DW and JOD, who live at Godfrey Care’s Station House service in Rolleston, have a shared love of animals and welcome every opportunity to connect with nature.

With that in mind, the service team at Station House went in search of a local petting farm and found the perfect destination a short drive away!

Run for nearly 60 years by the Brown family, Bluebell Dairy has a wide variety of friendly creatures for visitors to come and meet, from calves, sheep and goats, to chickens, rabbits, ponies, donkeys and guinea pigs. The farm also boasts an ice cream parlour which serves up delicious homemade gelato!

DW and JOD embraced an outing to Bluebell Dairy as they took every opportunity to interact with friends of the furry, woolly and feathered variety. JOD greeted some gregarious goats with a smile and a stroke of their heads while DW got to know some affable alpacas. The pair also discovered fluffy rabbits, turkeys and an impressively horned Highland cow.

After a jam-packed day of animal antics, DW and JOD returned to Station House with plenty of stories to share. There was some talk of adopting an alpaca or two, but for now they’re looking forward to visiting their new farmyard friends again in the near future!

A big thank you to the Station House team for organising such a memorable day out!