Mrs Dowsons Farm Park
🏟 Farm park · Clayton-le-Dale, Blackburn
Mrs Dowsons Farm Park
Family open farm near Blackburn with a dairy herd, hands-on animal encounters, indoor play and its own ice cream.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Weekends, school holidays and bank holidays, 10am-5pm (last same-day ticket entry 2pm). Closed in winter after Christmas until early February.
Prices: Standard admission approx. £6.79 per person (adult and child), under 1s free; family ticket deals and seasonal event pricing (e.g. pumpkin picking) also offered. Check website for current prices.
Booking: Pre-booking online in advance is required via the venue's Beyonk booking portal to manage daily capacity.
📍 Location & directions
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Address: Hawkshaw Farm, Longsight Road, Clayton-le-Dale, Ribble Valley, BB2 7JA
Plus Code: 9C5VRG4M+R6
About Mrs Dowsons Farm Park
Mrs Dowsons Farm Park sits on the edge of Clayton-le-Dale near Blackburn, run by the Dowson family dairy business. It combines a genuine working dairy herd, used to make the farm's own ice cream, with a family visitor attraction built around close-up animal encounters and play. Children can take part in hands-on animal talks and feeding sessions, then burn off energy in the natural outdoor play space, designed to encourage climbing and risk-taking, and an indoor play area for wetter days. The on-site Dowson's Farm Grill and Pizza Hut serve hot food, and seasonal events run throughout the year including Easter egg hunts, summer activities, autumn pumpkin picking and a Christmas experience. Pre-booking online is required to manage daily visitor numbers. The farm is open at weekends, during school holidays and on bank holidays from 10am, with the farm closing over winter after Christmas and reopening in early February. It is a relaxed, toddler-friendly day out focused on real farm life rather than fairground rides.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Animal feeding and hands-on animal talks
- Dowson's Farm Grill and Pizza Hut cafe
- Own-made ice cream
- Seasonal events (Easter egg hunts, pumpkin picking, Christmas)
- Birthday parties
- Gift shop
🏞 Facilities
- Parking: On-site parking
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Accessibility information published on the venue website; largely single-level farm site with hard and grass paths.
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: 0-11
- Indoor play area
- Natural outdoor play space
- Sand pit
- Pedal tractors
- Soft play
📍 Nearby places to play
- Roe Lee Park · approx 2.4 miles · Roe Lee, Blackburn
- Corporation Park · approx 3.7 miles · Blackburn
- Queen's Park · approx 4.5 miles · Audley, Blackburn
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❓ Frequently asked questions
How much?
Standard admission is around £6.79 per person (adults and children), with under 1s free. Family ticket deals and different pricing apply to seasonal events like pumpkin picking. Check the website for current prices as they vary by event.
What animals?
The farm is based around a real dairy herd, plus a range of friendly farm animals for hands-on encounters and feeding. Animal talks and 'Amazing Animals' sessions run through the day.
Good for toddlers?
Yes. There is an indoor play area and a natural outdoor play space, plus gentle animal feeding and talks, making it well suited to toddlers and young children.
Need to book?
Yes. You must pre-book online in advance through the farm's Beyonk booking portal, as there is a daily capacity limit.
Where/parking?
At Hawkshaw Farm, Longsight Road, Clayton-le-Dale, BB2 7JA, just outside Blackburn, with on-site parking available.