Self-Guided Visits for Schools and Groups at Barleylands

Self-Guided Visits

Great Value Farm Visits for Groups, Nurseries and Preschools

We are proud to hold our Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge!

Registered groups bringing a minimum of 15 paying visitors over the age of two during term time, are offered reduced entry fee from £10.50 (excluding VAT) per person, under 2’s are £2.00 (excluding VAT). We also offer free adult places depending on the size of your group. You can enjoy the daily activities in the park, and enjoy our indoor and outdoor play click here to see the Farm Park timetable. We offer upgrades for £1.00 extra per child and this gives you the benefit of a base for the day, some free animal feed, your very own tractor and trailer ride and a FREE child ticket for all children over 2 to come back and visit the farm. This ticket is not valid against any future school/group visits).

Group visits: we offer group visits at weekends and school holidays. If bringing 25 paying customers or fewer, you can book via our farm park online booking system and receive 20% off the entry cost on the day you have chosen to book.

For groups bringing more than 25 paying customers, please contact [email protected] or complete a booking enquiry form, and our education officer will be able to help with your group rate and requests. Larger groups do need to book two weeks in advance and invoices need to be settled prior to the date of your visit.

Please note, weekend and school holiday group visits do not include a free day pass to come back and visit the farm park.

To secure your visit, we ask for a deposit. Once received, a confirmation e-mail will be sent. We ask for payment before the visit or at least on the day of the visit. We welcome two members of staff to come for a pre-visit free of charge when arranged with our Education Team beforehand. .

We have a large FREE car park for coaches and cars and we offer coach drivers a voucher to exchange for a tea/coffee in the Tiptree Tea Room.

From STEM education to literacy and history we have something to suit all ages and all learning outcomes. See our FAQ’S for further information.

Are you looking for a more structured visit?

Not only do we offer a range of Themed Days which are more structured, education team led and curriculum linked, but we also offer bespoke days for our younger visitors with our Preschools packages.