Sheep Shearing
The Perfect Family Day Out
Come and visit Cannon Hall Farm – official host farm for Channel 5 TV show Springtime on the Farm and regular guests on The Yorkshire Vet – and spend the perfect family day out with us.
There's a reason why we've been named Best Visitor Attraction in Yorkshire in the White Rose Awards and also scooped many other gongs such as Best Farm from Tots to Teens.
May half term week is the perfect time to visit as you'll see our team tackle one of the most difficult jobs in the farming calendar – shearing our flock of sheep.
Join our fascinating talks and demonstrations in our busy roundhouse as we talk about why we shear, how it's done, and what happens to the fleece once we've sheared it.
Your farm admission ticket includes entry plus:
- Fascinating daily talks and sheep shearing demos from our farmers
- Sheep and ferret racing
- Meerkat feeding demonstrations
- Access to our amazing play areas (including the soft play)
- Tractor rides
- Access to our incredible reptile house and small mammal house
Watch the Shearing
May half term is one of the busiest weeks in the farming calendar. Watch our team work through the flock and learn why shearing is so important for the welfare of our sheep.
Join our talks and demonstrations in the roundhouse, where our farmers explain how it's done and what happens to the fleece once it leaves the sheep's back.
Why Visit?
There's a reason why we've won multiple awards – and why we have been called the perfect family day out.
Come and visit our family-owned farm in the rolling pennine foothills and spend the day admiring the scenery, the animals and letting the kids run off some steam in our amazing play areas.
Our farm admission price covers all-day entry plus full access to the soft play and reptile house.
One of the Best Farms in the UK
Enjoy the excitement of placing a bet on the sheep and ferret racing and see what goes on behind the scenes at the farm you've seen on the telly.
We're a Shire Horse Society Registered Centre so you'll get to hear all about our largest animals as well as seeing a wide variety of rare breeds of cows, pigs, donkeys, ponies and sheep plus more exotic species like llamas, alpacas and even porcupine.
One of our most popular attractions, the reptile house allows members of the public to hear all about our more exotic creatures. This house includes everything from snakes to iguanas – but by far one of our most fascinating exhibits is our colony of leaf-cutter ants.
Our incredible small mammal house is home to some of the most unique creatures in the UK. We've teamed up with zoos from across the country to help with some breeding programmes for unusual creatures such as the long-nosed potoroos or our cloud rats.
The Farmyard
Our barns are all undercover and give visitors a unique insight into modern farming. We carry on every day farming life – including tractor and machinery work – as visitors watch from purpose-built viewing platforms above the animals.
Our farmers are always happy to answer questions as they go about their daily duties. You won't need wellies at our farm – we are all paved and very buggy friendly.
Indoor Soft Play
Our spectacular indoor play area, The Hungry Llama, is one of the biggest and best in the region. It's a hive of exciting play opportunities with nine dramatic slides designed to entertain the most adventurous children, plus a role play village.
We serve great food in the 350 seat restaurant where adults can relax while the kids play.
Adventure Playgrounds
Our huge outdoor play areas are some of the best in the North of England. There's adventure everywhere with fantastic slides and towns for the kids to let off steam.
Incredible Eateries
There are three restaurants to choose from at Cannon Hall Farm – you can access the Lucky Pup (dog friendly) Cafe and The White Bull restaurant without needing a farm ticket.
Once you're inside the farm itself, The Hungry Llama soft play serves top quality food for parents to enjoy while the kids run off some steam.
As Seen on TV
Cannon Hall Farm is the official host farm for Channel 5 TV Show Springtime on the Farm, having been a part of the show for nine seasons.
We are regularly visited by our famous friends for filming opportunities and are series regulars on The Yorkshire Vet. Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide enjoy following our family farm on our social media channels – we livestream on our Facebook page twice a week and post videos every single day.
Farm Admission & Sheep Shearing - Book Now
23 - 31 MayNo dates available
What Our Visitors Say
Second time having visited after an eight year lapse. The farm is just bigger and better than last time, and even then it was good. In addition to great exposure to the traditional farm animals, there is a well stocked farm shop, restaurants and eateries and ice cream galore (great for a sunny day like when we visited). There is also the mammals house and reptile house. Sheep racing and tractor rides. A number of educational information posts dotted throughout that aid understanding of how important British farming is. Ample car parking with an option to pay online when booking your tickets. Animal feed is plenty for £1 per portion. Great for families as it was for ours but great for any demographic also.
My first visit to Cannon Hall Farm and we had such a lovely day! We visited as a group of seven to celebrate my niece's 3rd birthday. The children, teenager and adults all loved seeing all the animals and visiting in May meant we got to see lots of the new farm babies! My teenage daughter adores highland cows and has wanted to see them in real life for a long time so was absolutely thrilled to see so many! There were plenty of play areas for the children to enjoy and they particularly enjoyed the tunnels. We took a picnic with us and there are plenty of places to sit and eat along with several options to buy food. The farm shop on site is fabulous with a huge range of products. I'm sure we'll be visiting again at some point.
Lovely day to visit weekdays are lower footfall we got around all the animals. There’s talks, ferret and sheep racing during the week all earlier in the day for a May weekday visit. Nice cafe stop and ice cream. There’s multiple places to eat or get a snack. Visited the shop lots of great local produce. The last picture of the sheep racing is from summer separate visit. We live close and it’s a regular place we visit throughout the year.
Great Farm to visit for the whole family. You can spend the whole morning and afternoon there as there are so many animals to see and playgrounds to play in. Places to buy food from and picnic areas are available. If the weather it's good, then your day will be unforgettable 👌