🌻✨ Sunflower Weekend at Kenyon Hall Farm: A Golden Summer Escape

#summervacay *Perfect for photographers • families • nature lovers* --- ### **🌞 DAY 1: Sunflower Spectacle & Farm Fun** **🚗 9AM:** Drive from Manchester (40min) or Liverpool (30min) → Free parking on-site **🎟️ 10AM:** Entry (£5 pp, open July-August) - Bring cash for honesty boxes! **📸 Must-Shoot Spots:** - **Tower Field** (climb the viewing platform for golden waves) - **Sunflower Maze** (lose yourself in 8ft blooms) - **Bee Garden** (spot pollinators at work) **🍓 12PM:** - **PYO Strawberries** (check ripening dates) - **Farm Café lunch:** Sunflower honey cake + lavender lemonade **🚜 3PM:** - **Tractor rides** to hidden fields - **Meet the alpacas** (feeding sessions at 2pm/4pm) **🌅 7PM:** - **Golden Hour photos** (fields stay open until dusk) - Dinner at **The Barn at Burscough** (farm-to-table) --- ### **🌾 DAY 2: Rural Lancashire Charm** **☕ 8AM:** - Breakfast at **The Windmill** (sunflower seed bread) - **Morning dew photos** (early access for photographers) **🚴 11AM:** - **Rural bike trail** to Martin Mere Wetlands - **Canal-side picnic** (grab goodies from farm shop) **🛍️ 3PM:** - **Take home:** - Sunflower bouquets (£10) - Blackberry gin (farm-distilled) - Alpaca wool scarves **🚗 5PM:** Return with camera full of gold --- ### **📸 Pro Photography Tips:** 1. **Wear white/blue** for color pop 2. **Low angles** for towering bloom shots 3. **Macro lenses** for bee close-ups 4. **Overcast days** = even lighting **💡 Know Before You Go:** ✔️ **Peak bloom** = late July to mid-August ✔️ **Wellies recommended** after rain ✔️ **No drones** (disturbs wildlife) **#kenyonhallfarm #sunflowerseason #goldensummer** 🌞 *“Where Van Gogh’s dreams grow in Lancashire soil”*