PYO Sunflowers

High Lodge is a beautiful riverside farm in Abingdon, Oxfordshire running family friendly seasonal events for thousands of visitors each year.

We are four sisters who are passionate about farming and connecting children to the British countryside. Our aim is to provide farm-themed outdoor fun that will leave your little ones with rosy cheeks and happy memories.

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  • Easter Trail 2025 High Lodge Farm

    Easter Trail

    Follow the flock to High Lodge for our action-packed sheep-themed trail. Seek out our 10 baa-lliantly decorated sheep and hop, skip and jump to explore our games, farm tractor, bales and food and drink. This event has ended and will return in 2026

    Back in 2026
  • Big Bale Play at High Lodge Farm

    Big Bale Play

    Scramble, jump, climb - our Big Bale Play pop-up playground will return during May half-term 2026. Wear your little ones (and big ones) out with our huge straw bale maze. Don’t forget to treat yourself to a coffee, cake and Mr Whippy ice cream on the way home!

    Back in 2026
  • High Lodge Farm campsite

    Summer campsite

    Pitch up and relax in the great outdoors at our pop-up summer campsite over-looking historic Abingdon. With views that are spectacular at sunset, we also have spacious pitches, fire-pits for hire and hot and cold outdoor showers. Opening July 2025.

    Opening July 2025
  • PYO Sunflowers at High Lodge Farm

    PYO Sunflowers

    ‘Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do’. Our PYO Sunflower Field will be back in August 2025. Enjoy a meander through our beautiful field and enjoy an ice cream in the sunshine. Entry fee is donated to charity.

    Returning August 2025
  • Halloween at High Lodge Farm

    Halloween

    Our enchanting spooky trail and PYO pumpkin patch will be back in 2025! Warty ones, wrinkly ones, white ones, we will have thousands of pumpkins of all shapes and sizes, plus an interactive woodland trail, activity sheet, games, barrel trains and more!

    Returning October 2025
  • Pumpkin Nights at High Lodge Farm

    Pumpkin Nights

    Prefer the witching hours? Our Pumpkin Nights evening sessions are for those who prefer to pick their pumpkin by moonlight. Ideal for older children (and adults who need a drink to enjoy the 'spirits'). Exactly the same as our day event, but in darkness!

    Returning October 2025

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🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 FIVE STARS NEWS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 High Lodge Farm is now on TripAdvisor! If you've enjoyed visiting our events this year, please leave us a review 🙏 http://bit.ly/3HwVuYg
What an incredible week at the Big Bale Play! We couldn't resist posting a few more photos of you all having fun. Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the event so full of energy. If you're local and fancy a night away under the stars, don't
👏 OXFORDSHIRE'S FINEST 👏 Huge thanks to our wonderful Oxfordshire suppliers who kept you all fed and watered during this year's Big Bale Play. We’re proud to work with many brilliant local businesses who help us bring the freshest and tasti
🌾 A BIG shout out to our amazing staff! 🌟 Thank you all for your energy and hard work running our Big Bale Playground this May half-term – you’ve helped create so many happy memories for our thousands of visitors. Most of our staff ar

Why you love High Lodge

  • Took my three nephews to the bale play this afternoon. Absolutely had a blast, so much fun for all ages

    Claire Lacey (Big Bale Play 2025)

  • We had so much fun at the Big Bale play this half term. So much space for kids to run, climb and burn off some of their boundless energy! Great food, super friendly staff and good coffee made it a lovely time for us parents too.

    Louise Jennings (Big Bale Play 2025)

  • Another great day out at High Lodge! This time for their Easter Trail….great woodland trail with loads of fun activities, bale play, the infamous barrel train and of course great coffee and food. See you for May Half Term Big Bale Play! Thanks High Lodge

    Sophie Windle (Easter Trail 2025)

  • I feel they’ve really honed in on what appeals to children then propped up us parents with really good coffee from the Toot trailer.

    Little Oxplorers (Easter Trail 2023)

  • We had such a great time here today. First class organization and such a lovely friendly atmosphere. Absolutely loved it

    Becky Drawbridge (Easter Trail 2023)

  • We all had a lovely time yesterday. The children, parents, grandparents, auntie and uncle thought it was brilliant & really good value for money. Thanks to everyone concerned.

    Alison New (Easter 2023)