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     Welcome to Eggardon Rare Breeds
 


Our Farm

All of our animals are raised outside and fed a natural diet and allowed to roam free on the Dorset chalk hills on the North side of the beautiful Bride Valley. Our prize winning animals are matured slowly and naturally, to ensure flavour, succulence and quality.

Our Sheep

We have 12 different breeds of sheep including North Ronaldsay sheep which are more rare than the Giant Panda. We operate a staggered lambing programme so that there are lambs throughout the spring and summer into the Autumn. This ensures that we can give close attention to each and every one. Many of the sheep will feed from your hand and some will come for a walk, just like a dog.

Our Pigs

We have Berkshire pigs, and Oxford Sandy and Black pigs, also known as Plum Pudding pigs, because of their markings. Soon we will also have British Lops.  All have individual characters and just love visitors, especially if you feed them fruit or vegetables.

Our Products

We offer a range of products from hand-spun wool, and  sheepskins to fresh meat as well as other locally sourced products, such as cheese.  Our animals are allowed to roam free and cared for throughout their lives to ensure uncompromised quality, flavour and succulence.

How to Order

You may telephone or fax an order to 01308 482491 or email to orders@eggardon.co.uk and either collect your goods direct from the farm or we can arrange delivery. Payment is accepted from all major credit cards or via a Paypal account.

How to Find Us

Hill Barn Farm is about 2 miles west of Winterbourne Abbas on the A35 Dorchester to Bridport road. Or approaching from Bridport about 1 mile east after the end of the dual carriageway and Litton Cheney/Long Bredy turnoff.

Take the road signed Kingston Russell, north towards Maiden Newton and we are the bungalow on the hill.

You can also find us at Farmers  and Producers markets.

EGGARDON RARE BREEDS
Hill Barn Farm, Kingston Russell
Nr Dorchester , Dorset DT2 9ED
Tel/Fax: 01308 482491
email: info@eggardon.co.uk

          

 

Additional Options

Latest News

Bottle feeding baby lambs

We have some young lambs that are being bottle fed. Do come and try your hand, young and old are welcome.

Feeding time 13:00 daily

 

Special offer

Double sheepskins in white only £95.

Quad skins in Ivory £180.

 If you have any  'gone over' fruit and vegetables the pigs would just love them,    (not citrus fruits or onions), so bring them along with you when you visit.

 

Sheep news
 

The first lambs are here. So far we have Ryelands, Dorset Downs, Hebrideans, Wiltshire, Portland and a Shetland. Lots more to come. Latest arrival a North Ronaldsay ram lamb to our show winner Lackham Debbie.

 

 

 

Pig news

Pigs are never quiet! Some are noisier than others especially the female Oxford Sandy and Blacks. They are really enjoying and taking advantage any sunny periods that we get at the moment.



Oxford Sandy & Black weaners enjoying the sun

 

 

 
 
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