Educational Experiences

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At Cragg House Farm in beautiful Buttermere, we provide inspiring, hands-on educational experiences that bring learning to life. Our working hill farm offers a unique setting for curriculum-linked school trips, outdoor learning, and environmental education — all designed to engage and excite pupils of all ages.

We can:

  • 🏠 Use our farm buildings as a safe, engaging base for outdoor learning and classroom activities.

  • 📚 Link directly to the National Curriculum across multiple subjects — thanks to Rach’s experience as a qualified primary school teacher — through topics such as:

  • 📝 Provide ready-made risk assessments for all activities and facilities.

  • 🏞️ Offer the John Muir Award, helping students discover, explore, conserve and share their experience of a wild place.

  • 💷 Signpost schools to available grants and funding, making visits more affordable.

Each visit provides a cross-curricular, practical learning experience that supports teamwork, curiosity, and environmental awareness — a true once-in-a-lifetime educational adventure.

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Workshops

We provide a cross-curricular, practical once in a lifetime experience that appeals to all ages.

🐑 Wonderful Wool — A Hands-On Learning Experience

Ideal for Key Stages from Foundation Upwards

Celebrate the heritage and creativity of farming in the Lake District while keeping traditional skills alive.
Your day begins with an interactive farm tour, meeting our animals and exploring how we work alongside nature to care for the land. Pupils will discover:

  • Animal habitats, life cycles, and adaptations

  • Food chains and food webs

  • Geography and land use

  • Sustainable farming practices

Then, experience the journey of wool — from sheep to finished product. Learn to spin yarn, weave on a loom, or wet-felt a piece of art inspired by the Buttermere landscape. Every child will take home their own age-appropriate handmade wool craft, a meaningful reminder of their day on the farm.

Full Day Trip Itinerary

10-10.15am: Welcome to the facilities and health & safety chat. 

10.15 - 11.45: Farm Tour - 2km Walk (Long) or 1km (Short) 

Full Tour Includes:

Mapping Treasure Hunt

Glorious Goats

Landscape Poetry

Fell Ponies

Hedgerow Habitat

Honey Bees

Fell Pigs & Herdwick Sheep

Compare & Contrast

Adaptation

Observational Nature Art

Food Web

Happy Hens

11.45 - 12.15: Sheepdog Experience

Sheepdog Demo

Blindfold Maze Game

Have a go with a Sheepdog

Children judge a Mini Sheepdog Trial. 

12.15 - 12.40: Lunch

12.40 - 2.00: Craft Activity Using Our Own Wool

2.00-2.15: Final Q&A

2.15: Depart

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A collection of variously colored wool roving or fibers laid out on a wooden surface.

Prices

£360 Full Day led by Rach for a group of up to 30.

£200 Morning session led by Rach (10-12) and hire of the Byre classroom to lead your own activities for the remainder of the day. Maximum number of children: 30.

We currently have funding from FIPL (Farming In Protected Landscapes) in place so that we can offer up to 20 Free School Visits until 15th March 2026 - use the following voucher code to receive 100% discount on your trip:

FIPL-FREE-TRIP

Please contact to discuss bookings for smaller groups, parties, corporate events, stag & hen parties.

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