Overview
Teachers book your school trip to Swithens Farm here. Advanced bookings only please.
We charge £9.00 +VAT (£10.80) per child (minimum of 30 children), which includes entry to the petting farm and the outdoor playground, a tub of carrots, a guided tour of the animals, bottle feeding the lambs/calves, and a tractor ride.
School trips are from 10.00 a.m. to 3.00p.m, Tuesday to Friday in TERM TIME ONLY, between March and September every year. We offer sandwich boxes for the children, minimum order 12 boxes. They are £5 each & include sandwiches (choose from ham, jam, cheese & tuna), a packet of crisps, chocolate role & a piece of fruit.
A dilute juice is also included, or you can upgrade to a fruit shoot for 50p extra per child.We can provide risk assessments but recommend you do your own risk assessment for the farm and outdoor playground.
We take up to 90 children at a time and if there are over 30 they are split into groups with one group going around the animals while the other group are in the outdoor playground. There may be other schools on site on the same day and/or members of the public.
We allow 1 teacher or carer free per 4 children.
We can work around curriculums and organise demonstrations and/or activities depending on the time of year. A non-refundable £20 deposit is required to secure the booking.
Please call if you have any questions - 01132 828 828
Please note the full balance for the trip must be paid 7 days before the date of the trip. If a school trip is cancelled less that 7 days prior to the trip date, 50% of the balance will be due.
We have cows, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, donkeys, llamas, alpacas, Highland cows, rabbits and guinea pigs. We have a covered area where the children can have a picnic. This is only a covered area and is still open to the elements – not properly indoors.