Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th March 2021
Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th April 2021
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th April 2021
Open for TAKEAWAY ONLY
Nature Trails, Toilets & Lambing Shed FULLY CLOSED
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From Wednesday 14th April 2021 onwards...
Back to usual opening hours of Wednesday ~ Sunday, 10am ~ 5.30pm.
Outdoor only seating available for the cafe,
NO DOGS ALLOWED on the nature trails in April,
Lambing Shed & Viewing Gallery - FULLY CLOSED.
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Code of Practice – Advice for Teachers
After outbreaks of e-coli in September 2009 on five farms in Devon, Surrey, North Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire which left several children seriously ill, the Health Protection Agency carried out an investigation led by Professor George Griffin. The findings of this 250-page report were made public last week.
We do not wish to alarm any visitors – old or new – but it is crucial that we all take responsibility for our own actions both at the farm and on returning home to ensure that everyone stays safe.
In order to prevent an outbreak ever happening at Blaze Farm we have put a number of changes in place, one of which is to make our visitors more aware of the potential risks about them and we have put up further information boards around the farm to this effect.
It is ultimately the parent/carer’s decision to allow children to have animal contact and the responsibility of this action should be understood.
Below are a view points of relevance taken from the Griffin Reports findings and we recommend that all visitors take the time to read this information.
For full details on the Griffin Report see: www.griffininvestigation.org.uk
Parents of children visiting Farms should clearly understand that: