What educational stimulus and activities does
Old MacDonald’s Farm offer?
Our stimulus covers the areas of key stages 1 & 2.
Farm Animals
Discover and learn about a wide range of interesting animals bred for commercial use.
Petting Animals
Get close the children can touch.
Hatchery & Poultry Rearing Room
Discover how we rear the young animals.
Animated Educational Shows
Light hearted animated entertainment covering topics about life on the farm, life in an around the swamp environmental issues such as the need for recycling.
Educational Support
You can download educational fact sheets from our website our stimulus covers key stages 1 & 2 with quizzes puzzles games and interesting facts about the animals and life on the farm. To obtain our educational support information please email us here with your details.
Inside Information
We have an educational Officer onsite who can help you and give you the low down about life on the farm.
Facilities
- Teaching and study areas
- Cafeteria
- Picnic sites
- First aid
- Trained medical staff
- Wash facilities
- Toilets able bodied and disabled
- Disabled access throughout farm
- Lost child meeting point
- All weather surfaces
Safety Rules
At Old MacDonald’s Farm your safety is very important to us.
To ensure you enjoy your day out we have put together a simple check list of rules that we ask you to follow a few simple rules. Wash your hands after contact with animals it is important to wash your hands especially before eating any food. We have a large communal sink available to use and we also have fully equipped toilets available. Cuts and Grazes If you have any open wounds cuts or grazes it is important to keep them covered up to prevent against infection. DO NOT eat animal food the animal food on sale in our gift shop is for animal consumption only. Pregnant Women should avoid contact with sheep or lambs.
Traffic Light Safety System
We have a health and safety system implemented throughout the farm on paddocks and pens informing parents or carers which animals are safe to touch.
DO NOT TOUCH
ACCOMPANIED BY ADULT
SAFE
Risk Assessment
We are fully risk assessed. To obtain risk assessment information please email us here.
Free Pre Visit
If you would like to come down and visit the farm to make your own assessment please email us here.
Book and Pay Online
You can book and pay online for your school visit. To book online please click here.
