Smithills Open Farm

Smithills Open Farm Set in the Smithills countryside, housing a variety of farm and zoo animals large and small. A "real" working dairy farm with lots of play facilities.
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We are a large working dairy farm open to the public 7 days a week 10am til 5pm all year round. We only close for 3 days a year, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. We have all the traditional farm animals from cows, sheep, goats and pigs to a variety of zoo animals such as coatis, owls, snakes and lizards. Our daily activities offered all year round are:- Pets Corner (Meet, feed, hold, s

troke and interact with all of our cute and cuddly baby animals). Donkey Rides, Tractor and Trailer rides, milking the cows and calf feeding. We also have a large range of play equipment such as toy tractors, bouncy castles, inflatable assault courses and indoor/outdoor play areas. We also run seasonal activities such as:- Easter Egg Hunts,Halloween and Christmas Activities. We have an on site cafe that sells hot and cold food and snacks, crisps, chocolate drinks and ice-cream. We also have indoor and outdoor eating facilities for families with packed lunches or picnics. All year round we host children's birthday parties, school educational visits, nursery visits and out of school group visits. We have a large gift shop that sells a variety of toys and gifts for visitors to purchase as a memory of their visit.

It’s the weekend! Look at our baby donkey George! 🤎Here’s some activity times to follow 👇 🐰Pets Corner 10.30am, 11.30am,...
13/06/2026

It’s the weekend!
Look at our baby donkey George! 🤎
Here’s some activity times to follow 👇

🐰Pets Corner 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm and 4.30pm

🚜Tractor Rides 11.00am til 4.00pm

🐮Milking the Cows 1.00pm til 2.00pm

🫏Donkey Rides 11am til 4.00pm

🐍Zoo Zone / Reptile talks throughout the day

We are open 10am til 6pm (last entry 4pm) but we do advise to book online.
www.smithillsopenfarm.co.uk

Farm shop / cafe / ice cream shops on site too
Ice cream shop open til 7pm

Large outdoor parks open til 6pm

Hope to see you.

Just relaxing 🤍
11/06/2026

Just relaxing 🤍

The most beautiful baby donkey 🤎🤍🤎🤍
08/06/2026

The most beautiful baby donkey 🤎🤍🤎🤍

07/06/2026

This weekends special arrivals 🐐🤎🐐🤎🐐

IRONMAN - BOLTON SUNDAY 7th JUNE 2026 ROAD CLOSURES - IMPORTANT INFORMATION For anyone thinking of visiting the farm on ...
06/06/2026

IRONMAN - BOLTON SUNDAY 7th JUNE 2026
ROAD CLOSURES - IMPORTANT INFORMATION

For anyone thinking of visiting the farm on Sunday 7th June 2026 please be aware that there may be quite a lot of road closures near us, especially around the Bolton town centre and near the Middlebrook retail park.

Please allow extra time to travelling. Please check out the maps for information.

Thankyou

We had a very special arrival this morning 🤎A beautiful baby donkey was born at 4am. 🤎There is something extremely speci...
05/06/2026

We had a very special arrival this morning 🤎
A beautiful baby donkey was born at 4am. 🤎

There is something extremely special about baby donkeys. They are just adorable

Alpaca shearing……🦙🦙🦙🦙Look how amazing they look 🤍🤍🤍🤍They must feel so much happier (and cooler) with all that wool off t...
03/06/2026

Alpaca shearing……🦙🦙🦙🦙
Look how amazing they look 🤍🤍🤍🤍

They must feel so much happier (and cooler) with all that wool off their backs. Well done to our farm staff for having the patience (and barbering skills) to make them look cool 😎

Making friends at Smithills 🖤Emily loved meeting one of our Herdwick lambs. Our Herdwick lamb loved meeting Emily too Lo...
30/05/2026

Making friends at Smithills 🖤
Emily loved meeting one of our Herdwick lambs. Our Herdwick lamb loved meeting Emily too

Look at that smile 😊

Stunning Hackney foal 🧡
28/05/2026

Stunning Hackney foal 🧡

Address

Smithills Dean Road
Bolton
BL17NS

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+441204595765

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