In addition to the Caravan Park, we also run a working beef and sheep farm. Calves are generally born in early spring, and kept on farm until they are about two years old. Throughout the season you will regularly see cows and calves in the fields surrounding the Caravan Park.
As well as cows, we also have a flock of mule sheep. The lambs are all born in March to April, so if you visit us early in the season you may be lucky enough to see a lamb born for yourself!
We also have Tom and Joe the alpacas, Jasmine and Georgie the Shetland ponies, Josie and Ramsey the donkeys, Grace the horse, four very friendly KuneKune pigs (Alfie, Lily, Truda and Bethel), and a very varied brood of free range chickens.
All of our animals live in the fields surrounding the Caravan Park, so are often around for you to say hello to! During your visit you will be able to feed the Kunekune pigs; their favourite foods include apples, carrots and bananas. You are also able to pet the ponies and alpacas over the fence. We regularly hatch new chicks during the spring, so these too are available to view when they have been moved to their outdoor brooder. Free range eggs from our chickens are for sale in the shop, however you’ll have to be fast as they sell out very quickly!
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Mickleton Mill Caravan Park is a wonderfully peaceful and scenic family owned and managed caravan site and holiday park located in beautiful Lunedale and Teesdale and offering a range of Static Caravans, Touring Caravans or Self Catering Holiday Caravan Hire services. Whether looking for a static caravan pitch, a tourer pitch or a pitch for a seasonal tourer in Upper Teesdale, County Durham and the North Pennines AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), then the magnificent setting, peace, tranquility, facilities and personal service in what was once the most northerly of the Yorkshire Dales, is absolutely tremendous and second to none. We are located near to the beautiful stone-built villages and towns of Mickleton, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Romaldkirk, Eggleston, Cotherstone, Lartington, Barnard Castle and Staindrop and as a centre for exploration, not far from the City of Durham with its famous World Heritage Site of castle and cathedral, Weardale, Swaledale and even the Lake District and the North Yorkshire Moors and Coast.