Countryside Memories - Day Trips & Mobile Farm
Educational content
Educational content: Farmer Gow’s Education Ltd
Contact
Available
March - November
Suitable for
Special Needs, Care & Residential Homes
Booking
Full details
Day Trips to the Farm
Visit the farm, near Faringdon, an easy main road journey.
2-hour programme, designed around your needs including ‘hands on’ workshops ~ Meet the Chicks, Meet the Animals and Meet the Fowl.
Dedicated Group area for lunch or afternoon tea, close to disabled toilet facilities.
Complimentary ‘cuppa’ – a mug of tea or coffee included in the Group Trip rate.
Mobile Farm
We will bring the farm animals to you.
Visit designed around your needs and including ‘hands on’ workshops ~ Meet the Chicks and Meet the Animals
How to book a Mobile Farm
- Please complete our no obligation Booking Form and send it to Anne at education@farmergows.co.uk
- Sarah will then contact you by telephone to chat through your booking, discuss a suitable programme and check access for our farm truck/trailer.
- We will follow up the call by email with a programme and a quotation for the visit.
- The Mobile Farm is confirmed once you reply to our email.
Please note – the maximum distance we can travel is 1 hour from the farm. Any further is too stressful for our animals.
Size of Mobile Farm
Event
Medium Mobile Farm
Suitable for an Open Day, Fete, Birthday Party or Celebration
- A rotating programme of Meet the Animals activities provided throughout the day.
- Residents and visitors can attend/drop-in whenever they wish.
Farm Birds & Animals
Chicks and Chickens
Turkey and Goose.
Goat kids and/or Lambs.
Piglets (February).
Workshops
‘Hands On’ Activities
* Fowl
Handling - Chicks, Pullets, Chickens, Goose and Turkey.
Handling and Boxing Free Range Eggs.
* Herbivores and/or Omnivores
Hand feeding – Goat kids and/or Lambs.
Bottle feeding – up to 40 bottles available.
Cuddling Lambs (February and March)
Tickling/Patting Piglets (February).
Staffing and Supervision
2 members of Farmer Gow’s staff.
Residents may also need the support of staff/carers/family.
Suitable for up to 80 adults/children.
Cost of a Medium Mobile Farm
From £ 415 – price will increase with Travel Time from farm and Length of Visit.
VAT – Farmer Gow’s Education is not VAT registered.
Large Mobile Farm
Farm Birds & Animals
Chicks and Chickens.
Turkey and Goose.
Goat kids and/or Lambs.
Piglets (February).
Sheep & Goats.
Ewes with Lambs ‘at foot’ (February to May).
Workshops
‘Hands On’ Activities
* Fowl
Handling - Chicks, Pullets, Chickens, Goose and Turkey.
Handling and Boxing Eggs.
* Herbivores and/or Omnivores
Hand feeding – Goats and kids, Sheep and Lambs
Bottle feeding – up to 70 bottles available.
Cuddling Lambs (February & March).
Goat Walking.
Tickling/Patting Piglets (February).
Staffing and Supervision
2 members of Farmer Gow’s staff will lead the handling and feeding experiences.
Residents may also need the support of staff/carers/family.
Suitable for up to 120 adults/children.
Cost of a Large Mobile Farm
From £ 495 – price will increase with Travel Time from farm and Length of Visit.
VAT – Farmer Gow’s Education is not VAT registered.
Frequently asked questions
How far do we go?
About 1 hour from the farm, it depends a bit how far this is but google maps is a good guide.
How long can we visit?
30 minutes ~ 6 hours. Anne will chat through a programme with you to ensure your children and families get great farm animal contact.
How much will it cost?
We have quite a lot of work to do to prepare the Mobile Farm for a visit. We have to travel to and from your site and clean all our equipment on our return to the farm.
Once we have your Booking Form and you have chatted with Sarah, we will provide a quotation by email. You are welcome to accept or decline our quotation.
Please see minimum costs for Medium and Large visits. These guides are pretty accurate if you are local. They will increase with travel time and time spent on your premises.
Invoice
You will be invoiced at the end of the trip. The invoice will include direct payment details.
Farmer Gow’s Education Ltd is not VAT registered.
Where to send your Booking Form - education@farmergows.co.uk
Regulation
We are licensed to provide a Mobile Farm service with
* Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs - DEFRA
* Vale of White Horse District Council - VWHDC
* Trading Standards
Our licenses restrict the number of Mobile Farms we can provide to one per week. We therefore recommend booking in good time to avoid disappointment
Working Areas
We will arrive in the farm's Toyota truck. For Large visits we will also bring a 12' long livestock trailer.
Please provide an outdoor working area, accessible by the truck/trailer, approximately 10m x 6m.
The truck is a secure store for some of the equipment used during a visit. Truck access is therefore very important during the visit.
You are responsible for disinfecting indoor/hard standing areas prior to our arrival and after the visit. We recommend plastic sheeting or equivalent for indoor working areas. Disinfection not required on grassed areas.