West Town Farm and Education
West Town has been hosting school visits for over 10 years. The farm has an incredible range of locations including an old railway cutting, newly planted orchard, stream, meadows and woodland. We have a wide experience of working with groups from nursery, through primary and secondary up to college and beyond!
West Town and organicARTS
The partnership between West Town and organicARTS allows a rich variety of opportunities for your visit from practical farming bedding out the cows and pumpkin harvesting to creating a willow pig and storytelling in the orchard. If you have particular themes and objectives then our team of farmers, educators and artists can create something specially for you!
Types of visit ...
Natural England Funded Visit
An introduction from us based on food, farming and/or environment. After this you can use the farm trail and/or other farm resources, typically for a two-hour visit. We can provide these visits for free, as they are funded by Natural England as part of our Environmental Stewardship Scheme.
Charged Visit
Fully led by us and charged at £4 / person up to 40 people with a minimum of £80. This might be art based, storytelling, animals, environment etc.
How to find out more and make a booking
- Phone or email us
- Check the date!
- Speak to the session leader, discuss the best type of visit and arrange a pre-visit
- At the pre-visit we will talk to you about how to meet your objectives in a creative and informative way. You can walk around the farm with us, finding the best locations and carrying out your risk assessment.
- We will send you a session outline, a risk assessment and a map!!
- You arrive and have a great visit!