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Things to do on Tatton Park's farm

Visitor at the Farm, Tatton Park, Cheshire
Tatton Park Farm, Cheshire | © Tatton Park

Celebrate the joys and new arrivals of spring, see your favourite farm animals and get to grips with interactive exhibits in the Mill.

Meet the animals

In its heyday, Tatton Park’s Farm fed the whole of the Tatton estate. Today this large heritage working farm offers much more than a typical animal petting farm. Get up close and personal to unusual breeds like Clydesdale horses, Red Poll cattle and Middle White pigs to name a few.

Tatton Park has been awarded Rare Breeds Accreditation by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, making it one of only a small number of farm parks in the UK to receive the award. This recognises Tatton’s commitment to the conservation, breeding and promotion of rare and endangered breeds of farm animals.

Seasonal highlights

  • Vintage and Victory Weekend - Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 June - Step back in time and celebrate all that was great from the 1940s & 50s! 
  • Winnie-the-Pooh Centenary Exhibition - Saturday 18 July - Sunday 6 September 2026 - Explore the 100 year legacy of Winnie-the-Pooh at Tatton Park's Summer Farm.
  • See the chicks in the hatchery.
  • Summer of Adventure at the Farm - Tuesday 28 July -  Friday 28 August - From getting up close and personal with all your farmyard favourites to delicious cookery demonstrations, there's something for the whole family to enjoy.
  • Summer Country Fayre - Saturday 29 - Monday 31 August 2026 - A weekend of traditional English fayre and fun. Country crafts, food and drink plus demonstrations and a daily programme of activities!

For more information visit the Tatton Park website.

Experience the Field to Fork exhibition

Discover where the food we eat comes from in the Field to Fork exhibition. This intriguing story is told through the words of real characters who lived and worked at the farm in the past. Meet Aunt Mary making butter in the caretaker’s cottage and the formidable Mr Wigglesworth in the land agent’s office. 

You'll get a fascinating insight into how farming practices have developed over the centuries to bring us the food on our plates today. Videos, soundscapes, interactive models and the knowledgeable team all bring this unique story to life.

Thanks to investment from the Heritage Lottery Fund in 2018, the Field to Fork story has opened up more areas of the farm for you to visit:

  • Explore the impressive 18th-century mill. Find out more on a guided tour and watch the historic machinery in action.
  • Meet farm workers from the past and present, like Aunt Mary making butter in the 1930s caretaker’s cottage.
  • Watch demonstrations of traditional farming skills such as milking and hedge laying.
  • Discover the original slaughterhouse. Learn how slaughter was carried out in the past and about good animal husbandry today. This part of the experience is optional.

Have family fun on the farm

Tatton Park is a great family day out and the farm is the perfect place for the kids to burn off some energy and dive into a world of imagination. 

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Golden Brook in spring at Tatton Park, Cheshire

Discover more about Tatton Park

Tatton Park is cared for by Cheshire East Council on behalf of the National Trust. Find out more about Tatton Park.

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Exploring the estate at Tatton Park 

With 1,000 acres of parkland, there’s plenty to do on the Tatton Park estate. See the variety of wildlife or practise a range of outdoor activities.

Walker on the Field to Fork Trail, Heading to Board 3, Tatton Park, Cheshire

Eating and shopping at Tatton Park 

Enjoy a homemade scone with jam and cream at the Stables Restaurant. Browse the local produce in the Stableyard shops.

A close up view of a scone served on a plate with a generous helping of jam and cream

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