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A Day At Hope Pastures

( previously called Pony Days)

Join us for A Day at Hope Pastures – the perfect hands-on experience for pony-mad kids aged 5-12 who positively love getting dirty!

Do your children love animals and being outdoors?

Spend the day exploring the sanctuary, meeting our friendly ponies and donkeys, and getting stuck into real jobs like poo picking, mucking out stables, cleaning buckets and filling haynets. You’ll also help with enrichment activities – the fun games and treats we use to keep our animals happy and curious.

There will also be games for the children, like a fabulous treasure hunt around the site.

It’s an active, fresh-air-filled day of learning, laughter and making new friends, a brilliant way to experience life at Hope Pastures!

The events take place during school holidays from 10.00 am – 3.00 pm, with a break for lunch.

As well as taking part in lots of fun-filled activities throughout the day, the children will also learn about the importance of animal welfare and how to care for the animals under expert supervision.
The activities on the day may include:

  • Crafts,
  • Mucking out / poo picking,
  • Pony-based activities/games,
  • Behind-the-scenes tour of the yard,
  • Meet the ponies,
  • Pony/donkey enrichment activities (activities may vary)

As the children will be involved in lots of physical activities throughout the day, we ask parents to ensure each child has sufficient water to stay hydrated. Parents should provide a packed lunch; however, we do have a Visitors Centre where you can purchase hot drinks, cold drinks, chocolate bars, crisps, and warm snacks such as toasted teacakes.
The majority of activities will take place outdoors, so if the weather is warm, please provide sun protection for your child. We would also like to remind our visitors that Hope Pastures is a working yard, so please ensure children taking part in the activities are wearing appropriate footwear. Wellingtons or boots are a good footwear choice.

The total cost per child for a Day at Hope Pastures is £38.00

The minimum age for children to be involved is 5.

We hope everyone taking part has a wonderful time, and thank you for your interest in Hope Pastures.

For more information contact of****@**********es.org

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