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Pigs Galore at Cannon Hall Farm
Farmer Nigel is busy preparing for a series of new arrivals this week at Cannon Hall Farm. Four sows are expecting to give birth, the first being Wendy who has 16 lovely Piglets that were born on Tuesday. Nifel who looks after all the pigs is ...read more
FARMER DAVID CONSIDERS TRIP TO SPECSAVERS AFTER ALPACAS GET HAIRCUT
Farmer David did a great job shearing our sheep in June but his latest efforts with our alpacas have drawn some chuckles from other members of staff. Ironically David is married to a hairdresser but not a lot of his ...read more
Underneath the Stars Festival!
Only one day to go until the Underneath the Stars Festival gets underway! The tents are up and the Festival field is looking ready to go! The Festival is taking place from Friday 24th July til Sunday 25th of July with Kate Rusby performing on the ...read more
Stall Holders at Cannon Hall Farm Food Festival So Far!
Not long now until our first ever Food Festival at Cannon Hall Farm. The Food Festival is free to enter and is being held from Friday 28th August until Monday 31st August. We will have: food and drinks stalls, children's ...read more
Sheep move onto pastures new…
Last week Farmer Nigel and Pip the Sheep Dog proved once again to be a magnificent duo. Under farmer Nigel's instructions Pip the Sheep Dog rounded up our Sheep in the Field where the Underneath the Star's Festival will be held this July. Farmer Nigel ...read more
SHEEP SHEARING
Our sheep shearing demonstrations are always popular and will be taking place throughout the spring bank school holiday between 23rd - 31st May, 2015. We also have tractor and trailer rides, kids craft activities and a full programme of sheep and ferret racing.
ROYAL VISIT
The Earl of Wessex visited the farm on Wednesday 13th May.
It was our first ever Royal visit and it was an honour and privilege to welcome the prince to the farm to show him the new farmyard and Hungry Llama Indoor play area. He met many of the staff including our chef ...read more
HUNDREDS OF NEW ARRIVALS
We've had a busy spring with hundreds of new arrivals. Lambs, piglets, goat kids, a baby donkey and a baby llama have all arrived over the past month or so. The farm is bursting at the seams with new life and it's always a very popular time to visit. We've lots ...read more
Best Beef Butcher in England 2009
Cannon Hall Farm Shop at Cawthorne near Barnsley was winner of a national butchery competition in 2009. The competition, which was organised by the English Beef & Lamb Executive and open to every farm shop in the country, was fiercely contested and a ...read more
