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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sally Howard

Bleat all about it! Lambing long weekends in UK are the new city break

Three newborn lambs
Newborn lambs are an unlikely but growing holiday attraction. Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Reuters

In a shed in the Malvern Hills, lambs struggle clumsily to their feet as holidaymaking couples look on.

Clare John, the third generation in her family to farm these 50 acres of Worcestershire pasture, began offering lambing-themed breaks two years ago in response to a surge of customer requests. Rowley Farm’s holiday cottages are block-booked for the 2025 spring lambing season, which traditionally peaks around Easter.

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