Who is TV star The Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen?

The Yorkshire shepherdess, author and presenter, has built a huge following through her Channel 5 and More4 programmes, which document life in the remote Yorkshire Dales alongside her large family.

Who is Amanda Owen?

Amanda is an English shepherdess, writer and television presenter.

She lives and works at Ravenseat Farm in Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales, where she became known for sharing the realities of hill farming and rural family life.

Amanda Owen (Image: James Speakman/PA Media Assignments)

Amanda first gained widespread attention through social media under the name “The Yorkshire Shepherdess”, with her growing popularity eventually leading to publishing deals and television opportunities.

Over the years, she has become one of the most recognisable figures in British farming television.

Where is Amanda Owen from?

Amanda Owen lives at Ravenseat Farm in Upper Swaledale in North Yorkshire.

The remote hill farm sits near the village of Keld and close to Kirkby Stephen on the Cumbria border.

Ravenseat is a working sheep farm covering around 2,000 acres in one of the most isolated areas of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

How many children does Amanda Owen have?

Amanda Owen has nine children:

• Raven
• Reuben
• Miles
• Edith
• Violet
• Sidney
• Annas
• Clementine
• Nancy

Her children regularly appeared alongside her in Our Yorkshire Farm and continue to feature in Our Farm Next Door on More4.

Several members of the family have also gone on to appear in their own spin-off programmes.

Is Amanda Owen still married to Clive Owen?

Amanda Owen separated from husband Clive Owen in 2022 after 22 years of marriage.

Despite the split, the pair have continued to work together on television projects and farming life at Ravenseat.

Both Amanda and Clive currently appear together in More4’s Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids, which follows the restoration of the nearby farmhouse Anty John’s.

What TV shows has Amanda Owen been in?

Amanda Owen first appeared on television in documentaries about life in the Yorkshire Dales before becoming a household name through Our Yorkshire Farm.

Her television appearances include:

• Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast with Julia Bradbury
• The Dales
• New Lives in the Wild UK with Ben Fogle
• Our Yorkshire Farm
• Winter Walks
• Amanda Owen’s Extraordinary Farming Lives
• Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids

She has also featured on several BBC Radio 4 programmes and made guest appearances on seasonal farming shows, including Winter on the Farm.

What happened to Our Yorkshire Farm?

Our Yorkshire Farm became one of Channel 5’s biggest factual hits after launching in 2018.

The documentary series followed Amanda, Clive and their children as they managed Ravenseat Farm in the Yorkshire Dales.

Amanda Owen and Clive Owen (Image: CHANNEL 4)

In 2022, Channel 5 confirmed that the programme would not return in its original form.

However, several spin-offs followed, including:

• Beyond the Yorkshire Farm: Reuben & Clive
• Reuben: Life in the Dales
• Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids

The More4 spin-off has continued the family’s television success by documenting the renovation of Anty John’s farmhouse.

Has Our Farm Next Door been renewed?

Yes. Channel 4 previously confirmed that Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids has been recommissioned for a fourth series.

Series three ended in February 2026, and while an official air date for the next instalment has not yet been announced, more episodes are expected later in 2026 or in early 2027.

The show follows Amanda, Clive and their children as they balance farming life at Ravenseat with the ambitious restoration project at Anty John’s.

Has Amanda Owen written any books?

Amanda Owen has also enjoyed success as an author and has written several books inspired by farming and family life in the Yorkshire Dales.

Her books include:

• The Yorkshire Shepherdess
• A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess
• Adventures of the Yorkshire Shepherdess
• Tales From the Farm
• Celebrating The Seasons