Situated on the lower slopes of scenic Parlick Pike with views of Beacon Fell and the Fylde Plain, Big Blindhurst has been the home of the Kelsall family since 1950.

Currently farmed by Bob and Elizabeth, the 135 hectares supports a small herd of dairy cows in meadows below the farm and a flock of sheep on the higher ground extending to the top of Fairsnape Fell ( 520m / 1707 ft). The cows are milked twice a day and calve all year round, they are housed indoors in winter and fed on concentrates and silage made on the farm during the previous summer.

Collie dogs are used to gather the sheep which lamb mainly in April and graze outdoors all year round, receiving additional rations in winter.

Wildlife conservation has always been important to us. We have always had a good population of brown hares, lapwing, curlews and snipe etc breeding on the farm. Swallows also return annually to nest in the buildings. Trees have been planted and two ponds dug, these have attracted ducks, moorhens, herons, oystercatchers and visiting geese and swans as well as frogs, dragonflies and small invertebrae.

The farm meets with the following Farm Assurance Standards :

EFSIS FABBL FARM ASSURANCE SCHEME
(Approved producer of beef and lamb)

C.M.I NATIONAL DAIRY FARM ASSURANCE SCHEME
(Approved for milk production)