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COT’s Rare Breeds Centre

Registered Charity No. 291662

Canterbury Oast Trust

Woolly Week

24 May 2025 - 1 Jun 2025
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Pop the dates in your diary and head down to the farm for a sheep-load of fun during our much-loved Woolly Week!

If you enjoyed meeting our lambs over Easter, you’ll be thrilled with what we’ve got in store. We’re going full-on fluffy with a whole week dedicated to our woolly friends, think sheep-themed activities, hands-on fun for the little ones, and baa-rilliant surprises around every corner.

Best of all, all the extra activities are included in your farm admission, no extra costs, just heaps of fleece-filled fun!

So, pull on your wellies, gather your flock, and get ready for a week of sheepish smiles and countryside adventures. You’d be baaarmy to miss it!

As usual, each day we will be running tractor-trailer rides from 11am – 4 pm and Meet the Animals from 10am – 4pm, but we will also have the additional special events and activities shown below.

Woolly Week special events and activities

ActivityLocationTime
Sheep shearing demonstrationCattle barnMon to Fri – 11am and 2:30pm
Shear a sheep (with shaving foam)Outside the cattle barnMon to Fri – 11:30am and 2pm
Interactive pig feedingPig Pen’s11:45am
Sheep craft activityDiscovery Zone12pm till 1pm
Guinea pig feedingChildren’s Barn2pm till 3pm
Pig racingPig Racetrack3:15pm
Sheep TrailGift ShopAll day
Storytelling with Little Bo PeepDiscovery ZoneMonday, Wednesday and Friday – 11:30am and 2:30pm
Bouncy CastleMain PaddockAll day – extra charge applies
Face Painting Check on arrivalAll day – extra charge applies
Wood turning demonstrationPig race trackAll day Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Get ready to go baa-rmy for sheep shearing!

Curious about how sheep get their stylish summer cuts? Swing by at 11am or 2:30pm to watch one of our amazing farm team members show off the age-old art of sheep shearing! They’ll walk you through the process, share some woolly cool facts, and happily answer any questions you have.

Hands on fun for little lambs!

Kids can roll up their sleeves and try “shearing” shaving foam off our fluffy sheep cutouts—foam-tastic fun guaranteed! Then it’s time to get crafty with adorable woolly creations they can take home. Join us in the Discovery Zone between 12 and 1 pm, we’ll have everything you need to let your creativity run wild.

Sheep trail adventure!

Don’t forget to follow our baa-rilliant Sheep Trail, running all day long! Grab your trail sheet from the gift shop and see if you can find all the hidden sheep around the farm. There may be a surprise waiting for our top trail trackers!

Storytelling

Little Bo Peep of course lost her sheep…., but on this occasion has brought her sheep to the Rare Breeds Centre for our team to shear and while that’s happening, she will be in the Discovery Zone for storytelling sessions, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday with sessions running at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm.

24 May 2025 - 1 Jun 2025
Book today!