R.G. & J.M. Rawlins.
Middleton Lane,
Middleton,
Nr. Tamworth,
Staffs B78 2BL
Tel: 0121 329 3240
contact@childrensfarm.co.uk

Pancake Week From Saturday 13th February to Sunday 21st we are celebrating Pancake Week. Learn how all the ingredients for your pancakes come from the farm. Why not use the egg you collect from our hen house to make your pancakes this year? We will give you a free pancake recipe sheet.

Shire Horse Demonstration Day On Tuesday 16th February the farrier (blacksmith) will be working here on the farm. You can watch demonstrations of harnessing up and have a chance to Sit on a Shire".

Colouring Competition You can enter our Colouring Competition to draw a 'Funny Face Carrot' (on paper of course not on a real carrot). You can download our Funny Face Carrot picture here (PDF), draw on a funny face, colour it in and bring it with you when you visit the farm to enter it in our colouring competition. Closing date for competition 21st February 2010

Pull up a Carrot Join us in the allotment garden to pull up a real carrot, weather permitting, and collect a recipe on how to add your carrot to stews etc. Visit the British Carrots web site for carrot facts and recipes.

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

Shire Horse Centre The Childrens Farm is not just for children! We have recently opened the new Shire Horse Centre. Click on the sign to learn more about our growing collection of Heavy Horses.

Opening times 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. (2^nd January 2010).

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 our 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.

Lots of Undercover areas allow us to house many of our friendly farm animals indoors so your outing will not be spoilt by inclement weather, in fact, come on a rainy day and the farm will be quieter! Concrete walkways give wheelchair users access to all areas of the farm

Go to the Goat Building where you can meet different breeds of goat and you can groom a guinea pig or brush a bunny.

Slip into the Sheep Shed to meet 10 different breeds of sheep.

Come to the Cow Corner to see Doris the Diddy Dexter (rare breed) and have a go milking on Fergie our wooden Friesian Cow.

Hop into the Hatchery to "chat to a chick" and have a newly hatched chick on your lap in a basket and collect an egg from the hen house to take home. You may meet Chirpy in there.

Pop into the Pig Passageway to view our Orange Tamworth Rare Breed Pigs

Have a go in our Hay Barn Theatre in either our traditional "Three Little Pigs" Playlet or our newer "Little Red Hen" and "Three Billy Goats Gruff" stories!