Cannon Hall Farm
🏟 Farm park · Cawthorne, Huddersfield
Cannon Hall Farm
Award-winning Yorkshire farm attraction near Barnsley with rare breed animals, daily talks, tractor rides and huge indoor and outdoor play, bookable online.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily 10am to 6pm (last admission 5:15pm), every day except Christmas Day and Boxing Day; farm shop from 8am
Prices: Weekday admission Adults and Children (2+) £7.95; weekend and holiday £9.95; under 2s free; carers free with a paying ticket. Parking £3 all day. Tickets must be booked online in advance; on-site tickets cost £2 more if available.
Booking: All tickets must be booked in advance online at cannonhallfarm.co.uk
📍 Location & directions
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Address: Cannon Hall, Bark House Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 4AT
Plus Code: 9C5WHC8M+VC
About Cannon Hall Farm
Cannon Hall Farm is an award-winning family farm attraction at Cawthorne near Barnsley, within easy reach of Huddersfield. Run by the Nicholson family and well known from its TV appearances, it offers a full day out combining animals and play. Children can meet a huge range of animals, from cows, pigs, sheep, goats, donkeys and Shetland ponies to llamas, alpacas, meerkats, a porcupine and shire horses, as well as iguanas and other creatures in the reptile house, which runs daily handling sessions. There are regular animal talks, sheep and ferret racing and popular tractor and trailer rides throughout the day. For play there is The Hungry Llama, one of the biggest indoor soft play centres in the region with nine slides, plus outdoor adventure playgrounds with slides and play towns. The farm is fully paved and buggy-friendly, so you will not need wellies. It is open daily from 10am to 6pm except Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and all tickets must be booked online in advance. There are two eateries, The White Bull restaurant and the dog-friendly Lucky Pup cafe, plus a farm shop and award-winning toilets.
⭐ What makes this place special
- rare breed and farmyard animals
- reptile house with daily handling
- mammal house
- daily animal talks
- sheep and ferret racing
- tractor and trailer rides
🏞 Facilities
- Parking: True
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Fully paved and buggy-friendly throughout; free parking for blue badge holders; registered carers get one free ticket when accompanying a paying visitor; disability access statement available
- Dogs: True
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: All ages, from babies and toddlers up
- The Hungry Llama indoor soft play with nine slides
- outdoor adventure playgrounds with slides and play towns
📍 Nearby places to play
- Pugneys Country Park · approx 6.7 miles · Sandal
- Anglers Country Park · approx 7.1 miles · Wintersett
- Thornes Park · approx 7.9 miles · Thornes
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❓ Frequently asked questions
How much?
Weekday admission is £7.95 for adults and children aged 2 and over, rising to £9.95 at weekends and in holidays; under 2s are free and carers go free with a paying ticket. Parking is £3 all day.
What animals?
Cows, pigs, sheep, goats, donkeys, Shetland ponies, llamas, alpacas, meerkats, a porcupine and shire horses, plus iguanas and other animals in the reptile house.
Good for toddlers?
Yes. The whole farm is paved and buggy-friendly, under 2s are free, and there is toddler-friendly soft play, tractor rides and animal talks.
Need to book?
Yes. All tickets have to be booked in advance online at cannonhallfarm.co.uk; on-the-day tickets cost £2 more and are subject to availability.
Where/parking?
It is at Cannon Hall, Cawthorne, Barnsley S75 4AT, with on-site parking at £3 all day and free parking for blue badge holders.