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All Estate Open Days are free of charge in 2008

Thanks to the generosity of The Fiona Barker Memorial Fund, we are delighted to be able to offer all schools free places for estate visits. At the end of the day each class will be given a certificate of attendance and further information, together with a project which they can complete to further explore topics covered on their visit to the countryside. All of their work will be presented to Fiona's family who will be able to see just how much their support has meant to the next generation of children. A small prize will be offered from Fiona's fund for the best project of the year.

First Scottish Estate Day to take place in September

The CFE are delighted to announce that their first Scottish Estate Day will take place on the Ballintomb Estate in Grantown on Spey in September. This event will be run in partnership with The Royal Highland Education Trust and we very much look forward to working alongside them.

What is an Estate Open Day?

The opportunity for schools to visit country estates and for the children to learn about what is involved in the managment of such an estate and to meet the people who work there.The Estate Day will incorporate many themes of core importance in the National Curriculum, particularly Geography, History, ESD, Science & Citizenship. In 2007, through our estate day programme and Countryside Live events, we introduced over 20,000 children and 650 teachers to the countryside.

Teachers

Please download a copy of our
Guide for Teachers visiting countryside events involving schools here

Estate owners/managers

Please download a copy of our
Guide for Hosts planning countryside events involving schools here

In 2008 we are running 50 Estate Open Days on 43 Estates across the country. Please click on the map below to see what happened in your area. Please book early, spaces are limited.

Scotland There are currently no estate days in the North East - Northumberland Durham Yorkshire & Humberside North West - Cumbria Lancashire Merseyside Greater Manchester Cheshire Central England - Derbyshire Herefordshire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire Shropshire Staffordshire Warwickshire Worcestershire East England - Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Essex Hertfordshire Norfolk Northamptonshire Suffolk Greater London South & South East - Berkshire Buckinghamshire East Sussex Kent Hampshire Oxfordshire Surrey West Sussex South West - Cornwall Devon Dorset Gloucestershire Somerset Wiltshire

A twilight pre-visit briefing session will take place prior to the Estate Day. This session is a pre-requisite to the Estate Day as teachers will need to prepare appropriately for the day and vital instructions will be given in the briefing session. It is essential that at least one Teacher per school attends the PVB. They normally start at 4pm or 4.30pm until 6pm.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the estate owners and their staff for allowing us to use their property for these events. In addition, the events would not be possible without the generous support of those grant-giving trusts whose contributions enable us to run them.

HRH Prince William of Wales

HRH Prince William of Wales presenting prizes to schoolchildren who
attended one of the CFE's estate open days.
Image by Charles Sainsbury-Plaice. www.agripix.co.uk