Farms for City Children

Farms For City Children 2026 -

Farms for City children - Wick Court, Gloucestershire.

Wick Court is an impressive Elizabethan moated property once used as a hunting lodge by the nearby Lords of Berkeley and rumoured to have hosted Elizabeth I. The majestic house looks out across idyllic pastures to the reed beds of the River Severn – a view that has changed little since the first recorded farmstead stood on this land in the Middle Ages.​

​ Wick Court accommodates up to 36 children and 5 adults.

During a visit to Wick Court, children will be immersed in the practical and meaningful farming tasks of the day, such as:​

Feeding rare-breeds poultry and collecting eggs • grooming horses • feeding dairy calves • herding sheep and halter training lambs • feeding and weighing pigs • working in the kitchen garden to sow, grow, tend and harvest the fruits and vegetables • cooking nutritious meals using fresh farm produce • picking apples and pressing fresh juice • beekeeping • storytelling • Forest School activities like den building and fire lighting • birdwatching • willow harvesting and weaving • Bio-diversity walk & draw 

Children who learn outdoors know more, understand more, feel better, behave better, work cooperatively, and are physically healthier. The benefits of a visit extend long beyond the children’s time at the farms – they take their new skills and experiences back home and to school, with parents, carers and teachers seeing positive and lasting impacts on their behaviour, learning and self-esteem.

We are asking for a minimum donation of £50 towards the cost of the week. This can be made via our online donation page. If you are a UK taxpayer, it would be great if you could select Gift Aid, meaning we will receive 25p for every pound at no cost to you.

Please pay by visiting our website at www.wycp.uk and selecting donate. I will also send you payment details via Square, or you can make a card payment at the centre.

Transport

We will travel from our centre on two minibuses to the farm on Monday, July 27th, at 7 A.M. and return on Friday, 31st July^, leaving the farm at approximately 1 p.m. We aim to arrive back at the centre between 5 and 7 p.m., but this is dependent on traffic. We will inform you on the day and update you on our progress throughout the journey