ONCE DAILY: Hand milking (1.00pm)

ONCE DAILY: Parlour Milking (1.15pm)

Have a go at hand milking a cow then watch machine milking in the parlour

A new high–tech milking parlour gives visitors the opportunity to see where milk comes from before it gets to the supermarket shelf. .

Have a go at hand milking a cow! At 1.00pm each day you can try hand milking a friesian cow. Our experienced staff will show you what to do, and if you shy away from milking the cow you can stroke her instead. A great opportunity to get close to these wonderful animals.We recommend hand milking for over fives only.

The Victorian farm provides a contrast to show how milking used to be done! You can see the restored victorian cow stalls in the main building . Our site was a model Victorian farm, in 1900 there were 100 cows being milked here, and all by hand!