Lambing at Lackham finally returns after two years

Due to the pandemic, the college near Chippenham has been unable to stage the lambing weekends for two years. The last time they were held, in 2019, 10,000 people attended over two weekends – to see around 1,200 lambs born.

The college will be holding the events across the final two weekends of next month: March 19-20 and 26-27. All events run from 10am-4pm, with last entry at 2.30pm.

Attendees will get to see new-born lambs, watch the dairy herd being milked and visit the calves, cows, pigs and donkeys at the campus’ farms.

Phil Steans, farm and estate manager at the college’s Lackham campus, said: “Everyone at the college is delighted that we will be able to hold our fantastic lambing weekends again. We know how popular the events are, so we extremely disappointed that we were unable to hold them over the previous two years.”

He added: “We started these events back in 1994 and people absolutely love them. They really are a great day out for all the family.”

This year’s event is the first to be held at Lackham since more than £9million worth of development work was completed at the site in 2021.

Other activities taking place across the two weekends will include a mini farmers’ market, including meat from the Lackham Estate, a variety of food and beverage stalls, visits to the site’s new robotic dairy, tractor and trailer rides and a range of children’s activities.

The college is advising people to book early, tickets are on sale now. Tickets must be booked in advance and there will be no tickets available to purchase on the gate. Tickets are valid for the day of purchase only.

Tickets are priced at £7 for adults (over 16), £5 for children (3 and over) and £22 for a family ticket (maximum 6 people). Children under the age of 2 can enter for free. Only guide dogs and assistance dogs are allowed on site.

To purchase tickets, please visit wiltshire.ac.uk/lambing-22