Milk-a-Cow
Demonstration £50 plus £35 per person – Minimum 2 people
Have you ever fancied milking a cow? If you have—or if you're considering it now—this is a fantastic real farm experience to enjoy with us. To ensure everything runs smoothly, we'll need to agree on a date in advance to ensure we can get you booked in.
We currently have a Jersey house cow called Grace, so help to bring her in from the field, prepare her by cleaning her udder, do a little hand milking, then put on the machine (a cluster) and see the milk flowing. Afterwards you can make butter or ice cream and for a full Dairy Experience we can arrange a visit to a more intensive local dairy farm where you can see robots milk their cows!
Other Experiences
Wanting to immerse yourself in real life farming experiences?
£195 per person per hour – Available for visitors
Climb into the cab and of our 13 Tonne JCB JS131 and experience the essence of real farm life here at Kirkwood – Real Farms. It is not easy mastering the joysticks and maneuvering this mammoth machine. Feel the power as it achieve what would take someone with a spade all day to dig!
£80 for a full day – residents only
Set in the woods, just up the hill from the Courtyard Cottages, this Hot Tub is about as perfect as it gets! With views down to the Lake District on a good day (or as far as the stars on clear night!) it is secluded, peaceful and relaxing – just what a hot tub should be. And its sustainable.
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Our cricket/sports field is available to hire, whether for a fun family game of rounders or for a team sports residential training session.
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At Kirkwood – Real Farms, we welcome shooters, stalkers and wildfowlers because this part of Scotland naturally suits the genuine sportsman offering variety, wilderness and much quarry. All shooters must have proper insurance via BASC or Countryside Alliance and legal gun certificates. Have a look at what we can offer our guests staying in our cottages
Price Depending on Season – Residents only
Fishing is our passion here at Kirkwood – Real Farms, and we’re renowned for fishing holidays. We proudly offer access to two exceptional beats on the River Annan. Our own beat, known as Kirkwood, as well as the Jardine Hall beat located approximately 8 miles upstream. We also have some extra trout fishing.
FROM £85
Have you ever fancied shearing a sheep? If you have—or if you’re considering it now—this is a fantastic real farm experience to enjoy with us. To ensure everything runs smoothly, we’ll need to agree on a date in advance to ensure an instructor is available and that the sheep are dry for you!