Away From It All
A full day away from screens, deadlines and the relentless noise of modern life.
No objectives. No outcomes. No team building exercises. Just a genuinely good day in a genuinely good place, with clean Shropshire air, named animals, good food and the rare luxury of nowhere to be and nothing to perform.
Your group will spend the morning with our rare breed animals, feeding the pigs, spending time with the ducks, quail and lambs, and meeting Henry the turkey. You'll sit down to a proper farm lunch made from Cross Bank Farm produce, spend the afternoon foraging the farm's hedgerows and land and finish with a tasting of our own hedgerow range before heading home with a take-home hamper.
It sounds simple because it is. That's rather the point.
Minimum six guests.
Lunch, refreshments and mini hamper included.
£125 per person (min 6 attendees).
0930 - Welcome, tea and introductions.
1000 - Meet the animals — feed the pigs, hens and quail, collect eggs, spend time with the lambs and Henry.
1115 - Coffee break and open conversation.
1215 - Lunch at Cross Bank Farm.
1315 - Foraging walk across the farm's hedgerows and land.
1445 - Hedgerow tasting session — Cross Bank Farm's own produce.
1515 -Take-home hamper and departure.
This day is designed to feel like the opposite of work. It's informal, unhurried and genuinely restorative, the kind of day people talk about afterwards. We'll look after you from arrival to departure and all you need to do is show up.
Please be aware that some areas of the farm use electric fencing but we'll point these out on arrival. Fences are turned off during all animal feeding and petting sessions.
Please wear comfortable clothes and sturdy footwear suitable for a farm and countryside walk. We have on-site parking and accessible composting toilet facilities.
What to expect