Educational Visits
School visits to Whitehouse Farm Centre are enriching, educational and exciting. Compliment your class room learning with a trip to the farm for some hands on learning, your class can see, touch and interact with our animals in a safe environment.
A trip to Whitehouse Farm promises to be a great value day out for School and Nursery groups.
We offer a FARMTASTIC learning experience whatever the weather.
Cuddle some small animals
Brave the creepy crawlies
Feed our large animals
Hands on learning
Enjoy a tractor ride
Bounce and play
Inspire young minds with real world experiences
Guided Farm Tours
Our guided farm tours are safe, exciting and interactive and we are happy to tailor them specifically to your curriculum topics/requirements.
Our aim is to provide unique educational opportunities for children and adults, where they can handle and feed a wide variety of animals in a safe farm environment
We are inspected and approved as safe for school visits and animal interactions by;
- KIWA
- LOTC (Learning Outside The Classroom)
- CEVAS (Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme
- NFAN (National Farm Attractions Network).
Get in touch to book your visit in by emailing our team at [email protected] or calling 01670 789998.
We're here to answer all your questions
Our team will plan and organise your whole day.
• Food for all children to feed the animals.
• Tractor and trailer ride around the centre.
• Use of our indoor multi-level soft play “The Farmers Den” and all outdoor recreation areas.
• A knowledgeable guide is provided for the duration of your visit. All our school guides are carefully selected, fully trained and adhere to a strict code of conduct.
We have a range of undercover facilities in case of wet weather (small animals, large animals, soft play, events barn, sand play within picnic barn and café.) The centre welcomes picnickers offering indoor heated picnic facilities as well as outdoor picnic areas for use in warmer weather. We operate a no smoking policy within all buildings and outdoor areas of the centre. The centre has excellent hand washing facilities throughout the farm environment including hand washing stations located at key points around the centre.
Here at Whitehouse Farm Centre the safety and welfare of our visitors is paramount. Should you have any questions regarding Health and Safety or Welfare, please contact our team. For contact details see our Contact Us page.
A copy of our risk assessment for school visits can be downloaded from our website.
Hand Washing - Why is it important and when should I wash hands?
Washing our hands is very important especially after feeding an animal.
At Whitehouse Farm Centre we recommend you wash your hands with soap and running water after feeding an animal, handling an animal, before you eat, after using the toilet and again before you leave.
The recommended time to spend washing your hands is at least 20 seconds!! We all know children like to get back to having fun as soon as possible, so they might just do a quick rinse. It’s a good idea for grown ups to wash their hands at the same time to show your little ones how it's done properly.
PLEASE NOTE: ALCOHOL GEL IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR A THOROUGH HAND WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AND SHOULD ONLY BE USED TO SANITISE CLEAN HANDS.
10:00 Arrival, Greeted from the coach by our school guide (s)
10:30 Drop off packed lunches and receive health and safety talk
10:45 Animal activities*
11:45 Toilets and hand washing
12:00 Lunch
12:45 Animal Activities*
14:00 Play*
14:15 Toilets, hand washing, pick up lunch boxes and bags
14:30 Guide will walk you back to coach
*Depending on each schools individual requirements we can tailor each visit and therefore the animals and activities will differ from visit to visit.
Times are used as an example and are flexible to meet each school’s needs.
We host visits throughout the year with the exception of January and November when we are closed and during December when our Christmas events are on.
If you would like a quieter visit consider coming in September or October when the Centre is still fully open with a variety of baby animals in their winter housing.
For more information or to book your visit please call 01670 789998 or go to our Contact Us page.
No deposit required, but payment must be made on the day.
Your contacts at Whitehouse Farm Centre are Heather Hogarty, Linda Robinson and Cheryl Jones.
Prices are as follows:
Children £10.95
Adults £10.95
1 adult is admitted free with every 2 paying SEN children.
1 adult is admitted free with every 4 paying Nursery & Reception children.
1 adult is admitted free with every 8 paying Year 1 or older children.
These educational prices are term time only, please speak to our team if you are arranging a visit during weekends/school holidays.
Book your visit today
There really is something for everyone, as well as animals & activities, there’s indoor & outdoor play areas to discover and explore, so it’s always farmtastic fun whatever the weather!
