Dolphinholme House Farm, Lancashire

A family-run dairy farm on the western edge of Lancashire's Trough of Bowland, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Dolphinholme House Farm is one of the justifiably popular Feather Down Farms, offering families a glamping break or holiday during which they can experience farm life close up, whether or a tour or by helping to feed the animals. At Dolphinholme you can even assist in milking the goats and watch them give birth, and there's a stream to paddle in, a playbarn and a great honesty shop.

See our feature on a family stay at Dolphinholme Farm.

Travel Provider:

Feather Down Farm Days

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What to Expect:

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• Self Catering
• Camping
• Great for babies
• Great for kids 4-12
• Great for toddlers

Price

from £195 in low season to £415 for tents for a weekend break, on popular bank holiday weekends. Midweek breaks and week breaks range from £195/£345 in low season and £439/£679. Boxes of wood are now free, but other items are available from the honesty shop. Other items available for hire for your stay include, Kitchen Linen Package, Child's Playpen, High Chair for Child, Travel Cot, Towels package and Bicycle hire.

Accommodation

each tent has 1 double room, 1 bunk bed room and the famous canopy bed which would sleep 2 children or 1 adult. Feather Down is a fantastic proposition for a group of 5 families. Each tent has a flushing toilet, running water (cold only) and a small wood burning stove. The kitchen is fully equipped with pots, pans, crockery, cutlery and various kitchen utensils (whisks, corkscrews, etc). There is a large cool chest that you keep cold with iced water bottles that you pick up in the farm shop. There are paraffin lamps with hooks all around the tent to hang them up as well as a hanging candelabra above a large kitchen table which seats 6.

Facilities

on each farm there is: - An honesty shop selling provisions such as eggs, milk (fresh from the cow), bread, bacon sausages, etc as well as the essential boxes of wood and kindling. - A Feather Down hen house where fresh eggs can be collected daily by guests - A traditional wood fired oven lit once each week (or stay) for breads, pizzas, stews, roast chickens; anything you like really, so probably worth doing a bit of research beforehand. - The paddock a small collection of petting animals, for example, lop eared rabbits, chickens, sheep, and Shetland ponies etc - Bike rental a collection of bikes including child seats, but it’s advisable to book them before you leave. (plus remember this is a farm and it is probably not the same as cycling in Holland) Hot showers! Set away from the tents and usually near the farm house. Pets are welcome on, but should be kept under close control near livestock. Your horse or pony is also welcome. There is a good accommodation to stable them available for £12 per night. Please indicate this request on reservation.

Location

tents are sited on the edge of woodland and a 10 acre field that is bounded on two sides by the river Wyre and on two sides by 35 acres of ancient deciduous woodland, owned by the Gorst family, being a semi ancient heritage site. The woods offer a lot for safe play and the river at the other end of the field offers fishing and pools deep enough to swim in. Things to explore in the area include: The Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells, the historical city of Lancaster, Lancaster Castle - owned by HRH the Queen, the Lake District National Park, Morecombe and its promenade with fabulous views across Morecambe Bay, and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

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