Heritage Farm and Traditional Skills Experiences
Spend time on Willow and Lore working heritage farm where you can become immersed in heritage farming experiences, traditional skills & craft workshops and traditional entertainment. Enjoy rest, relaxation and renewal activities in idyllic nature spaces, cultivated around the farm. Reconnect with nature and get hands on with us as we manage a regenerative, sustainable farm, guaranteed to bring you back to nature and back to a simpler time.
Available activities will vary through the season, Select from the options below and don’t forget to check out our Events page for some extra special experiences.
Fire, Feast & Folklore
Step back to a simpler time and peek in the window to an old Irish way of life. Developed in association with Tourism NI’s Embrace a Giant Taste. Hands on with heritage, work the land, harvest and process crops, cook over the open fire, enjoy a well earned traditional farmers meal and ceili by the fire.
Heritage Farm & Craft Experiences
Get hands on with the traditional Celtic farming calendar throughout the year. Roll up your sleeves for an authentic hands on farming experience capturing the old Irish way of life or unlock the ancestral skills hidden in your finger tips doing traditional crafts with natural materials like willow, flax and wood.
Farm & Fireside Traditions
Relax into a slower pace, immerse in regenerative green space, explore and discover your heritage connections and take inspiration from fireside reflections
Walking Farm Tours:
- Living Lore: the story of rural life 100 years ago through the words of local poets,
- Heritage Farming: Follow the ancient celtic farming calendar,
- Regenerative, sustainable, community supported agriculture – the future of small farms.
Meitheal - Helping on the Farm
Meitheal, the Irish tradition of neighbours helping each other. From tending to our new born lambs in the spring to herding sheep in our rotational grazing system in summer, tending to crops, caring for our donkeys or sustaining our soil health and hedgerows, there is always something to get hands on with on the farm.
Click the button beside your preferred experience or activity to book public dates or contact us for private booking pricing and availability, alternatively call: 07857579710 or email: willowandlore@outlook.com.
Advance booking is required. Experiences and activities are available Monday to Saturday and are typically 1.5 to 3 hours. Sunday and evening sessions may be arranged depending on activity and availability. Suitable for groups from min 4 or 6 to max 12 people per session or the equivalent in charges. Larger groups of up to 24 people may be facilitated on request subject to the activity. For more information or to discuss your specific requirements contact us on the details provided above.
Wellingtons and protective equipment can be provided where required. Some activities may include ‘hands-on’ elements and/or moderate walking over uneven terrain, for that reason, when booking please provide any information, including significant medical conditions or additional needs, that may be relevant to how we facilitate your visit. Mini-bus and coach parking available