Outdoor learning

Fun hands-on learning in line with    the National Curriculum

PRE-VISITS AVAILABLE Contact us to arrange your pre visit to discuss your School or Organisations visit.

 Learn in a fun outdoor environment.

Frampton Farm is a 26-acre smallholding located on the White Cliffs of Dover, nestled within an area of outstanding natural beauty on the Kent Downs, offering stunning distant views of Dover Castle and the sea.

We are a small family farm, home to a mix of rescue farm animals kept as pets, alongside our commercial ewes, which we breed for sale at market or to other smallholders.

We are pleased to offer a range of educational experiences, giving students and teachers the opportunity to spend time with our mini pigs, Boer goats, pygmy goats, sheep, alpacas, chickens, cows, and ducks. If you're visiting us during springtime, you'll also have the chance to meet our lambs and kid goats.

A visit to our Discovery Barn offers a hands-on experience that is both educational and fun, providing an engaging way to learn about farm life and our animals.

Free School   Visits

As a CEVAS-accredited farm, we are eligible to receive funding through DEFRA’s Educational Access route, allowing us to offer 25 free school visits per year. These sessions tend to fill up quickly, so please email us to enquire about the terms and conditions and to see if your school could benefit from one of these visits or be added to our 2026 waiting list. Our 2025 free visits are now fully booked; however, we still have some dates available for paid visits. Please get in touch to secure your spot!  

Your time on   our farm.

During your visit, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about how we care for all our animals, as well as gaining insight into the environment and wildlife on the farm. Both students and teachers will be invited into many of our paddocks for close-up interaction with the animals, offering a hands-on and educational experience.

Our animals all graze outdoors, but some require shelter from the rain, so we’ve built specially designed animal shelters in some paddocks. We also have various outbuildings and stables, which are used to house poultry, provide a safe space for animals giving birth, or offer medical care if any of our animals need attention.

Children love discovering fun facts about the animals, such as why we shear the sheep and alpacas or why sheep and goats have rectangular eyes. You can also choose to learn about the journey from farm to fork, and which animals produce which types of meat. Even the teachers are often surprised by some of the interesting facts we share!

Our school trip visits are for a maximum of 30 children, we are unable to safely accommodate any more than this at any one time.

Our  Horticulture area

We have an area of the farm which is dedicated to horticulture with a fruit & salad polytunnel, educational polytunnel for students to sow and grow their own produce, a green house, herb garden, vegetable patches and a fruit patch.

 We offer educational visits focused on growing your own food, where children can actively participate in sowing seeds and harvesting crops.

Around the farm we have hedgerows and British native trees, and in 2024 we have already started to work alongside students to plant more trees, including a small apple orchard and plan to create two new garden areas, to include a sensory garden and a wildlife garden in 2025.

Frampton Farm is a sanctuary for wildlife, home to foxes, rabbits, badgers, and a variety of bird species. While many trees have fallen over the years, the family is dedicated to planting thousands of UK native trees, not only to support wildlife but also to contribute positively to the environment.

Curriculum    Based

We are more than happy to tailor your visit to align with your current curriculum. Many of our Spring/Summer 2024 school visits opted for a full-day session, spending the morning learning about animals and the afternoon sowing seeds and exploring vegetables. If you're planning to visit during lambing season, we highly recommend booking in advance as this is a particularly popular time for school trips.

Our team are friendly, informative, and passionate hosts who love answering questions from both children and teachers. They’re excited to welcome you all to Frampton Farm very soon!

Contact Karen today info@framptonfarm.co.uk  to arrange a pre visit and to discuss your school or establishments requirements.