The Farm Discovery Zone

Kindly sponsored by Wild Aldhurst 

The family favourite Farm Discovery Zone is back for the 2025 Suffolk Show! Check out below what you will see this year!

Spinners and weavers – Discover how a sheep’s fleece is processed and turned into wool for crafts, clothing and more!  You can watch as the wool is traditionally spun on a spinning wheel and get crafty too with hands on fibre crafts and weaving activities using weaving sticks, peg looms and gods eyes.

Pedal tractors - Have a trundle around on some tractors!

Animals - Meet the friendly farm animals from Easton Farm Park.

Farm Simulator – Sit in a Tractor simulator and experience what it feels like to be a farmer! 

Pony grooming - Treat a pony to a gentle brush and get them feeling glamorous!

Rabbit and guinea pigs petting - Meet some new furry friends!

Yggdrasil Vorda - We are a Viking reenactment group ready to take you back in time with living hstory and battle displays. Join us to see what food looked like for us.

Diggerland – Come and have a go at the digger challenge! It's not just your average game; it's a test of your concentration, hand-eye coordination and patience!

Sheep Show – An entertaining and educational show about different sheep breeds and the importance of wool. Look forward to the famous finale – Dancing Sheep!

Sausage Tasting – Enjoy a yummy sausage courtesy of the Ladies in Pigs team, as well as discovering more about the pigs that are used to produce them, and have a go at sausage roll-making

Farm Machinery - A tractor and trailer have so many jobs to do on the farm.  Explore how they help in the planting, growing and harvesting of cereal crops and discover how a combine harvester works too.

Cook With Me Kids – A variety of cookery workshops where you will be able to make some yummy treats!

Dairy Den – Pop into the Dairy Den to see cows being milked throughout the day and find out what food they eat to make milk.  

Forensic Soil Scientist – Become a Forensic Soil Scientist with The Little Story Telling Company, and use your skills to solve the crime and find out where our thief has buried the stolen treasure! 

Tractor Bouncy Castle – Let off some energy and have fun in the tractor-shaped bouncy castle!

Little Story Telling Company - Help Farmer Patrick discover which organisms in the soil are damaging his potatoes.  the children will first search and identify as many organisms as they can in the soil, using items buried in play dough.  They will then use the DNA to identify any unknown organisms they find, while at the same time making DNA bracelets.  They will then use microscope to identify any plants / organisms in the area around the stand.

West Suffolk College - Find out about caring for insects, small exotic animals and careers in Veterinary Science with Animal Studies at West Suffolk College. You can even meet some of our special guests.

Inventive Farmer Competition – This competition is the chance to showcase novel farm inventions, large or small. Come and take a look at these ingenious creations!