Shropshire farm offers hands-on experience with cute lambs this Easter

In preparation for the Easter holiday period, the farm will welcome ewes and their newly born lambs to the farmyard alongside its other much-loved residents. Visitors to the farm between Saturday, 12 April and Sunday, 27 April will have the opportunity to get hands-on, up-close and personal with cute lambs, including petting, cuddling and bottle-feeding. The farm will be running drop-in “Meet the Lambs” sessions every hour, as well as regular “Meet the Small Animals” talks, where visitors will be able to hold adorable guinea pigs and other small animals. Visitors will also be able to enjoy a walk around the quaint and rustic farmyard to meet the alpacas, the Quessants (the smallest sheep breed in the world), other rare sheep breeds and the Dexter Cattle - the smallest Cows in Europe. Not forgetting the ducks and chickens!

And finally, there will be refreshments and hot food available, as well as a range of farm-themed gifts.

Tickets cost £12 on the gate, with children under 3 years old entering for free. Parking and animal feed is also provided free. 

Following high demand at last year’s event, the farm is advising potential visitors to pre-book tickets at the farm’s website, as admission numbers are limited. Tickets bought online are offered at a special discounted early bird price of £10 and are available to buy now.

Frankly Farm Tours first opened as a visitor attraction in April 2022, branded as Frankly Alpacas and starting with a single field where visitors could meet nine alpacas for private meet and greets. Since then, its owners John and Natalie Franklin-Hackett have built up their business to become one of Shropshire's up-and-coming visitor attractions, attracting over 4,000 visitors since opening for pre-booked animal experiences. Positive reviews have led to the farm winning TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice awards in 2023 and 2024.

Following expansion and a rebrand as the start of 2024, the farm now offers Cow Cuddling with the smallest breed of cattle in Europe and Sheep Trekking with the world's smallest sheep, as well as the Alpaca Meet and Greets that started the journey back in 2022. The conversion of a barn into an indoor function space has also allowed the business to accommodate parties and events. Natalie, a former Assistant Headteacher, has developed and launched an educational offer for schools and a homeschool programme. John, a former business consultant, offers away day packages featuring animal activities for teams.

Speaking about the new event, co-owner Natalie said: “We’re really pleased to be running Springtime again this year, with many more animals to be able to get up close with this time around. We love seeing the smiles on everyone’s faces as they see the lambs and handle the baby animals. We also love Spring on the farm as everything comes back to life, the weather gets warmer and the nights draw out. It’s a beautiful place to visit.” 

Those wishing to book can find out more at franklyfarmtours.co.uk.