Celebrating 25 Years of The Pink Pig Farm
Bringing fresh air and organic play to families in Scunthorpe and beyond for a quarter of a century! And on Saturday 15th August and Sunday 16th 2026, we’d love you to join us for a Big Pink Birthday Bash!
For 25 wonderful years, we’ve been welcoming families onto our farm near Scunthorpe, and we think that’s something rather special to celebrate.
So, we’re throwing a proper Pink Pig birthday party… and you’re all invited! Spread the word and join us for a joyful, playful family-filled celebration fête on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August 2026, packed with everything we love most; laughter, fresh air, good food, and proper childhood fun. You’ll enjoy free entry to a local makers market, with live music and family activities. And when you book farm park tickets before Sunday 9th August using code BIGPINKBASH, you’ll enjoy a £4pp discount on gate prices.
It’s our way of saying thank you for being part of our journey, whether you’ve been visiting for years, or it’s your very first trip. Expect market stalls, classic fairground games, live music and more. We truly would love to see you here.
Hogs and kisses,
Sally and the team x
What’s Happening at The Pink Pig Birthday Party on 15th August?
For FREE, on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August, you can enjoy:
A local makers market full of lovely finds
Special family activities for all ages
Live music from wonderful local musicians
Competitions with fun prizes
Tasty food and drink stalls
And in the farm park (£4pp discount with BIGPINKBASH code when you book online before 9th August) -
Our much-loved Pink Pig tractor rides are back for this weekend only!
Foam party
Circus skills workshops
Full farm park access - animal trail, jumping pillows, adventure play, indoor soft play, toboggan run, sandpits and lots more!
And a little treat from us: a free Birthday Piggy Bun for every £15 spent in our cafés!
Anniversary Discount Code
To make the day even more accessible for families, we’re offering discounted entry tickets for the celebration fête, with £4pp off gate prices using this code.
Use code: BIGPINKBASH
Simply enter the code at the checkout when booking your tickets online for Saturday 15th or Sunday 16th August to receive your anniversary discount.
Want to run a stall at our birthday fête?
Interested in running a stall at our local makers markets on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August 2026? Please email sally@pinkpigfarm.co.uk with details of what you’d be selling, your business name, mobile number and email address.
Fees apply - spaces are limited and we do expect them to fill quickly. Please get in touch soon!
When, where and how much is The Pink Pig 25th Birthday Party?
Saturday 15th August and Sunday 16th August 2026
When: Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th August 2026
Times: 10am – 4pm
Where: Pink Pig Farm, Holme Lane, Scunthorpe, DN16 3RE (just a couple of minutes off junction 4 of the M180)
Gate prices: Adults - £12 | Kids (2+) - £12 | Toddlers (under 2) - £3.50 | Babies – £1
Online prices: Adults- £10 | Kids (2+) - £10 | Toddlers (under 2) - £3 | Babies – 50p
£1 booking fee per transaction, BIGPINKBASH code takes £4pp off the gate price (£2pp off the online price)
What we’re celebrating: 25 Years of The Pink Pig Farm
It’s hard to believe it all began with a simple idea… and a slightly chilly trestle table!
1999 - Starting out in the cold
We set up a trestle table at the end of our drive and started selling our eggs, sausages, bacon, pork, chickens and cakes to anyone who happened to pass by. It wasn’t long before we had some regular customers, and as more folk kept coming, we realised we needed to take a leap…
Can you spot my daughter Carrie wrapped up under the trestle table?!
2001 – Our little farm shop opened
So, back in 2001, we opened a tiny farm shop and a 24-seater café, after realising that selling our own homegrown food directly to local people was something truly special and something that Scunthorpe wanted and needed. That was the start of The Pink Pig Farm!
From there, things kept growing; steadily and always with local families at heart.
2005-2010: Steadily getting bigger
By 2005, we expanded the shop and café as more people discovered us. Around the same time, visitors began asking if they could see the animals… so we brought some of our animals onto a “trail”, then a few more, along with a small play area too. And without quite realising it, we had begun our journey into family days out.
2014: The turning point: soft play!
A real turning point came in 2014 with the opening of our indoor playbarn, giving children a place to play whatever the weather (a lesson I wish I’d learnt earlier: don’t worry about the weather!).
Over the years, we’ve added more and more for families to enjoy; from imaginative play areas and jumping pillows to tractor rides, sandpits and climbing spaces. We’ve always believed that simple, outdoor play - a bit of mud, a lot of imagination - is where the magic really happens.
All through the journey, most of our profits have gone straight back into updating the farm park to turn it into a place parents can rely on for fresh air and fun. There have been other big milestones!
2016: A toyshop and improved visitor areas.
2018: When Lidl and Aldi arrived in Scunthorpe, we lost a lot of local custom and sadly our farm shop was no longer viable so we had to close it.
2019: We introduced new play experiences (Piggy Tale Lane, jumping pillows, ride-on tractors and ever-growing adventures – always focusing on authentic, homegrown food and family fun).
2021: Along came the big climbing pyramids and construction sandpit.
2022: Next was a new climbing area for toddlers and a nest swing for younger visitors.
2023: Our beautiful wedding venue, The Old Wheat Barn, opened (clearing it out has to be the most successful of my many Covid lockdown projects!). It was a busy year, as our very first Pig Fest bringing music and community together too.
2024: We added a go-kart track in for even more excitement
2025: An arson attack destroyed our much loved hay bale play barn. Farmer Anna leapt into action putting out the fire with her tractor. The community was so kind; a dreadful moment n our history made lighter by the love and support of our wonderful customers.
2026: We picked ourselves back up and opened a brand new covered outdoor play barn. And we celebrate 25 years of Pink Pig adventures!
Through it all, we’ve stayed true to what matters most; good food, family, farming, and our local community.
Thank you for being there with us through it all!
We’d really love you to join us on Saturday 15th or Sunday 16th August to celebrate the journey.
Some especially exciting moments along the way
One of our very first big moments was having Scunthorpe United legend Alex Garcia officially open our tiny little play area. It felt absolutely enormous to us, even though looking back now it was probably smaller than one corner of today’s adventure playground!
A particularly unforgettable day was welcoming Prince Charles to the farm. He spent time walking the fields, chatting to school children, meeting local suppliers and hearing all about Lincolnshire farming life. In true Pink Pig style, the visit even included lunch in Sally’s kitchen, not exactly Buckingham Palace, but we did our best!
And then there was the rather surprising moment when I somehow managed to win Farm Personality of the Year! To this day, I’m still not entirely sure how that happened, but it was a huge honour and a lovely reminder of the incredible support we’ve always had from our community.
The truth is, the real excitement has always been seeing families make memories here year after year, and that will always be the most special thing of all.
Use code BIGPINKBASH before 9th August to save £4pp on entry!
The Greatest Joy Along the Way: You!
Some of our greatest joys have been the people. Families who visited us as children now bringing their own little ones. Team members who have been with us for decades.
And our own children growing up here, with the freedom of the farm (and the occasional bit of mischief involving tractor rides and hidden ponds!).
We’ve learnt a lot along the way, not least that optimism carries you through the hard days, and that the simplest things often bring the biggest smiles.
Our amazing team - we absolutely couldn’t do it all without them!
Over the last 25 years, The Pink Pig has been built by the most wonderful people, and we truly couldn’t have done it without them.
So many of our lovely “littleys” who worked here over the years have gone on to do amazing things. We now have doctors, vets, engineers, teachers, nurses; the list is endless. And I do feel so privileged to have given so many young people their very first taste of real work, responsibility and teamwork.
My amazing mother-in-law, Bridget, was always happiest rescuing lambs and caring for our animals with endless love and patience.
And of course, there’s Shirley, our very first employee, who is still going strong all these years later! Her loyalty, hard work and friendship mean the world to us.
To every single member of our Pink Pig family, past and present, thank you for helping make this place so special.
Looking Ahead: the Next 25 Years!
We’re so proud of our roots and everything we’ve built together, and we’re not stopping here.
Most of what we make goes straight back into the farm, into new ideas, new play, and better experiences for families like yours.
There’s still a very long wish list… So this celebration isn’t just about looking back; it’s about everything still to come. We’d absolutely love to see you at our Pink Pig Birthday Party on 15th and 16th August.
Don’t forget to use that discount code to take a nice £4pp off on-the-day ticket prices.
Use code: BIGPINKBASH
Simply enter the code at the checkout when booking your tickets online to receive your anniversary discount.
