NEW EXPERIENCE: Pumpkins in the Barn  Fancy a cosy, creative afternoon at the farm? Bring your besties, family or just yourself and join us for two hours of autumn fun!  🐐 We'll start with an hour exploring the farm and enjoying goat cuddles 🎃 then settle in for an hour of pumpkin decorating and relaxing.   🎨 Your ticket includes one pumpkin and all the craft supplies you'll need.  Ticket price: £25 per person.  Duration: Two hour experience.

Join us at ivy Dene Animal Sanctuary for our annual Christmas event and this year it's going to be off the charts! There will be; 🌲 Our official festive light switch on at 4pm 🎅🏻 Santas Grotto,  🛍️Craft market with lots of stalls selling beautiful handmade gifts for all occasions and  🥞Dutch pancakes 🥧Homemade pies  ☕ Hot chocolate shed 🦙You get to meet and feed all our animals 🎁Pick a Present (adults) 🎉Pick a Present (kids) 🧝🏻‍♀️Elf Hunt  🛍️Old school Bran tub 🐴Pony grooming and dress up £12 per person and this includes a bag of feed for our animals and 5 activity tickets!

Farm club runs 10.30-12.30  On a Sunday, we offer a session for 5 - 15 year olds to come and spend two hours at the farm (with or without parents!) And learn the ropes of working on a farm, taking care of animals and most of all- being safe around them. Every week will be a little different due to people block booking, so no week will be absolutely the same and it's child-led, so I will go off the children's favourite things to do. ❁ We'll have a walk around the animals, getting to meet them close up and enter their enclosures to give them cuddles. ❁ Farm crafts, if that's what they choose to do. Every week there will be a new craft set up and ready to be done.  ❁ Cleaning out the animals and learning what foods they eat- we'll make it fun and everyone works together. ❁ We'll work on learning about each animal and what makes them different from the rest. For example, you'll see the huge difference between our llamas and alpacas!  ❁ Egg hunts!  ❁Biscuits & Juice, of course. You can't be on a farm for two hours without a biscuit, surely. The goats, sheep and horses all enjoy a biscuit too, so you guys should aswell!  Can't wait to see you!

🦙Meet and Greet🦙 Includes: 🦙Meet and feed all our alpaca herds, go into their stables and give them cuddles 🐹Guinea pigs feeds and cuddles 🐏Sheep meet and feed 🦆Duck feeds 🐓Chicken cuddles 🐴Pony feeds 🐑Sheep meet and feed Chill out time afterwards where you can play games in our sand paddock (weather depending) and wander our barn at your leisure,   Please note, our chickens are free roaming but very friendly. 👩🏻‍🌾Farmer Experience👩🏻‍🌾 Includes a tour of the farm and meet all our animals in their stables or fields. 🦙Alpaca feeding , info and meet and greet, learn how to put a head collar on and take them for a walk round our sand paddock (weather dependent) 🌞Sunny days we will hike out into our buttercup field to meet greet and feed our alpacas 🌨️Rainy days we will take our alpacas for a little stroll down our corridor , feed them and fill some haynets for the for them to gorge on 🐑Meet and feed our super friendly Valais black nose sheep and our 4 cheeky greedy sheep in their outdoor pens  🐹Guinea pigs feeds and cuddles in our cozy corner 🐰Rabbit snuggles with our little diva dwarf rabbit  🐇Cuddles with Fudge, our super friendly fluffy miniature lop rabbit and Clara , our gorgeous velvet Rex rabbit. 🐹Cuddles with our Grandad Guinea pigs, the oldest and greediest piggies we have 🐱Cat cuddles and treats with our super affectionate barn cats 🦆Duck feeds ,🐓Chicken cuddles 🐴Pony feeds  👩‍🌾Get involved with farm chores such as filling haynets, chopping veg, or planting Any child attending the Farmer Experiences must be accompanied by a booked adult ticket  TERMS AND CONDITIONS  *Parental supervision and involvement is mandatory at all times *Children under the age of 5 are not permitted to hold our animals. This is in the interest of our animals safety *There is no running or chasing after our animals, if any children do this, they will be told off. *No children are permitted to pick up our animals , we will pick them up and pass them to the children. Any children caught attempting this will be told off. *Our animals are all rescues and as such deserve love and comfort which will be our first priority  All experiences and visits are non refundable if cancelled by yourselves after 24hrs before the visit or experience time. *If we have to cancel your visit or experience due to farm emergencies or horrendous weather then we will do our best to rebook you at your convenience. Refunds will not be given. *Proceeds from all our events go towards the care of animals, including their feed, vet bills, copious amounts of veg and a never ending supply of pampering ❤️ Therefore if a visit is cancelled by yourselves after the 24hrs before your visit, the money from your visit will go towards our animals and NOT kept in credit for another visit. *Please give us as much notice as possible if you wish to cancel or rearrange so we can offer time slots to others and let our volunteers know.

Our Pony Pals Club gives you the chance to get involved in real pony care 🐎🫶 🪮 Grooming Ponies Learn how to brush, care for coats and keep ponies comfortable and happy. 🐴 Hoof Picking & Basic Pony Care Understand hoof care, why it’s important and how to safely help clean hooves. 🚶‍♀️ Leading & Walking Ponies  Build confidence while learning safe handling skills and how to walk a pony correctly. 🌾 Filling Hay Nets Help prepare feeds and understand what ponies need to stay healthy. 🥕 Preparing Feeds  Get involved in making up feeds and learn about pony nutrition. ❤️ Learning Kindness & Responsibility  Develop patience, empathy and confidence around animals. 📚 Educational Animal Care Experience  Learn practical pony knowledge in a relaxed, supportive environment.

ᴀʟʟ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱᴇꜱ ꜱᴜɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴇ-ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴀɢᴇ. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʙᴀʙʏ, ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ꜱᴜɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ. 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺'𝘴🪄 ₁₀.₃₀₋₁₁.₃₀  ♫ Create your magical crafts, then look for fairies in our fairy garden ♫ Have a look around the farm, meeting all of our lovely animals and giving them cuddles if they're feeling up to it. ♫ Play time in our fairy garden!  𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘺 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺'𝘴🎨 ₁₀.₃₀₋₁₁.₃₀ ✎ Animal themed art & crafts in the barn, using lots of different sensory play textures.  ✎ Have a look around the farm, meeting all of our lovely animals and giving them cuddles if they're feeling up to it. ✎Play time in our fairy garden!  𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺'𝘴🪲 ₁₀.₃₀₋₁₁.₃₀ ❀ Nature hunt for crafting supplies to use for our nature themed crafts ❀ An insect hunt using binoculars, magnifying glasses and cups ❀ If raining or cold, we will have sensory play/crafts in our yoga studio. But a muddy puddle walk is always fun! ❀Have a look around the farm, meeting all of our lovely animals and giving them cuddles if they're feeling up to it. ❀Play time in our fairy garden!  TERMS AND CONDITIONS  *Parental supervision and involvement is mandatory at all times *Children under the age of 5 are not permitted to hold our animals. This is in the interest of our animals safety *There is no running or chasing after our animals, if any children do this, they will be told off. *No children are permitted to pick up our animals , we will pick them up and pass them to the children. Any children caught attempting this will be told off. *Our animals are all rescues and as such deserve love and comfort which will be our first priority  All experiences and visits are non refundable if cancelled by yourselves after 24hrs before the visit or experience time. *If we have to cancel your visit or experience due to farm emergencies or horrendous weather then we will do our best to rebook you at your convenience. Refunds will not be given. *Proceeds from all our events go towards the care of animals, including their feed, vet bills, copious amounts of veg and a never ending supply of pampering ❤️ Therefore if a visit is cancelled by yourselves after the 24hrs before your visit, the money from your visit will go towards our animals and NOT kept in credit for another visit. *Please give us as much notice as possible if you wish to cancel or rearrange so we can offer time slots to others and let our volunteers know.

A Pony Party includes; 🐴 Maximum of 8 guests 🐴 2 hour duration 🦙Meet and feed our Alpacas and Llamas 🐏 Pony arts and crafts 🐴Feed our beautiful Ponies 🦄Groom our ponies & dress them with the cutest accessories 🦄 Lead our ponies around the sand paddock 🎂Birthday cake (if you'd like to bring one) in our little cafe area  🌳 Play time or Chill out time in our Wild Garden  🦄 Lots of photo opportunities! 🌳 Party games (in our sand paddock or studio - weather depending!) 🧋 Moo-licious Milkshake Shack open all year round for you to purchase delicious locally sourced milkshakes  All experiences and visits are non refundable if cancelled by yourselves after 24hrs before the visit or experience time. *If we have to cancel your visit or experience due to farm emergencies or horrendous weather then we will do our best to re-book you at your convenience. Refunds will not be given.  *Proceeds from all our events go towards the care of animals, including their feed, vet bills, copious amounts of veg and a never ending supply of pampering  ❤️ Therefore if a visit is cancelled by yourselves after the 24hrs before your visit, the money from your visit will go towards our animals and NOT kept in credit for another visit. *Please give us as much notice as possible if you wish to cancel or rearrange so we can offer time slots to others and let our volunteers know.

Enjoy a Birthday party/ Hen Party/Celebration at Ivy Dene Animal Sanctuary! Booking for up 12 children or 12 adults, optional party bags and party invites *party invites can collected from our farm, dropped off if local or posted to you if the p+p is covered by yourselves*  An Alpaca Party includes; 🦙Meet our herd of alpacas, hand feed them, learn how to put headcollars on & take them for a small walk around the farm & get hands on with them, alternatively go into our our buttercup field and hand feed them and have lots of pics taken with them and cuddles (all weather and age  dependent 😂) 🦙Meet and feed our 2 gorgeous llamas  🐏Butt heads with our 2 Valais black nose sheep, give them lots of cuddles and a brush and groom(not recommended for children under 5) 🐑Meet our 6 gorgeous and friendly Baa-Baa sheep and they will demand alot of cuddles  🐹Meet and feed our Guinea pig herd in Piggy Playpen (3 children at a time in the Piggies Playpen) 🐴Greet our ponies and feed them as long as you're comfortable 😊 🦄Meet our herd of cheeky Shetland ponies 🦙Meet and feed our shy little bunnies in Bunningham Palace 🐐Meet and feed our adorable and cheeky herd of rescue goats 🎉 Partake in an (optional) Wellies Wanging in our Play Paddock, children and adults can get involved.  *Please let us know in advance if you like the Wellies Wanging option so we can set it up* 🎁Pass the Parcel 🧘🏻‍♀️Optional meditation in our Studio (recommended for adults parties only) 🎂Birthday cake (if you'd like to bring one) 🌳Play time or Chill out time in our Wild Garden where children can engage in all kinds of sensory and creative play!  🧋 Moolicious Milkshake Shack open all year round for you to purchase delicious locally sourced milkshakes  🧁Snack Shack open all year with cakes bubble teas and more!  TERMS AND CONDITIONS  *Parental supervision and involvement is mandatory at all times *You are welcome to bring packed lunches to enjoy outdoors in fine weather. If you would like to use our yoga studio to eat in , it's a £20 donation and we do ask that you tidy up after yourselves so it's ready for yoga classes *Children under the age of 5 are not permitted to hold our animals. This is in the interest of our animals safety *If you would like to book a party for under 5 year olds, the maximum number of party guests is 15 All experiences and visits are non refundable if cancelled by yourselves after 24hrs before the visit or experience time. *If we have to cancel your visit or experience due to farm emergencies or horrendous weather then we will do our best to rebook you at your convenience. Refunds will not be given.  *Proceeds from all our events go towards the care of animals, including their feed, vet bills, copious amounts of veg and a never ending supply of pampering ❤️ Therefore if a visit is cancelled by yourselves after the 24hrs before your visit, the money from your visit will go towards our animals and NOT kept in credit for another visit. *Please give us as much notice as possible if you wish to cancel or rearrange so we can offer time slots to others and let our volunteers know.