School visits and Teaching
Roves Farm is a working farm open to the public. It is situated at the foot of the Wiltshire Downs, on the banks of the River Cole. Its varied soils, farming methods, wildlife habitats, facilities and experienced staff make it an ideal place for people to visit to expand their knowledge, put ideas into practice and have fun.

Facilities
Roves Farm boasts classroom areas, displays, toilets (including disabled), ample car parking for several coaches, tea room and shop, indoor eating area, barn, tractor and trailer rides, meadows, crops, woodlands, river and ponds and of course, lots of farm animals! The patio and play area are popular in the summer.

Every effort has been made to make the farm accessible to all.

Education Policy
Most topics can be taught at Roves Farm. Each will be planned to ensure pupils have the opportunity to investigate situations for themselves to make classroom theories come to life. An environmental awareness will be fostered with all visitors.

Teaching Expertise
Our trained staff can make your topics come alive. All teaching is based on the National Curriculum from key stages 1 - 4 covering every subject. Every school visit is planned in partnership with school teachers to ensure the pupils visit is worthwhile and fun.

Organisation of the visit.
We like to ensure that you have a happy, interesting, educational and safe day out.
In order that events run smoothly, we would like to be aware of the following:-

• The date of the visit and time of arrival and departure.
• The number of adults (teaching staff, ancillaries and parents).
• The number of children and their age.
• Any special needs.
• The educational context in which the visit is to be made and its objectives.
• Any particular aspects of the farm which the group will want to see or talk about.
• The attitudes on either religious or moral grounds of anything that might cause embarrassment to any member of the group.

You can use our online booking form by clicking here, or you can download a PDF version to send in by clicking here.