Dalton Moor Farm
WHERE
Seaham
What it’s like
A vegan fruit farm running Forest School sessions, school visits and nature events by arrangement rather than drop-in.
This one's built around growing food without farming animals, and teaching people how that works. Forest School sessions sit at the centre of it, alongside school visits and nature-based educational experiences the site says are open to all ages and abilities, so a session can be shaped around a school group, a home-ed group, or a family wanting something more hands-on than a normal farm visit.
There's no walk-in gate here. Visits run by arrangement, and events have their own separate schedules, so this isn't somewhere you turn up to on a whim after a wet Sunday morning. That's a bit more faff than a standard farm park, but it also means what you get is tailored rather than a queue for the same three activities everyone else does.
Group bookings are catered for, which makes it a sensible pick for a school trip or a home-ed co-op wanting a proper outdoor session rather than a one-off. Because everything runs to arrangement rather than a fixed timetable, the actual shape of a visit, whether that's a couple of hours in the forest school area or a full day tied to one of their events, depends on what you set up when you get in touch.
Facilities
Need to know
- Booking
- Open by arrangement only. Events have their own schedules
- It's a vegan fruit farm, so this isn't a petting farm with livestock in the usual sense
- Visits need arranging in advance rather than turning up on the day
- Good option for school or home-ed groups wanting a Forest School session
- Events run on their own separate schedule from general visits
Plan your visit
Can we just turn up?
No, visits are by arrangement rather than drop-in, so you need to sort the timing directly with the farm before you go.
What do kids actually do there?
Forest School sessions, nature-based educational activities and school visits are the main offer, alongside regular events.
Is it suitable for a school group?
School visits and group bookings are both things they cater for.
Is there a set programme we can book onto?
Not a fixed timetable. Events run to their own separate schedules, so it works more like arranging a session that suits your group.
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