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We’re celebrating 10 years of growing pumpkins at Lower Drayton Farm with a fresh look for our pumpkin picking event.
🎃🏆 OUR PUMPKIN CARVING CHAMPIONS HAVE BEEN CROWNED! 🏆🎃
WOW! We’ve been blown away by the creativity on show in this year’s Pumpkin Carving Competition – you certainly know how to get spooky! 👻
Judging was REALLY tough, but we’re delighted to announce our winners…
🏆 JUNIOR CHAMPION (Under 16) – MAISIE! 🎉
You’ve won a family of 4 ticket to PLAY@ Lower Drayton Farm!
🏆 SENIOR CHAMPION (16+) – ALEX! 🎉
You’ve won 4 tickets to our 2027 Tulip Festival! 🌷
A HUGE thank you to everyone who entered – there were so many fantastic creations, making our judges’ job incredibly difficult!
Congratulations to our winners and well done to EVERYONE who got creative with us this Halloween! 🧡🎃
Our team are a talented bunch, but we never had levitation down as one of Jess’s core skills 😂
Who can resist a boing on the bouncy pillows (all undercover in the woodland barn for winter) ❄️
Who’s joining us for a PLAY@ family day out in November?
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We have another new arrival on the farm!
This beautiful little calf took quite a shine to Farmer Ray - and what lovely, friendly mum!
Bothe mum and baby doing well and in the Large Animal Zone with the herd for PLAY@ visitors to see over the winter months… ❄️
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🎃🏆 WE HAVE A WINNER! 🏆🎃
A HUGE congratulations to Hayley Martin, winner of our Pumpkin Growing Competition!
Hayley’s homegrown pumpkin measured a whopping 42cm! 🎃👏
She’s bagged herself a family membership to PLAY@ Lower Drayton Farm, meaning a whole year of fun and adventure down on the farm! 🚜🐮
A massive THANK YOU to everyone who took part in our growing competition – we’ve loved seeing your pumpkin-growing efforts!
Who’s up for giving it another go next year? 🎃🌱
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#TongueOutTuesday
It’s the turn of one of our cows today - and they really went all-out with this effort 😂
Don’t forget PLAY@ is now closed till Friday as we’re back on term time opening, but we’ll be open Fri, Sat, Sun & Mon for family fun in the farm…
In the meantime, we’re working hard behind the scenes to bring the magic of Jingle Ville to life 🎅
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Fantastic firework-themed crafting in today’s Home Ed session, after we’d learnt about the history of Bonfire Night!
Next Monday 9th November the Home Education topic will be Remembrance - we’ll learn about Remembrance Day, what it represents and why it remains so important. Afterwards, we’ll create our own poppy-themed crafts.
Who’s joining us?
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We spent the morning with Katie in the animal zone as she feeds and check all of the animals who are in for winter.
She also shares some interesting facts about our goats and llamas…
Make sure you pop in and see them when you join us for a PLAY@ family day out!
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🎉 INSET DAY FUN? WE’RE OPEN TODAY! 🎉
No school today? No problem! PLAY@ is OPEN this Monday 2 November for a full day of farmyard fun! 🚜
With MASSIVE indoor playbarns, acres of outdoor adventure and plenty of friendly animals to meet, there’s loads to keep the kids entertained!
🐮 And there’s even more to see in our undercover Large Animal Zone! Our Highland cattle, llamas, donkeys, goats and ponies have now moved indoors for the colder months – so you can say hello whatever the weather! 🐴
📍 PLAY@ Lower Drayton Farm, Penkridge, Staffordshire – just 1 mile from J13 of the M6.
🎟️ Book online now to save and beat the queues!
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Happy MOO-day!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for pumpkin picking or PLAY@ fun over half term!
Got an inset day today? We’ve got you covered with PLAY@ open for family fun.
Our Home Ed session is also running 11am - 1pm when we’ll learn the story of BONFIRE NIGHT!
See you down on the farm to beat the Monday blues?
#staffordshire #farmvisit #LowerDraytonFarm #meettheanimals #thisfarminglife
🔥🎆 SATURDAY SOLD OUT! LIMITED SUNDAY TICKETS REMAIN! 🎆🔥
WOW! Our Bonfire Party on Saturday 7 November is officially SOLD OUT! 🙌
But don’t panic – there’s still time to join the fun on Sunday 8 November, with LIMITED tickets remaining!
Here’s what’s in store…
🔥 Roaring bonfire
🎆 Spectacular fireworks display
🎧 TJDJ spinning floor-filling party tunes
🎡 Fairground rides
🤸 Access to our MASSIVE indoor PLAY@ barns
🍔 Seasonal fast food & licensed bar
🚗 BOOK BY THE CAR!
🎟️ 5-seater car – £35
🎟️ 7-seater car – £44
⭐ PLAY@ members go FREE! Simply book your FREE Member Car online in advance (all occupants must be members to qualify).
⚠️ Walk-ins £11pp, subject to availability. Carers free.
Don’t miss out on our final Bonfire Party of 2026 – once Sunday’s tickets are gone, they’re GONE!
👉 BOOK ONLINE NOW:
https://playatthefarm.co.uk/fireworks-bonfire-party/
📍 Lower Drayton Farm, Penkridge, Staffordshire – just 1 mile from J13 of the M6.
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Monster 👺 Mash 🎃
The perfect end to Pumpkins 🎃 2026
Thank you all 🙏
Earlier this week, Farmer Ray took delivery of a new tractor for his collection! 🚜
A Massey 97, built in the US 🇺🇸 or Canada 🇨🇦 Ray thinks…
There aren’t many of them about - if you have one, we’d love to see the pics! 📸
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