EXPERIENCES at Centre Barks

We offer various activities to our guests, taking advantage of their holiday on a working farm in the open countryside.  We also offer activities within our guests luxury rooms, to help them feel at home and relaxed during their stay.

All our Experiences offer one to one time and attention for our guests, to ensure their enjoyment of the activity.

OUTDOOR PLAY

An off lead play session in our exciting playground!  Bring your favourite toys to show us your tricks and skills, or choose from our toy box.  Lots of chances to run and jump with our log challenge, tunnels and banks.....lots of trees to hide behind.

 The playground is a short walk from the guest rooms, situated in our wood and out of sight of the other guests.  Securely fenced, our guests will be supervised at all times.  In the summer there will be a paddling pool to cool down.

Special activities will also be available in the playground - treasure hunts, agility, ball games - whatever your dog enjoys!

             View from the playground        Bertie practising his show jumping!   View of Centre Barks from the south

ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS

A chance to meet some of the other farm residents.

We will explore the farm buildings and paddocks to see what and who we meet!  We have lots of other animals and the farm is always busy - there may be a chance to collect the eggs or round up a couple of cows for milking!

                                    One of  the ‘girls’!                 Mitzi                        Shirley                       A new addition

                                                                                                                                                  to the herd

WORKING DOG EXPERIENCE

(May - October)

The opportunity for our guests to fully participate in the farm work - by helping to bring in the cows for milking!

This will be a long leash experience, setting out across the pasture to round up the herd and calmly bring them back to the milking parlour (our guests will be assisted by a quad bike and driver!)

           Nearly milking time                Bertie in action!      Moving slowly....we give more milk if we’re not rushed!

INDOOR PET & PLAY

Some special time spent with our guest in their room, time for a gentle brush, a cuddly or some games.  Time to play a favourite game or try some of our toys - maybe catch some bubbles from our bacon-flavoured bubble machine!