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Young Farmers Days

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!

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.
For those aged 8 to 12

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).
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
10.30am
to
11.15am		 Mucking out: with the goats, cows and sheep safely out of the way, children are shown how to use their tools & how to muck out properly
11.15am
to
11.30am		 Break
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

Young Farmers Day Cost
Price per Day £25
Price per 4 Days £90

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

Tuesday - What's in the Wandle
Wednesday - Cleaning out the Duck Houses
Thursday - Farm Quiz
Friday - Poo-Picking the Fields

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.

Note: 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.

Parent/Guardian Consent Forms

Your child is supervised & kept safe throughout their day but it is important that we have an up to date Parent/Guardian Consent Form on file for them.  You can do this via our website (click on Customer Login here or on Website's home page) or via a hard copy:

Parent or Carer Consent Form Parent or Carer Consent Form (58 KB)

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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.