Open Farm Sunday
Date: Sunday 8th June 2025
Time: 10:00am - 3:30pm
Location: Hawkshead Campus (Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 7TA, United Kingdom)
Age Group: Anyone can attend
Capacity: Unlimited
Eligibility: Anyone can attend
Cost: Free
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Open Farm Sunday 2024
The RVC hosted over 1,000 visitors on Sunday 9th June 2024 at Boltons Park Farm for LEAF Open Farm Sunday, where our students get hands-on farm experience. A huge thank you to everyone who hosted, helped and supported this event.
The visitors came from the local community as well as further afield to find out about the farm, which is located near Potters Bar in Hertfordshire along with the RVC’s Hawkshead Campus.
Visitors were able to learn about all of the activities on the working farm, including the onsite teaching RVC students receive within their degree programmes.
A number of RVC experts in veterinary medicine and science were present to meet with the visitors and explain how cutting-edge research enables good animal welfare and health. Our student ambassadors were at hand to talk about all aspects of life as a student at the RVC.
There was a bake sale to raise money for the Animal Care Trust – the RVC’s registered charity – and visitors were able to buy our milk, eggs and honey from our vending machines
There were visitors of all ages, who were able to see some of the farm’s sheep, cows and chickens.
Open Farm Sunday is a free annual event that showcases our veterinary teaching farm.
Join us for this year’s Open Farm Sunday on Sunday 8th June 2025 — see you there!