Meet the animals of Borough Farm

Borough Farm is a working farm first and a place to stay second, and the animals are a good part of why. You're welcome to watch the day happen from the courtyard — here's who you'll meet.

Alba, chief greeter

Alba is the farm Labrador and the unofficial welcome committee. She'll happily show your own dog how the field paths work, provided yours is an adult, gentle sort — for the flock's sake we ask that boisterous dogs stay on the lead near the sheep.

The flock

Our longwool sheep are the reason for the late-cut meadows and the reason for lambing in spring, which is as busy and as lovely as farm life gets. Our sheepskins come from the flock too, so nothing here goes to waste.

Ponies and hens

Three Connemara ponies graze the paddocks, and a run of hens supplies the eggs that turn up in breakfast baskets. Children tend to gravitate to both, which is exactly as it should be.

A quietly busy place

Farming here is organic and low-input — the animals fertilise the fields, the cuttings become compost, and the wilder neighbours (badgers, foxes, the occasional deer) get on with their own business. You can read more about how we care for the land on the environment page.

An honest note

A farm is not a petting zoo — the animals are working residents, and lambing season in particular is a working time. Come and watch, ask us anything, and give the flock the space they need.

Meet them in person: check availability, or read about Julia and the farm.