Our highly popular Open Day returns this June at our beautiful 92-acre animal sanctuary on the Worcestershire–Shropshire border, in the West Midlands.
We’ll have an incredible line-up of food vendors, educational talks, market stalls, children’s activities, workshops PLUS the opportunity to meet our friendly rescued animals!
Online booking is now closed, but don’t worry – tickets will be available at the gate. Come on down and join us!
Saturday 27th June 2026, from 10am to 4pm.
Goodheart Farm Animal Sanctuary, The Nickless, Milson, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY14 0BE
Adults (Ages 16+): £6
Children (Ages 5-15yrs): £4
Under 5s: FREE
Enjoy a full day out at a working animal sanctuary, with activities for all ages:
Free field parking on site and well-behaved dogs on a lead are welcome.
Reviews
We went to the Autumn Open Day on Saturday 6th September. What a lovely day out it was. Great place if you have kids & love animals. There's geese, goats, cows, sheep, lots of piggies, pot bellied piggies, hens, turkeys, rabbits. It's closer to Cleobury Mortimer or Ludlow than it is to Kidderminster & you turn off onto a single track road to get to the site, but it is a farm so no surprise really. Would really recommend this place for a day out with or without kids ❤️❤️❤️
Wonderful open day. The animals are obviously well cared for and looked after. They all have great enclosures and all looked happy and healthy.
Good heart animal sanctuary is a great organisation, they keep in touch with regular updates. You feel like , in a small way you’re making a difference.
A beautiful sanctuary run by friendly and caring individuals. The animals are amazing and we loved seeing the cows we adopted! They’re really cared for by the amazing team and I love the updates I get via email about all the good work they’re doing. The world needs more places like this for animals to be safe and happy. Thank you xx
An amazing sanctuary ❤️
The loveliest day! Such a wholesome experience and the staff really love these animals!
Lovely calm place on their open days. Not commercial so no trampoline.. just happy animals . Vegan food vans on open days
10:00 | Gates open
10:45 – 11:00 | Welcome talk from Goodheart Co-Founder
Sanctuary Co-Founder David Walker will be kickstarting our Open Day with a warm welcome over in our barn.
ALL DAY | Children’s activities, face painting, and our new Goodheart Children’s Challenge – all in our Outdoor Education Area!
THROUGHOUT THE DAY | Goat feeding sessions
Join our team in the Outdoor Education Area to feed our goats some tasty willow branches over the fence!
10:45 – 11:30 | Meet the chickens
A chance to meet our rescued chickens up close! Hand-feed them and see them enjoy their enrichment treats. No booking needed – first come, first served.
11:00 – 12:00 | Meet the pigs
Join our pigs for a pampering session! Small groups can head in to give them a brush with our special massage brushes. No booking needed – first come, first served.
11:30 – 12:00 | Talk: Dr Alice Brough
Dr Alice Brough – pig vet turned animal campaigner – will be giving a talk about her powerful journey from working inside the pig industry to leaving it behind to become a vegan and animal rights activist.
12:00 – 12:15 | Talk: Our Goat Village
Join our Sanctuary Manager, Dave, over in our Outdoor Education Area to learn all about our latest habitat development project – our Goat Village!
12:30 – 13:00 | Talk: Sam, Dash Vegan
In this talk, Sam, a lifelong animal advocate and founder of Dash Vegan, a not-for-profit zero waste store in Leicester, will share insights on living as an ethical vegan in today’s consumer-driven society.
13:00 – 15:00 | Drop-in pig enrichment sessions
Create fun enrichment bags for our pigs using hay and special scents – then watch them explore and enjoy their sensory treats! No booking needed, just drop by our Pig Barn.
13:30 – 14:00 | Talk: Dr Molly Vasanthakumar, Stockfree Farming
Molly will be sharing the work of Stockfree Farming – a UK initiative helping farmers move away from animal farming and towards sustainable, plant-based agriculture.
13:30 – 14:30 | Meet the pigs
Join our pigs for a pampering session! Small groups can head in to give them a brush with our special massage brushes. No booking needed – first come, first served.
14:30 – 15:00 | Talk: Loretta Piare, The Humane League
Loretta Piare, Grassroots Organiser with The Humane League UK will discuss the global campaigns to improve the lives of farmed animals and share how individuals can take action to help.
14:45 – 15:30 | Meet the chickens
A chance to meet our rescued chickens up close! Hand-feed them and see them enjoy their enrichment treats. No booking needed – first come, first served.
15:30 | Raffle drawn
16:00 | Gates close
Please read through and ensure you understand all of the information below ahead of our Open Day. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us at info@goodheart.org.uk
If you have pre-booked, there’s no need to print your tickets. When you arrive, just give the full name used for your online booking, and we’ll find your reservation.
Before the event, please ensure you’ve received a confirmation email. If it’s not in your inbox, don’t forget to check your Junk or Spam folder, as our emails can occasionally end up there.
Current Hearts of Gold members enjoy free entry to our Open Day. If you’re a member, there’s no need to book – just be ready to give your full name when you arrive.
Most phones and sat navs will bring you directly to Goodheart Farm Animal Sanctuary using the postcode DY14 0BE. However, we recommend planning your route in advance and visiting our web page here for detailed directions. Please note that we won’t be able to offer directions over the phone on the day.
On arrival, you will be shown where to park by one of our stewards. If you are a blue badge holder, our stewards will direct you to the parking area closer to our main yard.
Please note that parking is in a grassy field, which may have long grass and uneven ground. Take care when driving and walking in this area.
Yard
Our yard is wheelchair accessible and will be a hub of activity, with food and drink vendors, market stalls, and a variety of animals including sheep, cows, and goats. This is also where our talks will take place throughout the day.
Outdoor Education Area
The paths in our Outdoor Education Area are wide enough for wheelchairs and are made of compacted stone, (similar to forestry commission pathways). However, we leave it to individual wheelchair users to decide whether the paths are suitable for them.
Toilets
An accessible toilet is available beside our Outdoor Education Area.
On arrival
If you are a Blue Badge holder, you’re welcome to drive straight up into the yard and park beneath the trees on the right-hand side. From there, head over to the Goodheart merchandise table in the main barn to pay for your entry (if not already pre-booked) and collect your map and programme for the day.
Card machines will be on hand over the weekend, however, due to our remote location, signal can drop out at times, so please bring cash with you if possible. Please note we do not have a cash machine/ATM on site.
The nearest cash points to us are as follows:
As we are a very small charity, refunds are processed at our discretion.
