We’d been watching a farming programme on the BBC and saw Fen Farm Dairy in Bungay where they produce raw milk, cheese and butter to sell. The children were really fascinated by this, seeing the relationship between the cow, milk and diary based produce- so we thought we’d go and see the real thing!
Today was a gorgeous February morning with the sun shining and a perfect opportunity for a drive out and an explore. We’d driven past Fen Farm Dairy a few times and seen the ‘raw milk’ sign but had either been pregnant or on our way somewhere else! Today we stopped in, it’s really easy to find on Flixton Road, full directions can be found on their website here. There is a good stopping area, with ample room for several cars right outside the barns where the diary herd are kept. There were tractors and trailers working on cleaning out one of the barns and through the gate near to the milk shop you could see the cows feeding. The boys were fascinated by seeing the cows feeding and then the association with the milk we were going to get in the shed.
The milk shed has vending machines so that you can pop a pre-chilled milk bottle into the sterilising machine and then fill it. Two litres of milk costs £2.50 but as a treat I think it was worth it and my goodness it tasted good! Because of the milk vending machine I think the boys thought there was an actual cow plugged into the back of it! The farm also has butter, brie and a coffee machine where you can purchase a raw milk coffee.
Obviously this isn’t a day out but it’s a nice little stop off, we were on our way to Bungay Castle however would work equally well if you were having a few hours round the Norfolk Aviation Museum at Flixton (watch this space for a post on our visits there).
Thrifty Norfolk Mummy 