The elephants keep their distance. The goats never got the memo.
Winnie’s Farm sits on the east side of the estate, along the service road — a rescue barn and paddocks for farm animals with nowhere else to go, and the one place at Lovie’s Haven where hands-on is the whole idea.
Rescues, every single one of them.
Goats from a closed petting zoo. Sheep nobody sheared. Two donkeys who arrived inseparable and have stayed that way. Pigs, chickens, and a handful of sweet old horses whose working days are long behind them.
The farm is named for Winnie, the first goat through the gate, who ran the place within a week and has opinions about visitors, feed buckets and everything in between.
Here's the lovely thing: where the herd asks for distance and gets it, the farm animals ask for company — and they get that instead. It's the same rule with the opposite answer, because the question is always what's best for the animal. And a rescue goat's honest answer is: scratches, please.
The rescue barnStalls, a feed room, and a vet corner shared with the sanctuary team
Fenced and shadedRotated weekly so the ground gets a rest too
Around thirtyGoats, sheep, donkeys, pigs, chickens, retired horses
East of the villageAlong the service road, inside the perimeter
Feeding rounds are open to anyone willing to carry a bucket.
Every morning the farm team does the rounds — hay, feed, water, eggs, and a health check disguised as a scratch behind the ears. Guests are welcome to join all of it. We provide the boots; you bring the enthusiasm.
It's completely different from the other side of the estate, and that's the point. Kids who spend a morning mucking out with the goats seem to understand, better than any sign could explain, why we leave the elephants in peace in the afternoon.
Feeding roundsHay, feed and water with the farm team, forty-five minutes
Egg collectionStraight to the café kitchen, most mornings still warm
Paddock hoursOpen until four for visits, scratches and general loitering
Evening checkFarrier and vet days posted on the barn door
A second rescue mission, and an honest pressure valve.
The farm exists first for its own residents — they needed a home, and we had one. But it quietly protects the herd, too.
Almost everyone arrives at an animal sanctuary wanting to touch an animal. That's a wonderful instinct — it just can't land on an elephant. At Winnie’s Farm, it lands on a goat who is absolutely delighted about it, while the herd across the estate grazes on, entirely undisturbed.
The farm runs on the same open books as everything else: feed, farrier and veterinary costs are published, and the eggs, honey and wool go to the café and the shop, with the profits going to the care endowment.
- Every resident is a rescue; none is bought or bred
- Hands-on time, supervised and unhurried
- Open to staying guests and members every day
- Farm produce served at the café and sold in the shop
- Sponsorship available for every farm resident