Open 9am-5pm, 7 days a week. Bus tours at 10am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm.
Reservations highly recommended!
You may pet any of the animals that come up to the fence. Please be cautious as they are farm animals, not pets. Please do not feed farm animals with outside food. You may feed the animals with treats that are for sale in the gift shop, $1 per bag. For interaction with our animals, check out our Farm Animal Fun Tour below.
Amish children attend private one-room schools. You can visit an Amish-built schoolhouse that is located on our farm. The schoolhouse is open 7 days a week. Use the scavenger hunt and make the visit to the schoolhouse educational and fun.
It is not uncommon to see our Amish friends and neighbors working side by side with “English” (non-Amish) and The Amish Farm and House is no exception. In addition to our Amish farrier and various Amish friends who regularly sell their wares through our farm, we are pleased to have various artisans that find their home at the Amish Farm and House. Learn more about the Artisans here.
Amish children do not use bicycles. Instead they use two-wheeled scooters. You can take a real Amish scooter for a spin on our farm at no extra cost! Mom and Dad will love the scooters too!
The self-guided audio tour will teach you about features and the history of our property. You’ll learn things like how the windmill functions, why the Amish used limekilns, and the unique story behind our covered bridge. The audio tour is included with any ticket purchase.
Grab a scavenger hunt map from the lobby area and use it to find your way through our 2-acre, quilt patterned corn maze. The corn maze is open from mid-July through October.
Kids will love our farm-themed playground, the corn table, and our happy hopper bouncers. For older children, we have a fun (and educational) scavenger hunt. “Bee” sure to check out our active beehive too! Don’t leave the farm without milking our demonstration cow “Buttercup”
Make it a day trip and pack your lunch. We have a large picnic area and several surrounding restaurants that offer takeout options. During the summer we also have an Amish chicken BBQ stand on our farm. During the summer months, this is where Goat Yoga classes are held.
Enjoy a BBQ meal picnic-style on our farm! The BBQ Barn has several delicious lunch and dinner options that will have you coming back every weekend.
See pin #28 on the map below to see where the BBQ Barn is located on our farm. You are welcome to order take-out from the BBQ Barn even if you’re not purchasing an Amish Farm and House ticket.
Masks are not required on the farm. Masks are required inside the ticket lobby and gift shop for guests who are not yet fully vaccinated.
This is a great option for families with young children who may not have the attention span yet for our guided tours. The farm-only pass is valid for the entire day. $10 per adult/$7 per child/Toddlers are free.
Reservations not required. Purchase tickets when you arrive.
We also offer Annual Farm Passes for families who want unlimited visits to the farm. $24.95/adult, $19.95/child, toddlers are free. Passes can be purchased at the farm.
Choose from several bus tour options or a farmhouse tour option. All tour options include access to our farm activities. We encourage you to come early and enjoy the farm before your tour starts.
Available Beginning in May
This seasonal tour is perfect for kids! You’ll get a little dirty, have a lot of fun, and interact with our animals. So put on your boots, grab a feed bucket and let’s get busy! We’ll take you on a walking tour of our farm and let you get behind the fence and interact with as many farm animals as possible.
Activities may include: cuddling with baby goats, collecting eggs, bottle feeding a calf (when available) and feeding our sheep, horses, and donkeys. All-day access to the 15-acre farm.
*This tour starts in the morning, as we are feeding the animals their breakfast.
Reservations are required, walk-ins not accepted. Get Tickets
Goat Yoga? Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like. A whole bunch of baby goats run around while you do yoga. It’s a fun and exciting way to spend time with baby goats. Book your class soon, as tickets go fast. All tickets also include access to our 15-acre farm.
Facts About Our Farm
*Artisans and vendors may not be available every day.
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22 feet to water
This is where the cooking kettles and a water cooled refrigerator is located. Water that is pumped from the spring house feeds the water cooled refrigerator. From the refrigerator, the water flows by gravity to the barn. This water is then used for the animals.
The pump is powered by the water wheel (#16) via wire.
Rachel Esh, our resident Amish quilter, sells her crafts in this shed. Rachel is here Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from April to October.
Our resident blacksmith, Andrew, is in our blacksmith shop from June through August. Stop by the shop to see Andrew forging items out of metals. You can purchase some of his items in the blacksmith shop and in our gift shop.
See how the Amish plant, grow, harvest and strip tobacco. See and smell actual tobacco that came from the fields.
Smoke House, and Drying House
Although this feature is no longer used in our house, you can see how the windmill is powered only by wind. They work quietly and are nonpolluting.
Learn about the milk production process.
This is the entrance to the lower end of our 1803 stone bank barn. Take a look inside the barn which is home to a variety of farm animals.
This barn was built on stone pillars. The top of the barn is used for storing hay and straw. The bottom is used as a shelter for animals and farm equipment.
This wagon typically contains everything need for an Amish church service. Each week church is held at a different Amish home.
For peacocks and pheasants
This covered bridge was built in 1855 by an Amish crew from Strasburg.
Check out our sheep and alpacas.
The water wheel is fed by water from a mill pond, which is formed when a flowing stream is dammed. The wheel powers the cucumber pump (#3) via the connected wire.
Water wheel powers the "Peter Shirk Pump" which forces the cold spring water into the summer kitchen refrigerator (#2).
Where limestone was burned to produce lime for white washing, mortar, and fertilizer. The limestone that was used to build the house and stone bank barn was quarried from the property.
Experience first hand how the Amish travel around town. Adult supervision is required at the scooter run.
Built by local Amish men, our schoolhouse is an accurate replica of a modern day Amish school. The artwork found in the schoolhouse was supplied by local Amish kids.
Check out our goats and our famous goat bridge. Feeder machines are available to give our goats a special treat.
This is where our resident woodcarver, Chris Lubkemann, is located. Chris Lubkemann is a master woodcarver and the author of several best-selling whittling books.
Relax and take in the view while you enjoy your picnic lunch.
Enjoy our barn built in 1803. This barn was originally constructed using no screws or nails, rather a system of wooden pegs was used.
Practice milking our famous cow, Buttercup.
Try out your navigational skills in our quilt pattern corn maze. The corn maze is open mid July through mid October
The Amish BBQ Barn is open on Fridays and Saturdays. David King and his family offer grilled chicken, ribs and pulled pork. Come enjoy an Amish style picnic. We even have a beautiful picnic pavilion.
Welcome to the Amish Farm and House! This is where our house tours, gift shop and ticket lobby are located.
Our gift shop is open during our operating hours and there is no entrance fee. Inside you will find handmade Amish souvenirs, crafts, quilts and our clay artist, Esther.
