Mighty Machines at May Half Term

Mighty Machines at May Half Term is a special outdoor event at Swithens Farm in Rothwell, Leeds, running across the week of the May half term break. It gives children the chance to get up close to a range of working farm equipment, from combine harvesters and vintage and modern tractors to 360 diggers, JCBs, sprayers and fertiliser spreaders.

The machines are working farm equipment rather than static displays, so children can see them in action and get a real sense of how a farm operates. It is the kind of event that tends to go down well with anyone who has ever had a child obsessed with big vehicles, but it works just as well as a general farm day out.

Wear sturdy footwear suitable for a farm environment, bring weather-appropriate clothing and sun protection, and check the Swithens Farm website ahead of your visit for any specific safety guidelines.

🛞 Explore the impressive machinery display

😃 Enjoy live talks throughout the day

🚜 Climb aboard for a tractor ride around the farm

🤳 Capture epic photo moments

Plus all the fun of the farm…

🐑 Meet adorable fluffy lambs

🍼 Try bottle feeding baby goats, lambs and baby cows

💛 See new babies, they’re so adorable

🐇 Stroke soft rabbits and guinea pigs

🏖️ Dig, build and play in the beach playground

🪥 Give our fluffy bunnies a gentle brush

😋 Meet our mischievous meerkats

🥕 Feed carrots to our adorable animals

🚶‍♂️‍➡️Walk over to see our highland cattle

🐷 Say hello to cheeky pigs and curious cows

🤸‍♀️ Run wild in the outdoor play areas

😃 Let off steam in the Indoor Play Barn (small extra charge)

🦙 Wander the paddocks to see sheep, goats, donkeys, llamas, alpacas, and emus

😄 Enjoy a vintage funfair thrill (small extra charge)