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Welcome to Hall Hill Farm

Set in the beautiful, rolling hills of County Durham, Hall Hill Farm is an award winning mixed farm of 290 hectares - a great day out for children and schools.  Recent Awards include:

Farm Attraction Best Customer Service - Runner up 2013

Small Visitor Attraction - Winner 2011 

Farm Attraction of the Year 2010

Best Tourism Experience -  Winner 2010     

There are lots of friendly animals waiting to meet you.   Bottle feed the lambs, fluffy chicks, inquisitive goats, the magnificent Highland Cattle and the children's favourite, rabbits and guinea pigs to cuddle and stroke.

Hall Hill Farm first opened in 1981, and celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2011.  You can have a donkey ride, a tractor and trailer ride, or enjoy a well-earned break in our tea shop and a rummage around our sparkling gift shop.   The Playbarn, an exciting new indoor play area opened in April 2011,  with an improved toddler play area added in 2012.


National Donkey Week

National Donkey Week
08 May 2013
7th -13th May is National Donkey week and to recognise the contribution made by our donkeys we will be giving half price donkey rides all week.

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Want to Visit?

Open today from 10:30am - 5:00pm.
See our opening times and prices.

For help or info please contact us.

Sheep Shearing

25 May 2013 - 27 May 2013

See the sheep shearer at work giving a series of Sheep Shearing demonstrations over the Bank Holiday weekend, Saturday 25th , Sunday 26th & Monday 27th May 2013.  Demonstrations start from 12 noon.  All the other usual activities are available including tractor and trailer rides and bottle feeding.

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