Ouseburn Farm
Volunteer at a city farm if your bride loves animals or being outdoors.
About Ouseburn Farm
Ouseburn Farm is based in Newcastle, in the Ouseburn Valley. They bring the countryside to the city and give visitors the opportunity to learn about the origins of food and care for nature by engaging with farm life.
Founded in 1976 when a group of parents took over a plot of land on the site where the Farm is now, they wanted their children to have access to nature, to grow their own food and take care of animals. And your hen party can benefit from this, too!
Images courtesy of Ouseburn Farm
Why Volunteer at Ouseburn Farm?
If you’re based in Newcastle or choosing to celebrating your hen party there, volunteering at Ouseburn Farm gives your hens the opportunity to do something outside in nature that’s hands-on, and really unique.
Getting outside and spending time with animals are wonderful ways to improve your own well-being, reduce stress and anxiety, and feel more relaxed. What could be better to feel at your hen party?
They are also a care farm and their placement programme for adults with learning disabilities, difficulties and ASD (autistic spectrum disorder) is central to their work. Your volunteer support helps people to benefit from this program.
What you’ll do at the farm
You’ll enjoy some refreshments and pastries when you arrive, followed by some of the volunteering tasks listed below, as well as rabbit and guinea pig grooming, reptile handling and the opportunity to take their goats for a walk!
Tasks vary according to seasons and what is a priority at any one time, and can include:
Tree planting in the orchard
Barn and/or fence painting
Harvesting fruit
Pruning and/or mulching fruit trees
Sowing seeds and bulb planting
General repairs and DIY, for example fixing up our chicken run
Animal enrichment toy making
Bee hive maintenance
The cost for volunteering covers all staff time, materials, the use of gloves, boots and any other protective clothing needed for particular tasks and all health and safety requirements.
Contact & Details
Website
Location
Newcaste-Upon-Tyne, North East UK
Volunteering Enquiries:
TBC
How it Works
You’ll be assigned tasks on the farm, depending on their needs that day
You’ll also get to pet some animals or take the goats for a walk.
A break with tea & cake will be provided
Please come appropriately dressed for outdoor activity in the North East of England!
Getting There
Address: Ouseburn Road, Ouseburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 2PA
Metro: Nearest stops are Byker or Manors, both about 12 mins walking.
Taxi: 15 mins from Newcastle Central Station
Parking: There’s parking available in various places nearby
Costs
£25 per person for half a day volunteering, including refreshments and pastries on arrival.
A lunch can be provided by the Cafe Beam for an extra cost, too.
