Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park Cheltenham

All educational groups can pre-book the activities listed below, which are suitable for pre-school, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 groups. We are more than happy to tailor your visit to your group’s specific needs, regardless of age, so please do contact us to discuss the bespoke package which we can put together for you.

Chick and rabbit chat:

Find out about the hatching process of a chick and learn about handling and caring for rabbits and guinea pigs.

Farm safari and tractor school:
Enjoy a tractor and trailer ride around Adam’s farm and then test your skills on our pedal tractors (peak season).

Bushcraft:
Grab your expedition pack and head to the woods to gather fuel and create warmth and shelter.

Conservation zone:
Bug hunting, pond dipping and nature watching in our dedicated conservation area.

Rare Breeds through History:
Take the maths challenge quiz and learn about our British rare breeds and their place in the development of society.

Quest for the Cotswold Lion Maze:
An exciting and challenging maze where you can learn at every turn.

Jurassic Dig:
Explore our Cotswold fossils – including dinosaur foot-prints and learn about the formation of the landscape. And when the children want to let off some steam they can head to our adventure playgrounds, including:

– Bouncing pillow (Bouncing Billy for under 6’s, Jumping Jack for ages 6 and over)
– Assault course, including zip-wire and swings
– Sand-pits

Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park Cheltenham

Our visitors love the fact that the Cotswold Farm Park is part of a real working farm.

We offer relevant and tailored learning packages across all the key stages. We have a really knowledgeable, enthusiastic team and we offer up information in the same way that people learn from Adam when he’s presenting Countryfile.

SCHOOL PACKAGE

The cost of admission will be £8.50 per child and for every five paying children we will allow one free adult. Additional adults will be £12 each.

Arrival: 9:45am – 10:00am ideally

Upon arrival, you will be met by a friendly member of our team. You will be given a short drink, snack and toilet break if needed.

We will then host our Chick and Rabbit Chat, which explains how we breed and care for animals, as well as their life cycles. At the end of the talk, we will also include animal encounters with some of the smallest members of our herd. Children and staff are then welcome to visit the Discovery Barn to see more of our small animals
Following this, you will be given a bucket of animal snacks to take on the walkway and feed our rare breed animals (self-led)

Lunch will be around 12:00pm – 12:30pm

After lunch, you can enjoy free time and make the most of exploring the Animal Barn, Woodland Walk, Conservation Area and Play Areas

We can accommodate up to 150 people in a group, but will usually divide into smaller groups of 30 to deliver demonstrations and activities.

We provide curriculum linked activities for key stages 1 and 2, developed in-house. We provide activity sheets for the session and on the back are follow-up classroom activities. Our team of managers are experts in farming and we use external consultants where relevant. We can provide any information before the visit, on request.

Absolutely – it’s all part of the experience.

We provide guidance and a free pre-visit ticket, so teachers can do their own risk assessment if they wish.

Alastair Blant info@cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk

Cost of admission will be £8.50 per child and for every five paying children we will allow one FREE adult.  (Additional adults will be £12 each)

No, but we are a farm/predominantly outdoor attraction so suggest weather appropriate clothing.

Yes, all our duty managers are first aid trained, but it is advisable for school groups to also include a qualified first aider.

Shop – including a good range of pocket-money gifts.

Adam’s Kitchen and the Old Spot cafe offer hot and cold meals, sandwiches, home-made cakes and children’s lunchboxes.

We have open-air and under-cover areas to eat packed lunches, but it’s always best to advise of your requirements before arrival.

Yes, we regularly welcome disabled visitors.

Access to Adam’s Kitchen, Shop, Old Spot Snack Bar, Touch Barn, Demonstration Barn and Stables Snack Bar is by concrete paths with wide aisles.

A solid concrete path leads from the main entrance up to the Touch Barn, Adventure Play Area and on down to the Jumping Pillows and Maze. From here, access continues on to the Rare Breeds through History trail, Woodland Adventure, Hex Swings and Big Dig Sandpit, which is on mown grass but can be a little uneven in places.

Disabled toilets are situated behind the cafe and within the park in the Maze field?.

The Farm Safari tractor and trailer has recently been upgraded to include wheelchair access on every ride.

5th Feb – 14th March, 3rd Nov – 21st Dec open daily 9.45/10.00am – 4.00pm.

15th March – 2nd Nov open daily 9.45/10.00am – 5.00pm.

We are more than happy to provide these on request.