Seven Sisters Sheep Centre

The Seven Sisters Sheep Centre was a farm education venue in East Dean housing approximately 50 different sheep breeds alongside goats, pigs, rabbits, and various other farm animals. The site allowed visitors hands-on contact with the animals and insight into their care and management.

Terry Wigmore established the centre in 1987 after purchasing 120 sheep when the estate where he worked as livestock manager closed its operations. The project arose from his idea to give the animals a new future on a different site.

The center provided demonstrations of traditional farming skills including sheep shearing and milking techniques to preserve agricultural knowledge.

Visitors could bottle-feed lambs, take tractor rides around the property, and purchase feed pellets for the animals. The centre was easily accessible and offered hands-on activities for visitors of all ages.

The centre housed rare sheep breeds that commercial farmers no longer raised, contributing to preservation of genetic diversity. These breeds would otherwise have potentially disappeared from farming.

GPS coordinates: 50.75200,0.20700

Latest update: December 14, 2025 17:00