Spring
What’s on at Easter
Enjoy some cracking good fun at Hobbledown this Easter. Throughout the holidays (April 8 – 23) we will have an action packed line-up to keep the whole family entertained. We have lambs, baby lorikeets and plenty of animals on show. For Easter weekend itself [Good Friday to Easter Monday *19th to 22nd*] come along and…
Read MoreBiodiversity boost for Hobbledown
More than 3,500 new plants are being planted at Hobbledown as part of an ambitious horticultural programme. Over the past three weeks our gardeners have been busy planting more than 2,000 metres of native hedgerow plants and Gorse to help improve biodiversity at Hobbledown and provide our animals with as natural a setting as possible…
Read MoreWorld Book Day 2014
Join us to celebrate World Book Day on Thursday March 6th 2014. The event is a celebration of reading and is marked in over 100 countries across the world. As Hobbledown is based on a book of the same now, we are very keen to get involved and the Hobblers will be offering interactive story…
Read MoreNational Pig Day Success
Swine enthusiasts had a squeally good time when they celebrated National Pig Day with us on March 1st. The festivity began in America in 1972 and is a celebration of this farmyard favourite. During the day we officially opened Snuffler’s Retreat, a viewing area for our pigs and piglets. Visitors could get up close and…
Read MoreChainsaw Mick and Fern the Fairy
Chainsaw Mick will be joining us at Easter 2013 to create a sculpture of Fern our Fairy. On Monday April 1st and Tuesday April 2nd Mick Burns, who has 28 years chainsaw experience, will be crafting a bespoke woodcarving in honour of our delightful character. Mick originally trained with The Forestry Commission and later became…
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