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| {{Short description| Tourist attraction in County Durham, England}} | |||
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| '''Hall Hill Farm''' is a ] located in ], near ], England. | |||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| Ann Darlington is the current tourism manager at Hall Hill Farm. Her grandparents came to the farm in 1925, and now her brother David Gibson runs the working farm. | Ann Darlington is the current tourism manager at Hall Hill Farm. Her grandparents came to the farm in 1925, and now her brother David Gibson runs the working farm. | ||
| Hall Hill Farm opened to the public in 1981 after |
Hall Hill Farm opened to the public in 1981 after Ann and David's father, Jack Gibson, suggested allowing the public to see the farm's lambs, following an interest over that ] period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wear/content/articles/2007/06/11/hallhill_attractions_feature.shtml|title=How it all began: Hall Hill Farm|website=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
| ==Site== | ==Site== | ||
| Hall Hill Farm covers 290 |
Hall Hill Farm covers {{convert|290|ha}}, consisting of {{convert| 140|ha}} of grassland (for over a thousand ]), {{convert| 40|ha}} of ], and the remainder for crops of ], ] and ]. | ||
| The animals available for the public to see include ]s, ] and ]. There are also more traditional creatures; ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ] and ]. | The animals available for the public to see include ]s, ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Feed the animals |url=https://www.hallhillfarm.co.uk/feed-the-animals/ |website=Hall Hill Farm}}</ref> and ]. There are also more traditional creatures; ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ] and ]. | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Tourist attraction in County Durham, England
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Hall Hill Farm is a tourist attraction located in County Durham, near Tow Law, England.
History
Ann Darlington is the current tourism manager at Hall Hill Farm. Her grandparents came to the farm in 1925, and now her brother David Gibson runs the working farm. Hall Hill Farm opened to the public in 1981 after Ann and David's father, Jack Gibson, suggested allowing the public to see the farm's lambs, following an interest over that Easter period.
Site
Hall Hill Farm covers 290 hectares (720 acres), consisting of 140 hectares (350 acres) of grassland (for over a thousand sheep), 40 hectares (99 acres) of woodland, and the remainder for crops of wheat, barley and oil seed rape.
The animals available for the public to see include llamas, wallabies and Highland cattle. There are also more traditional creatures; chicks, lambs, pigs, donkeys, ponies and rabbits.
References
- "How it all began: Hall Hill Farm". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "Feed the animals". Hall Hill Farm.
External links
54°47′27″N 1°48′16″W / 54.79083°N 1.80444°W / 54.79083; -1.80444
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