The weather's been a bit hit and miss this holidays, but an attraction opening near Manchester could be the ideal opportunity to get those perfect summer photos. A Sunflower and Wildflower Patch has been created at Roby Mill Farm and costs just £1 per person to visit. There are props out in the fields, including a tractor, a swing, a scarecrow, photo frames and even a canoe and a piano.
After a busy launch weekend, the team at the farm, in Upholland, Wigan , need to give more flowers a chance to bloom, so the place will now be opening from Friday, August 30. Read more: 50 things to do with the kids in and around Manchester this school holidays Sunflowers can be picked there for £1 per stem, or six for £5. The wildflower patch is also incredibly popular, with a lot of people picking the wildflowers and making their own little bouquets to take home.
Wildflowers are weighed and priced at the till. Roby Mill Sunflower and Wildflower Patch (Image: Roby Mill) Farm events manager Katie Speakman said: "We opened this weekend, but due to the lack of sunshine we’ve had there was a limited number of flowers. We have been really busy and nearly all our open sunflowers have been picked, so we are going to close the patch till August 30 to give some more flowers the chance to bloom.
We are hoping that the sunshine this week will bring a lot more flowers out into bloom. "It’s been really difficult this year with the weather and some sunflower patches haven’t opened at all. When we .