Open Farm

10:00am – 4:00pm
Seven Days a Week

Spring Time at Middle Farm

Lamb Bottle Feeding Experience – Limited Ticket Numbers

Join us for this extra special event. Lamb bottle feeding is back for 2026 – but in a very different way!

Booking Tickets – The Lamb Bottle Feeding Experience will be offered as an additional add on ticket once you have booked in the day you wish to attend our Spring Time Event.

  • Held in a quiet area next to the Lambing Barn – guests will sit on hay bales, bottle feed their lamb, hear directly from the Farmer, ask questions, and enjoy some lovely photo moments to remember their visit.
  • A calm, 30 – minute experience. Please ensure you arrive on time for the session to start.
  • Small groups – for the welfare of the animals and customer experience there will be no more than 20 people per session.
  • Each guest feeds their own individual lamb.
  • Sessions are out of hours to keep things peaceful for the animals. Session times are 9:30am and 4:00pm.
  • Our bottle fed lambs have come from local farms where they need a little extra help. Often this is because the ewe does not have any milk, or enough to feed more than one lamb.
  • For health and safety, bottle feeding is only open to those aged over 3 years.
  • Your bottle feeding ticket will be an added additional option when pre-booking your entrance ticket. One lamb and one bottle per person. Max number of 2 adults are welcome to accompany their child during the bottle feeding.
  • If you are pregnant or suspect that you may be, women should avoid close contact with sheep during lambing season, as they can be at risk of infections that can harm both the mother and the unborn child.

Come and join in with some fun on the farm!

Spend a day in a farmer’s boots, meeting our lovely animals such as our friendly goats, donkeys, pigs, sheep, rabbits and guinea pigs, chickens, ducks and cows whilst not forgetting Nellie our Shire Horse. Come and say hello to our new Highland Cows and alpacas too!

Come and get stuck in during our timed events. Let loose with your imagination in our play park, music area, hay play barn and our special under 5’s play zone.

There’s something to keep the whole family happy on the Open Farm!

Please note: The play structures and the hay play barn are for under 12 year olds only.

Follow our open farm

Middle Farm | Sussex Open Farm and Farm Shop
Middle Farm | Sussex Open Farm and Farm Shop

Spring Time Event 2026
10:00am until 4:00pm
All events and activities are included in your ticket price:

Inflatable Assault Course 11am until 1pm

10:30am | Feed the Saddleback Pigs | Poultry Field

11:00am | Meet the Tortoises | Animal Barn

11:30am | Get to know the Cows | Cow Yard

12:00pm | Lamb Feeding Demo | Lambing Barn

1:00pm | Meet the Alpacas | Hebditch House

1:30pm | Critter Corner | Animal Barn

2:00pm | Meet the Farmer and Sheep | Lambing Barn

2:30pm | Feed the Tamworth Pigs | Pig Sties

3:00pm | Meet the Small Animals

Not Forgetting…..

Easter Activity Sheet – Hay Play Barn – Play Parks – Under 5’s Play Area – Quiet Zone 

Ticket information

Spring Time Event tickets run throughout the Easter Holidays – from the 28th March until 12th April 2026.

Spring Time Event Child Admission 0 – 3 years  | Free

Spring Time Event Admission | £12.50 

Spring Time Event Senior Admission 60+ years | £9.50  

Spring Time Event Group Admission | £40.00 *Group of 4 people. The group MUST include at least 1 responsible adult

Spring Time Event Carers Admission | Free Terms and conditions apply

Lamb Bottle Feeding Experience Tickets £10.00 | will be offered as an additional add on ticket once you have booked in the day you wish to attend our Spring Time Event.

Standard admission prices continue from the 13th April 2026. 

Open Farm Child Admission 0 – 3 years Free

Open Farm Admission | £10.00 

Open Farm Senior Admission 60+ years | £7.50 

Open Farm Group* Admission | £32.00 *Group of 4 people. The group MUST include at least 1 responsible adult

After School Play Admission | £5.00 2:30pm until 4:00pm Monday to Friday. Term time only

Open Farm Carers Admission | Free Terms and conditions apply

Annual season ticket options | There are several annual season ticket options available. Please click the Buy Tickets link for further details.

Before your visit

Open farm opening times: 10:00am to 4:00pm

We are open every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Click to view our current opening times for other departments throughout Middle Farm

Unfortunately, we can only allow assistance dogs into the open farm, or inside the tearoom and shops. 

For more information, please read our full dog policy.

We offer free entry for one carer accompanying a paying visitor who can provide evidence of one of the following:

Disability Living Allowance (DLA)

Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Attendance Allowance

Access Card with the Essential Companion (+1) symbol

I-go Card

Compass Card

National Disability Card

Care for The Carers Card (ESCC)

Carers Support (WSCC)

Please note: the evidence provided must be dated within the last two years. Such evidence must be shown to staff at our entrance gates. If evidence is not present or not in-date, the full charge for entry will be required. Carers must be 16 years or older.

If you are a season ticket holder for the open farm please call or email in advance of your visit. This is so we can manage the number of visitors per session. This is particularly important during peak times.

Read all of our Middle Farm FAQs

Ticket information

Spring Time Event tickets run throughout the Easter Holidays – from the 28th March until 12th April 2026.

Spring Time Event Child Admission 0 – 3 years  | Free

Spring Time Event Admission | £12.50 

Spring Time Event Senior Admission 60+ years | £9.50  

Spring Time Event Group Admission | £40.00 *Group of 4 people. The group MUST include at least 1 responsible adult

Spring Time Event Carers Admission | Free Terms and conditions apply

Lamb Bottle Feeding Experience Tickets £10.00 | will be offered as an additional add on ticket once you have booked in the day you wish to attend our Spring Time Event.

Standard admission prices continue from the 13th April 2026. 

Open Farm Child Admission 0 – 3 years Free

Open Farm Admission | £10.00 

Open Farm Senior Admission 60+ years | £7.50 

Open Farm Group* Admission | £32.00 *Group of 4 people. The group MUST include at least 1 responsible adult

After School Play Admission | £5.00 2:30pm until 4:00pm Monday to Friday. Term time only

Open Farm Carers Admission | Free Terms and conditions apply

Annual season ticket options | There are several annual season ticket options available. Please click the Buy Tickets link for further details.

Before your visit

Open farm opening times: 10:00am to 4:00pm

We are open every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Click to view our current opening times for other departments throughout Middle Farm

Unfortunately, we can only allow assistance dogs into the open farm, or inside the tearoom and shops. 

For more information, please read our full dog policy.

We offer free entry for one carer accompanying a paying visitor who can provide evidence of one of the following:

Disability Living Allowance (DLA)

Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Attendance Allowance

Access Card with the Essential Companion (+1) symbol

I-go Card

Compass Card

National Disability Card

Care for The Carers Card (ESCC)

Carers Support (WSCC)

Please note: the evidence provided must be dated within the last two years. Such evidence must be shown to staff at our entrance gates. If evidence is not present or not in-date, the full charge for entry will be required. Carers must be 16 years or older.

If you are a season ticket holder for the open farm please call or email in advance of your visit. This is so we can manage the number of visitors per session. This is particularly important during peak times.

Read all of our Middle Farm FAQs