Linkenholt Estate near Faccombe is 810 hectares. It is owned by the Herbert and Peter Blagrave Charitable Trust, set in north Hampshire where the Hampshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire borders meet. The estate comprises numerous different enterprises farming, forestry, gamekeeping and campsite. Linkenholt is dedicated to providing educational visits for young people with special educational needs.
Throughout a visit, children are given numerous opportunities to use their senses in learning such as grinding wheat into flour, tasting local produce, and listening to the sounds in the wood.
Hampshire Country Learning organises curriculum linked Countryside Days for schools on farm estates. Twilight briefing sessions are available before the open days along with support materials. To find out when this estate day is, log on to website below or contact Jo Britton.
How to book:
All educational visits to this estate are coordinated by Hampshire Country Learning. Please contact the education coordinator if you would like to arrange a visit. There is no charge but a donation of £1.00 per pupil is suggested.
Jo Britton
Hampshire Country Learning
Sparsholt College
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 2NF
T 01962 797368
F 01962 776587
E jrbritton@sparsholt.ac.uk
www.countrylearning.org.uk
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Farm resources
Sheep
Arable
Forestry/woodland management
Gamekeeping
Facilities
Toilets
Toilets for disabled visitors
Wet weather facilities
Coach and minibus parking
Picnic area
Landscape and habitats
Woodland
Hedgerows
Species-rich grassland
Education visits and support
Farm leaflet
Teachers information pack
Guided tours
Free pre-visits for teachers
Pre-school visits
Primary school visits
Secondary school visits
Further education visits
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