Bassy's Barn

25/08/2026

🌿 Hello everyone! We’ve had a few new followers so we thought we’d introduce ourselves…

We’re Bassy’s Barn, a small Community Interest Company offering calm, private visits to our miniature petting farm for SEND children and their families, one family at a time.

We know that busy attractions can sometimes be overwhelming, so we’ve created a quiet, safe space where children can enjoy meeting friendly miniature farm animals at their own pace. Every visit is tailored to the individual family’s needs, helping everyone feel relaxed and welcome.

We also welcome schools, care settings and other groups who may benefit from our peaceful setting, including people living with dementia and those with other complex needs.

Visits are free for SEND families, thanks to the kindness of our supporters and donations, and we rely on that support to keep providing these special experiences.

Carers attend free of charge. A small fee applies to other groups and individual visits, with prices available on request.

If you know a family, school, support group or organisation that might benefit from a visit, we’d be so grateful if you could share this post with them.

Thank you for helping us spread the word and support our little farm. ❤️

For more information, please see our flyer or visit our website

03/08/2026

☀️Wow it was another hot one today! ☀️

🐴 We took our two miniature Shetlands Patch and Harley for a gentle walk down to the village with friends to get an ice cream. Patch and Harley really enjoyed leaving the field and going for a wander today, it’s a great way to get some exercise in for us all!

When we got back the ponies enjoyed a refreshing bath to cool them down 🧽

🐷 Then lastly a super cute picture of Crunchie and Humbug keeping cool in the shade 😎

01/08/2026

🎥 A huge thank you to Ben Hughes and his little mini-me for fitting us in on a Saturday morning to come and shear all of our sheep and, of course, Fudge the alpaca! 🐑🦙

It’s safe to say Fudge wasn’t the most impressed… to say the least! 😂 But, as always, Ben was incredibly patient with him, taking it all in his stride.

Fudge is still the only alpaca Ben has ever sheared, and we’re very grateful that he keeps coming back to give him his annual trim. He may not particularly enjoy his spa day, but he certainly appreciates it once it’s over! ✂️😆

Thank you, Ben, for your time, patience and all your hard work. We really do appreciate everything you do to help keep our animals happy and comfortable. 💚

21/07/2026

🍉❄️ Crunchie & Humbug are enjoying a refreshing frozen fruit and veg treat! 🐷🐷

With the warm weather, frozen treats are a great way to help keep our pigs cool while giving them something fun to sniff, crunch and munch. Safe to say these two are big fans! 😋

Who else thinks pigs are the happiest foodies around? ❤️🍉🥕🥒

25/04/2026

22/04/2026

We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported the farm 💚

Thanks to your kindness and generosity, we’ve been able to make some lovely improvements for both our visitors and animals to enjoy 🐾🌿

🪑 Our beautiful benches have been kindly donated by Wessex Community Bank

🛠️ A covered seat donated by Resurrection Furniture Alton

🐦 Bird boxes made and donated by Men’s Shed Alton

🌳 Trees and hedging generously provided by Hampshire Forest Partnership

🌾 Hessian to line our pond edge kindly supplied by Travis Perkins Alton

We are so grateful for all your support—it truly makes a difference and helps us continue creating a lovely space for everyone to enjoy 🐑💚

If you’d like to find out how you could help or support the farm, please feel free to get in touch—we’d love to hear from you 💚

We look forward to seeing some of you at our Open Day tomorrow!