A space-saving milking facility includes an entrance passage way (17a) provided for receiving milking animals on a voluntary basis, a waiting area (11), a milking area (13) housing automatic milking stations (31), a post-milking area (15), and an exit passage way (17b), through which milking animals may leave the milking facility. The automatic milking stations (31) are arranged side by side along a row, the waiting area (11) and the post-milking area (15) are elongated and parallel with the row of automatic milking stations (31), the entrance passage way (17a) is joined to the waiting area (11) at a short side thereof, and the exit passage way (17b) is joined to the post-milking area (15) at a short side thereof. The milking facility is particularly aimed for herds of milking animals at grazing.
