Big Red Shed open every day, 6am–10pmRaw milk bottled fresh every morning1 litre glass bottle milkshakes now inBring your bottle back and refill
Big Red Shed open every day, 6am–10pmRaw milk bottled fresh every morning1 litre glass bottle milkshakes now inBring your bottle back and refill
Mootop Dairy cows feeding together inside the barnMootop Dairy herd in the open-sided barn beneath a blue skyOpen entrance to the Big Red Shed and milk vending machinesFront view of the Big Red Shed with its doors openMootop Dairy welcome signs outside the Big Red Shed

your local milk stop

Fresh raw milk, straight from our farm.

Meet your local milk stop. Pick up raw milk from our own herd, stock up on farm eggs, or treat yourself to a milkshake at the Big Red Shed.

Our dairy cows at the feed barrierThe open entrance to the Big Red Shed with its milk vending machine insideMootop milkshake bottles on the picnic bench beside the farm

come on in

Welcome to Mootop Dairy

Come by the farm for fresh raw milk from our own herd, eggs and delicious milkshakes. You’ll find them at the Big Red Shed, open every day from 6am to 10pm. Pop in for your regular milk refill or pick up something tasty while you’re here.

open every day, 6am–10pm

Happy cows make better milk!

Help yourself at the Big Red Shed — raw milk by the litre or two, glass bottle milkshakes, and reusable bottles to bring back again and again.

plan your visit
Cow-print milk vending machine stocked with bottles of Mootop milk
milk, milk, moootiful milkhappy cows make better milkfresh and localbottled on the farm
milk, milk, moootiful milkhappy cows make better milkfresh and localbottled on the farm

it's easier than it looks

How the Big Red Shed works

1

Buy a bottle or bring your refillable bottle

Bring your own or pick up one of our glass bottles from the Big Red Shed.

2

Tap to pay

Card or contactless on the little screen. No coins needed.

3

Fill It up

Pop the bottle under the spout and watch it fill. Kids love this bit.

4

Enjoy!

Straight in the fridge. Bring the bottle back next time.

say hello to the girls

Meet the herd

They all have names, they all have opinions, and they're all very used to visitors. Bring the kids — the cows love an audience.

Mootop Dairy cows feeding together in the open-sided farm barn beneath a blue sky

go on, pick one

What's your flavour?

One litre glass bottles, shaken up with our own milk. Tap a flavour to have a proper look.

Thick, cocoa-rich and dangerously easy to finish in one go.

See all milkshakes

Find our latest special flavours on Instagram.

See specials on Instagram
Mootop chocolate milkshake bottle on a wooden bench outside the barn

Milked today

bottled minutes later

The Big Red Shed is restocked every day, and open 6am–10pm.

discover our raw milk

come and see us

Make an afternoon of it

The Big Red Shed sits right by the yard, so you may get to see the cows being milked while you fill your bottle. No booking, no fuss — just pop by.

Enter from Wingates Lane

Access to the Big Red Shed is from Wingates Lane. Turn into the farm driveway and follow it to Mootop Dairy. There is no direct access from the M61.

Wingates Ln, Lostock, Bolton BL5 3LT
  • You may get to see the cows being milked
  • Dogs welcome on a lead
  • Free parking by the Big Red Shed
  • Open every day, 6am–10pm
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“We stop at the Big Red Shed every Saturday. The milk tastes like milk actually should — the kids won't drink anything else now.”

Hannah W. · Big Red Shed regular

“The chocolate milkshake in the glass bottle is dangerous. I've started buying two at a time.”

Dave M. · Local customer

“Lovely to see the cows right there behind the yard. You know exactly where it's come from.”

Priya & Sam · Weekend visitors

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Welcome sign beside the Mootop Dairy barn
The Big Red Shed entrance on a sunny day
Three Mootop milkshake bottles on the picnic table
Our cows feeding in the open barn
Pink Mootop milkshake bottle in front of the barn
The farm barn beneath a clear blue sky
Chocolate Mootop milkshake bottle outside the barn
Milkshake bottles beside the fields
Mootop milkshake bottle on the outdoor table
The farm picnic bench with milkshake bottles