Experience The Farm
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Ketchup Tasting
Sat 13th Sept, 2-3pm
Join us for the final ketchup tasting! We will sit down together for various rounds of tasting, inc some blind tests. You’ll vote for your favourite one. A drink and free dipping chips included! -
Cyanotype Workshop with Naomi Wood
Saturday 20th Sept, 10 - 11.30am
Celebrate the Autumn Equinox with a morning of cameraless nature photography in the grounds of Higher Farm’s beautiful organic gardens. All materials included. -
Outdoor Yoga with Emily
Saturdays in Sept, 10 - 11.30
Lake @ Higher Farm
Join Emily for an uplifting morning of outdoor yoga, followed by a wild swim. Head up to The Farm Caff after for coffee and pastries. -
Harvest Festival
Saturday 27th September, 12 - 9pm
Join us for a family-friendly day of autumn celebrations at the farm! Enjoy live music, harvest-themed activities, a special street-food menu from the Farm Caff, and plenty more. Free entry for everyone!
The Farm Caff
Our restaurant is about reconnecting our plates to where our food comes from — to the soil, our ecosystems and to nature.
Instead of bringing the farm to the table, we’ve brought your table to the farm. Across the land, we use natural growing methods to create healthy ecosystems with rich, living soil, as we strive to grow the most delicious food for your plate.
Courtyard Bar & Pizza Saturdays
During the summer, our courtyard bar is open serving local pints, natural wines, seasonal cocktails and proper 0% options, plus classic bar snacks and Monty’s cheese toasties.
On Saturdays, a local pizza chef joins us to serve wood-fired pizza from 12pm - 7pm.
Tucked away in the heart of Somerset, our cosy ensuite cabins are an escape into nature, and a chance to enjoy our natural farm.
Nature Cabins
Lakeside Sauna
We partner with Rambling Hearth Sauna to bring you a (sort of) lake-side spa. Enjoy the benefits of a wood-fired sauna with refreshing wild dips in our lake.
Open Thurs - Sun.
Booking in advance is required.
Opening Times
Pizza Saturdays
Every Sat in July & Aug, from 12
Wild Swimming & Farmtivities
Wed – Sat: 9 – 9
Sun: 9 – 6
Lakeside Sauna
Thurs – Fri: 2 - 9
Sat - Sun: 9 - 6
The Farm Caff
Coffee & Bits: Wed – Sat, 9 – 12
Lunch: Wed – Sun, 12 – 3
Dinner: Thurs – Sun, 6 – 9
Full Breakfast: Sun, 9 – 11
Courtyard Bar
Wed – Thurs: 12 - 6
Fri & Sat: 12 – 9
Sun: 12 – 6
Booking Info
Please book: The Farm Caff & Lakeside Sauna
No booking needed: Courtyard Bar, Wild Swimming & Farmtivities
Wild Swimming
For paying customers only
Swim at your own risk
Children must be supervised
Open Wed - Sun, from 9 - 9
No swimming after dark
Plan your visit
Our Address:
Higher Farm, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6QF
There is plenty of free onsite parking.
Getting here:
We’re located in Sutton. Use the maps below:
Google Maps
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Public Transport:
Castle Cary train station is only 5 mins by car or a 15-min walk.
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No need to book ahead. Our swimming lake, rowing boat and farmtivities are open to all our customers during our opening times. Wild swimming and rowing is at your own risk.
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We have free onsite parking. Please only use our car park and be respectful of our neighbours when arriving and leaving Higher Farm.
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Our Courtyard Bar, Saturday Pizza and other experiences don’t need booking.
We recommend booking a table at our restaurant over the weekend.
Drop Chrisb@higher-farm.co.uk a message if you have questions about booking a table or large group. -
Yes! We have ‘farmtivities’ for the little ones, lots to explore and can do half portions in the restaurant.
We are a working farm with animals, vehicles and machinery. Children must supervised at all times and are not allowed to climb on our tractors. -
Yes, we welcome dogs at the farm and in the restaurant. Please ensure you clean up after them and keep them on a lead, we have geese, ducks, pigs, horses, goats and other animals.
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Yes, we have two en-suite Nature Cabins. Please book them in advance here.
We do not allow campervans or camping overnight.