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Emmerdale’s Kelvin Fletcher opens up his family farm to the public

A former Emmerdale star has opened his farm to the public for an Easter Egg hunt. The actor is now a real-life Andy Sugden as he lives on his farm with wife Liz Marsland and their children.

The couple relocated to the Peak District, where they purchased a 120-acre farm on the edge of the Peak District National Park.

Last year their own BBC One documentary series Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure saw their journey to restoring the farmland back to its former glory and running it themselves.

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The actor, who won Strictly Come Dancing with Oti Mabuse in 2019, has opened the farm to the public for the first time for Easter.

The Fletcher farm is now open to the public for a spring trail where visitors can spot the animals on the farm, see the first lambs of lambing season and pygmy goats and collect hidden Easter eggs, MEN reports. Alice and the Easter Bunny will also greet visitors in a magical wonderland with an interactive show before they exchange the eggs for real chocolate ones.

Proceeds from the half-term event, which opened on Saturday and runs to Sunday, April 16, will go to the Peak District National Park Foundation, a conservation and access charity which exists to raise funds and support for the Peak District National Park.

Kelvin told fans: "We're really excited. It's the first time people have been able to come and visit the farm.

"We'll be manning it and it will be real family day out, regardless of the weather, rain or shine. We'll be encouraging kids to be kids and if they see a puddle, jump in it.

"There will be four sessions a day and people will get to see live action on the farm. We've got pygmy goats, piglets and alpacas. This is our second lambing season on the farm. We had 30 lambs last year and we're expecting 90 this year."

He added: "Getting the farm was stepping out of our comfort zone and from myself and Liz and the kids this is a little pop-up and a thank you to the public who have come on this journey with us." To book a place on Fletchers On The Farm Easter Wonderland click here and visit Eventbrite.com.

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