School and
Educational Visits
Book a visit to our exciting farm education and studies centre at Broom House Farm, 5 miles west of Durham. Our aim is to get children on to the farms for some outdoor education to learn about farming in the 21st century, and discover the relationship between the countryside and their food. Broom House is a working organic farm, with main enterprises of sheep and beef cattle plus arable, pork and egg production. We have been offering school and educational visits with a difference for 20 years and have won awards for leading the way in outdoor education. Let’s get children into the countryside for hands-on learning and fun!
Our educational visits are planned to fit around the needs of the group and take into account the seasons. This is a working farm and on the day of the visit activities will be organised according to the weather, the seasons and what is going on around the farm at the time of the visit.
Please note that the Forest Adventure Trail is also available for use for school groups. We are Forest School trained and can do Forest School activities. There are also quizzes based around the idea of being nature detectives and the trails can be used for orienteering and team building work. If you are working on a topic that fits in with any of our forest activities please let us know in advance.
Available Topics:
- Food - Field to Fork
- Seasonal activities
- Different Farming Systems
- Jobs & Our World
- World War One/Two - rural issues then and now
- Animals & their babies
- Growth & Lifecycles
- Habitats
- Mini-beasts
- Farm Diversification
- Organic Farming
- Orienteering
Our Facilities:
- Lots of handwashing stations, toilets
- Ample parking for coaches
- Visits include free admission to Forest Adventure Nature Trail
- Trailer rides (weather depending)
- Seasonal Scavenger hunts
- Large areas for play/games
- lunch space/picnic area/coffee making facilities
- Wet weather classroom
- Hundreds of acres of farmland and woodland
Important Information
We can accommodate groups of up to 60 children. Larger groups may be able to visit during the summer months by special arrangement, please get in touch to discuss your plans.
Programmes are tailored to the curricula needs of teaching staff. We cater for KS1-3, GCSE & A level field trips for Business Studies, Food Technology, Geography and Biology as well as special needs and non school groups. Visits can be half day at £5.00/head or full day visit at £8.50/head, with a minimum cost of £200 for a 4-5 hour visit and £120 for a half day visit. Cancellations with less than 14 days notice will be charged a £100.00 fee for pre-visit work. Appropriate staff/parental helpers will be free of charge.
Days out at farms are an enjoyable educational experience for many people. However, animals can carry infections that may be harmful to people, especially children and pregnant women. Please wash hands thoroughly with soap and water before eating and before leaving the farm.
Please read and download the necessary documents below before your visit, we want to make sure you have an enjoyable time while keeping safe.
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