We are currently taking bookings for Sept - Oct 2023 and  Mar 2024 onward. Please read below for all the details...

We're passionate about educating children on food and farming, and there's no better way of learning than seeing it on the farm.

We've been running school trips for over 30 years and have a number of experienced professional teachers on our team.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?
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EDUCATIONAL FARM WALKING TOURS
Our farm tours are hugely popular with groups of all ages, offering an in-depth 60 minute tour of the farm led by an experienced teacher. The tour can be tailored to meet the needs of the group or a particular aspect of a curriculum. Some examples of our most popular tours are given here, and we’re happy to combine elements from different tours to create a bespoke visit. Click the [+] to read about each tour.

1. Food and Farming tour

Available all year round, this is the most popular tour we offer, covering topics such as the different growing seasons, sustainability, crop life cycles, farm machinery, history of farming, healthy eating and the large-scale production of food.

2. Growing Fruit and Veg

The perfect tour for summer and autumn, we cover some of the general farming topics from the ‘food and farming’ tour, with particular focus on visiting the fruit and vegetables growing on the farm at the time. This gives an in-depth insight into food production, nutrition and healthy eating. Groups often add the 'Pick Your Own Fruit' activity onto this tour (see below) to add a hands-on learning experience.

3. Herbs, Plants and TREES

A tour especially suited to spring time, or for those wishing to understand the growing of plants, their life-cycle and how to care for them. Visitors will also gain sensory experience with the smell and feel of different herbs and plants. Groups often add the 'Grow Your Own Veg' activity onto this tour (see below) to add a hands-on learning experience.

HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES (OPTIONAL EXTRAS)
Our hands-on activities offer the chance to 'learn through doing' and are particularly memorable for the children. The availability of these activities are seasonal (see the table below for details) and are designed to be done in addition to an educational walking tour. Click the [+] to read about each activity.

pick your own fruit

It's what we're famous for! Visit our fruit fields in summer and autumn and pick what's available with your own hands. Every child will get chance to pick a punnet of their own produce to take home and enjoy. A great way to learn how different crops grow and to encourage healthy eating.
(Please note this is session can usually be delivered from mid June until early September. Fruit availability will vary)

Grow Your Own Veg

Experience hands-on planting of vegetables, herbs or flowers in our plant centre in spring. With the help of an experienced gardening professional, every child will get chance to plant their own produce to take home, watch grow and enjoy the harvest. This teaches a number of lessons including the science behind the plant life-cycle, caring for living things and patience!

PUMPKIN PICKING

It's our busiest time of year, with thousands of pumpkins, muddy fields and grinning children! Subject to availability, school groups can book in during the first three weeks of October to come pumpkin picking. Children can pick their own small pumpkin from our outdoor patch or indoor display. ​ Note that pumpkin picking is a self-supervised activity (i.e. teachers are responsible for the children during their visit to the pumpkin patch) – we do not have our own teaching resources available during October.

TRACTOR TOUR

In addition to the Educational Walking Tours, we now offer a Tractor & Trailer ride around the farm too. Stopping at various points of interest along the way, this is often the highlight of the visit for the children (and grown-ups!)

WHEN CAN WE VISIT?
Groups are welcome to visit from the beginning of March to the middle of October. The calendar below indicates when the different tours and activities are available. Please note that all are subject to seasonal variability and we advise booking as early as possible - our tours are often fully booked several months in advance.

Month	Walking / Tractor Tours	Pick Fruit / Veg	Grow Veg	Pick Pumpkins
Jan	-	-	-	-
Feb	-	-	​-	-
Mar	YES	-	​YES	-
Apr	YES	-	​YES	-
May	YES	-	YES	-
Jun	YES	​YES	YES	-
Jul	YES	​YES	-	-
Aug	YES	​YES	-	-
Sep	YES	​YES	-	-
Oct	-	​-	-	YES
Nov	-	-	-	-
Dec	-	-	-	-

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
We're mindful of making our school visits as affordable as possible and have kept our prices as low as we can. View our prices for the 2023-24 academic year here: School Visit Prices 2023/24. 

HOW DO WE BOOK?
Please complete the enquiry form below and we will be in touch within the next few days to make arrangements with you. If you don't hear back within a week, please ring us.

Terms and conditions

1. All bookings are subject to availability.
2. Kenyon Hall Farm (we) request the school (you) pay a £50 deposit at the time of booking in order to confirm the visit.
   a. If payment of deposit is not made 14 days prior to agreed date of booking, we reserve the right to cancel the booking.
   
3. The £50 deposit is non-refundable unless, in the extremely unlikely event we must cancel the booking.
4. We open and operate school visits in all weathers unless a weather warning is in place at which point, we will discuss options with you.
5. In the event that we cancel your booking we will endeavour to offer an alternative visit where possible on a different date.
6. We require 5 business days’ notice for a booking cancellation. Bookings cancelled before this will forfeit the £50 deposit. Bookings cancelled after this time must pay 50% of the total cost of the visit.
   a. Cancellations must be made via email to events@kenyonhall.co.uk 
7. You are responsible for completing risk assessments for your visit. Upon request we can provide a risk assessment information sheet which can be used as reference; however, this cannot be substituted as the independent risk assessment. 
8. You can organise a pre site visit to complete any risk assessments by contacting the events team.
9. You must have adequate supervision ratios at all times, including during lunch, toilet breaks and in the shop.
10. You are responsible for maintaining the ratio of staff to children. Kenyon Hall farm teachers cannot be included in this ratio.
11. You are responsible for the behaviour and welfare of the children whilst on the farm.
12. Children must be always closely supervised by a responsible adult.
13. You must be mindful that the farm is also open to the public and so groups may come in to contact with members of the wider public on your visit.
14. You are responsible for disposing of any waste when using our spaces and for ensuring your waste is disposed of correctly.
15. We are an outdoor site; all visitors should dress appropriately.
16. For more information on the individual sessions we offer and what is included in each please see the price guide.