John Hopkinson

A farming musical tribute for VE Day

Tune in live on Facebook at 2pm this Friday when Farmer John will be conducting a special musical performance to commemorate VE Day.

He will be performing ten songs with a wartime flavour and will finish with the last post at 2.55pm when we will observe a one minute silence.Some of our animals will be included in the broadcast.

Springtime on the Farm

A BARNSLEY farming family will be appearing on a TV show and 'lambing during lockdown' as part of the third series of Springtime on the Farm.

The Nicholson family, of Cannon Hall Farm, were due to host the 'as live' broadcasts with Helen Skelton and Adam Henson ...read more

Farm cooks up a plan

AN award-winning visitor attraction has revealed it will temporarily close amid the current coronavirus pandemic - but has cooked up a novel way to keep staff in work.

Cannon Hall Farm, in Barnsley, South Yorkshire revealed on Tuesday that its farm attraction and ...read more

A Letter To Our Customers

To all our customers,

We’re sorry to announce that we will be temporarily closing the Farm and our White Bull, Hungry Llama and Lucky Pup restaurants from tomorrow (Wednesday 18 March). 

This decision has been made in light of the current coronavirus ...read more

Lottie hits the right note!

A CAWTHORNE teenager has proven that she really hits the right note with her neighbours  - after they agreed to sponsor her to take part in an international singing competition.

Cannon Hall Farm is sponsoring local lass Lottie Dry to travel to the World ...read more

Jurassic Adventure – Tickets Are Live!

Something ROAR-some is happening at Cannon Hall Farm…Dinosaurs will once again roam the fields of Barnsley thanks to our brand new dinosaur event which sees the return of some old favourites – and the addition of four brand new ...read more

Last call for school group lambing bookings!

A trip to Cannon Hall Farm is perfect for school groups - especially during Spring when there is plenty of opportunity to see a live birth.

School visits can be tailored to your individual needs and a tour guide can touch upon parts of ...read more

We are open as usual!

Our neighbours at Cannon Hall Museum are undergoing an extensive regeneration of the park grounds and have taken the decision on health and safety grounds to close entirely to the public this month.

This means that the park grounds, the car park and the museum ...read more

A very special visitor

We were so delighted to have Kelvin Fletcher visit us at the farm today.

We became friends with Kelvin while filming for Springtime on the Farm and you really couldn't meet a nicer chap.

He does enjoy a family day out at Cannon Hall Farm and it was ...read more

Double award win!

A FAMILY-RUN farm is celebrating a double award win thanks to a customer vote on a popular parenting site.

Days Out With The Kids run a prestigious competition every year where they ask members of the public to vote for their favourites.

This year, Cannon Hall ...read more

An unseasonal surprise!

Our farmers were surprised by a new arrival last week - a gorgeous little lamb.

We usually lamb in February and April but we think a crafty Soay ram has snuck into the field and - as farmer Tom puts it - 'hit on' this ewe.It's a girl - and we'd love to hear your name suggestions!

Watch the video to see our lovely new bundle of joy.

Bonfire Spectacular at Cannon Hall Farm

Our annual bonfire spectacular has now SOLD OUT.

Please note that no more farm admissions will be accepted November 3. Please do not come to the farm on this date unless you have a prebooked ticket.

All event details will be emailed to ...read more