Swillington Organic Farm

What it’s like

An organic working farm with a nature walk and seasonal shop days, built around school visits and packed lunches on the picnic area.

This one's built more around school visits than a drop-in day out, but that doesn't mean it's off limits if you're bringing your own kids. The site talks about tailored activities that change with the season, so what's on in March won't be what's on in June, and a nature walk round the farm is the main thing to do if you're not part of an organised group.

A visit is pitched at around two hours, though the site is upfront that it can stretch into a full day if you let it. That's a decent spread either way: enough for a toddler who'll flag after the nature walk, or enough to fill a morning if the kids get stuck into whatever seasonal activity is running. There's a picnic area for packed lunches, which is handy given there's nothing here pointing to a café or shop selling food day to day.

Worth knowing there are specific dates that matter more than most. There's a Shop Day on 20th March, running 10am to 1pm, and a farm shop pop-up that opens on 20th June. Neither of those is a normal opening hours situation, so they're the sort of thing you'd want to build a visit around rather than assume happens every week.

Need to know

How long to allow

Visit lasts about 2 hours but can be a full day

Picnics

Picnic area available for school visits and those bringing packed lunch

• The Shop Day on 20th March only runs 10am to 1pm, so it's a narrow window
• The farm shop pop-up doesn't open until 20th June
• Activities are geared towards school visits and change with the season
• Bring your own food, the picnic area is there for packed lunches

Plan your visit

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