School Workshops & Tours
Surrey Docks Farm has an excellent educational reputation.
We offer a range of hands-on practical workshops and guided tours tailored to support the National Curriculum and specific teacher requirements. We have a fully equipped classroom, hand washing and toilet facilities. All visits must be booked in advance.
Farm Tour
Discover more about the animals that live on the farm including pigs, goats, sheep and poultry with one of our Farmers. This is an excellent opportunity for children to learn more about where their food comes from and to get up close and touch the animals. We will discuss the origins of different food including meat, eggs, bread and vegetables. Includes a hands-on animal feeding session with the sheep and goats.
Available to book on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday mornings.
Our Workshops
Our popular workshops enable children to gain more knowledge and practical experiences here on the Farm. Each workshop focuses on a specific topic and includes a tour of the Farm to meet all our animals.
Costs & timings
The cost for workshops and staff-led farm tours is £195 per class (maximum of 30 children with a charge of £6.50/child thereafter). This includes staff led sessions from 10:30am-12pm with 15 animal feed bags provided, followed by use of our classroom for your lunch from 12pm-1pm. After lunch you can independently explore the Farm until 2pm, we have a self-guided photo trail which is also available on request.
We also offer a self-led option for £80 per class. This gives you access to the Farm from 10:30am – 2pm and includes 15 bags of animal feed and use of our classroom from 12pm-1pm.
How to book
All visits must be booked and confirmed by the Farm in advance via the below enquiry form. To avoid disappointment we recommend booking well in advance.
We also deliver an outreach programme, through our Mobile Farm project we can bring our animals to your school or nursery.
Teachers and educators are welcome to visit the Farm before booking an activity or to prepare risk assessments. Please get in touch to arrange this to ensure you arrive when the site is open.
If you would like to book a workshop or tour, please complete the below enquiry form. If you require any further information please contact Tracey Neil, our Education Coordinator by email.