River Bourne Community Farm

About

River Bourne Community Farm is a working farm which is open all year and is FREE to enter making it accessible to all. This is a great opportunity to see a working farm and to get up close to the farm’s animals including: pigs, sheep, alpacas, donkeys, goats, Highland cattle, ducks and turkeys and a range of poultry, chicks and small animals such as guinea pigs and rabbits. Children can hand feed the animals for just £1. Feed is available from the Small Animal Barn. The farm has free parking.

New additions to the farm in the Spring of 2019 are ‘Two Wise Owls’ who will be bringing their fascinating collection of birds of prey into new pens in our farmyard.  You will be able to get up close to the birds, watch them flying and learn all about them.  

The farm consists of 5 acres of farmyard which is mainly accessible for disabled and elderly visitors and 53 acres of adjacent water meadows which are owned by The Devenish Bradshaw Charitable Trust and leased to the Community Farm. There are a number of permissive paths and nature trails around the farm (maps are available in the farm cafe). The River Bourne, which is a chalk stream with a variety of river life runs alongside the farm’s fields. Supervised river dipping sessions are available at farm events such as Cream Tea Sundays in the summer and are part of the farm’s educational activities with local schools. 

The farm has a shop and a warm and cosy cafe on site with indoor and outdoor seating areas. Free range eggs and farm meat are available in the farm shop as well as a range of other produce and gift items. The cafe sells hot and cold drinks, cakes and lunches. The shop and cafe are open from Tuesday – Sunday from 10am to 4pm. 

The farm welcomes visits from groups (by appointment). Guided farm tours are available and a range of lunches or cream teas can be booked in advance from the farm cafe. Parking is available for coaches.  

The farm holds a number of community events throughout the year including our popular annual one day music festival LIVE @ THE FARM on the Sunday of the last bank holiday weekend in May and the BIG DAY OUT in June. All events and activities are publicised on the farm’s website and Facebook page. Look out for adult and children’s seasonal activities taking place on weekends and in school holidays. 

Hirings – The Big Barn and Straw Bale Room is an affordable option to hire for weddings or blessings.  The farm is a unique venue for a special event that can be personalised to your taste.  There are many great photo opportunities such as – on the watermeadows overlooking the beautiful surrounding countryside, on our vintage tractor, with our donkeys, alpacas, small animals, birds of prey, hand-feeding the animals or even taking our pygmy goats out for a walk.  We can also arrange for your younger (and not so young) guests to have a tractor trailer ride around the farm.  We are sure that you and your guests would have a very special time!

Also our Straw Bale Room is perfect to hire for Children’s Parties.  Your party can include a guided tour of the farm and a tractor trailer ride!