Nick! Campaigning mostly for more milk and greener grass, the triplets have won the vote as everybody's current favourite! The race is clearly hotting up among the real election candidates and to add to the election fun on the farm, staff have been allocating party colours to the goats for a little election fun when they stage the daily goat races on the farm. To help everyone celebrate or commiserate the way things go on election day itself the farm has also booked Charlie the Clown to come and entertain visitors at the farm throughout May 6.
You’ve seen the woolly sheep, you’ve seen the woolly pigs but now it is time to get back down to Holmbush Farm World and seek out the woolly eggs!
Yes, as Easter approaches and eggs of all shapes, sizes and flavours battle for attention, visitors to Holmbush Farm World are doing a double-take as they explore the animal barns and spot woolly eggs in amongst the chickens. We've been turning heads with its woolly attractions ever since Winston and Clementine, a rare breed of Mangalitza pigs arrived on the farm last year; and throughout April our woolly lambs are the stars of the show during lambing. This year however an added wonder has appeared – the woolly eggs. Kids visiting the farm are being challenged to hunt the eggs as they explore the farm and to try and discover exactly what these eggstraordinary things are!
Farmer Harry Calvert said: “The school Easter holidays are always an exciting time on the farm with spring beginning to show itself and lots of baby animals making their appearance. We have a range of special events going on throughout the holidays and our woolly eggs are sure to grab everyone’s attention!”
Love was in the air as the gates opened on a new season at Holmbush Farm World this week. The farm emerged from its winter hibernation just in time for Valentines Day – and the half term holiday – and among the very first visitors through the door were regulars who love the farm and were eager to buy their annual season tickets ready for their multiple visits through 2010..
The farm has added a number of new pieces of play equipment for 2010 and has an extensive calendar of special events lined up including magic shows, visiting clowns, circus workshops and snake, reptile and creepy crawlies events. First up will be Poz’s Magic and Punch and Judy Shows on February 16 and 17 for half term fun next week. It's full of fun whatever the weather with plenty to see both inside and out including indoor animal barn, tea barn and indoor toddler soft play area. We hope to see you here very soon!
We've never seen snow like it here at Holmbush Farm World! The farm has been completely blanketed in snow for the past two weeks but despite the worse conditions for decades, preparations are well in hand for the new season and the animals have been having a ball. It is not often our animals get to see their fields covered in so much snow and they really have been enjoying it. The Shetland ponies have had fun rolling in it and the llamas have been galloping around with glee. We don’t think our miniature donkeys had ever seen snow before and they were very intrigued – it has been great fun watching them all try to work out just what has happened to their usually green world! Their thick coats mean they are all pretty resilient to the wintry weather although we have had to bring in more hay and feed for them as even the most determined have struggled to dig through the snow to the grass! The farm’s famous woolly pigs have been particularly cosy under their rare curly locks and the alpachas don’t bat an eyelid in the cold weather thanks to their fabulous woollen coats.
We reopen on February 11 - whatever the weather - ready for the half term holidays with a number of new pieces of play equipment and an extensive calendar of special events lined up including magic shows, visiting clowns, circus workshops and snake, reptile and creepy crawlies events. First up will be Poz’s Magic and Punch and Judy Shows on February 16 and 17. It is fun here whatever the weather with plenty to see both inside and out including indoor animal barn, tea barn and indoor toddler soft play area. We look forward to seeing you all soon.
