For children aged 8 to 12
Your child will combine education with fun and hard work in a full day of activities on the Farm Yard. Children definitely need to like getting their hands dirty, don't mind sweeping up in the animal pens and enjoy caring for the animals no matter what it takes and no matter what the weather!
Price per Week (4 days)
£72
You can book by the day or for a whole week (Tuesday to Friday - we rarely run Young Farmers on Mondays because the Farm is closed). There is a discount if you book the whole week.
Arrive at 10am or shortly afterwards, with your lunch (or money to purchase food from the Cafe) and be picked up at 4pm. Wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. Ideal footwear are wellies or workboots but trainers are ok too (if you don't mind them getting very messy).
Please Note that the Farm Opens to the Public at 10am and we are not able to take responsibility for children on site before this time. Therefore, the ideal time to arrive for these programmes is just before 10am.
Example of a Typical Day
10.00am
to
10.30am
Name tags, arm bands and health & safety forms. If a child has already done an H & S form, they can start mucking out straight away.
10.30am
to
11.15am
Mucking out large animal pens. With the goats, cows and sheep safely out of the way, all children are shown how to use their tools and how to muck out properly
11.30am
to
12.30pm
Subject of the Day - (see right)
12.30pm
to
1.00pm
Scavenger Hunt
1.00pm
to
2.00pm
Lunch Break (Activity overseen by other staff)
2.00pm
to
2.45pm
Small Animal Cleaning Out and Handling
2.45pm
to
3.30pm
Afternoon Activity - (see right)
3.30pm
to
4.00pm
Returning Tools, Clearing Up and Feedback Forms
Please Note: Not all the above activities will necessarily happen on any given day. Other activities may be substituted in. The outline is a guide only.
Example Subjects of the Day
Tuesday - Grazing and Using the Fields
Wednesday - Grooming the Small Pets
Thursday - Cleaning out the Chicken Houses
Friday - Taking the Sheep for a Walk
Afternoon Activity - Mini-Lecture
Tuesday - What's in the Wandle
Wednesday - Cleaning out the Duck Houses
Thursday - Farm Quiz
Friday - Poo-Picking the Fields
Parent / Guardian Consent Forms
We need up to date emergency contact details for the parent / carer of each child. Unless you know that we have this infomation on file, please complete the form below and bring it in with you when leaving your child with us for their first day.
Important Notice: It is the Farm's Policy NOT to give refunds if you need to cancel a booking or cannot attend on the day.
