Half Term Fun at Hall Hill Farm in Co Durham

Half Term Fun at Hall Hill Farm in Co Durham (c) Hall Hill Farm (p) GoUK.co

What

Half term fun at Hall Hill Farm

When

10.30am – 4pm Saturday 11 Feb – Sunday 19 Feb

Where

Hall Hill Farm, nr Lanchester, Co Durham, DH7 0TA

The Fanfare

Fun and frolics will return to Hall Hill Farm this weekend, as the popular award-winning Durham tourist attraction re-opens for half term.

Hall Hill Farm, near Lanchester, Durham, named the Visitor Attraction of the Year (small) in the 2011 North East Tourism Awards as well as National Farm Attraction ofthe Year, is all set to welcome its first visitors of 2012 next week.

The farm is back with afternoons of special children’s craft activities as well as theopportunity for visitors old and young to see the animals in their winterquarters, run off steam or enjoy a cuppa in The Playbarn, and meet the latestnew arrivals.

This includes the baby Alpaca, born just before Christmas, currently braving itsfirst British winter.

Visitors will also be asked to help the farm to name theyoungster in a competition running on the attractions Facebook page.

TheFarm has invested heavily over the past year in developing the attraction.

“ThePlaybarn has been a great addition”, said Ann Darlington, tourism manager, HallHill Farm, “and new for 2012 is a larger area for the under 3’s. The indooorplay area helps to ensure that we can always offer a quality and fun experienceall year round, is especially useful at this time of year when the weatheris unpredictable.

“Half-term marks an early start to the tourist season here at Hall Hill Farm,” said AnnDarlington, “This year we are hoping to build upon our successes of 2011, whichwas certainly one of our best. We are proud to kick off 2012 as the outgoingnational Farm Attraction of the Year and are still glowing after receiving theVisitor Attraction gold award in the north east tourism awards.”

Hall HillFarm, which employs up to 50 people, welcomes around 60,000 visitors every yearattracted by the family fun on offer and the opportunities to see and touchanimals at close quarters.

Visitors can see fluffy chicks, inquisitive goatsand get close to children’s favourites such as guinea pigs and rabbits, as wellas enjoy the Playbarn, a tractor or donkey ride around the beautifulcountryside.

The CountyDurham farm, which opened in 1981, is very much a family business.

Situated ona 291 hectare site near to Lanchester, Hall Hill Farm is owned by Jack &Pat Gibson, whose son David runs the working farm and livery and daughter AnnDarlington manages the visitor enterprise.

Hall Hill Farm is open daily on 11 to 19 February from 10.30am til 4pm.

It is then openweekends until April when it will be open daily.

You can find Hall Hill Farm onFacebook and Twitter (@HallHillFarm) and at www.hallhillfarm.co.uk