Deen City Farm - Education

39 Windsor Avenue
Merton Abbey
LONDON
SW19 2RR
020 8543 5300
Charity No. 1008028

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Farm Tours

Bring your School class, nursery group or community organisation to us and have an Educational Tour of Deen City Farm!

You get value for money and an experience you will never forget.

A tour usually takes 45 minutes (unless arranged differently). Additional Activities can be arranged and vary depending on children and teachers/carers needs but may include:

watching and learning about alpacas, goats, sheep, cows, pigs and poultry
visiting the riding school to understand more about horses
exploring the layer shed
stroking some of the smaller animals
a trip around the Garden for horticultural learning

Farm Tours are great for all ages though we cater most frequently for those in the 4 to 9 year old bracket.

We have successfully conducted tours for 3-4yr olds, with our oldest group... well, we won't hazard a guess at their age!

We try to answer any questions thrown at us! We always provide a Health & Safety talk before embarking on any tour. Click here if you wish to refer to our draft risk assessment document and use this as a basis for your own risk assessment prior to visiting.

After the tour, groups are welcome to explore the Farm further under their own supervision. Many use this opportunity to visit the Farm Shop and to have lunch on in our outdoor picnic area.

Others use the time for a Classroom Activity or a Green Fingers Tour to learn more about horticulture in our Garden.

(Note. It is sometimes possible to use the classroom for lunch but not always. Please discuss this with our education officer when booking.)

Classroom Activities:

This can be very 'crafty'! The variety from which you can choose includes: felt-making, recycled paper making, healthy food workshop, creating bird feeders, making a scarecrow and soap making.

Green Fingers Tours:

This is an exciting activity expanding on the Garden Experience. It is likely that you will get to use simple gardening tools so prepare to get dirty! Click here for a little more information.

Our Capacity

Group Size	When we offer tours (all must be pre-booked)
Up to 15	You can book any day from Tuesday to Friday.
Up to 30	Tuesdays & Thursdays; groups are split into two smaller groups of no more than 15 and two tours run concurrently.
Up to 60	We are only able to accommodate large groups on Thursdays. On these occasions, groups are split into 3 or 4 smaller groups.

Prices

Booking	Price
Farm Tour	£3 per child (£2.50 for nursery children as the tour is shorter)
Greenfingers Garden Tour	Additional £1 (though please enquire if you want this tour without a Farm Tour)
Classroom Activity	£1.50 to £3 per child depending on the activity

To book your tour and discuss options, please call Aga, our Eduction Officer, on 020 8545 2173. (Note. Deen City Farm cannot take responsibility for belongings brought to the Farm. However, the classroom is used as a base and is locked during the tour and can be used for leaving coats, packed lunches, etc.)

Deen City Farm is part-funded annually by the London Borough of Merton.

Some of our larger & most recent other funders include:

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