Payment
We will need to take a minimum 50% deposit to confirm the booking and then on the day of the party the final 50% can be paid at the till at the farm.
Disclaimer
Whilst all our animals are friendly and handled regularly, they can still be unpredictable. Therefore, by booking you are accepting the responsibility of any bites, scratches or other injuries that may occur because of feeding or handling the animals at the farm.
Newlands Bishop farm is a working farm with livestock living on site and some areas can be muddy and slippy dependant on weather, therefore children must walk sensibly around the farm with no running or shouting.
Pregnant ladies should also avoid contact with any sheep, lambs, goats, and tortoises as they may be risking their own health and that of their unborn child from infections that can be transferred from animal to person.
Cancellation
If you need to cancel for any reason please try to provide as much notice as possible, the deposit shall be kept, and the remaining balance will not need to be paid.
We will make all attempts to ensure your party goes ahead, but if in an unlikely circumstance we must cancel your party an alternative date shall be provided, and your deposit shall be returned if this date does not suit.
We still operate in unpleasant weather conditions, so we therefore advise any party members to come dressed appropriately with proper footwear and clothing.
Lunch options
Cold: Sandwich (Ham, cheese, tuna jam), crisps, fruit, freddo, drink
Hot: Chicken nuggets (vgo), fries, veg sticks, freddo, drink
What to do when you arrive
Your party will start at your allocated time whether all-party members have arrived so please try to arrive 10 minutes early to ensure smooth running, we do not provide a birthday cake so therefore if you wish to bring your own, please bring it in with you at the start of your party. The party room will have a few decorations in (table cloth, banner, balloons- which can be taken home) so if you wish to decorate your space, please state this in an email to us so we can prepare for your early arrival.
Your party will end at its allocated time and gift bags (which are provided by us) and mini farmer stickers will be given out, all guests must then leave the food eating area so that staff can tidy up and prepare for the next party. If you are on a 10-12 party your allocated party lunch will be 11:30-12. If you are on a 1-3 party your allocated party lunch will be 2:30-3.
When you arrive at the farm, please park in our designated car park and enter the café through the main entrance where your party host will meet you inside. 6 children and a minimum of 2x adults are able to join in with the party tour and any other adults are able to either drop off their child, stay in our onsite café or if any additional parents would like to join in with the tour, they are more than welcome but we politely ask that they stay in the background so that the animals and children have enough space to enjoy the experience and the animals aren’t crowded.
Within the exclusive farm tour children can look forward to feeding our cheeky goats, handling our adorable resident small animals, seeing how much treasure they can find for our pigs, collecting their own eggs to take home and much more!