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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
- Pick an animal (See 'What can I feed?')
- Open your hand into a FLAT hand to make it look like a dinner plate!!
(Very important to keep your hand flat as animals have teeth and we do not want them accidentally nibbling your fingers thinking it's food). - Get some animal food from your bag and place it on your flat hand.
(Don’t put your bag too close as greedy animals, especially the goats, will try to grab it!) - Extend your hand so the animal can use its soft furry lips and tongue to eat the food from your hand!
- MOST IMPORTANT WASH YOUR HANDS! (See Hand washing)
You can feed our sheep, goats, horses, ponies, donkeys, Llamas, Alpacas, Emus, Fallow Deer, cows and pigs.
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